Holding the key positions of principal at Spector Advisory Group and real estate adviser at COMPASS Florida LLC since 2019, Laurie Spector, JD, MBA, is a proven leader in the real estate sector. Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, she heads a dedicated team largely focused on Broward County. Her expertise encompasses residential and commercial properties, enabling her to guide a diverse clientele through complex real estate transactions.
Prior to changing her primary career focus to real estate, Ms. Spector devoted nearly 15 years to practicing law as in-house counsel for Marathon Petroleum Corporation. Concurrently, she gained experience as a realtor associate with Coldwell Banker and as assistant regional counsel with the Fourth District of Florida’s Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel. Ms. Spector’s earlier legal experience includes working as a civil and criminal litigation associate with Ferrell Law, a commercial litigation and securities associate with Adorno & Yoss, a legal clerk with GrayRobinson PA, a judicial intern under Justice Peggy A. Quince with the Florida Supreme Court, and a judicial intern under James I. Cohn with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She completed her first legal internship with the Law Office of the Public Defender for the 17th Judicial Circuit in 1999 while attending college.
Holding multiple advanced degrees, Ms. Spector’s academic journey began in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science in business management from the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business. She went on to obtain a Master of Science in decision information science and a Master of Business Administration from the same institution. Between those two accomplishments, Ms. Spector earned a Juris Doctor in 2006 from the Benjamin L. Crump Center for Social Justice at the St. Thomas University College of Law. Committed to continued professional growth, she is certified as an accredited buyer’s representative, a luxury home marketing specialist, and a residential real estate probate specialist, as well as in supply chain management.
A significant milestone in Ms. Spector’s career occurred upon graduating from law school, when she faced the possibility of eviction due to her pets. Collaborating with another attorney in Chicago who was facing similar circumstances, they drafted civil rights legislation that led to bills being passed through the state senate in Florida and approved in Illinois — an achievement that remains a source of pride. Moreover, Ms. Spector has demonstrated leadership within industry organizations. She founded the Law Grads of COMPASS, a group that brings together 80-plus realtors at COMPASS with legal backgrounds to network and share insights with the company and each other. She also served as governor of the Miami Association of Realtors, state director of Florida Realtors, and secretary of the Broward Inn of Court. Additionally, she is active with the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar, the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Broward County Bar Association and the Gold Coast Master Brokers Forum.
Long dedicated to civic advocacy, Ms. Spector has volunteered with the Broward campus for American Heritage Schools, food pantries throughout Broward County, and beach cleanups organized by the Miami Association of Realtors. Further, she is an avid supporter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and has participated in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s.
Celebrated for her professional and community achievements. Ms. Spector received the Prestigious Women Award from South Florida Business & Wealth Magazine in 2023 and was listed in Lifestyle Media Group’s South Florida Who’s Who Women in Influence list the same year. In 2019, she was named a Woman of the Year Candidate by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Ms. Spector has been lauded as America’s Best Real Estate Professional by RealTrends Verified, a Neighborhood Choice Realtor in South Florida by Nextdoor and Top Agent by Yelp. For her success, she credits hard work, determination and an optimistic outlook. Viewed by colleagues as embodying gratitude, honesty and humility, Ms. Spector emphasizes high ethical standards and consistently chooses paths that offer fulfillment over convenience.
Born in Hollywood, Florida, Ms. Spector relishes family time with her son and daughter, including traveling with them, taking them to their various extracurricular activities, and volunteering at their school. For herself, she enjoys exercising, walking, playing tennis, watching football, shopping, gathering with friends, attending concerts, boating, and other excursions.
Peering forward, Ms. Spector remains committed to community engagement and social responsibility. While expanding her real estate endeavors, she aspires to reintegrate into the legal community to emphasize the need for cooperation and unity, especially as an education for rising professionals, her children, and others.