Kramer Law Firm
999 Douglas Ave Ste 3333
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
(407) 834-4847 www.mykramerlawfirm.com
Orlando Attorney Steven D. Kramer is the founder of Kramer Law Firm.
Kramer has been recognized as a Best Lawyer in America for 2012 - 2021 (Woodward/White, 18th-21st Editions).
Best Lawyers is a publication of outstanding attorneys compiled by more than 3.9 million peer-review surveys in which leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Best Lawyers is partnered with U.S. News & World Report, the leading rankings publication in the U.S.
A very small percentage of Attorneys in the United States are listed in Best Lawyers. Lawyers are not permitted to pay any fee to be included in Best Lawyers.
Kramer was also recently recognized in Florida's Best Lawyers 2013 - 2021 Editions (featured in the Wall Street Journal and Orlando Sentinel).
Kramer has also been recognized as a Top Lawyer in Orlando by Orlando Magazine for 2012 - 2021 as a Legal Elite Up & Comer by Florida Trend Magazine in 2010 and 2013, a Top Lawyer by Orlando Style Magazine, and Kramer has been rated 10 out of 10 as "superb" by Avvo.com since 2009.
Community
Steven D. Kramer was born in Florida and graduated from Longwood Elementary, Greenwood Lakes Middle School, and Lake Mary High School in Lake Mary, Florida.
Kramer has served as President of the prestigious William's Inn of Court, President of the Seminole County Bar Association, President of the Seminole County Legal Aid Society, is a Member of the Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents, and he serves as Vice-Chairman and Commissioner on the Judicial Nominating Commission (18th Circuit).
Kramer is a weekly guest on the Philips Phile on Real Radio 104.1 FM and nationally on Sirius XM/I Heart radio. Kramer is also a weekly guest for “Kramer Makes the Call” on the Monsters in the Morning Show also on Real Radio 104.1 WTKS and Sirius XM/I Heart Radio.
Kramer has served as a legal analyst for various media outlets including Fox 35 News, News 96.5 WDBO, and Mix 105.1 WOMX.
Drive and Creativity
Before becoming an attorney, Kramer was a professional musician and composer. Kramer believes that the challenges of mastering music keep his mind keen, his demeanor humble, and that the creativity it fosters will serve his clients well by giving him the insight to approach every case fresh and to develop innovative and unique strategies.
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, Boston, Massachusetts
Certificate, Leading Small Business Through It’s Lifecycle, June 2012
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LEVIN COLLEGE OF LAW, Gainesville, Florida
Certificate, Intellectual Property, December 2002
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LEVIN COLLEGE OF LAW, Gainesville, Florida
Juris Doctor, December 2002
Activities/Honors:
Academic Honors: Dean’s List Fall 2002, Dean’s List Spring 2002, Dean’s List Summer 2001, Dean’s List Summer 2000
National Deans List/ Who’s Who Among American Law Students
Chester H. Ferguson Scholarship
Law School Toastmasters, Treasurer 1999
Mediation and Negotiation Clinic
Entertainment and Sports Law Society
Intellectual Property and Technology Association
Music Law Conference
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Gainesville, Florida
Bachelor of Arts, May 1999
Major: Political Science; Minor: History
Completed all coursework and studies for Bachelor’s Degree within three academic years
Activities/Honors:
Graduated with Highest Honors, Summa Cum Laude
Honors Thesis
Academic Honors: President’s List Fall 1997, Dean’s List Spring 1999, Dean’s List Fall 1998, Dean’s List Spring 1998, Dean’s List Summer 1997, Dean’s List Spring 1997, Dean’s List Summer 1996
Pi Sigma Alpha National Honor Society
Golden Key National Honor Society
Delta Upsilon International Fraternity, Historian 1998
Pro-Bono Service Award, Seminole County Legal Aid Society, 2011
Nomination to Forty Under 40, Orlando Business Journal, 2008, 2011, 2013
Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award, Florida Supreme Court, 2010
Service Award, Brevard County Bar Association, 2010
President’s Award, Seminole County Legal Aid Society, 2010, 2017
The Distinguished Pro Bono Award, Seminole County Legal Aid Society, 2009
EMPLOYMENT AND REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS
Founder,Kramer Law Firm, P.A., Attorneys & Counselors at Law Orlando, Florida
Former Outside Counsel,American Automobile Association, Inc. Heathrow, Florida
Former General Counsel,Orlando Predators, Arena Football Team, Orlando, Florida
