#HaberPA12555 Biscayne Boulevard, # 893North Miami, FL, 33181United States (305) 381-8686 (305) 798-2220
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Michael Haber's response: Dear Elbin, Thank you for your powerful and descriptive Client Review (#HaberPA's 180th on AVVO). So the folks understand, intending visit to your your sister and brother-in-law for a weekend, and so as to save money on airfare, you had hopped a ride with 2 guys (1 of whom you knew) from ATL to the 305. Unbeknownst to you the guy you knew was carrying $28k in cash to purchase a kilo of cocaine from an undercover (U/C) Hialeah cop, the deal (a "reverse sting op") having been brokered by the other person in the vehicle via a confidential informant (CI). The car drove straight into a meet at a gas station, the driver reportedly flashed the cash to the U/C and the passenger agreed to follow the U/C cop to the prearranged (and wired) buy location while you unwittingly remained along for the ride. The 2 guys went inside with the U/C and his partner while you sat in the car, ignorant of the circumstances. Meantime, in a secured location - and entirely beyond your presence - the coke was displayed, opened, tested and the cash was tendered - all on video & audio - and then the fishnet was thrown, the 2 guys on the inside being (properly) arrested and you being (improperly) arrested while you were waiting inside of the vehicle. There was none - zero, nada, nil, zip - evidence of your involvement / knowledge or intent to participate in this drug transaction, the C/I never mentioned your name to law enforcement, they did not expect you, they had no idea who you were or why you were in the car and you were not present during the actual transaction. Still there was bad news, and it was fourfold: 1) It was Hialeah (absolutely no legal scholars there) and so they arrested you for drug trafficking, 2) You were not effectively represented at the bond hearing, the Judge simply rubber stamped your arrest and you were held on a $500,000.00 bond; 3) Even though your family hired #HaberPA within days of your initial appearance you still had to sit in jail more than a month before we could get you an Adversary Preliminary Hearing (APH); and 4) after an evidentiary hearing, and even though your Judge ruled that the cops had NO PROBABLE CAUSE to have arrested you, the State Attorney refused to drop the case, doubled down on his officers' douche-baggery, forced us to file a written demand for speedy trial and kept your stink bomb of a case alive for several more weeks. (In case anyone wants to research it the defense to your case was "mere presence" - meaning that guilt cannot be established either by someone's mere presence at a crime scene or mere association with another person at a crime scene - the law requires more than that so as to establish knowledge and intent to commit a crime.) The good news was that immediately after the APH you were released from custody, without any conditions and, ultimately (and although the State made us work for it) the charges against you were all dismissed. Sadly no one can give you that month+ back but #HaberPA did what we promised, as we always strive to do, to wit: We attacked your case, aggressively and quickly, and exposed it for the stink bomb that it was. I wish that we could give you back the month+ of your life that you lost to p*ss poor policing... sadly we can't. But we did help you to recover your freedom, to restore your good name (you had no prior criminal history) and live up to our commitment of providing "boutique", effective and relentless representation for a fair price and, as you say, "lean" (with no unnecessary fat). Thank you again for your kind words (and also for the shout out for #HaberPA's YouTube Channel - "MichaelHaberLaw" - which I am very proud of and to which I hope that everyone who reads this will subscribe). Marc and I wish you and yours all the best. Gratefully, MAH/Esq.
Michael Haber's response: Dear Anonymous, I have been called many things but "Hero" is a first! (Note that I graciously accept that role and responsibility and just wonder if I need to come up with a moniker... perhaps "The Marvelous Mouthpiece"?) :-) Seriously, thank you. I am especially moved by knowing that apart from being a competent legal advocate I also managed to give you a sense of encouragement, especially with my awareness of just how badly you felt about having been wrongfully caught up in the legal process because of a situation that you neither created nor could control. I am very happy that we came out on top and I am most grateful for your kind time, words and act in posting #HaberPA's 172nd Client Review on AVVO. So who's awesome? You're awesome! Gratefully ==> MAH/Esq.
Michael Haber's response: Dear Anonymous, Thank you for authoring #HaberPA's 204th Client Review on AVVO. No matter how a given client finds us we are always conscientious of performing professionally, diligently, accurately and with integrity, but when we have been specifically referred by someone else we also take special care to present and produce so as to reflect exceptionally well on the referring source. Noting that all criminal cases are serious, thankfully your daughter's case was (in the grand scheme of the criminal justice system) a relatively insignificant one and so in her case it was easy and honest to provide entirely genuine and earnest assurance and comfort (as opposed to other more complicated and formidable cases where such assurance and comfort may not be quite as heartfelt...). I am elated that we were able to secure a dismissal within just 6 weeks time and we will now move on to the next step of expunging your daughter's record, thus restoring her good name and making her once again righteous within the system. I am grateful for your kind words, for you choosing to share your experience with #HaberPA with the folks and of course for your most positive and complimentary commentary and recommendation. Thank you again. Fondly, MAH/Esq.
