Miami Criminal Attorney

Understanding the Bail Process

2010-05-27T09:01:00.001-07:00

Bail turns out to provide a fair amount of entertainment value if you look at the movies, TV shows and mystery novels around the subject of setting bail and catching those who skip town. There was even a 2004 TV series, Family Bonds, devoted to a New York family running a bail bond service. The greatest fictional criminal defense lawyer of all time, Perry Mason, was brilliant getting his clients released without bail or with a much reduced bail, to the DA’s perpetual consternation!

In real life, bail is not about drama. As the American Bar Association explains, it serves as a tool for allowing defendants to be released from custody until the time of trial. This allows a defendant to continue to work or otherwise lead a normal life. Bail does involve money, but it is not a fine. The idea is to ensure that the defendants will appear for all the pretrial and trial hearings. A defendant “raises bail” and offers it to the court, which returns it to them when the trial is over (minus a processing fee in some cases).

What determines the bail amount?

The amount of bail (also a point in some dramas) is decided by the judge or magistrate, who takes into account the following factors:

· How likely is it that the defendant might flee instead of facing trial?

· What is the severity of the crime?

· What danger might the defendant pose to the community?

The judge may also set conditions on bail. For example, it may be stipulated that the defendant must refrain from having contact with the alleged victim.

Can a person be released without bail?

There are many occasions when a judge may release a defendant on his or her own recognizance. In other words, instead of offering a sum of money as a guarantee of appearing in court, the defendant promises to appear. This is more likely for those defendants who have steady employment, verifiable roots in the community, and/or other circumstances which suggest that the risk of fleeing is very low. An experiencedcriminal attorney can be especially useful to clients at the bail setting step in the trial process.

What is a bail bond?

When a defendant cannot personally come up with the amount of money needed for the bail set by the judge, she or he can arrange for release through a bail bondsperson. The defendant pays the bondsperson something on the order of 10 percent of the sum, and the bondsperson guarantees the rest to the court in the event that the defendant should fail to appear. In many jurisdictions, the courts have made this kind of private service obsolete by releasing defendants upon payment of just 10 percent of the bail to the court.

What does this mean to me?

If you are charged in Florida, you should seek the counsel of a qualified Fort Lauderdale or Miami criminal defense attorney to help you understand and strengthen your options when it comes to bail or release strategies. You owe it to yourself.

Have You Been Charged with a White Collar Crime in Florida?

2010-05-13T20:16:00.001-07:00

White-collar crimes are those “committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation.” That original definition by sociologist Edwin Sutherland still holds. Given that occupation affects opportunity, white collar crimes overlap corporate crime. Among them are fraud, bribery, insider trading, embezzlement, computer crime, identity theft, forgery, and more.

If you are charged with a white-collar crime, your reputation is suddenly at risk as your professional and business integrity is questioned. Given the significance for your future, it is important to get the best defense you can from an experienced criminal defense attorney.

What to do if you are charged—or think you might be

What you don’t know can be hurting you. When someone is under investigation for these kinds of crimes, it may be sometime before any direct communication from legal authorities is offered. If you suspect that you are being investigated for one of these or related crimes, you should immediately consult a criminal defense lawyer.

What you say or do before being charged can hurt you too. It is all too common for white collar criminal defendants to inadvertently damage their own cases by something they say or do in the early stages of an investigation.

This is why a criminal defense attorney should be consulted before any meeting with law enforcement investigators, even if it seems harmless at first glance. If you are in South Florida, you will want a Miami or Fort Lauderdale or West Palm Beach criminal attorney.

