The Law Offices of Leifert & Leifert is a South Florida criminal defense law firm with experienced attorneys who provide aggressive legal services. Our criminal defense lawyers have over 50 years of combined experience and have defended countless individuals facing criminal offense charges throughout the state of Florida. We pride ourselves on providing reliable, knowledgeable, and thorough advice, and walk with our clients from the very beginning of their legal journey until it is fully resolved.
The Law Offices of Leifert & Leifert provides legal services for individuals facing criminal charges in Broward, Palm Beach, or Miami-Dade County. Our attorneys specialize in all areas of criminal law including DUI defense, drug charges, traffic tickets, all felonies andmisdemeanors, juvenile-related offenses, domestic violence, violation of probation cases, record sealing cases and more. In addition to criminal defense services we also offer select family law services such as divorce mediation and alimony negotiation. We are available 24/7 to provide supportive services to those in need of legal assistance.
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Add ReviewDear Leifert and Leifert ,Report
I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your professional assistance and support throughout my case. I know that without your skill and experience, I would not have been able to achieve such results.
Your patience, responsiveness, and enthusiasm have always been incredible during all of our meetings and communication. I appreciate your work on my case, your extensive knowledge of laws, and your ability to represent my interests.
I cannot describe how much easier my life has become after the verdict was made in my favor. I am grateful to you for all the efforts you put into my defense. I will recommend you to anyone who needs legal assistance.
Once again, thank you very much for your support and help in my case.
Sincerely,
Diana
Hire someone else. Don’t trust/depend on these peopleReport
I would give them 0 stars if I could. Do not waste your hard-earned money on Doug. Hire someone else who will genuinely care about your case. Doug may pretend to be interested, but in reality, he is only after a paycheck. Once he receives payment, he will delegate all the work to his "assistant" and will blatantly lie to your face. Trust me, do not give Doug the satisfaction of taking advantage of you. Choose wisely and invest in someone who will fight for your causeReport
Horrible attorney. Won’t even take time to help his own clients who pay him. Just read the negative reviews written about these guys. They’re only in it for a paycheckReport
I had a domestic dispute with my girlfriend. Even though I was injured and I was the the one who called 911. The cops took me to jail, the state knew they had a weak case, they offered me 30 days in jail and probationReport
I hired Doug because according to him, he’s a trial attorney that goes to trial all the time and wins. I paid $32,500 his fee & his investigator.
After completion of depositions, we learned law enforcement saw no evidence of the crimes I was charged with, the alleged victim had various accounts of what happened that if put under a thorough cross examination by a skilled defense attorney would reveal she was making her whole story up, we also had a star witness an EMS, the supervisor on scene who would have testified that my wounds were defensive in nature
20 x Doug asked me to accept this plea, I wouldn’t accept it, because I was 100% innocent. From day 1 I made it clear, I’m not taking a deal, we're going to trial
However, Doug informed me he can’t handle the case alone, he forced me to hire Robert Gershman. He said if I didn’t hire Robert, he would withdraw and I would lose the $32k and 2 years of my life
I was forced to hire Robert Gershman for $15k taking my legal fees to $47,500
3 yrs 4 months later, since Doug kept delaying my case, we went to trial, both attorneys failed to prepare my case where I was facing a max 25 year sentence if convicted on all counts.
We had no opening argument and none of the states witnesses were impeached with prior inconsistent statements. My attorneys didn’t subpoena my best witness the EMS so he didn’t testify at my trial
The state got ahold of a notebook I had taken with me to consult with 3 other attorneys prior to hiring Doug. The notes included those attorneys opinions, mental impressions, and strategies on how they would defend my case. Therefore, the notes were protected by both the attorney client privilege and the work product privilege. Doug had 40 months to suppress the privileged notes, but he failed to. Then at trial the state introduced my notes as an exhibit. When I testified at trial, the prosecutor used attorney client privileged notes to accuse me of 2 uncharged crimes, witness tampering and stalking, as well as making up my theory of defense post arrest with the help of a crafty attorney.
I was found guilty of 1 felony and 2 misdemeanors, then sent to prison for 4 years. I filed a motion for post conviction relief, won an evidentiary hearing. At the hearing Doug defended not suppressing my attorney client privileged notes which were used to accuse me of 2 uncharged crimes, he referred to the notes as innocuous. When asked why he didn’t call the EMS witness he stated there were some observations that he may have made that may have been inconsistent with what everyone else was saying, but Doug attempted to explain that he declined to present him because his version of events conflicted “with what everyone else was saying.”
That is the very point of a trial, to present witnesses whose account conflicts with the states witnesses
The judge ruled Doug provided a deficient performance, she stated the prejudice was minuscule and she denied me the opportunity for retrial. At the hearing I discovered Doug only went to trial on 12 cases in his career. If I knew when I met him he lacked trial experience I wouldn’t have hired him. Similarly, if I knew he’d force me to hire someone else, I wouldn’t have hired Doug
Doug had a chance to take responsibility for not preparing my defense and causing me to lose trial. He instead deflected the blame on the attorney he forced me to hire Robert Gershman, and claimed all of his errors that violated my right to a fair trail were cumulative an innocuous
The alleged victim has 5 incidents of domestic violence on her record. They have a saying in wrongful convictions, while the innocent is in prison, the real perpetrator is recommitting. That’s what happened here, Doug had a chance to clear my name. Instead he just walked into trial unprepared, not caring of the outcome, because at the end of the day, he got his $
These guys got me a nolle prosque for a reckless driving on a motorcycle at 90+mph. Definitely couldnt take a conviction, and they did what they had to do without me ever entering a courtroom. Thanks again, if ever need an attorney in the future i will definitely call them back.Report
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The best attorney ever ! Very honest straight forward. No BS . I love his personality.. I am forever grateful. And highly recommend to anyone.Report
Nice people to deal with…Prompt in getting back to you!Report
Leifert & Leifert is a criminal defense team of former prosecutors. The attorneys exhibit professionalism and dedication to the practice of criminal defens. Their many years of experience as defense lawyers, as well as their experience as former South Florida prosecutors, make Leifert & Leifert the ideal team for those facing criminal, DUI and traffic charges.