Michael Haber's response: Dear Juan. Thank you very much for taking the time to share you experience with #HaberPA with the folks. Without getting into details I want to gently expand on your Client Review (#HaberPA's 203rd on AVVO). First, you found me on a Google search. You had many options but you chose #HaberPA. Why? I like to think that it was because of the information that you gathered before we spoke, coupled with the nature of our conversation and then dovetailed with the information that I sent you so as to assist you in understanding your circumstances, to wit: I forwarded you a few of #HaberPA's VideoFAQs which were both applicable to your situation and which contained relevant and easy to understand information. (As an aside #HaberPA's VideoFAQ presently has 375 short, creative and informative Criminal Defense, Criminal Law & Criminal Procedure, DUI, BUI, Domestic Violence, Crime Victim's Rights, Evidence and Seal & Expunge Webisodes - all 375 of which can be found on my AVVO profile - with more than 528,000 views and 1,575 subscribers and we welcome your subscription at www.youtube.com/c/michaelhaberlaw ) Second, we were able to close your case (all of your citations, both criminal traffic and infractions) with dismissals and remotely, i.e. without the need for you to appear either in person or digitally. Finally, and as to the issue of communication, #HaberPA takes great pride in our accessibility and commitment to communicate with our clientele. We proudly boast that "#HaberPA has your "6", 24-7-365, 360°", and we mean it quite literally. Clients are cc'd on all correspondence and copies of all documents / information are sent to the Client upon receipt such that you have a real time and complete copy of your file handy. Further, during this pandemic or not, #HaberPA is accessible by phone, text, email, electronic messaging, FaceTime, WhatsApp, Skype, Zoom or otherwise. We either take your calls (texts, messages, whatever) or we return them, STAT. All of that said let me double back to the beginning and once again express my gratitude to you for both your leap of faith in hiring and trusting #HaberPA to handle your legal needs and also for your kind words and heartfelt recommendation. Gratefully, MAH/Esq
Michael Haber's response: Dear Anonymous, Thank you very much for authoring #HaberPA's 202nd Client Review on AVVO! I am grateful for your kind words and have a few observations to make about about your situation. 1) You are lucky that your PO gave you solid advise. Many a probationer asks their PO legal questions (e.g. seeking early termination, converting or avoiding community service hours, permission to move or travel) without realizing that POs have two basic responsibilities, to wit: to supervise and to violate. There are precious few POs who step outside of that box and offer advise, much less are willing to actually "help". While on probation you should remember that your PO is the boss of you but your Judge is boss of your PO and so when you want something modified or terminated then the person you should turn to is your lawyer (who, if it is #HaberPA, is always there to help you to accomplish your lawful objective). 2) Right now, during Covid, Courts - criminal court anyhow - are basically closed with only emergency and the must fundamental of matters being addressed. Still, with the right facts and circumstances, even during a pandemic skilled and experienced counsel (again such as #HaberPA, which has just under 30 years of criminal defense litigation experience) can get things accomplished. 3) Maintaining records is clutch, and because you had your sentencing documents handy and were able to put me in touch with your PO you armed me with the tools that I needed to get the job done. 4) From your initial consultation with me (a telephone call which was followed by a FaceTime discussion and several emails during the course of one afternoon) until the time that we received a signed Court Order successfully early terminating your probation, precisely one week had passed, but three of those days were me waiting to receive a response to any of my repeated telephone messages and emails to your PO and two of those days were a Saturday and a Sunday. So, in reality, it took less than 48 hours for me to locate and reach the correct Assistant State Attorney, to provide them with proof positive of your eligibility for early termination, to secure the government's permission (in writing) to submit an Agreed Order, to prepare the appropriate paperwork, to transmit it to the Judge and in turn to receive the executed, filed and clock-in Court Order. And that is precisely how #HaberPA works... clean, efficient and, as you indicated, for "a fair fee". Congratulations on regaining your freedom. Wishing you and yours all the best in happiness and health and thanking you again for you kind time and words and for sharing the same with the folks! Gratefully, MAH/Esq.
