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Michael Raheb has successfully handled hundreds of cases in the state and federal courts of Southern Florida, in both the criminal and civil arenas. He believes in aggressively attacking all aspects of the opposing side’s case to obtain the most favorable outcome for his clients. As part of this aggressive representation, Mr. Raheb makes sure each of his clients’ cases is handled personally and that they have access to his skills and counsel anytime of the day or night.
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Background
Mr. Raheb served as lead defense counsel in one of Florida’s most publicized sexual battery cases, State v. Hiatt. The victim’s case received national coverage through personal interviews with Governor Bush and a Lifetime network documentary. Several state laws were passed in the victim’s name. With an offer to the defendant of life in prison without the possibility of parole, Mr. Raheb successfully defended his client, who was acquitted in less than three hours.
Michael Raheb has also:
Served as Assistant Public Defender
Been an integral part of an appellate opinion, Young v. Shoap
Filed dozens of writs of habeas corpus
Handled jury trials ranging from DUI/BUI to murder and aggravated sex battery.
His educational background includes:
JD—Nova Southeastern University, Davie, Florida, 1997
Summer Abroad Program University of Geneva, International Health Law, Comparative Analysis of Women’s rights
Summer Abroad Program At the Sorbonne, University of Paris: Comparative Analysis of European Union Law
Legal Intern at the Aleph Institute in Surfside, Florida, helping prison inmates with their religious rights during their incarceration
Legal Intern, Legal Society of Broward County
Semi-finalist, F. Lee Bailey Moot Court Tournament
MBA—Specialization in International Business, St. Thomas University, Miami, 1994; graduated Cum Laude
BBA—Major in Management, University of Miami, 1992; President’s list, Provost’s list
Fluent in Spanish and French
Mr. Raheb is an active participant in his professional community, holding memberships with the Cape Coral Bar Association,Collier County Bar Association, Broward County Bar Association, North Dade County Bar Association, Collier County Bar Association and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is also a member of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Lee County and volunteers as counsel/judge for Teen Court in Lee County, Florida.
Helping Clients
Mr. Raheb is fully committed to his clients. If you have a legal matter you’d like to discuss—from immigration issues to criminal law matters—contact Michael Raheb today to start planning your course of action.
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State: Florida
Acquired: 1998
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2013
Mobile
2423 1st St, Fort Myers, FL, 339012905
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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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4851 Tamiami Trail North, Suite 200, Naples, FL, 34103
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
"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."
"I endorse this lawyer. Michael is an outstanding lawyer who is dedicated to providing the best legal representation to his clients."
"I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Raheb is an excellent attorney with many years of experience in criminal defense."
"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."
"Michael is an excellent attorney and a zealous advocate for his clients. I would highly recommend him."
"I endorse Attorney Raheb. Michael is a great attorney with a reputation for getting things done on behalf of his clients."
"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."
"I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Raheb is a great attorney who will always get his client the best possible result."
"I endorse this lawyer. Mike is a bulldog; he fights hard for his clients and is an excellent trial lawyer!"
"I endorse this lawyer. Michael is one of the most energetic and clever criminal defense lawyers around. His clients are in good hands."
"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."
"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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This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2013.
Suspension issued in FL, 2013
updated on 07/28/2014Suspension 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.
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
2005 - Present
President, Law Offices of Michael M Raheb P.A.
2017 - Present
Florida Association for Women LawyersMember
2015 - Present
Hendry-Glades Bar Association
2011 - Present
Lee County Bar Association
2010 - Present
Florida Association of Criminal Defense LawyersMember
2010 - Present
National Association of Criminal Defense LawyersMember
2009 - Present
Collier County Bar Association
2010 - 2017
Broward County Bar Association
1997
JD - Juris Doctor
1994
MBA
1992
BBA
Spanish
French
Portuguese
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Michael earned significant contribution points in 2018.
How can I no if I will be reinstated for a violation of probation on a misdemeanor charge
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Bonds re-set at original amounts (to be re-posted) with same terms and conditions as originally
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Does an interlock condition default to probation start if no start date is written?
15 Jan 2026