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also known as #HaberPA, Michael A. Haber, P.A.
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At #HaberPA / Michael A. Haber, P.A. "it's all about reasonable doubt"!
Whether in State or Federal Courts, Michael A. Haber, P.A. strives to ensure that his client's rights are respected and that his clients receive top-tier legal representation and counsel.
For 3+ decades I have striven to make #HaberPA / Michael A. Haber, P.A. a business that custom tailors its services to meet the needs of the client. This incorporates such things as (but is not limited to) doing my best to meet clients at their convenience (as opposed to mine), in locations and at times which are mutually convenient (sometimes at their homes, places of business, independent ground - having free wifi and excellent coffee any Dunkin Donuts always works for me - and occasionally even at odd hours), structuring fees to reasonably accommodate the client, making myself personally available to the client as close to 24/7 as is possible and, perhaps most importantly, giving careful and comprehensive consideration to both micro and macro issues in a given case so as to be able to agree upon and effort toward a viable litigation objective. This is why I refer to #HaberPA / Michael A. Haber, P.A. proudly providing "boutique" criminal defense litigation services ("boutique" meaning "a small company that offers highly specialized services"), and this is a large part of #HaberPA's / Michael A. Haber, P.A.'s mission statement.
Accordingly, #HaberPA / Michael A. Haber, P.A. has provided personalized and boutique legal services to both individuals and entities, primarily in the South Florida area, since 1991. With no history of professional discipline whatsoever, Michael A. Haber, Esq. zealously advocates his client's interests and custom tailors his services to meet each client's particular situation, needs and desires.
Toward that end Michael A. Haber, Esq. makes himself directly available to his clients whether in person, over the phone or Toll Free, by cell, verbally or text), by e-mail, on Facebook, on Twittter, on AOL/IM, and also why I consistently add information to the public on both HaberPA's Criminal and DUI Defense Litigation Blog, and more importantly with #HaberPA's "Webisode" series on YouTube ("MichaelHaberLaw"), whcih currently features 401 short, educational, entertaining and informative VideoFAQ's on a variety of Criminal Defense, DUI, BUI, Domestic Violence, Victim's Rights Advocacy and Seal and Expunge related topics.
When you hire #HaberPA / Michael A. Haber, P.A. you get Michael A. Haber, Esq.!
And remember, at HaberPA, "It's all about Reasonable Doubt"!
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Posted by Marc | October 06, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
Nolle Pros
Back in June 2019, I had a fight with my ex girlfriend which eventually ended up with the City Of Miami getting involved. To make a long story short, I was arrested and was in custody for less than 24 hours before being bonded out. Everything seemed bad from the beginning because my ex pressed charge...
Dear Marc, Thank you for authoring #HaberPA's 225th Client Review on AVVO. We're blessed to have had some wordsmiths convey their thoughts and yours is right up there with the best of them (again, thank you). As you've not identified yourself (and for the benefit of the folks who read this) I'll expand a bit on your case, after which I'll offer my thoughts on yours, but before I do so it's important to note that the State Attorney's Office takes DV cases particularly seriously, all DV cases. In many of these cases the State simply rubber stamps the cops' calculus, opting to accept every word out of the alleged victim's mouth as being just as righteous as the words etched on tablets by the hand of G_d carried down from atop from Mt. Sinai by Moses, and that is precisely what happened in your case. Like fat, lazy fish seeking an easy meal the cops bought your domestic partner's sob story hook, line and sinker; worse yet the prosecutor never asked a question, opting to target you as evil personified. While that's tragic what's worse is that your first lawyer, so far as I can tell, did nothing more than collect and deposit your checks. There was no fight, no challenge, no investigation and no plan. When you consulted me your frustration was patent, and justified. Yes you had unfortunately made some incriminating statements to law enforcement and no there was no way to "disprove" the allegations, but, as Einstein said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge" and it's from there that I began. On it's face your DV case was far more serious than many others because you were not only charged with misdemeanor DV Battery but also with Domestic Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon (a knife), Strong Arm Robbery and Criminal Mischief. My plan was to concurrently debunk the joke of an investigation allegedly conducted by law enforcement in your case, dig up as much dirt as possible against your accuser and convince you to engage in a methodical course of conduct which would, in a worst case scenario, amount to meaningful mitigation. You understood, agreed, armed me with the requisite tools and embarked upon a painstaking path (which, in hindsight, turned out to be clutch). We (you, I and our PI) managed to navigate our way through the height of CoVid pandemic craziness, accomplishing what I consider to have been an impressive portfolio. As it turned out the pandemic worked to our advantage, affording us sufficient time for you to voluntarily and successfully complete a 6 month intensive anger management program (by secretly enrolling you in the State's own Domestic Intervention Program - DIP - we hornswoggled the system), to build a track record in a meaningful therapeutic relationship and to avoid any trouble while my PI and I had ample time to expose both the cops' and the complaining witness' vulnerabilities. By the time that we were done we had shown the State two critical and game-changing things: First that, at best, their alleged victim had both motive and opportunity to exaggerate and second that the cops screwed up by negligently failing to canvass the scene (which, had they done, would have resulted in several surveillance cameras which were targeted on the scene thus leaving no room for interpretation or supposition as well as several independent witnesses who at a minimum cast doubt upon the complaining witness' version of events). Long story short (if that's possible), while we couldn't disprove the BS story we did expose significant weaknesses in the State's case and simultaneously proved that you are the sort of guy who accepts responsibility and is willing to take proactive measures to be a better person. In the end, after about 20 months (which is far longer than I prefer the shelf life of any of my cases to be), the State dismissed all of your charges. Please believe that as grateful as I am for your review I'm even more so for your having been a model client. Wishing you the best! Fondly, MAH/Esq #HaberPA
Posted by anonymous | October 11, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
Outstanding Attorney
Mr. Haber was GOD sent ( I purposefully wanted to make this as my first statement in his review, as that is ABSOULTELY ( intentional CAPS) true!). I don’t think I can do any justice as I write this review on how grateful I am that I hired him for my legal case. It was in October 2020 when I was wrong...