Michael Haber's response: Dear Anonymous. Thank you very much for this unsolicited albeit most welcomed comment. #HaberPA has been answering a variety of legal questions (more than 32,500 of them) on AVVO for about 6 years now. It's not uncommon for a given answer to a given question to generate follow-up comments to that question, but even more frequently I receive follow-up emails and phone calls, all of which take time, effort and patience to process, and each of which - every time - gets an answer / reply. While it's true that many questions have been (as we lawyer's say) "asked and answered" (and so I may cut and paste all or part of a prior answer), still, each must be read, considered and answered in a manner that is tailored to the immediate situation. As I am not permitted to solicit business on AVVO (no participating lawyer may do so) as only a very small percentage of the "Askers" are seeking to hire counsel anyhow (most are questioning their existing lawyers) and as a significantly smaller percentage are even in my geographic practice area my answers (as well as follow-up responses / advise) are freely given, without expectation of any sort of remuneration. Unfortunately not all "Askers" are grateful and in point of fact many are the exact opposite (i.e. thankless, mean, rude and sometimes even abusive and spiteful... choosing to "shoot the messenger" because they don't like the message), yet I continue to do what I do, and I do so because of folks like you. When I receive feedback like yours not only is it flattering but it is also both re-energizing and makes my expenditure of time, effort and energy well worth the while. So again, thank you very much for taking the time to share your experience with the folks in the form of #HaberPA's 201st AVVO Client Review. Delightedly, MAH/Esq.
Michael Haber's response: Dear Rosana, Thank you so much for your kind words in the form of #HaberPA's 200th Client Review on AVVO. Normally I would take this opportunity to provide some case specific context to the readers, but the description of your experience with #HaberPA was so generous and heartfelt that, frankly, I do not wish to sully it up by discussing the nature of the case. Suffice it to say that you are obviously a happy client and I am most grateful for the manner in which you expressed your satisfaction. It was my great pleasure to have met you and your husband, as far as I am concerned we are forever connected - now as friends - and when this pandemic is a memory and life returns to "normal" I'm looking forward to a dinner and drinks (albeit no driving!) with you and yours, be it in SoFlo or in your home country. All the best. Earnestly, MAH/Esq
Michael Haber's response: Dear Anonymous, Thank you so much for your generous Client Review (#HaberPA's 199th on AVVO). Since no one knows who you are I can comfortably elaborate a little to provide context to the folks. You, like many others, were baited by an undercover female police officer who had flagged you down, engaged you in provocative conversation and blocks away, after you had left the scene with nothing but an alleged dialogue, you were popped by waiting sting operation "take down" team members. This case was a true "he said / she said", meaning that the only evidence in the case was testimonial (i.e. there was no recording of the alleged discussion - which is the essence of the crime) and there was no proof that you were "predisposed" to commit the crime (i.e. you had no prior criminal history). Because of this I was 99.999% confident that we had a winner on our hands (over nearly 30 years I have tried many cases precisely like yours and in all that time I have not yet lost one) and as such I was eager to proceed to trial. However, due to your professional licensing you were simply not willing to risk a loss at trial, you needed a guaranteed dismissal and as confident as I was about our odds at an acquittal I could not ethically "guarantee" you a win. Because the case was a 100% factual dispute there was no viable motion to suppress and as the cops had both scripted and coordinated their story there was no feasible motion to dismiss so instead, and at your direction, I brokered the best deal possible, to wit: The State permitted you to confidentially take a 1 hour AIDS class online, to show proof of having gotten an AIDS test and 30 days afterward they agreed to (and did) dismiss your case, which we will now expunge. For me there's nothing quite like the feeling of having the Clerk publish a verdict and utter the words "not guilty" but this was not about me it was about you, you achieved the result that you wanted (albeit not how I would have preferred to have done so), I know that in the end all that mattered to you was securing a dismissal and so I am both pleased and happy for your success. Thank you again for sharing something of your experience with #HaberPA with the folks. Wishing you all the best. Gratefully, MAH/Esq
Michael Haber's response: Dear Jamal, I want to thank you very much for taking the time to author and submit #HaberPA's 198th Client Review on AVVO, and I want to take a moment to touch on a few of your observations. First, over the course of my nearly 30 years as a criminal defense lawyer I have both come to respect and have earned the respect of many police officers. When a member of the law enforcement community thinks enough of my ability to refer her / his loved ones to me I consider that to be the highest of honors. Second (both unfortunately and respectfully), from a defense perspective your case was a dog with fleas. Not only knowing the officer who referred you to me but also being quite familiar with your arresting officer (noting that they work for different police agencies), once I read the initial police report I was pretty certain that we had a difficult case on our hands, I was even more convinced of this after you and I met and were able to discuss it in more detail and after receiving and reviewing the State's evidence I was all but positive that we were going down like the Titanic . As you suggested (albeit in different words) I don't believe in blowing sunshine up a client's pant leg, so right from the get go I told you precisely what I thought, but we also agreed to take the time to examine the totality of the facts and circumstances (not just what we had in the moment), and once confirmed we acted quickly to make lemonade from lemons so as to secure the best possible result for you given the situation. That said and done, you are now well on your way to earning a dismissal of the DUI charge and I have complete confidence that you will do so and will come out of this better for it. Third, the gun... When you were