Michael Maz Raheb

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Michael Maz Raheb

4.9
Rating: 7.7

Licensed for 28 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Fort Myers, FL
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury ... +2 more

2423 1st St, Fort Myers, FL

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2013
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About Michael

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Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense 70%

29 years

70%
DUI and DWI 25%

29 years

25%
Family 2%

20 years

2%
Personal Injury 2%

20 years

2%
Immigration 1%

13 years

1%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

Awards

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Platinum Client Champion

Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 28 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 1998

Member in Good Standing

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2013

Location

Law Offices of Michael Maz Raheb

2423 1st St, Fort Myers, FL, 339012905

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Law Offices of Michael M Raheb PA

315 East Olympia Avenue Suite, Suite 224, Punta Gorda, FL, 33950

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1222 47th Street Suite 411, Cape Coral, FL, 33904

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871 Venetia Bay Blvd. Suite 220, Venice, FL, 34285

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150 S Main St Suite 2C Labelle, Labelle, FL, 33935

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Law Office of Michael Raheb

4851 Tamiami Trail North, Suite 200, Naples, FL, 34103

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Michael Maz Raheb's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.9 /5.0

358 Client Reviews

Showing 46 - 50 of 50 reviews | Practice Area Knowledge

Posted by J. Shawn Elders | June 28, 2013 | Divorce & Separation

Great lawyer

Michael is a great attorney. I was going through a nasty divorce and my first attorney had things all screwed up. I hired Michael and he busted his butt to straighten the mess out. He definitely did a great job on my behalf. I have used him for a couple of other things since and he is the only attorn...ey that I would trust. Michael keeps you informed on all matters and he is honest and upfront with you even if it is something you don't want to hear. And I respect a person that is that way. He definitely cares about his clients. I would highly recommend Michael to anyone that needs an attorney.

Posted by anonymous | May 02, 2013 | Criminal Defense

job well done,thanks

Got a family member who was arrested,and charged with felony.had no clue how to deal with the chaos.Called Michael 8:30 PM and talked with him on the phone,met him the next day , a very knowledgeable and experienced attorney and we decided to go ahead hire him to represent us. Yesterday just got c...all from him,the charged was dismissed,received congratulation from his office.we would recommend this attorney to anyone who needs legal assistance.

Posted by MICHELLE | April 09, 2013 | Criminal Defense

I HAVE BEEN A VERY LOYAL CLIENT AS HE IS GOOD AT WHAT HE DOES. I REMAIN LOYAL

I ABSOLUTELY RECOMMEND MR. RAHEB TO OTHERS, I DO EVERY TIME SOMEONE MENTIONS THE NEED FOR A LAWYER. I HAVE USED HIS FIRM MANY TIMES FOR MYSELF FOR ANYTHING FROM TRAFFIC-CRIMINAL HE'S NEVER LET ME DOWN.

Posted by anonymous | June 02, 2017 | Child Support

He is not for the People He belittles women!

I just got off the phone with the most disrespectful lawyer I ever spoke to. You I called for a consultation about child support because my son's father is in prison I wanted legal advice for how thato works. He proceeds to tell me that I'm not getting nothing. And I that is for for the department of... revenue. That he helps men basically get revenge on baby mama's. That he actually helps only Men get child support. He then says he is over $200 per hour I can not afford him. And he starts yelling at me. So I asked why is he yelling I have you recorded . And he says to me good. I'm breaking the law and I'm an effing idiot for trying to get child support. I'm going to take this to cbs or nbs and see if they will listen. This is not business appropriate and that is not how you talk to clients.

Michael Raheb

Replied last June 02, 2017

So first of all this person is out of their mind. She contacts me and tells me that she wants child support for her child's father even though he's doing 25 years and he's a dirtbag. I tell her I cannot give you child-support I'm not the u.s. government. I tell her if she wants food stamps and child support she needs to call the Department of Revenue. I tell her its 7 at night mam and we don't get people child support . We get hired to get people's child support reduced!. I tell her that lawyers charge for their fees when they can serve you a purpose. This trashy human being was not happy with the fact that she can't get child support from Baby Daddy, even though the man's in prison! I tell her how can you get child support from him when he's doing 25 years?? She does not like the answer of course. She thentells me that she's recording me and demands money. I remind her that it's against the law to record someone and she can go to jail for that. She said she doesn't care, obviously she wants to be like her baby daddy. Sadly a lot of people in the last 8 years who have gotten used to free handouts don't seem to understand that handouts only come from the government. She woke up probably from sleeping all day at 7 at night and wants free handouts. Wonderful human being. Perhaps next time she can make better choices and not have babies with people who are going to prison for twenty-five years. You can judge my reputation in the other reviews versus this this rocket scientist who thinks lawyers can get her child support!