Dear Anonymous, Apart from a general and heartfelt "thank you so very much" for your incredibly kind and detailed Client Review (#216 for #HaberPA on AVVO) I want to take a moment to comment upon what I consider to be the most salient things that you mentioned. First, you hired me only after having already been thoroughly disappointed by a prior privately retained attorney, and for that I am both sorry (sorry for you in that you wasted time and money, you expended unnecessary worry and incurred needless stress for yourself and your family) and grateful (grateful that after such a horrific experience - with an otherwise and seeming competent lawyer - you took a leap of faith in choosing to retain #HaberPA to competently clean up the mess). Sadly, about 40% of my caseload includes clients such as you, to wit: Victims of what can most aptly be described as "p*ss poor lawyering". Second (although most importantly to my mind), you found and chose to speak with me because of other Client Reviews (Client Reviews which are not unlike this one / yours), which is a tribute not only to my competence, dedication and proven abilities but also to those literally hundreds of folks who, like you, so generously offered their time to express their experience and satisfaction with #HaberPA's legal services. Just as is the case with all who came before you, I am humbled, grateful and indebted to you for doing so here and now. Third, you retained me based upon our detailed discussions which culminated in a realistic, achievable and affordable plan of action, but this did not come to be either flippantly or free. Rather, it came from both a deep and detailed dive into the facts and circumstances of your case (e.g. an exhaustive review of all police reports, victim statements, nearly 2 hours of body-cam footage, your version of events and your supporting documents, including medical records, discussions with supporting and potential defense witnesses, etcetera), which culminated in our agreed strategy and which necessarily included tactics designed to undo the damage that your prior lawyer had inflicted upon your cause (be it intentionally or negligently, it was bad). Fourth, I truly appreciate your acknowledgement of my consistency with regard to availability and communication in general, but even more so as regards both my steadfast commitment to and my unwavering belief in achieving our agreed litigation objective (noting that if I do not believe then how are you to do so, much less how are we to expect either the State, the Judge or a Jury to believe?). Finally, while it is always ("always") crucial for to me to both be entirely honest and transparent with my clients (be it in regard to identifying realistic and achievable litigation objectives or otherwise), I also always ("always") remain attentive to the Client's wishes. In your case you wanted diversion. Period. You made this clear to both your first attorney and to myself. While I can't speak to discussions between you and your initial attorney in my case you maintained your desire for admission into diversion (which was something that the State absolutely refused to offer to you) despite my earnest belief that we would secure an acquittal at trial. Not withstanding our difference of opinion as to the best resolution, you were the client, you wanted what you wanted, it was neither illegal nor unethical and so I steeled myself with determination to make your wish a reality. All of this observed I want to take a moment to remind you of the Golden Rules of diversion (e.g. Do what you are supposed to do, when and how you are expected to do so and do not do anything that you are not supposed to do) and to say that I'm eager to expunge it for you. Thank you again for your most sincere and illustrative client review, congratulations on the successful resolution of your case and please accept my best wishes you and your family all of the best in happiness, health, luck and success. Fondly, MAH/Esq
Posted by Roy | April 30, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
BUI
Michael was prompt and professional. His approach to my case was just what I needed to get the resuts we wanted, that the State was not giving us. After diligently addressing the case with his expertise, he got my charges lessened and withhold of convictions. His knowledge for the court system, and r...
