Miguel A. Amador

Division Leader

"He who desires peace must prepare for war."
Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

Miguel A. Amador has been practicing law in Miami-Dade County for several years. Mr. Amador zealously and effectively defends major corporations and insured individuals in various types of civil and criminal cases including premises liability, products liability, wrongful death, automobile negligence, negligent security, toxic torts, property damage, insurance coverage issues, misdemeanors and felonies.

Mr. Amador is a member of the Florida Bar and District of Columbia Bar. He served as a Young Lawyer Director on the Board of Directors for the Miami chapter of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Cuban American Bar Association, the Dade County Bar Association and is a committee member in the Torts & Insurance Practice Section and Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association.

Mr. Amador was born and raised in Miami. While growing up, he attended the Visual Arts Magnet Program at Norland Middle School and Design and Architecture Senior High. At these schools, he studied drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking, graphic design, industrial design and architecture.

Mr. Amador attended Florida State University and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Studio Arts. He was on the Dean’s List for five semesters and was a member of the National Hispanic Honor Society. After graduation, Mr. Amador was represented by an art gallery in Naples, Florida and worked as a professional artist. He had numerous exhibitions throughout the country as well as in Italy.

Wanting to broaden his horizons, Mr. Amador attended St. Thomas University School of Law. He received numerous scholarships and honors including the Book Award (top student) in Family Law and Corporations. He won Best Brief in the St. Thomas University Moot Court Intramural Competition and was on the Dean’s List for four semesters. He was an intern to the Honorable Julio Jimenez of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Criminal Division, a research assistant to Professor Beverly Horsburgh and an Active Learning Instructor, tutoring law students in the areas of United States Constitutional Law and Criminal Law. Mr. Amador was elected to the executive board of the St. Thomas University Moot Court Honor Society, and was a member of the St. Thomas Mock Trial Team, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International and The Honorable Peter T. Fay Inns of Court.

While in law school, Mr. Amador enrolled in the Criminal Law Clinic with the Law Offices of Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender. Upon graduating from law school, Mr. Amador was hired as an Assistant Public Defender and gained tremendous experience in the courtroom working daily calendars, preparing and arguing numerous motions, researching case law and discussing plea negotiations. Mr. Amador amassed over twenty five trials in his time at the Public Defender’s Office.

Away from the office, Mr. Amador enjoys spending time with his wife. He also spends time traveling, drawing, painting, attending art exhibitions, listening to music and watching movies and sports. He is a huge fan of the Miami Dolphins, Florida State Seminoles, Florida Marlins, Miami Heat and Florida Panthers.