Criminal Defense Law Firm in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Law Office of A. Randall Haas
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633 SE 3rd Ave., Suite 4F Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 USA |
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(888) 312-9184
(954) 467-8806
www.arandallhaas.com
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The Law Office of A. Randall Haas is an experienced, dedicated law firm located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. If you have been arrested and charged with a crime, it is important to act as soon as possible to proactively defend yourself against police and prosecutors who are building a case against you. Your next decision should be to hire an experienced attorney to handle your defense and to inform you about how to make the most of your options.
The Law Office of A. Randall Haas is located in Fort Lauderdale and provides criminal defense throughout South Florida, including the communities of Hollywood, Pompano Beach, Coral Springs, Lake Worth, West Palm Beach, Delray Beach, Boca Raton, Tamarac, Plantation, Davie, Weston, Pembroke Pines, Sunrise, Miami, Sunny Isles, Golden Beach, North Miami Beach, Wellington, Boynton Beach, Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Kendall, Doral, Carol City, Aventura, Boca Raton and Lauderhill, as well as Broward County, Palm Beach County and Miami-Dade County.
Practice Areas
Additional Practice Areas: Employee Theft; Administrative DUI Hearings; DUI Appellate Representation; DUI Penalties; Vehicular Manslaughter; Reckless Driving; Federal Drug Crimes; Child Molestation; Violent Crime Defense; Post Conviction Defense; Federal Grand Jury Defense; Civil Forfeiture
Practice Areas Description
Our practice includes:- DUI Defense
If you've been stopped on a drunk driving, implied consent, or felony DUI charge, contact A. Randall Haas today! Our experience with all phases of DUI defense can help you, from suppressing the evidence against you to assisting with restrictive licenses or work permits if your license is suspended. Fort Lauderdale DUI defense lawyer Randall Haas has the experience with drunk driving cases necessary to advise you of your practical ability to obtain a restrictive license or to defeat the DUI case on the merits, or about the likelihood that a plea agreement can be obtained on favorable terms.
- Administrative DUI Hearings
In order to protect yourself and your license, it is important to contact an experienced DUI defense attorney as soon as possible. Requesting a DMV administrative review hearing within 10 days of the arrest, may have a dramatic impact on your driving privileges and the remainder of your criminal case. At the Law Office of A. Randall Haas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, I can help you file a petition for a DUI administrative review hearing and represent you at this hearing.
- DUI Appellate Representation
If you have been convicted of a DUI in the state of Florida, it may be possible for you to appeal the decision and get the conviction overturned. The first step in the DUI appeals process is to speak with an experienced appellate attorney who understands what the steps are in the process and who will explore every facet of your trial to find errors in made by the court. To explore your constitutional rights and learn more about your options, talk with me, A. Randall Haas, at my law firm in Fort Lauderdale. Since 1986, my practice has served individuals in South Florida who have been convicted of DUIs and other crimes and who wish to exercise their rights in a court of appeal.
- DUI Penalties
In the state of Florida, the penalties for a DUI conviction are severe and can have a tremendous impact on your driving privileges, your pocketbook and your freedom. Even for first offense DUIs, you could face lengthy incarceration and the suspension of your license for up to one year. A seasoned criminal defense lawyer can protect your rights and may be able to prevent the imposition of serious penalties. At the Fort Lauderdale Law Office of A. Randall Haas, I have over 23 years of experience defending individuals in South Florida against DUI charges. By proactively asserting your rights and talking with an attorney, you can ensure that no matter how serious or complex the case might be, you have an advocate on your side fighting for you.
- Vehicular Manslaughter
A charge of vehicular manslaughter is serious and maximum penalties may include up to 30 years in prison, depending on the circumstances. If you have been charged with vehicular manslaughter, DUI manslaughter or vehicular homicide, you need an experienced criminal defense lawyer to evaluate your situation and help you protect your future from severe consequences. A defense for vehicular manslaughter charges can be complicated and typically requires a seasoned attorney who is familiar with the nuances and updates in the related laws. As a former Brevard County public defender with more than 23 years of experience in the criminal justice system, I, A. Randall Haas, have defend individuals against a wide variety of Florida state criminal charges, including vehicular manslaughter.
- Reckless Driving
The charge of reckless driving is defined by traffic offense statutes in Florida as the wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property while driving. This is a broad definition that is often open to the discretion of police officers. Law enforcement officials must still obey your Constitutional rights when making a traffic stop or citing you for reckless driving. My goal is always to prevent points from going on your record and to prevent your driving privileges from being impacted. While law enforcement and others may try to encourage you to plead guilty to the charge, it is in your best interest to explore every option of defense with an experienced lawyer.