What an experienced attorney can do for you

What can an attorney do for you either before or after being charged with a white-collar crime? Here is what one respected Miami criminal attorney notes:

Deal with law enforcement on your behalf
Create an effective defense strategy
Assist you BEFORE white collar crime charges are filed
Make every effort to resolve your case without a trial
Find alternatives to serving prison time, where legally possible

An experienced attorney knows how to negotiate with the local prosecutors and can aim for the following outcomes:

Getting the charge(s) against you dropped
Arranging a plea agreement in which you plead guilty to a lesser charge and/or agree to cooperate with an ongoing investigation
A less harsh punishment
A strong, effective defense in court

What Are the Consequences?

Depending on the seriousness of the crime, if you are convicted of a crime, punishments can include probation, fines, performing public service, paying restitution, a prison sentence, and a combination of these. For example, after being charged by the Florida State Attorney General in 2006, a former Lake County car dealer was sentenced to three years in prison and forced to pay $720,000 in restitution for the theft of sales tax, followed by 12 years of probation.

It is clear that it is your best interest to hire the best representation you can get. Rely on a proven successful criminal lawyer.

Tips on Being Audited

2010-04-26T11:45:00.001-07:00

Some people say that being audited is like going past a speed camera. If you aren’t doing anything wrong, you won’t be penalized. However, like any of those wonderfully oversimplified analogies, this just isn't the case. Tax law is infinitely more complex that speeding law. There is a clear line in the sand for offences like speeding, but in tax, there is plenty that is open to interpretation. Even if you feel you have done nothing wrong, following our tips for getting audited could keep you out of your Miami criminal attorney's office!

Don't offer more information than you have to
This is the golden rule for being audited. You don't want to make the auditor suspicious … and even the most well-meaning people will start to sound nervous, and therefore guilty, when there is an auditor going through their intimate financial details!
Only bring what is requested on the original audit notice
That way you can’t be pressured into providing additional information that may not be legally searchable, simply because it is already there. Leave it at home if it isn’t on the audit notice.
Never ignore the notice
Being audited is right royal pain. Never ignore the notice though, as easy as it feels to just stick it in the bottom of your pile and forget about it.
Have your records well-organized
If you need help from an accountant or criminal attorney to do this, get it. Making things as easy as possible for the auditor will definitely endear them to you, and could help them overlook things that are in a gray area.
Only give copies to the auditor
There aren't any cases where the IRS will need original documents from you … and if you lose a necessary original and a case later comes to court, your criminal lawyer will have a hard time proving your case.
Have your explanations ready for red flags
Be aware of what will raise suspicions with auditors, search your memory and remember exactly why you did things that way. This applies if you have low income but a lot of deductions, excessive home office deductions, a substantial increase in income, or big meal and entertainment deductions, for example.

Federal Criminal Defense Attorney

2010-03-10T11:55:00.001-08:00

Hiring an experienced criminal defense attorney means the difference between freedom and life changing forever. Facing white collar criminal charges or being wrongly accused of a crime can affect your professional reputation, social status, assets, finances and your family for the rest of your life. There is no sense in taking chances with attorneys who claim to be the best and have nothing but your best interest in mind when you have a top Florida criminal defense attorney who has been protecting individual’s rights for years. Serving a vast part of Florida such as Fort Lauderdale, Miami and West Palm Beach you can be sure that your future and the future of your family will be protected. Representing white collar professionals such as bank officers, CEOs, other attorneys, stockbrokers, physicians and other trade professionals -- you hire experience and reliability when you find this Florida law firm.

Do not risk losing your inheritance or your children’s inheritance due to a simple mistake or false accusation. Protect your property and your loved ones if you find yourself in the middle of a criminal charge or false accusation. Your dependable federal criminal defense attorney is available and at your side during any and all hearings as well as the unforeseen obstacles that come up between your charge or accusation and your hearing date. Knowing your attorney is available around the clock to defend you or put your mind at ease when questions arise will allow you to continue to enjoy life while facing your court date instead of worrying while your attorney is vacationing in the sun until your court date. Even if you have been called as a witness before a grand jury you can count on the dependable services of your Florida federal criminal defense attorney to be at your side.