PRESENT AND PAST PROFESSIONAL/COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents
Seminole County Chamber of Commerce
Orlando Regional Realtors Association (ORRA)
Seminole County Legal Aid, Contributing Attorney
Florida Attorneys Saving Homes (FASH)
Florida Justice Teaching Program
Community Leaders and Elected Officials (CLEO), Sanford, Florida
Florida Bar Foundation, Lifetime Fellow
Seminole County Public Schools, Superintendent’s Circle
Orange County Bar Association
Florida Bar Association: Business Section, Young Lawyers Division, Trial Lawyers Section, Criminal Defense Section, Real Property, Probate & Trust Section
Tiger Bay Club of Orlando, Florida
Metro Orlando Recovery Residences, Director, 2005-Present
Central Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
American Bar Association
PRESENT AND PAST BAR ADMISSIONS
United States Federal Court, Middle District of Florida
United States Federal Court, Northern District of Florida
United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
United States Tax Court
United States Supreme Court
Florida Bar Association
United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida
PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
Panelist, Avoiding Risky Business and Preparing for Success, Sponsored by the Entertainment and Sports Law Section of the Florida Bar and the National Association of Women Business Owners, National Entrepreneurship Center, Orlando, Florida, June 2017
Guest Lecturer, Introduction to Business Law, Seminole State College, Fall 2014 & Fall 2015
Keynote Speaker, 2015 Small Business Awards, Seminole County Chamber of Commerce, 2015
Author, “What to Do After a Car Crash,”Lake Mary Life Magazine, September/October 2015
Co-Author, “From Frye to Daubert and the Effect on Criminal Cases,” The Briefs, Orange County Bar Association, January 2015
Author, “The Florida Information Protection Act and Its Effect on Businesses,”I4 Business Magazine, November 2014
Author, “Dramshop Liability: Is the Host Liable if a Guest Becomes Intoxicated at a Holiday Party and Then Gets into a Car Accident,”Lake Mary Life Magazine, October/November 2014
Author, “5 Things to Know About the Hobby Lobby Decision and Your Business,”Orlando Business Journal, June 2014, syndicated to the Jacksonville Business Journal and South Florida Business Journal, July 2014
Guest Speaker, “Lawyer for Life: Finding Happiness as a Lawyer,”Seminole County Bar Association, July 2014
Author, “Three Ways Your Business Complicates Divorce,”I4 Business Magazine, June 2014
Author, “The ‘P’ Word: 4 Reasons Not to Fear a Prenup,”Lake Mary Life Magazine, May/June 2014
Author, “Look Before You Leap,”Lake Mary Life Magazine, May/June 2013
Co-Author and Lecturer, “Foreclosure: An Overview,” Seminole County Government Television and Seminole State College, May 2013
Lecturer, “Advance Directives and Estate Planning,”Meals on Wheels, Longwood, Florida, May 2014
Author, “When Foreclosure Follows Divorce,”Orlando Style Magazine, December 2012
Author, “How to Sniff Out Horse Sense in Business Lawyers,” Orlando Style Magazine, November 2012
Author, “Recognizing Great Lawyers,”Orlando Style Magazine, September 2012
Editorial Advisory Board, Attorney at LawMagazine, 2011-2013
Lecturer and Author, “Essentials of Foreclosure Defense,”Law Review CLE, Hilton, Orlando, Florida, 2012
Lecturer, “How to Survive & Recover in a Bad Economy,”Seminole State College, Sanford, Florida, 2012
Lecturer and Author, “Foreclosure: The Impact on the Family and Family Law, Oh What a Tangled Web!,”Florida Bar Registered CLE, Altamonte Springs, Florida, 2011
Lecturer, “Foreclosure Defense Strategies,”IDC Building, Altamonte Springs, 2009
Panelist, “Ethical Issues in Trademark and Copyright Practice,”Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law, Orlando, FL, 2008
Moderator, “The Fate of Florida No-Fault Law, Policy, Practice and Legislation,”Williams' Inn of Court, Heathrow, FL, 2008
Lecturer, “Advance Health Directives and Durable Healthcare Powers of Attorney,”Dialyses of Central Florida, Sanford, FL, 2007
Moderator, "Legal Jeopardy," Joint Meeting of the Central Florida Inns of Court and the Williams' Inns of Court, 2007
Lecturer, "Effective Estate Planning,"Safe Harbor Center, Sanford, FL, 2006
Judge, International Negotiation Competition, Florida A & M Law School, 2006
Judge, Southeastern Mock Trial Competition, University of Central Florida, 2006
Author, “The Rise of Two Party Florida,”University of Florida Press, 1999 (Honors Thesis)
MEDIA EXPERIENCE
(TELEVISION)
Primary Legal Analyst/Political Analyst