Posted by anonymous | August 21, 2015 | Hired Attorney | DUI & DWI

DO NOT USE THIS MAN! Horrible experience

I hired Mr. Raheb to defend myself in a DUI case. When I first went in to meet with him for a consult, he was on the phone screaming at another client. I should have realized then that this was not the lawyer for me. We sat down, had our consult and Mr. Raheb and his staff were very friendly that... day, although he did keep looking at his watch and I felt rushed throughout the entire consult. I decided to go ahead and hire him that day despite some of the red flags. Worst decision of my life. Throughout the entire case, any time I tried to contact Mr. Raheb his secretary would answer the phone and act like she could answer any questions I had for Mr. Raheb. Once, when I'd had enough and asked for the 3rd time to speak to him, she got very irate with me and started yelling at me over the phone and said he'll have to call you back. Well, guess what.......I never got a phone call back. When I did get the chance to speak with him, he was very rude and short with me as were all off his office staff and the other attorney that works with him. He had recommended that I complete a rehab program and that it would count towards my jail time if I received any. I did 30 days in a rehab facility. On sentencing day, he asked the judge if those 30 days could count towards the jail time, she asked was it in the plea agreement? He said no, so guess what?! The judge said no. Now isn't an attorney supposed to know that it should have been in the plea agreement? I would think a good attorney would. After my sentence was served, I contacted a friends attorney and they said he could think of 100 better lawyers to use than Mr. Raheb. I wish I would have know that prior to hiring him. So please, unless you want a ridiculous plea offer and you like attorneys who won't give you or your case the time of day, stay away from him.

Michael Raheb

Replied last August 21, 2015

First of all the person who wrote this is not my client. The client is actually serving three years prison. That person had their 5th or 6th dui. Even though the state actually only knew of the one. The one with serious bodily injury to two innocent victims who nearly were killed. The blood alcohol level was a .332 taken at the hospital! That is four times the legal limit!!! People have actually died of alcohol poisoning with a smaller alcohol percentage in their bloodstream . He drove his vehicle right into their vehicle, occupied by multiple people who are injured. In total there were six victims of one DUI! Fortunately only two were seriously injured. Sadly it is cases like this that the state uses to justify their penalties on even simple DUI. Second, a one(1) year old and an adult were so seriously injured that they needed multiple surgeries. One of the victims had already been paralyzed previously by another drunk driver, and experienced her second DUI accident at the hands of a drunk driver. These are important facts that the writer of this review may have wanted to mention , if thet were not being hypocrites . A One-year-old may never walk straight again! The D.U.I ctually occurred in broad daylight . The person actually was facing ten ( 10) years prison!. The minimum sentence he was actually facing was nearly seven years in prison. You notice there is no name on this review,(lol), so it's probably a family member who's writing this from another state,where my client had picked up his other DUI's. If they in fact cared so much for him, and maybe while he was back in the state of Missouri, they should have asked him to at least enter him in a residential drug program after his third or fourth DUI?? Before he nearly killed two innocent people. I was able to convince the state after conducting a DMV hearing, to reduce the sentence from 7 years prison down to three years, and even DISMISSED one felony. I must have received well over 30 phone calls, at all times of the weekend(all clients get my cell), and was always available for the client. At least a dozen or more emails, 30 or more texts (from Missouri perhaps) from him and his family. The client in fact was told from the very beginning to sign up for a long term residential program, of at least 90 days or longer, but said he could only do 25 day as per his insurance!. The only fortunate thing in the entire case was that the people who were seriously injured, Thank God, had very good insurance. The victims who originally had demanded prison, agreed to a shorter prison sentence in part because they were able to receive some kind of recovery for their permanent injuries. So if perhaps the client is writing these posts from prison, he should be happy that two people are still alive and the state attorney ultimately never found out about the prior DUI's. Simply compare this one review with the 99% approval rate I have from all my other clients. And you'll know that some people, who are driving in the road with an alcohol level 4 times the legal limit, still feel they did nothing wrong! The family was more concerned with the contents of their own vehicle, then the actual injured victims. The 30 days was never agreed to by the state, so we said why not just ask the judge, after all she can always agree to it if she wants to. No one had expected the 30 days to actually count, given that the prison sentence was cut in half! Incidentally the fee that I charged for this particular case was also extremely reasonable and typically charged by most attorneys with 17 + years of experience for a simple Misdemeanor first time DUI. What this email also doesn't say is the fact that my client spoke to at least three other attorneys who also confirmed to him that the deal was very good considering the unfortunate terrible facts. I genuinely felt sorry for the tragic dat that he had experienced himself. You've got love the Show Me State and how appreciative they are.