Your future and your children’s future is nothing to risk when it comes to being arrested or falsely accused of a crime you did not commit. You face losing all you have worked so hard to obtain in the blink of an eye including social status and a professional reputation. Do not put all that matters to you on the line by choosing an attorney who is not watching out for your best interests and your future rather personal or professional. On line today you can find the criminal defense attorney you need who takes your case and your personal situation to heart when representing you, your reputation and your family.

Trade Secrets versus Ordinary Patent Law

2010-02-18T07:55:00.001-08:00

Trade secrets are a method of protecting highly valuable information, to a much larger degree than a patent. While patent violations are seen as almost a trivial matter by many (although admittedly, not by those whose patent was violated), trade secret violation cases usually get a lot of press and attention. Today we look at trade secret law in depth and criminal lawyers explain the differences between trade secrets and ordinary patents.

Ordinary patents

When an ordinary patent expires, the information it contains becomes the property of the public domain. Ordinary patents are sometimes accessible to the public, and while a particular process or product may be patented, there is nothing to stop a competitor using the information contained therein to set up an alternative process that reaches the same end for a consumer.

Trade secrets

Criminal lawyers that deal with trade secret law have to be familiar with state regulations - trade secrets are a state-by-state matter. If a company is looking to get a piece of information protected by trade secrets law, they will have to demonstrate three things (generally):

That the information is not common public knowledge, or common knowledge within the business's industry
That the information has demonstrable financial value
That the information has been protected and maintained as confidential by its owner.

The first and third requirements are obviously to prevent people becoming criminals after the fact - for example, if the recipe for KFC chicken had been in the public domain in the 1850s, and then Colonel Sanders had sought to protect it with trade secret law, every housewife who passed the recipe onto her neighbour could be considered a trade secrets criminal.

Maintaining a trade secret

By the same token, it is not fair to allow employees easy access to information which holds such a high value, and expect it to be kept entirely confidential. A company with a trade secret should take measures like the following to protect it:

Marking any documents that hold the secret as confidential
Restrict the copying of confidential documents
Requiring employees with access to sign confidentiality agreements and non-disclosure agreements

Criminal lawyers sometimes do not recommend that very valuable information be protected as a trade secret rather than with a patent. When reverse engineering is a possibility by a competitor, a patent may be a wiser choice.

Business/Corporation Involvement in White Collar Crime

2010-02-10T09:30:00.000-08:00

Many people -- even many people in high positions in business -- aren’t aware that corporations can actually be charged with offenses, just like individual people committing crimes. Criminal lawyers often have to defend businesses, both against civil suits and against criminal suits, although the crimes that each individual person within the business committed, may not have made a large impact by themselves. Today we look at when and why a corporation can be charged with a crime.

What types of charges can be brought against businesses?

Companies and organisaitons can have either criminal or civil charges laid against them. Some examples of common suits that are brought against corporations including violating antitrust laws, engaging in racketeering, failing to keep required records, violating employment law, etc. These civil suits are the most common ones handled by Florida defense lawyers.

However, if the managers of a business are seen to be exceptionally indifferent to the criminal activities of its staff, or to condone them in any way, criminal charges may be brought against the business itself.

How can a business avoid criminal or civil charges?

This question is quite simple for most private citizens -- simply avoid doing anything that you know is illegal, and check on the legality of any new activities you engage in. For a business, it is not so simple. The culpability of a company in a criminal activity or a civil suit depends on what its employees do. Broadly speaking, a business must monitor for illegal activity, respond to allegations or suspicions about it, and cooperate with investigations.

Here are some tips for businesses looking to ensure they don't need their own criminal lawyer for the activities of their employees:

Monitor - Monitor all appropriate records -- conduct internal audits of any records that have a legal ramification. For example, financial records, occupational health and safety records, etc, should all be checked internally to uncover problems before the law does.
Implement - Appropriate compliance and regulatory mechanisms in a business. Obviously the specific nature of these will vary vastly, but a criminal lawyer or business consultant can help determine them.
Listen - for any rumors ore reports of illegal activities by employees and investigate them appropriately. In many cases, managers tend to take a 'not my problem' attitude to reports of criminal wrongdoings by staff. They don't realize the impact it can have on the business itself.

