Richard Francis Della Fera

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!!!

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.