Samuel J. Kaufman
Trial and Litigation Attorney

“Just as every household needs a primary care physician, I'd like to be your family attorney.”

In 1997, I served as an Assistant Public Defender for three years prior to opening up my own practice. Over the last 18 years, I have represented  hundreds of clients in areas of Criminal Defense, Family Law & Mediation, Estate Planning, Probate Administration, Wills and Trusts, Personal Injury, Civil Litigation as well as other legal matters. I love what I do and have always had a passion for helping people. I've tried over 100 full jury trials. I am never afraid to go to bat for my clients and go to trial.  I care deeply about the Key West community, serving on boards with specific missions to both help people and better the community. I am a family man with a wife, two kids and a rescue dog!

Education

University of California, Los Angeles; B.A. History, 1995
University of Miami Law School, Juris Doctor, 1998, Magna Cum Laude

Bar Admissions

• Licensed to practice in Florida, admitted 1998
• Licensed to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• Licensed to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh circuit

Professional Associations & Memberships

• A Supreme Court of Florida Certified Family Law Mediator. Available to mediate divorce, paternity and adoption cases.
• Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Treasurer, 2006 Monroe County Chapter
• Monroe County Bar Association
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• National Lawyers Guild

Special Interests & Community Involvement

• Florida Keys Outreach Coalition for the Homeless —
  Chairman of the Board of Directors 2002 to the present
• Board Member – Key West Art & Historical Society
• Key West Sunset Rotary Club – Founding member & President
• Friends of Higgs Beach, Key West, Fl — Committee Chairperson
• Montessori Children’s School, Key West — Planning & Development Board Past Member
• AYSO Soccer Coach
• Last Stand Member
• Take Stock in Kids Mentor
• Graduate of the Key West Ambassador Academy Program
• Current City Commissioner of Key West, District II
• Edward Capt’n Kidd Humanitarian 2016 Award Recipient
  
  Thank you
  Sam Kaufman