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Inside a Miami Attorney's Jury Duty Experience: 'I Feel Like Another Person' | Daily Business Review Criminal defense attorney Bruce Lehr has spent more than 35 years in courtrooms, but he'd never sat in the jury box. That is, until March 2, when he…

Proud to have been recognized by Best Lawyers 2021

Honored to be one of Judge Eric Hendon’s two personal speakers at his investiture onto the Third District Court of Appeal.

Facing possible murder charge, Mexican actor Pablo Lyle ordered to remain in Miami

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article228963474.html

miamiherald.com A Miami-Dade judge ordered Mexican telenovela star Pablo Lyle to remain in the United States as prosecutors mull whether to charge him with manslaughter or murder. He is accused of punching a 63-year-old man who later died.

Successfully achieved the dismissal of all charges against Commissioner Chris Ure.

Allegation of a Doping Cover-Up by Agents Exposes a Hole in Baseball’s Authority

We are happy to share an article from today's New York Times about a project our partner Andrew Levi did for Major League Baseball:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/sports/baseball/mlb-agents-doping-players-union.html

nytimes.com A dispute involving two prominent agents has been a source of deep frustration for Major League Baseball, which sees the players’ union as unwilling to police them.

No verdict yet in Melanie Eam murder trial

https://www.wpbf.com/article/jurors-sent-home-after-three-hours-of-deliberations/23493175

wpbf.com Jurors sent home after three hours of deliberations

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'The Devil Incarnate': How 3 Prominent South Florida Attorneys Win for Clients With Image Problems | Daily Business Review

https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2018/06/28/the-devil-incarnate-how-3-prominent-south-florida-attorneys-win-for-clients-with-image-problems/

law.com Defense attorneys Bruce Lehr Howard Finkelstein and Margot Moss talk litigation strategy and public pushback in cases with infamous clients.

'There'll Be No Sympathy:' Lawyers Discuss Defense Strategies After Mass School Shooting | Daily Business Review

https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/sites/dailybusinessreview/2018/02/15/therell-be-no-sympathy-lawyers-discuss-defense-strategies-after-mass-school-shooting/

law.com The focus is on diverting attention from potential defendants in civil cases and pointing to mitigating factors that might aid the defense in the criminal case.

NEW: Acreage woman charged in boyfriend’s death wants confession tossed

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime--law/new-acreage-woman-charged-boyfriend-death-wants-confession-tossed/lVSKnxVVQwkSDQZP1GDfCI/

palmbeachpost.com Melanie Eam of The Acreage wants a Palm Beach County judge to throw out her confession in murder of James Barry of Loxahatchee.

Murder-for-hire plotter Dalia Dippolito wants bond during appeal of 16-year prison sentence

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-pn-dalia-dippolito-bond-hearing-preview-20170809-story.html

sun-sentinel.com Dalia Dippolito, convicted and sentence to 16 years in prison for plotting the death of her husband, now wants the judge to grant bond so she can return to house arrest pending her appeal.

Federal agent on trial in Boca Raton road rage shooting claims self-defense

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-pn-boca-mall-road-rage-trial-preview-20170419-story.html

sun-sentinel.com Angel Echevarria was an off-duty federal agent during a 2013 road rage incident in Boca Raton. He's set to stand trial on three charges over a shot he took at the other motorist's car.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-pn-boca-mall-road-rage-trial-preview-20170419-story.html

Documents: Pill mill case dumped after alleged misconduct by another MBI agent

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-mbi-agent-affair-20161123-story.html

www.orlandosentinel.com In the same week four Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation agents were charged with misdemeanors , another agent's alleged misconduct led to the dismissal of a pill mill case, records show.

Death Row Case May Reveal Life After Hurst

http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/id=1202748481563/Death-Row-Case-May-Reveal-Life-After-Hurst?mcode=1202629275855&curindex=1&curpage=ALL

dailybusinessreview.com Under the backdrop of the U.S. Supreme Court voiding Florida's capital sentencing scheme, the Florida Supreme Court hears a critical case concerning death pe...

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Stuart Rosenfeldt seeks lenient prison sentence after guilty plea

http://www.local10.com/news/stuart-rosenfeldt-sentencing/28368566

www.local10.com A former law partner of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein is asking a federal judge for a lenient prison sentence after pleading guilty to a conspiracy charge.

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Cilins Denied Bail in FCPA Obstruction Case

http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2013/07/03/cilins-denied-bail-in-fcpa-obstruction-case-trial-date-set/

blogs.wsj.com Frederic Cilins, the French man accused in U.S. court of attempting to pay a witness to destroy documents before they reached a grand jury, was denied bail on Wednesday.

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Teen uses social media to rally support for slain sister

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news.blogs.cnn.com Hoping to keep the man accused of killing her sister behind bars, a teenager posted a YouTube video asking people to show up at a court hearing today to keep the bond at $1 million.

Miami businessman to plead guilty today in $135 million investor fraud

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/fl-gaston-cantens-fraud-plea-20120125,0,3082565.story

orlandosentinel.com Soon after the real estate market crashed, hundreds of people from Miami and South America who had trusted Gaston E. Cantens as a friend discovered a painful secret: The prominent businessman had stolen tens of millions of dollars from them in a classic Ponzi scheme.

