Sanford L. "Sandy" Bohrer

Sanford L. "Sandy" Bohrer


Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen, P.A.

Recognized since 1993

Coral Gables, Florida

Practice Areas

First Amendment Law

Litigation - First Amendment

Litigation - Intellectual Property

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Sanford L. Bohrer concentrates his practice in the area of business litigation. He heads Holland & Knight's Class Action Litigation Team and has litigated class actions in state and federal courts, including appeals throughout the United States. His business litigation practice also includes product liability and intellectual property disputes. Mr. Bohrer was special counsel to the Department of Children & Families from 2009 to 2010. He has an extensive media law practice and has represented the press in most of the major media cases that have arisen in South Florida, including representing the press before the Supreme Court on four occasions. He has represented publishers and broadcasters in approximately 100 defamation, privacy and intellectual property cases.

Mr. Bohrer has taught communications law and civil trial advocacy. He also founded Florida's First Amendment Hotline.

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Location
  • 2525 Ponce de Leon, Suite 1150
    Coral Gables, FL 33134
Education
  • Columbia University, J.D., graduated 1973
  • Colgate University, B.A., graduated 1970
Bar Admissions
  • Florida, The Florida Bar
  • New York, New York State Bar Association
Affiliations
  • American Law Institute - Member

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Litigation - First Amendment Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Litigation - First Amendment Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Media Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - First Amendment, Miami (2019)
  • Litigation - First Amendment, Miami (2013)
  • Media Law, Miami (2013)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • First Amendment Law
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
Awards:
  • Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend magazine, 2004-2006
  • Corporate Counsel Edition, Super Lawyers magazine, March 2009
  • Most Effective Lawyer, Daily Business Review, 2009
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
  • Florida Super Lawyers magazine, Business Litigation, 2006-2013
  • Top Lawyer, South Florida Legal Guide, Business Litigation, Media Law, 2006-2014
  • Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers guide, Litigation: General Commercial, 2009-2013
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Media Law

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