taken into custody for DUI your vehicle was - as most all are - towed from the scene and to a lot. You had your gun in the car at the time and the police, properly, secured the firearm and issued you a property receipt for the firearm. You were not charged with any firearm offense, the gun had nothing to do with the case, there was no legal impediment to your getting the gun back (i.e. you were not disqualified from owning, possessing or carrying a firearm as a result of your DUI arrest and you have a valid CWP) and all we needed was a Court Order so that the PD could release the weapon to you, but the Judge threw a monkey wrench into the machinery, refusing to issue the Order. It took 3 appearances and a lot of arguing before I secured that Court Order, but we finally got it and you were ultimately able to collect your property. Finally, so as to accommodate your schedule our first meeting occurred on a weekday morning and at a local deli, and I could not have been more pleased. I'm always happy to meet as conveniently as is possible to the client, especially if a good meal is involved. My only regret is that I couldn't find a factual, legal, procedural or substantive mechanism by which to beat your case, but as the adage goes, "you've gotta play the hand you're dealt". Thank you again Jamal. I'll be monitoring your situation and will be thrilled when you complete your program and the dismissal is entered into the record. Gratefully, MAH/Esq
Michael Haber's response: Dear Ray, Thank you so very much for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience with #HaberPA. As I'm confident that you can't be identified I am comfortable sharing a little bit about the nature of your case with the folks. You, a condominium unit owner, were served with a temporary restraining order by the unit owner who lives directly above you in your building. Over the course of 2+ years you had made repeated noise complaints against him with the condo association, the management company and even the local police department, none of which were able to effect the non-stop late night disturbances. The injunction came in response to your having confronted the unit owner directly, after which he went to the Courts seeking protection. While #HaberPA normally does not get involved in civil disputes I agreed to serve as your advocate in this instance, and yes, we were successful. Regardless of the nature of the case or the client when #HaberPA accepts the responsibility of representation the following language is included in each and every one of our retainer agreements: "I want to thank you once again for your confidence in my ability to assist you during this difficult time. I want to remind you that if you A) do what you are supposed to do when and how you are supposed to do it, and B) if you do not do things that you are not permitted to do during this interim period, then you will be just fine and, soon enough, this will be a distant memory. I also want to reassure you that my goals in your case are three-fold: 1) To perform precisely as I have promised, 2) to always be available to you and 3) to earn (by way of #'s 1 and 2) your positive client review at the successful conclusion of your case." And so it has come to pass that you heeded our advise, I lived up to my expectation and, accordingly, "I have earned "your positive client review". Thank you again for trusting #HaberPA to live up to our obligation and also for honoring your word when we performed as expected. I am grateful to you, wish you all the best and it was my privilege to have been able to serve as your legal counsel in your case. Fondly, MAH/Esq.
Michael Adam Haber
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also known as #HaberPA, Michael A. Haber, P.A.
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- North Miami, FL
- Licensed for 28 years
About Michael
Creative, Tenacious and Zealous Criminal, DUI, BUI and Domestic Violence Defense, Crime Victim Rights and Seal & Expunge Advocacy since 1991. Free Consultations. At #HaberPA "it's all about reasonable doubt"!
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12555 Biscayne Boulevard, # 893
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12555 Biscayne Boulevard, # 893
North Miami, FL, 33181
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| State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL | Member in Good Standing | 1991 | 04/19/2020 |
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Feisty and Mighty Duo against the Mammoth
Posted by Elbin
Wed Feb 27 2019
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Hired attorneyMy Lawyer The Hero!
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Sun Nov 04 2018
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Hired attorneyLawyer Michael
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Hired attorneyHe’s great!!!
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Tue Mar 24 2020
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Hired attorneyexcellent lawyer !!!
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Fri Feb 14 2020
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Thu Feb 13 2020
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Hired attorneyA Very Good Attorney!
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Sun Feb 02 2020
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(109)I've known Mr. Haber for over 10 years. I was a prosecutor on a few of his cases. I have seen him fight for his clients like a bulldog and at the same time very professional with his colleagues. When Mr. Haber speaks, everyone listens. He knows the law and if there is a winning argument, Mr. Haber will find it. His clients are in very good and dedicated hands.
I endorse this lawyer. Many lawyers donate their time and energy in assisting or directing others with answers to general questions on these Avvo Boards. Mr. Haber, however, has taken this assistance and general direction to a level of an art form. I have often found that Mr. Haber's responds to the questions asked and address peoples questions competently. While not always giving the answers the asker likes to hear, he shoots it to them straight and points people in the right direction on where to go next. Between his detailed answers, most of which I have found myself agreeing with either through the I Agree function or in my own answers provided. Through his quality legal guides on Avvo, he is truly providing a valued benefit to those who need some basic answers or responses about the system in general to people needing some basic understanding of the terms which they face in their current situation.
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