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Fort Lauderdale Criminal Defense Law Firm
Overview
If you are facing criminal charges, having a strategic, winning defense team on your side is imperative. Kenneth Padowitz, P.A., in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, successfully handles everything from misdemeanors and probation to felonies and high-profile cases. Our clients receive aggressive, sophisticated representation that deconstructs the claims against them. Since opening the doors to our law firm, we have protected the futures of countless clients.
The founder of our law firm, Ken Padowitz, is a former prosecutor and has overseen more than 350 jury trials. Prior to joining the firm, Joshua Padowitz worked as an assistant state attorney with an extremely heavy caseload handling potentially thousands of cases at any given time depending on his assigned trial division. Josh also served as the sole prosecutor in the West Satellite Courthouse tasked with making case filing decisions and filing criminal charges for arrests that occurred in the City of Fort Lauderdale. Giuliana Allevato is an associate attorney at the firm, who brings a wealth of experience and dedication to her work, supporting our clients with the comprehensive and tenacious representation they need in complex criminal matters. Their combined litigation experience makes them formidable opponents in the courtroom as they advocate for defendants.
Kenneth Padowitz has more than three decades of experience. He has earned a number of honors, including the following:
- Receiving the highest peer rating possible of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell
- Being named a Super Lawyer
- Being Lead Counsel Rated
- Holding an Avvo "Superb" rating
- Being listed in The Best Lawyers in America
- Being selected for The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100
We are committed to confidentiality and discretion. Every strategy we develop is catered specifically to the needs of each client. Kenneth Padowitz, P.A., accepts credit cards. Our law firm offers free initial consultations.
* AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review RatingTM fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.
Preeminent*****Best Lauderdale Criminal Defense, 35 years Former Homicide Prosecutor, 400+ Jury Trials, Top Ratings/Awards
About Kenneth Padowitz, P.A.
Practice Areas
- Criminal Defense
Office Information
Address
888 S Andrews Ave#205 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Phone
Offers Free Initial Consultation
Yes
Payment Plans Accepted
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Achievements
Lawyers at Kenneth Padowitz, P.A. selected for a Super Lawyers® list
- Padowitz, Joshua On a Super Lawyers® List
- Padowitz, Kenneth On a Super Lawyers® List
Published
Articles
- Virtual Reality Debuts in Florida Courtroom, LAW.COM, 2024
A Broward County judge broke new ground this week during a stand-your-ground hearing on Tuesday and Wednesday, by allowing the defendant to use Oculus Quest 2 headsets to present, in virtual reality, a visualization of an expert’s opinion in the for - Self-Defense in New York vs. Florida: A Comparative Analysis, New York Weekly, 2024
“Stand Your Ground” laws have been a topic of significant debate in the United States, particularly because they vary greatly from state to state. These laws, which allow individuals to use force non-deadly and deadly force in self-defense, defense - Legal Q&A with a Federal Criminal Defense Attorney on the Young Thug RICO Case, The Source, 2024
In light of the ongoing legal issues surrounding [...] the rapper Young Thug, we reached out to Kenneth Padowitz, P.A., a reputable, nationally recognized federal criminal defense law firm located in Broward County, Florida, to discuss the complexit - Revolutionizing the Courtroom: How Technology is Transforming Legal Work and Trials, BOSS Magazine, 2024
To gain insights into this transformation, we spoke with former assistant state attorney Joshua Padowitz, a forward-thinking criminal defense lawyer based in Broward County, Florida, who alongside his father law-partner (selected as one of “America’ - Racial Disparities in the Application of Stand Your Ground Laws, Law Fuel, 2024
"To learn more about the overall racial disparities of Stand Your Ground laws, we consulted with Joshua Padowitz of Kenneth Padowitz, P.A., a criminal defense attorney and nationally acclaimed legal expert on self-defense and Stand Your Ground laws. - Another Setback for Recreational Marijuana in Florida..., Cannabis.net, 2024
- 20 Questions Asked and Answered by a Young, Successful Attorney, The Good Men Project, 2024
- Effective Communication Strategies in the Legal Profession: A Trial Lawyer’s Perspective, The Visual Communication Guy, 2024
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