Co-operate - with any investigations by the law that the business didn’t know about beforehand. Further charges could be laid on the business itself if police and prosecutors don't get easy access to required evidence for an individual trial.

The Law and You: Federal Environmental Law

2010-01-17T15:39:00.001-08:00

Environmental law is one of the last legislative areas where the public and the administrators of the law show a significant difference of opinion in the severity of crimes. Where environmental law infringements can be seen as not really mattering by the general public, the broad view that legislators have of the total impact of all crimes leads them to take quite a dim view of those caught. Today we are exploring the key areas of federal environmental law that people must be aware of, through the eyes of Florida criminal lawyers.

Federal Water Pollution Control Act

This controls the dumping of waste in waterways. While the main focus of the law is on controlling industrial waste, even small agricultural operators are often caught out by this law.

Clean Water Act

This was passed in 1977 as an adjunct to the Water Pollution Control Act. This aims more specifically to protect fish, shellfish and wildlife, by preventing discharge of toxins into the water and stopping major sources of water pollution.

Clean Air Act

Your car's emission control system is regulated by this piece of legislation, which also controls emissions from all stationary, mobile, and large-area sources. There are quite a lot of proactive measures in this act, as opposed to some other acts which are mostly prohibitive - for example, it promotes employer-sponsored carpooling, use of bicycles etc.

Noise Control Act

Florida criminal attorneys spend a substantial amount of time defending people charged under this act. It aims to reduce or eliminate noise that jeopardizes health and welfare, including from appliances, industrial machines, and vehicles.

Endangered Species Act

This also covers threatened species, which are seen as likely to become endangered at some stage in the future. The law provides a program for their conservation, and occasionally hunters or people keeping certain animals as pets need a criminal lawyer to defend them from charges under it.

Fortunately, the government sees their own actions as subject to environmental control laws also, and all federal projects must comply with the same type of laws that ordinary citizens must. This is regulated by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

The Law and You: Tax Evasion versus Tax Avoidance

2010-01-07T12:31:00.001-08:00

To the person on the street, tax avoidance and tax evasion are one and the same -- it means that you haven't paid the taxes you were supposed to. However, for a small section of the population and their criminal attorneys, the difference is enormous -- it possibly represents the difference between spending some years in jail, and going about your life as usual.

What is tax avoidance?

There are literally thousands of legal ways to avoid paying tax on some of your income. In some cases being able to avoid tax might depend on:

What you spent the income on; if it was for business purposes or a charitable donation, you avoid paying tax on that income -- but this is obviously legal
The country you derived the income from
Transferring assets to another jurisdiction
Changing the structure of legal entities

The term "tax mitigation" is sometimes used by criminal attorneys and legislators to avoid the negative connotation of the term "tax avoidance".

What is tax evasion?

The most typical ways that ordinary citizens evade paying tax which they are legally subject to, include:

Failing to report income -- being paid in cash
Claiming deductions which are not authorized, in the hope they will not be investigated
Claiming personal deductions as business expenses, or vice versa
Falsely claiming charitable contributions
Overestimating the value of property donated to charity
Underestimating the value of assets that have been received

Ordinary citizens can sometimes be caught up in tax evasion charges without any knowledge that they were engaging in unethical or illegal conduct -- this most often occurs when an accountant makes illegal deductions or underreports income or assets on the defendants behalf.

Of course, the question of intent factors enormously in the outcome of trials for tax evasion. It may not reduce the likelihood of getting a guilty verdict, but it has definite potential to reduce the sentence or penalty that is imposed. This is where expert Florida criminal lawyers are a necessity if you have been charged with tax evasion.

