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2160 W Atlantic Ave 2nd Floor, Delray Beach, FL 33445
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Criminal Attorneys, Criminal Law, DUI & DWI Law, Drug Crimes Law, Traffic Violations Law

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Diana K.
Review source: Google Diana K. Wednesday, June 7th 2023
Dear Leifert and Leifert ,

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
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Jhon Doe
Review source: Google Jhon Doe Friday, June 2nd 2023
Hire someone else. Don’t trust/depend on these people
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John Adams
Review source: Google John Adams Wednesday, May 31st 2023
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 cause
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Duncan Williamson
Review source: Google Duncan Williamson Wednesday, May 31st 2023
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 paycheck
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Robert Schwartz
Review source: Google Robert Schwartz Sunday, May 28th 2023
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 probation

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 $
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Rob Peters
Review source: Google Rob Peters Friday, May 26th 2023
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.
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Robert Schwartz
Review source: Google Robert Schwartz Tuesday, May 23rd 2023
Robert Schwartz opted not to leave a text review of Leifert & Leifert Criminal Defense
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Michele Weinberg
Review source: Google Michele Weinberg Friday, May 19th 2023
Michele Weinberg opted not to leave a text review of Leifert & Leifert Criminal Defense
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Sofia
Review source: Google Sofia Thursday, May 18th 2023
The best attorney ever ! Very honest straight forward. No BS . I love his personality.. I am forever grateful. And highly recommend to anyone.
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Robert Wilmot
Review source: Google Robert Wilmot Wednesday, May 3rd 2023
Nice people to deal with…Prompt in getting back to you!
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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.