Lyon J. Greenblatt

I have been practicing Criminal Law for over thirty five years, as a former Public Defender in Canada, and a former prosecutor in Broward County Florida.

My private practice started in 1983 and I devote myself to Criminal Law almost exclusively. I have three (3) law degrees,

• Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.)
• Bachelor of Common Law (LL.B.) both of which are from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. My Juries Doctor (J.D.) is from Shepard Broad Law School, formerly known as Nova University’s law school.
• M.B.A. from University of Michigan where I majored in portfolio analysis.

I grew extremely interested in the field of Criminal Law while I attended law school. I was fortunate to be one of three law students who was selected for a summer job with the Provincial Police (much like Florida’s Highway Patrol whose jurisdiction is State wide) where I helped create a manual which set out all the elements of crimes that was to as a guideline for the Police. It was a tremendous experience, and I never left the field of Criminal Law.

After that summer I “clerked” with a law firm that only accepted criminal cases, and thereafter went on to work as a Public Defender in Montreal’s main P.D.’s office. I came to Florida in1979, enrolled at Nova’s law school and shortly after graduation joined the Broward State Attorney’s Office. From there I went into private practice with a partner for twelve years and then opened my own practice where I have been on my on my own since 1997.

My practice has taken me to various locations in Florida, but now I primarily confine my cases to Broward, Dade, and Palm Beach counties. I will travel if the case warrants it and if it is of sufficient interest to me.

I believe that every lawyer should aspire to zealously and ethically represent each of his clients, and I strive to carry out these goals with every one of my clients. This is what they should expect, and these are my duties to them. These are the obligations that direct and drive my practice of law.

I look forward to hearing from you, and will do my utmost to answer your questions.