Tips from Criminal Attorneys: Can They Search Me?

2009-11-30T20:39:00.001-08:00

Most US citizens are compliant with the law, to a very large degree. There are odd parking violations, speeding tickets, sometimes instances of petty vandalism or theft, and so-called victimless crimes like taking soft drugs. Many people have no idea about their rights when it comes to police interactions, apart from the fact that they have the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney. Here Florida criminal attorneys help you take your rights into your own hands, possibly helping you present the facts more clearly to a jury in the case of any run-ins with the law. We're looking specifically at on-the-street search situations here.

The Basics
The overarching guideline for fairness is that police can search you and your property, and also seize your property with or without a warrant, if the circumstances justify their actions. They need to have probably cause, and stay within constitutional limitations. However, in a situation where they feel it would be your word against theirs the lines can become blurred. Your criminal attorney can help retrospectively, but you can help yourself proactively.

Tip #1: Draw attention to yourself
If police feel that there are witnesses around (especially witness that aren’t related to you), they are more likely to act fairly to begin with. Shout "Hello! Can you come over here please?" to a stranger passing by, and if you have friends around, make sure they are with you.

Tip #2: Cellphone savers
An easy way to keep a record of what is said is to call your home phone from your cell, and put your cell on loudspeaker. While police don’t necessarily have the power to stop you doing this, it would be wise not to call attention to it. Your criminal attorney may be able to use the conversation in court, if necessary.

Tip #3: Consider the implications of false denials
If you are found to have something illegal in your possession, your best bet is to remain silent, as the movies and television have taught us so well. If you deny that something is yours, it raises the question of who it belongs to - and may start trouble for your family and friends.

Tip #4: Resist verbally, not physically
If you state verbally, loudly, that you do not agree to be searched, the police cannot "accidentally" slip their hand in your pocket while doing a (legal) patdown, and find anything you would rather not have to explain. They must have probable cause to search you -- if you don’t believe they do, then object to the search so that everyone around you can hear. Never physically resist, or your criminal attorney will have much more work to do for little gain by you.

Naked Short-Selling - Stock Counterfeiting

2009-11-30T20:14:00.001-08:00

When most people think of counterfeiting, printing off your own money comes to mind and handing it over to an unsuspecting bank teller comes to mind. In reality, all sorts of things are subject to counterfeiting law, and money is involved in only a small part of the counterfeiting charges laid. Naked short-selling is also known as stock counterfeiting - today we explore the stock practices that may require the services of a criminal lawyer.

In decades past, stock counterfeiting had to be done with paper and ink, and a dab hand at forging signatures. Now that electronic means of administering the stock market dominate, it is actually much easier to counterfeit stock. This is a common method that Florida criminal lawyers see.

Naked Short Selling
There is a three-day leeway between the payment of a stock by the buyer, and its delivery by the broker. The money is paid, a Securities Entitlement for the amount of stocks purchased is put into the buyer's account, and the broker collects his commission. However if the stocks aren’t available, on day 3 the broker is supposed to remove the Securities Entitlement from the buyer's account and refund the commission and the purchase price. Simply failing to do this, and acting as if the Securities Entitlement is real and valid, is known as naked short selling.

Relatively common -- but illegal
Obviously, this is a form of fraud and theft, and as such is illegal practice. However, many brokers continue to do it, because if the buyer wants to onsell those stocks, they can hardly be told at the point of sale that they aren’t real. Another unwitting buyer is dragged into the loop, and while there is no loss on the broker/trader side of the fence, there is plenty on the investor side.

Investors protecting themselves
Investors would become subject to criminal charges also if they onsold this stock - a situation that most would consider extremely unfair. However, in some cases courts have determined that the original buyer (and attempted seller) is at fault, because of a lack of due diligence on their part. To avoid needing a Florida criminal attorney for an act you had no idea was wrong, always check for a corresponding book-entry share in the DTC's ledger.

