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United States of America v. Matthew A. Zayas
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of money laundering and one count of causing or attempting to cause a domestic financial institution to fail to file a currency transaction report under 31 U.S.C. § 5324(a)(1). * * * The Fifth Amendment provides that “[n]o person shall be held to answer for a . . . crime, unless on... More... ( 07-01-2025 - FL) |
Samuel Scott, Jr. v. City of Miami, et al.
Miami, Florida civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff claiming ultiple claims against Officers Guzman, Bloom, Hernandez, and Carriel in their individual capacities and against the City of Miami.1 Scott sued under the Fourth amendment for unreasonable seizure against all of the officers and unreasonable search against Officer Hernandez pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, along with filing sta... More... ( 06-29-2025 - FL) |
J.F. v. Carnival Corporation, d.b.a Carnival Cruise Lines
Miami, Florida personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a maritime tort Negligent failure to warn of the danger of and prevent as assault. J.F. alleges that three fellow passengers sexually assaulted her in a stateroom on a Carnival cruise ship. She contends that Carnival could have foreseen the perpetrators’ crime and should have, but failed to, take preventativ... More... ( 06-20-2025 - FL) |
John P. Middleton v. The Hollywood Reports, LLC, Gary Baum, and Roy Lee
Miami, Florida personal injury lawyers represented the parties in a defamation case. This defamation action stems from a soured professional and personal relationship between John P. Middleton and Roy Lee. That relationship began and ended in California, and much of the subsequent fallout between the two men also took place there. Mr. Middleton sued Mr. Lee in California superior cour... More... ( 06-10-2025 - FL) |
United States of America v. Shadon Demetric Edwards
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a firearm and ammunition despite having previously been convicted of a crime punishable by more than a year in prison, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). Shadon Edwards was suspected of being a high-level organizer in a drug-trafficking organization responsible for distributingillegal narcotics thr... More... ( 05-30-2025 - FL) |
United States of America v. Jardon Kianu Jackson
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking Kissimmee Drug Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison A man was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison, followed by five years of... More... ( 04-25-2025 - FL) |
United States of America v. Joseph John Pyrzyk
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition and failing to report to federal authorities to serve his sentence on a prior felony gun charge. Convicted Gun Felon, Bond Jumper Headed to Federal Prison for 11 Ye... More... ( 03-28-2025 - FL) |
United States of America v. Carlos Abreu
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with (1) falsely claiming United States citizenship to register to vote; (2) using a United States citizen’s name to vote; (3) possessing firearms as an alien without lawful status; (4) making false statements in support of a passport application; and (5) aggravated identity theft. ... More... ( 03-17-2025 - FL) |
United States of America v. Stevenson Charles
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant Stevenson Charles, while on probation, engaged in a spree of violent crimes against gay men in Miami, Florida. On three separate occasions, Charles lured his victims to purported dates using the online dating application Grindr. When the victims arrived, he brandished a firearm, forced the victims into their cars, and direct... More... ( 03-09-2025 - FL) |
United States of America v. Austin Michael Taylor
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud Founder of Miami-Based Cryptocurrency Token CluCoin Sentenced for Wire Fraud The founder of CluCoin, a cryptocurrency token project in Miami, was ... More... ( 02-14-2025 - FL) |
Cathy Booze v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC
Miami, Florida consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking to enforce the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The Plaintiff claimed that Defendant-Appellant Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (Ocwen)1 violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) when it charged 1 Ocwen has since been succeeded by PHH Mortgage Corporation by merger. consumers optional fees for m... More... ( 02-11-2025 - FL) |
State of Florida v. Maykoll Santiesteban
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts each of vehicular homicide and driving without a license causing death. Maykoll Santiesteban, 16, was accused of taking his father's care out on a deadly joyride in Hialeah on April 23, 2024. Hialeah police say he was driving 80 mph in a 30 mph zone, a whopping 55 mph over the speed limit when he s... More... ( 02-07-2025 - FL) |
Shan Shan Su v. Broward County
Miami, Florida civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on race discrimination, disability discrimination, and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2(a), 2000e-3(a), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, id. §§ 12112(a), 12203(a), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794(a), and the Florida Civil Rights Act, Fla. Stat. § ... More... ( 01-31-2025 - FL) |
United States of America v. Gito St Fort; Anwar Hazzi; Samantha Yi; Darnell Julio Mendez
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with distributing fentanyl and meth Four People Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Fentanyl Four South Florida residents have been sentenced to federal prison... More... ( 01-17-2025 - FL) |
Carlos E. Clark v. Jacqueline Clark, et al.
Miami, Florida family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce. In this intrafamily dispute, the former husband challenges a nonfinal order granting intervention and requiring him to transfer his interest in the former marital residence to his son after the trial court imposed a constructive trust over the property. On appeal, he contends the trial court misconstrued the terms of... More... ( 01-15-2025 - FL) |
United States of America v. Kerbgy Brown, Jr.
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with count each of conspiracy to commit, attempted, and child sex trafficking. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(1), (b)(2), 1594(a), (c)... More... ( 01-13-2025 - FL) |
Miami, Florida qui tam lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. (2012) (“Act”) theory. ... More... ( 12-20-2024 - FL) |
United States of America v. David Abram Ziesel
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbing a bank Port St. Lucie Man Sentenced to 15 years in Prison for Third Bank Robbery Conviction David Abram Ziesel, 45, pled guilty to robbing a bank ... More... ( 12-13-2024 - FL) |
United States of America v. Joseph Acevedo; Stanley Rumowski
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Cocaine Trafficking and Illegal Firearms Possession Fort Pierce Duo Sentenced to Prison for Cocaine Trafficking and Illegal Firearms Possession . Two Fort P... More... ( 12-13-2024 - FL) |
Ramon Arias, et al.v. Citizens Property Insurance Company
Miami, Florida insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued on a breach of contract theory. Judgment in favor of the Plaintiffs. ... More... ( 12-04-2024 - FL) |
Eric Romano and Todd Romano v. John Hancock Life Insurance Company
Miami, Florida employment law lawyer represent the Plaintiffs who sued on an E.R.I.S.A. law theory. “The aim of ERISA is ‘to make the plaintiffs whole, but not to give them a windfall.’” Henry v. Champlain Enters., Inc., 445 F.3d 610, 624 (2d Cir. 2006) (Sotomayor, J.) (quoting Jones v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am., 223 F.3d 130, 139 (2d Cir. 2000)). Th... More... ( 11-12-2024 - FL) |
United States of America v. Darnell Mendez
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death of Baby and Possession of Firearms as a Convicted Felon ... More... ( 10-30-2024 - FL) |
United States of America v. Devon Jamal Graham
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance containing fentanyl and cocaine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. ... More... ( 10-30-2024 - FL) |
State of Florida v. Adrian Crosby
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with murder. Adrian Crosby, age 23, was accused of murdering a Miami-Dade high school senior over the popular Yeezys sneakers. Crosby was charged with felony murder, attempted murder, and attempted robbery for killing 18-year-old Andrea Camps Lacayo. Authorities said Berben and his gi... More... ( 10-25-2024 - FL) |
Barbaro Morales v. ATC Medical Transport Corp.
Miami, Florida Fair Labor Standards Act violation employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that sets standards for wages, overtime, child labor, and recordkeeping for most private and public employees: Minimum wage Employers must pay covered employees at least the federal minimum wage... More... ( 10-18-2024 - FL) |