Richard Francis Della Fera

I know that everyone arrested claims their innocence, but nearly 20 years ago while attending the University of Miami, i was arrested by a Coral Gables police officer for exercising my 1st Amendment Right of free speech... Granted, and in retrospect, i was a little disrespectful, and would have do...ne things differently, but by no means hostile. i tried to apologize, but was met with brute force and gun drawn, as i was walking away. I was applying school and was afraid for my future and prospects as a surgeon one day, and i was a student on a budget with no income. Rich was not only compassionate and easy to talk to, be equally EXCELLENT in his profession. He kept me in the loop every step of the way, and even gave me his cell number. The charges were dropped almost immediately, and i wholeheartedly and emphatically RECOMMEND HIM!! He was my Advocate and my Champion, and i am eternally grateful to both his expertise and his compassion. He is kind, efficient, and i have come to find, a talented musician. Rich, i can honestly say that without you, my life would have turned out differently. You have my eternal GRATITUDE, Jim R.

I hired Richard to represent my daughter against a felony charge. While we strongly believed she was innocent, we knew it was an uphill and hard battle to win. Richard immediately went to work gathering the facts and developing the defense leaving no stone upturned. Once all the facts were analyze...d, Richard went far above the norm and presented a compelling case to the D.A. pre-trial and they agreed to drop all charges. Anyone who has gone through "the system" knows this is almost unheard of. I would recommend Richard, without any hesitation, to my closest friends and relatives.

For 7 months leading up to my trial, Richard continually proclaimed " This is a slam dunk, don't worry about anything" Well it was....... until he entered the courtroom. The evidence presented was not only vague but contradicted itself , a "physically trembling" rookie prosecutor, per...jury committing officers that he did not challenge at all ! Handing the judge a distorted unreadable case study, In my case Richard Della Fera was Dishonest, unprofessional, unethical. I have in my possession a document from Richard offering $2500.00 to silence me "FOREVER" from ever speaking negatively and /or reviewing his poor defense and actions. What ethical attorney would do that? & Why would he do that? After court the only words Richard spoke to me was "I'm sorry" & then he walked away. Over 15 months has passed & he has refused to discuss what happened in court. Whenever I attempted to speak with him he became angry, talked & yelled over me, not allowing me to finish what I had to say. I would not recommend Richard Della Fera. His defense in my case was that of a first year attorney at best. Take your chances elsewhere, or drive through town flipping your money out the window. You have been warned!!!

I was referred to Richard Della Fera by a friend who had used his legal services. I cannot thank Mr. Della Fera enough for helping me with my case. He won my case and saved me a lot of money in legal fees and fines. I will forever be grateful to him for all of his help. He quickly got to the root o...f the issue and is a very professional and diligent lawyer of the highest caliber. I would happily recommend him to my friends.

So glad to finally hear others that had the same issues I had. I wanted to meet with him prior to the case for strategy, information, etc. He kept telling me he didn't see a need. Two weeks before trial we had a blowout over this on the phone and he suggested I would be happier with another lawyer ...I said yes. We went to court for them to rule on the withdrawal, R.D. then turned and said it was my idea for a new lawyer and said I was lying about not being able to see him. The prosecution did not disclose the material evidence to the case and R.D. did not request material. I was convicted solely on perjured testimony by a prosecution witness. The 11th Circuit and the Supreme Court have held in previous cases that I could not be prosecuted. My case should have merely been a pre-trial motion to dismiss based on precedence, instead I went to prison. R.D. is very intelligent and can put up a good smoke screen. I don't know what his issue is, if he prefers his music to his work, if he's just lazy, sleazy or has some other issue but clearly legal defense is not his strong suit.