Mr. Muffler is currently a full time
attorney in private practice handling corporate civil litigation and
business transactions in the tri-county area. He has been a member of
the Florida Bar for over 13 years. He graduated with a Juris
Doctorate from Nova Southeastern University’s School of Law with honors in 1993. He
also was conferred a second law degree in international law (LL.M.-Master
of International Laws) from University of Miami’s School of Law in
1995. His undergraduate degree is in Administration of Justice from
the University of Missouri-St. Louis, with a minor in legal studies.
He is a member of the Florida Bar's International Law Section. Mr.
Muffler's current case load includes ongoing representation of local
and foreign business entities in complex commercial transactions, land
acquisitions and litigation concerning contract disputes,
employer/employee relations, landlord/tenant actions, UCC & insurance
issues and disputes among shareholders/officers/directors over
corporate assets and dealings. He appears in Broward County
courthouse hearings on a regular basis along with the negotiating
complex commercial contracts on a daily basis. His law firm forms
Florida business entities on a monthly basis for clients and
participates in the filing and prosecuting trademark and copyright
applications on a federal and state level. Mr. Muffler is the
Chairmen of the Fort Lauderdale Citizens Police Review Board which
investigates complaints against Fort Lauderdale Police Officers and
reviews the Fort Lauderdale Police’s Internal Affairs Department
Findings and Reports. This board recommends a course of action to
the Fort Lauderdale City Manager relative to the subject police
officer in light of the law and Fort Lauderdale Police Department’s
ethical codes and/or standard operating procedures.
Mr. Muffler formerly held a position
as a legal aid to The Florida Bar assisting in the investigation and
prosecution of cases against attorneys charged with ethical violations
or criminal acts. Mr. Muffler was periodically appointed by the
courts as a Special Public Defender for Broward County from
1993-1998.
Mr. Muffler is currently an adjunct
professor teaching MBA students their required basic corporate law and
ethics class for Nova Southeastern University at locations in Florida,
Iowa, Georgia and has taught
overseas in the countries of Panama, Bahamas and Jamaica on a
continuous basis. He also teaches these classes on-line and Internet
Law on-line for Nova Southeastern University MBA Department as well as
teaching International Business Law to the Doctoral Students at Nova Southeastern University. Mr.
Muffler is also a faculty member at University of
Phoenix teaching various business law and criminal justice classes on the
undergraduate and graduate levels. Periodically, Mr. Muffler is a
guest speaker at various executive business functions around the
South Florida area.