- Drug Crime Defense
Whether you've been charged in state or federal court with illegal drug possession or distribution, Fort Lauderdale drug crime defense attorney Randall Haas has the experience inside and outside of the courtroom to represent you on any controlled substance charge. In his twenty years of criminal trial practice, Randall Haas has become thoroughly familiar with all of the most effective techniques of drug crime defense, from challenging the probable cause for traffic stop resulting in the seizure of drugs, to examining the basis for a search warrant or attacking the testimony and credibility of a confidential informant.
- Drug Possession
The sooner that you contact an experienced lawyer about your charges, the more that your attorney can do to build a strong defense for you. By getting involved early on in the process, I can thoroughly investigate your case and have a greater impact on getting your charges reduced or dismissed. At my firm, I will analyze the initial stop or encounter with police, any search of your person, home or vehicle, and other circumstances that led to your arrest. If the search and seizure of evidence was illegal, I will work to get that evidence thrown out.
- Federal Drug Crimes
Every drug crime arrest is serious, but with offenses that are considered federal crimes, you are typically facing harsher penalties and more aggressive prosecution. The federal government is vigorous in their pursuit of convictions for drug crimes and has virtually unlimited resources at their disposal when building a case against you. For these reasons, you need an attorney who is experienced and is able to defend your rights. With extensive experience as a criminal defense lawyer, I have defended clients accused of a wide array of drug charges for over two decades. At my law firm, the South Florida Law Office of A. Randall Haas, I have earned a strong reputation for achieving the resolutions that my clients deserve.
- Drug Trafficking
If you or someone you love has been arrested for federal or state drug trafficking, you need an experienced attorney who will aggressively pursue the best outcome for you and your case. At the Fort Lauderdale Law Office of A. Randall Haas, I have more than 23 years of criminal defense experience, including 13 years in the Broward County Public Defender's Office, where I defended hundreds of clients on charges of drug crimes.
- Sex Crime Defense
At the Law Offices of A. Randall Haas in Fort Lauderdale, we represent clients on sex crime charges ranging from rape or sexual battery to lewd and lascivious conduct or online solicitation of a minor. We'll carefully examine the charges and evidence against you and prepare an aggressive attack on the prosecution's case. When necessary, we can perform an independent investigation or engage forensic experts to challenge either the physical evidence or the psychological condition of the alleged witness - whatever makes best strategic sense under the facts of your particular case.
- Child Molestation
If you have been arrested for child molestation or another sex crime in the state of Florida, especially one involving a minor child, you likely already know that your reputation and your freedom are at stake. The stigma surrounding these crimes can be enough to permanently harm suspects, even before a trial has taken place. Additional criminal penalties will ensure that your life is never the same. I handle all sexual offense charges, including federal and state charges, and work vigorously for my clients to protect their rights. When it may seem that not many people are on your side, you can feel confident that you have an advocate fighting for you.
- Violent Crime Defense
If you're facing serious state or federal charges of capital murder, aggravated battery, sexual assault, or any weapons or firearms offense, you need an experienced criminal defense attorney who understands how to eliminate or reduce your criminal risk. Our firm emphasizes early and intensive involvement in your defense. We use experienced investigators to locate and interview witnesses and to find the facts that will weaken the prosecutor's confidence in the police reports. We also engage with the prosecution as early in the case as possible to demonstrate that obtaining a conviction against you will be no easy matter.
- Murder
I have defended clients facing serious criminal charges in Florida for more than two decades, including every degree of murder. I know what it takes to investigate these cases and to mount a defense that protects your rights from prosecutors and law enforcement officials. Most importantly, I work diligently to analyze each aspect of the case, so that my clients can make informed decisions.
- Weapons Charges
Weapons charges in the state of Florida often carry minimum mandatory sentences and often are charged in conjunction with other crimes, including drug offenses and violent crimes. The severity of a weapons charge is often impacted by the circumstances under which the weapon is used or possessed. Weapons can also elevate the seriousness of these other offenses in terms of possible penalties and can put you at jeopardy of losing your freedom and your civil rights. Having an effective criminal defense attorney is the only way to ensure that your rights are protected in the process. I have represented a multitude of clients facing charges for the possession or use of dangerous weapons. These cases are aggressively prosecuted, but with an experienced lawyer on your side, you provide yourself a better chance of a successful outcome.