There When You Need Them

2009-11-19T11:15:00.000-08:00

My son and four of his friends spent spring break in Miami and while they were there they got into some trouble with the law. He was arrested and was being held in a Miami jail. The first thing I did was contact a criminal lawyer to take the case and get my son out of jail while he waits for trail. Thankfully the criminal attorney I picked was very wise and very helpful. I wired him the retainer and within four hours of getting the case my son was out on bail.

By the time I got to Miami, this wonderful attorney had already gotten the charges reduced from felony to misdemeanor charges. I had visions of having to spend thousands of dollars and months in trial before this whole mess would be over but they had it pretty well over with by the time I got to Florida. Because of the efforts of the Miami criminal attorney that we hired, this incident will not be on my son’s record for the rest of his life. Because of a plea bargain, the charges were dropped completely and he just had to pay for damages. Something that could have haunted him the rest of his life was now just a bad memory.

All four of his friends used the same criminal attorney we used and they all got the same deal as my son did. All five of them had to pay a total of $8,000 in damages to the hotel where they were staying. Apparently they had decided to have a party in their room which got way out of hand and a fight broke out. There was a great deal of damage done to the room and the lobby of the hotel. It could have been much worse for them; they were lucky to have such a good lawyer on their side.

After it was all said and done and the boys were back home and out of danger I sent a very nice thank you letter to the office of the Miami criminal attorney that we used. I wanted to make sure he knew how thankful I was for the work he did for the boys and how he really made a difference in their lives. They could have been living with felony charges for the rest of their life but he made it possible for them to get past this mistake they made without it ruining the lives forever.

When You Need a Criminal Lawyer

2009-11-02T21:56:00.000-08:00

Here's a scenario we hope no one reading this will ever experience: a highly respected professional, perhaps an accountant, finds himself suddenly in need of a criminal attorney. He's been arrested for a white-collar crime and has no idea what's at stake. Let's look at the ways, without representation by an experienced criminal lawyer, the life of a respected professional can be devastated.

As a Fort Lauderdale criminal lawyer, my office has seen some very difficult circumstances surrounding white collar prosecution. Whether or not they're convicted, professionals such as corporate executives, physicians and accountants can find their reputations ruined and assets seized long-term without the proper representation.

Not the least of the potential damage is to one's professional reputation. Consider for a moment the news-hungry, 24-hour-a-day environment in which today's media operates. Even local media outlets are fed by international news sources, making news of an alleged crime widely accessible. It's easy to see why having a highly-competent criminal attorney, well-versed in white collar criminal defense, is essential to help protect your public image.

Another huge factor that impacts professionals accused of financial crimes is seizure of assets. Each state has its own statutes pertaining to seizure of assets believed to be gained by the commission of a crime, with underlying federal law supporting them. And it may surprise you to know that it's quite simple for a law enforcement agency in most states to obtain the legal documents necessary to seize assets such as homes, vehicles and cash they believe were the result of your alleged criminal activity.

Experience as a Miami criminal attorney has made me privy to cases in which law enforcement personnel far overreached the legal boundaries of asset forfeiture or seizure, however, and the civil process by which those assets are returned can move slowly.

The biggest risk in such a situation is, of course, the possibility of imprisonment and financial penalty. Whether or not you actually committed the crime of which you might, hypothetically, be accused, you would be guaranteed by our country's founding documents a "vigorous defense" before being penalized.

Here in Florida, that would mean being represented by a West Palm Beach criminal lawyer, for example, who knows how to make sure your rights are protected. No matter what your location, finding that type of representation is essential.

I hope you never experience any of the above, but if you do, don't hesitate to secure the services of a criminal attorney experienced in the defense of white collar crimes prosecution. Having an experienced advocate to ensure your rights are upheld and damage to your reputation mitigated can make all the difference in whether your life as a respected professional is devastated or restored.