Cantens pleads guilty to financial fraud, but Miami investors unhappy with deal - Miami-Dade - Miami

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/25/2607892/cantens-pleads-guilty-to-financial.html

miamiherald.com Gaston E. Cantens, a prominent Miami businessman, pleaded guilty to a fraud conspiracy that fleeced millions from investors who decried his plea deal.

Rothstein: Condo Kept for Trysts With Escorts

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/Rothstein-Claims-Law-Firm-Kept-Condo-for-Trysts-With-Escorts-136732713.html

nbcmiami.com Ponzi schemer claims he spent tens of thousands a month on escorts.

Miami businessman charged with fleecing Belen Jesuit Prep and other investors - West Miami-Dade - Mi

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/04/2573506/miami-businessman-charged-with.html

Cantens’ lawyer, Bruce Lehr, said his client decided not to continue fighting the charges against him.

“After nearly 30 years in business, unfortunate circumstances caused him to make serious mistakes for which he is accepting full responsibility,” Lehr said. “Throughout this process, it was always clear that Mr. Cantens’ actions were not for personal gain but were actions attempting to save a struggling real estate business at the time.

miamiherald.com A prominent Cuban-American businessman who targeted fellow graduates of his alma mater, Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, was charged Wednesday with fleecing millions of dollars from hundreds of people in an alleged investment scheme that collapsed with the real estate bust.

Rothstein: Law firm had condo for s*x with prostitutes

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/fl-rothstein-speaks-escorts-20120104,0,4976278.story

The condo was forfeited to the federal government as part of Rothstein's plea deal.

Rosenfeldt's attorney, Bruce Lehr, said Wednesday that he would not dignify Rothstein's claims with an answer.

"I'll tell you Stuart is happily married to the same wife all these years," Lehr said.

orlandosentinel.com Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein said his downtown Fort Lauderdale law firm maintained a condo across the street where he and his law partners would have s*x with prostitutes and then come back to work, according to transcripts of his testimony that were unsealed Wednesday.

Convicted Lawyer Rothstein Says Two Partners Knew of His Scheme - Businessweek

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-12-22/convicted-lawyer-rothstein-says-two-partners-knew-of-his-scheme.html

Bruce Lehr, a lawyer for Rosenfeldt, said yesterday in a phone interview that his client wasn’t aware of the Ponzi scheme.

‘No Credibility’

“Stuart Rosenfeldt had absolutely no idea of the wrongdoings of Scott Rothstein until Mr. Rothstein fled the country,” Lehr said. “Mr. Rothstein, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 50 years in prison, had no credibility then. The fact that after spending some time behind bars, he has decided to throw his law partner under the bus has not awarded him new credibility.”

businessweek.com Scott Rothstein, the Florida lawyer convicted in a $1.2 billion investment fraud, said two of his former law firm partners also knew of the scheme, according to a transcript of a sworn deposition made public yesterday.

Convicted in $1.2B Ponzi Scheme, Scott Rothstein Said in Depo That 2 Law Firm Partners Benefited - N

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/convicted_in_1.2b_ponzi_scheme_ex-lawyer_says_in_depo_that_2_partners/

abajournal.com Disbarred attorney Scott Rothstein pointed the finger at two ex-partners of his bankrupt South Florida law firm during a deposition, the Associated Press and South Florida Business Journal report. Convicted of running a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme while at the helm of the Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler la...

Convicted Lawyer Rothstein Says Two of His Partners Knew of Fraud Scheme

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-21/scott-rothstein-says-other-lawyers-at-florida-firm-knew-of-fraud-scheme.html

bloomberg.com Scott Rothstein, the Florida lawyer convicted in a $1.2 billion investment fraud, said two of his former law firm partners also knew of the scheme, according to a transcript of a sworn deposition made public yesterday.

Fire official sentenced to 57 months in prison - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com

"Attorney Bruce Lehr, hired by Arthur after she was convicted in September, denied that obstruction of justice had occurred and asked for a shorter sentence to avoid negatively impacting her two children."

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/12/16/2550713/fire-official-sentenced-to-57.html

miamiherald.com Former Miami Assistant Fire Chief Veldora Arthur was sentenced Friday for her role in a $317,000 mortgage fraud scheme. Arthur was earning nearly $185,000 in yearly salary and a $167,000 pension through the deferred retirement option plan.

Jailed Bankest executives Hector and Eduardo Orlansky seek restitution reduction - Daily Business Re

http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202513694131&slreturn=1&hbxlogin=1

dailybusinessreview.com Fraudsters Hector and Eduardo Orlansky are serving 20 years in prison, but they would like their debt lessened since their criminal restitution order stands at $165 million because of a confidential civil settlement reached in a civil case.

A Scott Rothstein Sampler Platter

Previous news story: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2009/11/19/a-scott-rothstein-sampler-platter/

blogs.wsj.com Scott Rothstein has agreed to voluntarily surrender his law license to Florida bar authorities. Meanwhile, lawyers continue to flee from Rothstein's former law firm.