Local 6 News, WKMG CBS 6 Orlando, Local CBS Affiliate, 2014-Present
Legal Analyst
Fox 35 News, WOFL Fox 35 Orlando, Local Fox Affiliate, 2014-2015
Assorted Appearances as Legal/Political Analyst
Local 6 News, WKMG CBS 6 Orlando, Local CBS Affiliate, 2009-2013
Fox 35 News, WOFL Fox 35 Orlando, Local Fox Affiliate, 2009-2013
WESH News, WESH NBC 2 Orlando, Local NBC Affiliate, 2013-2016
Local News, WFTV ABC 9 Orlando, Local ABC Affiliate, 2014
Local News, Central Florida News 13, Brighthouse Cable News Network, 2012-2013
(RADIO/PODCAST)
Host/Co-Host
“A Gentlemen’s Guide to Manliness,” Podcast & Real Radio 104.1 WTKS Orlando/I Heart Radio Nationally, 2014- 2020, Co-Host
React Now: Zimmerman on Trial,News 96.5 WDBO Orlando, Daily Radio Program on the George Zimmerman Trial], Co-Host/Guest Host
Weekly Featured Guest/Legal Analyst
The Monsters of the Morning, Real Radio 104.1 FM WTKS Orlando/ I Heart Radio Nationally, 2011-Present
The Jim Colbert Show, Real Radio 104.1 FM WTKS Orlando/ I Heart Radio Nationally, 2019-Present
The Philips Phile, Real Radio 104.1 FM WTKS Orlando/ I Heart Radio Nationally, 2013- 2018
Sports Rx, 9 FM The Game WYGM, 2014-2017
Bud Hedinger Live, 5 FM WFLF/WFLA Orlando/ I Heart Radio Nationally, 2013-2015
SBK Live, Real Radio 104.1 FM WTKS, Orlando, 2009-2013
Recurring Guest/Legal Analyst
A Mediocre Time: The Tom and Dan Show & A Corporate Time with Tom and Dan, Podcast & Real Radio 104.1 WTKS Orlando/I Heart Radio Nationally, 2014-Present
Good Morning Orlando, 5 WFLA, 2015-2016
George Zimmerman Trial, WFLF/WFLA 102.5FM Orlando, 2013
George Zimmerman Trial,Real Radio 104.1 FM WTKS Orlando, 2013
Casey Anthony Trial,Real Radio 104.1 FM WTKS Orlando, 2011
Assorted Appearances as Legal Analyst
News, 96.5 FM WDBO Orlando 2013-Present
News,Mix 105.1 FM WOMX Orlando, 2013- 2014
The Shannon Burke Show, The Bone WHBT 102.5 FM, Tampa, 2013-2014
People Power Hour,810 AM WEUS Orlando, 2009-2010
Moira’s Mixed Company, 102.5 WFLA, 2018
(FILM)
A Mediocre Documentary with Tom and Dan, Documentary Film, Producer, 2018
(OTHER PRINT AND WEB APPEARANCES)
“Man Charged with Felony Over Now-Legal Sale of Hemp and CBD Products,” Florida Today, October, 2019
“A Novel Lawsuit Takes on Workplace-Addiction Epidemic,” com, March 3, 2016
“George Zimmerman Posts Revenge Porn Photos, Twitter Suspends his Account,” com, December 4, 2015
“Why This Entrepreneur Wears Many Hats,” Orlando Business Journal, October 31, 2015; Upstart Business Journal (bizjournals.com) October 31, 2015
“Why Two Jobs Are Better Than One,” Orlando Business Journal, October 2, 2015
“How Lawyers Use Twitter,” Rocket Matter/www.legalproductivity.com, March 9, 2015
“What Does the Coming Supreme Court Ruling on Same Sex Marriage Mean for Florida?” The Broward/Palm Beach New Times, February 9, 2015
“Pets or Pests: Dealing with Companion Animals,” Cooperator Magazine, February 2015
“Follow That Lawyer: 8 Central Florida Lawyers with Twitterati Status,” Orlando Business Journal, January 23, 2015
“Alan Grayson, John Mica: weekend guests,” Orlando Sentinel, January 8, 2015
“Seminole County Man Recognized as ’40 Under 40,’” Sanford Herald, December 8, 2014
“Focus: Kramer Law Firm,” Lake Mary Life Magazine, December 2014
“Redlight Camera Fight Escalates with South Florida Lawsuit,” Miami Herald, October 28, 2014; Bradenton Herald, October 29, 2014
“How a DUI Can Tank Your Credit,” com, October 27, 2014
“Fight to Legalize Gay Marriage Only Gets Hotter,” Sunshine State News, August 23, 2014
“Florida Supreme Court Finds Red Light Camera Ordinances Invalid,” Daytona Beach News Journal, June 12, 2014
“Attorney’s Honored for Legal Service to the Community,” Lake Mary Life Magazine, March/April 2013
“Trends, What is the Most Overlooked Business Liability,”Orlando Business Journal, June 2011
“Legal Advice a Critical Part of Starting a New Business,”Orlando Business Journal, June 18, 2010
“Tastes Like Chikin,” Orlando Weekly, May 5, 2010
“Step by Step: How to Hire a Lawyer,” Orlando Sentinel, February 8, 2010
HOBBIES/INTERESTS
Playing piano, guitar, ukulele, singing and composing music
Former touring professional musician. Featured on MTV, MTV 2, Fuse, and VH1, numerous websites, as well as in print publications including Alternative Press. Licensed musical compositions for television shows and videogames such as The Newlyweds, The Osbournes, and Sorority Life. Performances at music industry conferences including CMJ, South by Southwest and Macrock.
Avid movie buff. Some favorite movies: The Empire Strikes Back, The Big Lebowski, Annie Hall, Chinatown, Rushmore.