Money Laundering Case Study: Eddie Antar

2009-10-21T12:04:00.001-07:00

Money laundering is most often associated with drug dealers, illegal gambling and prostitution, and arms dealing. However, the majority of money laundering crimes handled by the experienced Miami criminal attorneys are more of the white-collar kind. Today we are looking at one of the most famous case studies in white collar money laundering, Eddie Antar.

Eddie Antar began the electronics chain that was to become known as Crazy Eddie's as ERS Electronics in 1971, and the famous radio commercial associated with the chain started in 1972. At the peak, the chain earned over $300 million in sales, with 43 stores in the chain.

Antar was the director of the company, and from the beginning was involved in illegal business practices. His criminal lawyers defended him against IRS violations including paying employees off the books; but his main white-collar crime was skimming money off the sales. It has been reported that around 1 in every 6 dollars was skimmed off the top of the chain. This reduced the amount of income tax the business had to pay, and Antar concocted an even more intricate money-making scheme later.

In 1987, Antar's criminal lawyers had to defend him against charges of violating federal securities laws, and the federal grand jury conducted an investigation into the warranty billing practices of the company. Apart from the income tax evasion, Eddie Antar also used the money he had skimmed off the chain's profits to feed back into the business under the guise of revenue. This would increase the company's stock price, which Eddie could then cash out in real money. The scheme is said to have netted him $40 million -- which of course he is now completely unable to spend.

For the major fraud he enlisted the help of his nephew, Sammy Antar, who had a degree in accounting. Various falsified paperwork items and other shady accounting practices helped artificially inflate revenue, and a network of offshore bank accounts helped initially disguise the profits.

This clear-cut case of enormous tax fraud, securities fraud and other assorted crimes was no match for Antar's criminal attorneys, who represented him to the best of their ability. He was sentenced to eight years in prison, and has $1 billion in judgements against him from various civil suits as well as $150 million in fines.

Effective Legal Representation from David J. Joffe

2009-10-15T16:30:00.001-07:00

When a person gets into legal trouble, many negative things result which can ruin someone’s life, reputation, business or family and help is needed. It is never easy to find reputable and expert legal representation unless you know someone who works in the legal field. For those who do not have this advantage, finding a good attorney can be frustrating.

The person who represents themselves in court has a fool for client, or so the saying goes. An attorney like David J. Joffe gets results whenever the need for expert legal representation is needed. He is an attorney well versed in dealing with a wide array of legal issues such as white collar crime or federal criminal issues and has the experience to get the job done.

As a Miami criminal lawyer, Mr. Joffe has represented clients from various professions and walks of life. He has handled serious business matters in both state and the United States federal court system. Mr. Joffe has personally handled more than 200 federal criminal cases which makes him an asset when the chips are down and a skilled legal representative is needed.

Other types of cases this Fort Lauderdale criminal attorney has handled include tax related crimes, fraud, money laundering, public corruption, criminal extradition, conspiracy, SEC violations, asset forfeiture, drug possession, theft, racketeering and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. He is licensed, knowledgeable and an expert in his field, bringing a level of professionalism unsurpassed and a reputation built on getting results for clients.

Mr. Jofee is ranked as an “AV” by Martindale Hubbell Bar Register which is one of the most prestigious rankings an attorney can have. His AV rating is a career accomplishment and a testimony to the fact that he is well-respected and adept in his field of profession. Having such a skilled attorney working hard on your side gives his clients peace of mind and reassurance of his capability and expertise.

From his past history of representing doctors, stockbrokers, trade professionals, bank officers, CEOs and other attorneys, David J. Joffe is a name that can be trusted to provide each client with the best possible outcome. Bringing a wealth of skill and expert representation allows Mr. Joffe to represent each client to the best of his ability and proves he can help in most any type of difficult and complex legal problem. When looking for a good Miami criminal attorney, look no further than David J. Joffe.