Dear Roy. Thank you very much for authoring #HaberPA's AVVO Client Review # 183. For the benefit of the folks "BUI" is a DUI, only it occurs on a boat (Boating Under the Influence). Like any criminal case these are tough, they carry a boatload (sorry, couldn't resist the pun) of potential consequences, they're tricky and have many nuances, but a skilled and experienced criminal litigator should know how to (here comes another pun) navigate them. (If you want to know more about BUI then please check out #HaberPA's VideoFAQs #96) BUI: what is it? - https://youtu.be/QyrijyDnPmo # 97) Do I have to be “Captaining” (at the helm) a boat to get a BUI? - https://youtu.be/kaak9la7dKM # 98) BUI: How does it differ from DUI? - https://youtu.be/6e_psjNWojI # 99) How does Law Enforcement give FST’s on a Boat? - https://youtu.be/We4UHKN5g9w and # 100) What are the penalties for BUI in FL? - https://youtu.be/cIeGCbaCrg8 you may also want to watch # 92) Does the 4 Amendment Apply to me on the Water? - https://youtu.be/0XNnmjAmkMY and # 93) What is a Vessel / Boating Safety Check? - https://youtu.be/EBQ_GLGK12Y ). Your BUI ended in a breakdown to reckless boating with no conviction and no probation (i.e. a slightly better deal but the functional equivalent of a breakdown to "wet reckless" from a DUI) but it could have gone to trial. We were ready. We had the court take Judicial Notice of the weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, we had four listed civilian witnesses (all of whom provided sworn affidavits supporting the theory of the defense) and we had lined up (although we did not retain) an expert to debunk the marine FSTs (which are even more of a pathetic joke than are roadside FSTs); but you chose to accept the broken-down withhold (at which time I convinced the State to agree to drop probation). I say this not to be critical (not even a little, as I completely respect your decision - and it was entirely your decision to make); rather so the folks understand that #HaberPA worked your case up for, and was prepared for, outright war. Regardless, I am elated that you are "very happy with the outcome as well as how Michael handled it along the way", and I am grateful for your taking the time to share your experience with #HaberPA with the folks. As my old friend Quint would say (sing): "Farewell and adieu to you old Spanish Ladies, farewell and adieu you ladies of Spain, For we received orders to sail to old England but we hope in a short time to see you again." Boat safe and be good brother. Fondly, MAH/Esq.
Posted by anonymous | October 26, 2016 | Hired Attorney | DUI & DWI
DUI Case
Life changes literally in seconds. Here I was on my way home from a business dinner one early evening when I came across a DUI check point. My lane was randomly picked. I was asked where did I come from and if I had drank any alcohol. I replied, a business dinner and I had a glass of wine. Well, t...
Thank you very much for your positive review. Not that I do not laud my experience and knowledge, but I do take particular pride in being a lawyer who "will always get back to you as quickly as possible to answer your questions and/or concerns" and who will "return your phone calls timely, respond to a text and or e-mail". Communication (honest communication) is one of the keys to any successful relationship, and attorney-client is no different than any other. So no, I will not "not sugar coat your situation" (or, as I like to say, "I won't blow sunshine up your skirt / pant leg")... What I will do is take a comprehensive look at the facts and the circumstances of the case, then apply my experience and the law to lay out the options as I see them, help you to choose a reasonable litigation objective and then make every reasonable effort at securing a dismissal, suppression of evidence or an acquittal by any possible factual, legal, procedural or substantive means or mechanism. Thank you again for your kind review and for your heartfelt recommendation of my services,
Posted by Safraz | August 31, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
Better than the rest...
As a juvenile I was one of many clients misrepresented by a lawyer named Roach; I learned to be cautious of the power and trust I gave to so called professionals. So I obviously had my reservations and questions for the next one. I'm glad that I found Michael Haber by researching peer reviews, becaus...
Wow! I strive to do precisely that which you have described, still, after reading your review I am both honored and humbled . Tyvm Safraz.
"I endorse this lawyer. I first met Mike about 20 years ago when I was a Special Prosecutor in the Narcotics Unit at the Miami Dade State Attorney's Office. He was and still is a hard working and knowledgable attorney, who fought for his client then and still does today. He has always been honest, fair and ethical. He is always fighting to achieve the best possible results for his clients. When I left the Miami Dade State Attorney's Office to start my private practice, I maintained my relationship with him and he and I would consult each other on some of our individual cases. He is a wealth of information and our friendship has grown over the years. Currently we co-host a podcast on Mondays at 2p.m. on Miami's Community Newspapers on Facebook Live titled "At Your Service with Haber and Martinez.""