- Property Crimes
Property crimes - such as robbery, burglary, larceny and others - are taken seriously by prosecutors and law enforcement officials in the state of Florida and often carry lengthy prison sentences and heavy fines, depending on the circumstances of the case. If you or a loved one has been charged with a property crime, it is important to obtain quality legal representation from an experienced criminal defense attorney. In Fort Lauderdale, the Law Office of A. Randall Haas is prepared to provide the high level of defense that you should demand from your lawyer.
- White Collar Crime Defense
At the Law Offices of A. Randall Haas in Fort Lauderdale, we defend persons accused of state and federal fraud cases and other white collar crimes, particularly those alleged to involve computers or the Internet.
- Fraud
If you have been accused of any type of fraud or other white collar crime, it is imperative that you obtain experienced counsel as soon as possible to protect your rights. Investigations of fraud are often lengthy and complex. The investigations often involve a multitude of law enforcement personnel and prosecutors. You need an attorney who is familiar with the laws relating to these types of crimes and who understands what steps to take to present an effective defense. I believe that by being proactive and aggressively pursuing accusations of fraud in the earliest stages, clients are better served and are more likely to obtain favorable resolutions.
- Record Sealing
Your future is important and a mark on your criminal record, even if you were not found guilty of a crime, can impact that future in many ways. Job opportunities, secondary education, apartment opportunities, loans and other situations may be impacted by someone who is judging you based on a criminal background check. By sealing or expunging your criminal record, you can maintain your privacy and guard against this impact on your life. At the Law Office of A. Randall Haas, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, I can help answer your questions about the expungement or sealing of your criminal record and what steps you need to take for erasing an arrest or conviction. Record sealing and expungement can prevent the public from gaining access to your record.
- Post Conviction Defense
A criminal conviction may be changed through the appeals process or through other legal post-conviction remedies. Understanding what these remedies are and how to pursue them requires an experienced attorney who can inform you of your rights and guide you through the process. At the Law Offices of A. Randall Haas, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, I have handled a wide range of criminal cases for more than 23 years, including state felonies and misdemeanors. As your lawyer, I can help you with complex and challenging post-conviction cases, including those that may impact your employment or your immigration status in the United States. The first step is to talk with an attorney about your options after a conviction.
- Federal Grand Jury Defense
Experienced south Florida defense attorney Randall Haas can advise you about your grand jury testimony, advise you about the criminal exposure you're facing, and go to work in developing an effective defense strategy that can protect your interests from the earliest stages of the case. He can also work with the prosecution while the investigation is ongoing to determine whether you are the main target of the investigation, or just a witness in a case developing against someone else. In other words, Randall Haas can find out just how much trouble you're in while it's soon enough to do something useful about it. Our goal is to keep you from being indicted on serious federal charges.
- Civil Forfeiture
Property forfeiture cases are civil proceedings, not criminal cases, and the person whose property is seized does not need to be a defendant in a criminal case. In fact, the defendant in the forfeiture action is not the owner, but the property itself. All the government agency has to show is that there is a likely connection between the forfeited property and certain specific criminal activity. Our Fort Lauderdale civil forfeiture law firm can also negotiate with the law enforcement agency for the return of the property, based on the strength of your claim.
- Domestic Violence Defense
Criminal charges can be brought against a person for domestic assault, domestic battery, stalking, harassment, and even cyberstalking. These provisions of Florida's criminal law are intended to protect persons who live together or who ever have lived together in the past. It's also a criminal offense to violate a domestic violence protective injunction, or DVI, that prohibits a person from having contact of any kind with the individual who obtained the protective order. If you're facing domestic violence charges of any kind, our Fort Lauderdale criminal defense law firm can present a defense based on a denial of the alleged assault or stalking behavior, or can even challenge the allegations that were originally presented to the domestic violence court and that resulted in the injunction against you.
- Juvenile Defense
Our experience with the defense of crimes typically associated with youthful offenders, together with our familiarity with the rehabilitative resources of community-based diversion and treatment programs, can help prevent your child from suffering the worst and longest lasting consequences of a serious mistake, while at the same time cutting short a pattern of misbehavior that could lead to even more serious trouble. We can reasonably expect to achieve such results as intensive probation, community service, restitution, or treatment programs that can help your child avoid the lifelong stigma of a criminal conviction, while still being held accountable for his or her misconduct.
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Mr. A. Randall Haas
Attorney Criminal Defense, Criminal Law, DUI, White Collar Crime |
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