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Michael Maz Raheb's Lawyer Endorsements

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Christopher O'Brien

Criminal defense lawyer | Jul 29

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I've known Mr. Raheb as a fellow criminal defense attorney and as a friend for over 20 years. He is very smart and very driven to get the best possible results for his clients."

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Ian Miller

Criminal defense lawyer | Sep 21

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Michael is an outstanding lawyer who is dedicated to providing the best legal representation to his clients."

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Efren Arocho

Criminal defense lawyer | Feb 21

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Raheb is an excellent attorney with many years of experience in criminal defense."

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Luis Garcia

Immigration lawyer | Jan 15

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Michael is a tenacious and zealous advocate for his clients which I have witnessed since working on cases with him. I highly recommend him and endorse this lawyer."

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Maikel Eskander

Criminal defense lawyer | Jun 22

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"Michael is an excellent attorney and a zealous advocate for his clients. I would highly recommend him."

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William Housley

Criminal defense lawyer | Jun 15

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse Michael. Talented, tough and thorough litigator."

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James Verderamo

Criminal defense lawyer | Apr 24

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Jason Gunter

Criminal defense lawyer | Feb 09

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse Attorney Raheb. Michael is a great attorney with a reputation for getting things done on behalf of his clients."

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Jeffrey Rapkin

Divorce and separation lawyer | Dec 03

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. I have known Michael for many years. I have found him to be aggressive, thoughtful, caring, and hard-working. I have worked with him on numerous cases and it is with confidence and pleasure that I recommend him."

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Thomas DeMine

Criminal defense lawyer | Aug 20

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Raheb is a great attorney who will always get his client the best possible result."

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Spencer Cordell

Criminal defense lawyer | Aug 06

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Mike is a bulldog; he fights hard for his clients and is an excellent trial lawyer!"

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Patrick Bailey

Criminal defense lawyer | Aug 03

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Michael is one of the most energetic and clever criminal defense lawyers around. His clients are in good hands."

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Guichard St. Surin

Criminal defense lawyer | Aug 02

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Dennis Wallace

Criminal defense lawyer | Jan 31

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Christopher Brown

Criminal defense lawyer | Dec 26

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have known Mike Raheb for over a decade. I am honored to call him my friend. I wholeheartedly endorse his legal skills and concern for his clients. He will fight to the death to make sure his people get treated fairly. We had a ball trying cases together as Public Defenders in Lee County and never lost one of the half dozen we tried together; including probably the most high profile sexual battery case in that county's history."

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Christian Lassen

Unknown lawyer | Dec 15

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Top-notch attorney. Highly respected in the legal community."

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Ari Good

Criminal defense lawyer | Dec 06

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have had the pleasure of knowing Michael for about four years. My observation is that he is a model for great client service. He is knowledgeable, energetic and aggressive when the circumstances require it. If I ever had a problem, I would go to Mike."

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Timothy Moffitt

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Spencer Cordell

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Thomas DeMine

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Patrick Bailey

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Aaron O'Brien

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Experience

Rating:  7.7 (Very Good)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2013.

Suspension issued in FL, 2013

updated on 07/28/2014

Suspension means an attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. The attorney typically returns to practicing law when the suspension expires.

Honors

2024

Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell

2021

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2021

Client's Choice, Avvo

2021

Americas Most Honored Lawyers, American Registry

2020

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2020

Client's Choice, Avvo

2020

Best Lawyer - Personal Injury, Expertise

2020

Americas Most Honored Lawyers, American Registry

2019

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2019

America's Most Honored Lawyers, American Registry

2018

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2018

America's Most Honored Lawyers, American Registry

Work Experience

2005 - Present

President, Law Offices of Michael M Raheb P.A.

Associations

2017 - Present

Florida Association for Women Lawyers

Member

2015 - Present

Hendry-Glades Bar Association

2011 - Present

Lee County Bar Association

2010 - Present

Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

2010 - Present

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

2009 - Present

Collier County Bar Association

North Dade Bar Association

2010 - 2017

Broward County Bar Association

Sample of Legal Cases

Young v Schoap

State v Hiatt

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Education

1997

Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad Law Center

JD - Juris Doctor

1994

St Thomas University

MBA

1992

University of Miami

BBA

Languages

Spanish

French

Portuguese

Activity

Top Contributor

Michael earned significant contribution points in 2018.

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