"I endorse this lawyer. Attorney Haber in my opinion is an attorney that is truly for the people. I have followed him for a few years now, and remain inestimably impressed with both the amount of knowledge he has in criminal law and also the amount of knowledge he gives to anyone in need of legal guidance. Attorney Haber has a way of breaking down complex legal concepts into very understandable pieces that can be easily digested by someone not so familiar with legal phrases and wording. To have the career he has and the number of years he has dedicated to this craft and still be willing to help out the community at large at a second's notice is what I feel makes him a continual asset and resource to both the legal community and the state of Florida."
"I endorse Mike Haber. He is a knowledgeable, zealous attorney with decades of experience helping his clients. His answers on this platform showcase his wealth and breadth of legal knowledge, as well as his direct and sound advice. Although we practice in different areas of the state, I have spoken to Mike at length about his practice. After having done so, I am confident that Mike is a lawyer you want on your side in the courtroom. When hiring a lawyer, be sure that lawyer has the experience, knowledge, and skills necessary to effectively defend your case. If you are worried about a crime, know that Mike is one of those lawyers."
"I strongly endorse this lawyer. Mr. Haber is a brilliant legal mind and respected by his peers. I have had the pleasure of co-answering many legal questions on the Avvo platform and Mr. Haber always has an insightful answer to share. I would not hesitate to count on Mr. Haber!"
"I have consistently seen Michael providing detailed and thoughtful responses to the many questions that pop-up in the Q&A section on Avvo. I have no doubt that he provides his clients with the same great legal advice."
"Simply put, Attorney Haber knows criminal defense. He is familiar with criminal statutes, the case law and criminal procedure. But what sets Attorney Haber apart is his mastery of strategy. Make no mistake, you are in excellent hands with Attorney Haber defending you. I fully recommend him."
"It has been my pleasure to work with Mr. Haber in the Avvo forums answering legal questions. Mr. Haber always has a grasp for the client's needs and his vast knowledge and experience lend to his ability to offer sound legal advice. After reviewing his astute legal guides, I was even further impressed. It is my pleasure to endorse this lawyer."
"A shark. I'd recommend Mr Haber to my family if they needed criminal defense, without a doubt. Highly experienced and well recommended."
"Mr. Haber is a skilled and experienced lawyer whose legal expertise is displayed through every answer he has written on Avvo and through the awards he has earned for his legal work. The reviews he has received reveal his dedication to applying his talents to the betterment of the lives of his clients. He is an asset to our profession, and it is my pleasure to endorse him. If either myself or any family member were arrested, the first call I would make would be to Michael."
"Attorney Haber and I met when I noticed that there was one attorney on Avvo that always answered the criminal law questions that come out first. I have reviewed hundreds of analyses by attorney Haber from injunctions to bond issues, and everything in-between. There is no attorney with a better conceptual understanding of the law and promptness in its truest form."
"I endorse this lawyer. Attorney Haber possesses the knowledge, expertise and dedication to help his client's navigate through the criminal justice system."
"Mr. Haber is an incredibly skilled criminal defense attorney. I am constantly amazed at the depth and breadth of his criminal defense knowledge. One needs to look no further than his Avvo guides and YouTube info videos to see that Mr. Haber is able to boil complex legal issues into terms that non-attorneys can understand. This rare and important skill allows Mr. Haber to more effectively communicate with juries to deliver favorable results for his clients. If I, or someone I cared about, was ever in trouble in the Dade County area, I would not hesitate to seek out Mr. Haber for representation."
"I endorse this lawyer. He is extremely knowledgeable about all areas of criminal defense. When other attorneys do not know how to resolve an issue, Mr. Haber always does . His clients love his aggressive demeanor that surely puts the Assistant State Attorneys he works with at a disadvantage. This area of law is constantly changing and you can bet Mr. Haber keeps up with all of the changes. I can't think of another lawyer I would recommend for criminal defense in Florida."
"I endorse this lawyer. Attorney Haber has shown consistent mastery of criminal defense topics and is an asset to the community."
"Mr. Haber is always willing to provide advice to both lawyer and clients alike. His answers are straightforward and pragmatic. Since I don't practice in the Miami area, Michael is an attorney that I would refer clients to without hesitation. I strongly endorse him."
"I endorse this lawyer. Extremely knowledgeable and generous with his free advice to the community. I look forward to reading his responses to community questions. Never disappointed."
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Michael earned significant contribution points in 2026.
Will I need a public defender at court?
04 Apr 2026
What are my options if I can’t afford bail?
03 Apr 2026
The state wants max for a misdemeanor first degree for political reasons, expectations??
01 Apr 2026
#HaberPA's VideoFAQ # 216) What happens at a Stand Your Ground / SYG Statutory Immunity Hearing?
11 Aug 2020
#HaberPA's VideoFAQ # 215) How do I use Stand Your Ground / SYG as a Defense to a Prosecution?
11 Aug 2020
#HaberPA's VideoFAQ # 294) Can I drive if I have a medical marijuana Rx?
11 Aug 2020