1401 Brickell Avenue, Ste. 800 Miami, Florida Telephone No. (305) Facsimile No. (305)

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1 DENNIS G. KAINEN 1401 Brickell Avenue, Ste. 800 Miami, Florida Telephone No. (305) Facsimile No. (305) BORN: August 25, 1956, New York, New York; raised on Miami Beach and attended Elementary, Junior High and Senior High Schools on Miami Beach. Married to Deborah Clayman Kainen. Two sons: Elan and Samuel. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 1981 University of Miami School of Law Coral Gables, FL Juris Doctor 1978 George Washington University Washington, D.C. B.A., International Affairs EMPLOYMENT Present Weisberg Kainen Mark, PL Miami, FL Attorney / Partner Concentration in Federal Tax controversies; Federal trial law; Criminal Tax Fraud Law; Forfeiture and Seizure litigation; Grand Jury and White Collar Criminal Defense Federal Public Defender, Miami, FL Attorney Southern District of Florida Federal Trials; Federal Appeals; Federal Post-Conviction relief; Collateral Proceedings. LANGUAGES English and Spanish PUBLICATIONS When the Calculations May Mean the Difference Between Guilty and Not Guilty, published in The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, March 2009 When the IRS Comes Knocking, published in Litigation,

2 American Bar Association Volume 29, No.1, Fall 2002, at 40 Monthly President s Column, Dade Bar Bulletin, July 1999 through June 2000 The Florida Bar News, Judicial Election v. Merit Selection, October 5, 1999 The Florida Bar Journal, Opening New Vistas to Legal Literacy and Citizenship Education, October 1993 Profiled in September 1992 in American Bar Association Journal Article entitled Citizen Kainen A Criminal Defense Attorney Saves a Cemetery Miami Review, August 1990, Life, Death, and Jurisdiction BAR MEMBERSHIP Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court; United States Tax Court; United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; Eleventh Circuit and Fourth Circuit; United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas The Florida Bar Federal Trial Bar; Southern District of Florida AWARDS Florida s Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine Top Lawyers in South Florida, South Florida Legal Guide Top 100 Attorneys in Miami, Florida, South Florida Legal Guide 2013 Super Lawyers, Florida Super Lawyers Magazine AV Preeminent Award, Martindale-Hubbell Robert Kanzinger Human Rights Award, Anti-Defamation League November 6, 2008 The Twelve Good Men of 2003, Ronald McDonald House April 25, 2003 Richard C. Milstein Pro Bono Excellence Award, Put Something Back May 16, 2001 Outstanding Service as President of the Dade County Bar Association, June 9, 2000 Man of the Year, The Shul of Downtown 1995 The Miami Pioneers Inc., Honored for successfully representing pro bono publico the Miami Pioneers in an appeal before the Dade County Value Adjustment Board. The Special Master found that this historic group serves a unique governmental purpose to preserve the history of the municipality. Attorney of the Year, Florida Law Related Education Association

3 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION American Bar Association Federal Bar Association National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Dade County Bar Association Spellman/Hoeveler Inn of Court PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC BOARD AFFILIATION Board of Governors, Member, The Florida Bar, Present Greater Miami Tax Institute, Member, Present The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Seminar Chair, Anti-Defamation League, Chair, Florida Regional Board, Founders, Member, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Present Young Presidents, Member, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Present Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Miami Chapter), Board Member, La Gorce Island Association, Board Member, 2004-Present Miami Beach Jewish Community Center, Board Member, Anti-Defamation League, First Vice-Chair, Florida Regional Board, Lehrman Community Day School, Board of Directors, Florida Assertive Community Treatment F.C.A.T. Advisory Committee, Anti-Defamation League, Co-Chairperson, Civil Rights Committee, Federal Bar Association, South Florida Chapter President, Citizens for Judicial Integrity, Co-Chairperson, Dade County Bar Association President, June 1999 through June 2000 Commissioner, Judicial Nominating Commission for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Member, Florida Bar Grievance Committee, 1995-Present Dade County Bar Association, every officer position Dade Heritage Trust Board of Trustees, Miami Centennial 96, History and Heritage Committee, 1995 American Jewish Committee, Vice President, Federal Bar Association, South Florida Chapter, Executive Board, Florida Law Related Education Association, Board of Directors Anti-Defamation League, Chairperson, Civil Rights Committee Friends of City of Miami Cemetery, Chairperson - celebrating Julia Tuttle s Birthday

