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• Criminal Defense
  • How the Concept of Search Could Impact Your Case
    In order to convict you of a crime, prosecutors and accusers must be able to show, beyond all reasonable doubt, that you committed the act you’re ...
• Criminal Defense News
  • Martin Shkreli Sentenced to Seven Years For Securities Fraud
    Martin Shkreli was recently sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of securities fraud, a white collar crime, after he swindled ...
• Domestic Violence
  • Defenses to Domestic Violence Charges
    Domestic violence has become a top priority in our criminal justice system. Where at one time law enforcement responded to domestic disturbances as ...
• Drug Crimes
  • Florida Cracks Down On Prescription Fraud with New 2018 Law
    The opioid addiction epidemic has troubled lawmakers, but they believe they may have dealt a huge blow to it. A new law that went into effect on ...
• DUI
  • Three Accepted Types of Field Sobriety Tests
    In order to make a lawful DUI arrest, law enforcement must establish “probable cause,” which is a reasonable suspicion that a crime has been committed ...
• Expungements
  • Am I Eligible for Expungement?
    Do you have a criminal offense on record that feels like a blemish to your good name? You know you are a good, hard-working citizen, but the record ...
• Firm News
  • Hager & Schwartz Secures Not Guilty Verdicts for All 6 Client Charges
    Hager & Schwartz, P.A. and our Fort Lauderdale criminal defense lawyers are known for taking on challenging cases for our clients and fighting with ...
• Immigration Law
  • Know Your Rights If Confronted by ICE Agents
    The Trump Administration has held its focus on immigration reform and border control. Part of its effort has been focused on empowering Immigration ...
• Sealing
  • Am I Eligible for Expungement?
    Do you have a criminal offense on record that feels like a blemish to your good name? You know you are a good, hard-working citizen, but the record ...
• Violent Crimes
  • Broward County Reports Highest Number of Hate Crimes Per Year
    Overall, the number of hate crimes has been decreasing in the last decade or so. One case in 2012, a man from Port St. Joe shot his African-American ...
• White Collar Crimes
  • Ponzi Schemer Seeks to Reduce 50-Year Sentence to 12 Years
    A man who is currently imprisoned for orchestrating a $1.4 billion dollar Ponzi scheme is seeking to reduce his 50-year sentence to only 12 years. ...