Top Rated Fort Lauderdale, FL Criminal Defense Lawyers

Criminal defense lawyers represent clients at every stage of a criminal case: investigation, arrest, arraignment, plea bargaining, trial, and appeal. They assess evidence, protect constitutional rights, negotiate reduced charges or sentences, cross-examine witnesses, raise defenses, file motions, and advocate to minimize penalties or obtain acquittals.

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Raisman & Raisman, Pa
214 SE 13 Th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Steven Raisman is a Board Certified Expert in Criminal Trial Law. Board Certification is a program developed by the Florida Bar to assist the public in identifying and evaluating the credentials of lawyers. Mr. Raisman is one of only a few crimina...

Rating: 9.5

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Kevin McGill
12 SE 7th Street, Suite 701, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Federal Crime

Bio: Originally from Buffalo, New York, I relocated to South Florida in 2008 to attend the University of Miami School of Law. While at the University of Miami, I initially clerked for a Miami Dade County Circuit Court Judge, and then spent 18 months at...

Rating: 9.2

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Jeffrey M. Harris P.A.
1 E. Broward Blvd, Suite 925, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 54 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Florida Bar Board Certified Criminal Trial Attorney, former prosecutor (Chief of the Career Criminal Unit), former adjunct professor at Nova Southeastern Broad Sheppard College of Law, Instructor at the Prosecutors/Public Defenders Trial Advocacy ...

Rating: 10

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LEADER, LEADER & ZUCKER, PLLC
633 South Andrews Avenue, Suite 201, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Insurance, DUI & DWI and more

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Rating: 10

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Andrew M. Coffey, Pa
208 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Mr. Coffey is not only an excellent attorney but he is a very kind and generous human being ! My step-son (allegedly) did something really really stupid while using a school computer, back in the summer of 2019. Mr. Coffey was kind enough to repre..."

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110 SE 6th Street, Suite 1700, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI and more

Bio: Matthew Konecky is an experienced trial lawyer originally from the Moline, Illinois area. Matthew received his undergraduate degree in Business from Indiana University in Bloomington. While attending Indiana, he was a member of the IU wrestling te...

Rating: 9.7

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The Rossi Law Firm, P.A.
Sole Building, 533 North East, 3rd Avenue - Suite 2, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 3 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Education, Guardianship

Bio: Summer Book, a Florida native, embarked on her legal journey at Nova Southeastern University, where she obtained her Juris Doctor degree and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2023. At NSU, Summer was an active member of the Nova Trial Association...

Rating: 5.8

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Deric Zacca, P.A.
110 Tower, 110 SE 6th St, Suite 1700, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, White Collar Crime and more

Bio: I am a Florida Bar Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer and former prosecutor who graduated in the top 5% of my class at the University of Miami School of Law. During my career at the Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office, I tried hundreds of...

Rating: 9.7

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Law Offices of Colette F. Drimmer, P.A.
110 East Broward Blvd., Suite 1700, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family

Bio: I have always had a passion for fighting for justice. This led me to start my career as a Criminal Defense Attorney at the Miami-Dade Public Defender's Office in 2009. During that time, I had the opportunity to handle thousands of cases ranging fr...

Rating: 8.8

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Parks & Braxton, PA
116 SE 6th Court, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: As a partner in the firm of Parks & Braxton, I have dedicated the majority of my legal career defending those clients charged with DUI. I am nationally published and have spoken at seminars throughout Florida. I invite everyone to view the...

Rating: 9.2

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DiRenzo Defense
888 Southeast 3rd Avenue, Suite 402, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: Authour of hundereds of articles on criminal defense litigation and respected Florida criminal defense lawyer. William Direnzo has tried over 150 criminal cases to verdict. Partner at the criminal law firm Direnzo Defense, offices in Fort Lauderda...

Rating: 8.9

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Law Offices of Lawrence A. Hashish, P.A.
300 SE 2nd Street, Suite 600, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime, Federal Crime and more

Review: "Two years in Feb, one of the coldest days ever in South Florida my 17 year old son and a few others were waiting for the city bus. My son and his friend decided to light the garbage can on fire to keep warm. The fire burned it's self down to nothi..."

Rating: 10

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Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer
1700 East Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 202, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Huda Ajlani is a Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer. There are only 370 board certified criminal law attorneys out of approximately 85,000 attorneys in Florida. Board certified lawyers have met The Florida Bar’s highest standards for special kn...

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The Law Offices of David J. Sobel PA
633 SE 3rd Avenue, Suite 301, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: David Sobel was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He moved to South Florida in high school where he graduated valedvictoria of his high school class. After high school he graduated from the University of Miami cum laude with a degree ...

Rating: 8.9

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12 SE 7th Street, Suite 707, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Business, Family and more

Bio: At the law firm of Eric A. Kay, P.A., a very unique approach to handling your legal needs is employed. My objective is to provide high-quality legal services to the firm's clients, tailored to meet the needs of each individual or business. Many la...

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Pierre Simon, LLC
600 SW 4th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Federal Crime and more

Bio: Jennito feels, because of his passion of trial advocacy, his experience in jury trial, motion drafting and litigation, along, with his diverse background, as an immigrant from Haiti, he has the perfect combination of skills, experience, and compas...

Rating: 10

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Raisman & Raisman, P.A.
214 SE 13th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Juvenile and more

Bio: Helene B. Raisman has been practicing criminal law exclusively in Broward County since she graduated from the University of Miami School of Law with top honors. Ms. Raisman also completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Miami, where ...

Rating: 8.3

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Weinstein Legal Team
514 NE 13 Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Car Accidents, Personal Injury and more

Bio: Former Brooklyn, New York Prosecutor. Practicing criminal law for more than 21years. Admitted in several states on both the State and Federal levels.

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