4 LECTURES / SPEECHES / INTERVIEWS Swearing in Ceremony for New Attorneys, Third District Court of Appeals, October 7, 2015 The Winning Edge, September 30, 2015 Panelist: Florida International University School of Law Update on Criminal Tax Cases Impacting CPAs - What You Must Know to Stay Out of Trouble (1 TB), September 18, 2015 th : FICPA 30 Annual Accounting Show Program Criminal Tax Procedures and Strategies, September 9, 2015 : The Greater Miami Tax Institute Lunch Talk: Ethical, Civil and Criminal Issues for the Asset Protection Planner, May 8, 2015 Luncheon for The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee and Tax Section The Giants of Criminal Law: Sentencing, Pleas & Evidence, February 20, 2015 Moderator for Dade County Bar Association Bench & Bar Conference 2015 Judicial Campaign Conduct Forum, May 8, 2014 on behalf of The Florida Bar Florida Bar Practicing with Professionalism CLE, Judicial Panel, August 6, 2014 Moderator Univision Television Channel 23, April 15, 2014 Noticias 23 Investiga television interview Spellman-Hoeveler Inns of Court, April 8, 2014 Panelist on topic: The Role of the Board of Governors Federal Crimes Class, Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad School of Law, Lecture on topic: Criminal Tax th Greater Miami Jewish Federation, 28 Annual Judicial Reception, January 18, 2012 and presentation fo the Lifetime Achievement Award to Judge Alan S. Gold Swearing in Ceremony for new Attorneys, Third District Court of Appeals, October 3, 2011 South Florida Legal Guide, August 30, 2011 Panelist on the topis: Understanding the Impact of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act The Florida Bar Tax Section, April 30, 2010 on the topic: Litigation of the Tax Issues in U.S. District Court: Trust Fund Recovery Penalty Litigation; Reducing Liens to Judgement; Personal Residence Foreclosures; and Tax Lien Foreclosures The Haitian American Chamber of Commerce of Florida, March 28, 2007 on the topic: When the IRS Comes Knocking Taxpayer Representation Before the IRS in Criminal Proceedings Professional Advisory Committee of the Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish 4

5 Federation, February 28, 2007 on the topic: When the IRS Comes Knocking Taxpayer Representation Before the IRS in Criminal Proceedings Coral Gables Bar Association, November 15, 2006 on the topic: The Essentials of Criminal Tax Cases Television Channel 41, March 23, 2006 A Mano Limpia television panel Television Channel 41, December 9, 2005 A Mano Limpia television panel Greater Miami Tax Institute, November 10, 2004 on the topic: The Essentials of Criminal Tax Case Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, April 1, 2004 Taxpayer Representation Before the Internal Revenue Service and in Crimi n a l Proceedings Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, April 2, 2003 Ethics and Professionalism, A view from the Bench Moderator CNN Español, November 10, 2000 An interview regarding the United States Presidential Election Rockway Middle School, November 9, 2000 Career Day Telemundo Channel 51, November 2, 2000 An interview show regarding Merit Selection/Retention Univision Television Channel 23, November 2, 2000 An interview show regarding Merit Selection/Retention Miami Central High School, October 26, 2000 A Debate regarding Merit Selection/Retention Univision Channel 23, October 26, 2000 Despierta America An interview regarding Merit Selection/Retention The New York Times, October 25, 2000 Profiled regarding Merit Selection/Retention South Miami Rotary, October 24, 2000 regarding Merit Selection/Retention Concerned Citizens of Dade Forum, October 23, 2000 regarding Merit Selection/Retention American Bar Association, October 19, 2000 Sponsored at Miami-Dade Community College Inter-American Campus, A Debate regarding Merit Selection/Retention American Bar Association, October 18, 2000 Sponsored at Miami-Dade Community College North Campus, A Debate regarding Merit Selection/Retention Dedication Ceremony Judge Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center, October 13, 2000 WPLG Television Channel 10, This Week with Michael Putney, October 8,

6 An interview regarding Merit Selection/Retention WLRN Television Channel 17, October 8, 2000 An interview by Mario Pita regarding Merit Selection/Retention Cable Television Miavision Channel 13, October 8, 2000 An interview by Mario Pita regarding Merit Selection/Retention The Downtown Bay Forum, September 27, 2000 A debate regarding Merit Selection/Retention WQBA Radio Station 1140 AM, July 27, 2000 An interview hosted by Bernadette Pardo regarding Merit Selection/Retention WPTB Television Channel 2, July 21, 2000 Issues Discussion regarding Merit Selection/Retention Dade County Bar Association, June 1999-June 2000 In my capacity as President I was asked to speak before many Bar Association and community related groups. Swearing in Ceremony for new Attorneys, Third District Court of Appeals, May 8, 2000 Miami-Dade Legal Support Association Seminar, May 6, 2000 Law Week Celebration, North Dade Justice Center, May 3, 2000 Miami Springs Rotary, Kiwanis and Chamber of Commerce, April 26, 2000 Panelist/ regarding Merit Selection/Retention Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Gold Coast Chapter, February 2, 2000 on the topic: Issues in a Criminal Tax Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Gold Coast Chapter, January 25, 2000 on the topic: Issues in a Criminal Tax Ethics in Telemarketing, November 16, 1999 Panelist Swearing in Ceremony for New Attorneys, Third District Court of Appeals, October 4, 1999 Greater Miami Tax Institute, July 1999 on the topic: Guidelines and Criminal Tax Cases in Federal Court 6