About Kenneth Padowitz

Kenneth Padowitz is a Fort Lauderdale, FL., based criminal defense attorney.

JURY TRIAL WIN! NOT GUILTY!

"My client was incorrectly arrested by a frustrated officer based upon mere suspicion. A Jury of his peers saw through the fog of suspicion and made sure Justice was done by recognizing the Reasonable Doubt  dripping from the four corners of the courtroom." Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer Ken Padowitz with his client in court. A high stakes DUI Jury Trial took place this week in front of the Honorable Judge John Fry. The Jury came back with the right [...]

JURY TRIAL WIN! NOT GUILTY!2025-09-06T18:43:57+00:00

MURDER CASE WON ON APPEAL – COURT UPHOLDS STAND-YOUR-GROUND IMMUNITY

"An innocent citizen who defended herself in a life and death Domestic Abuse situation was found innocent and immune from prosecution by respected Circuit Court Judge Barbra Duffy. Disappointingly, the Broward State Attorney, having originally incorrectly criminally charged my client, appealed. I am thrilled that the Appeals Court has let justice prevail and again affirmed my clients 7 year nightmare is now over."  - Attorney Ken Padowitz Former TSA Agent Satoya Johnson with her Lawyers Josh Padowitz and Ken Padowitz [...]

MURDER CASE WON ON APPEAL – COURT UPHOLDS STAND-YOUR-GROUND IMMUNITY2025-07-19T17:07:21+00:00

CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS TARGET SOUTHWEST RANCHES, DAVIE PD AND STATE ATTORNEY HAROLD PRYOR

‘STUNNING DISPLAY OF CORRUPTION’ “The defendant’s case rests, in part, on a theory that this prosecution was instigated or continued despite the lack of probable cause [to arrest] under Florida’s Stand Your Ground law,” the Padowitzes argue. “The defense contends that this is not a routine charging/prosecution decision, but rather a politically motivated endeavor aimed at harming Mr. Albisu, a known Republican ally and outspoken critic of certain local actors – at least one of whom, Keith Poliakoff (a listed Defense witness), happens to [...]

CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS TARGET SOUTHWEST RANCHES, DAVIE PD AND STATE ATTORNEY HAROLD PRYOR2025-03-30T18:47:16+00:00

VIRTUAL REALITY IN THE COURTROOM

"The defense team was led by Ken Padowitz, a veteran trial attorney with a long history of embracing emerging technology for use in court. He’s no stranger to innovation—having previously introduced one of the first forensic animations ever admitted in Florida courts in the early 1990s. Now, over 30 years later, he’s pioneering again—this time with immersive evidence." Melissa Heidrick  -  Mar 01, 2025 ABA - Law Practice Division Is the future arriving ahead of schedule? In [...]

VIRTUAL REALITY IN THE COURTROOM2025-03-05T16:39:12+00:00

JUDGE WEIGHS STAND-YOUR-GROUND DEFENSE BY MAN ACCUSED OF WAVING GUN AT WEDDING GUESTS

Defense lawyer Ken Padowitz said Albisu was awakened by his wife and stepson complaining that the wedding guests were refusing to leave and were getting violent. Padowitz argued that Albisu was entitled to arm himself under the Second Amendment, and legally allowed to threaten deadly force when he was surrounded and outnumbered by the irate guests who, according to court documents, believed they were being cheated out of the final half hour of their party. By Rafael Olmeda | [...]

JUDGE WEIGHS STAND-YOUR-GROUND DEFENSE BY MAN ACCUSED OF WAVING GUN AT WEDDING GUESTS2025-03-03T02:57:52+00:00

NOT GUILTY JURY TRIAL! INNOCENT CLIENT FACED OVER TWENTY YEARS IN PRISON FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS

Saint Lucie Courthouse: Former Det. and Investigator Richie Allen, Client Jo and Attorney Ken Padowitz After firing two previous lawyers who led her to believe she would be going to prison, she hired Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer Kenneth Padowitz P.A.. Ken along with Josh Padowitz worked up the case, looking under every rock. Having run a Doctors office for over ten years as the office manager, Jo found herself charged with stealing over $100,000. from the office. Jo was innocent. [...]

NOT GUILTY JURY TRIAL! INNOCENT CLIENT FACED OVER TWENTY YEARS IN PRISON FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS2025-01-16T23:49:05+00:00

FLORIDA JUDGE WEARS VR HEADSET TO STEP INSIDE SIMULATION OF CRIME SCENE

Padowitz, who likes to use technology in court and in 1992, as a prosecutor, introduced the first computer animation into evidence in a Florida court, told Local 10: "It became one of the first case laws in the United States upholding the use of computer animation in a criminal case. Since that time, we have evolved to this point where our abilities far exceed what we did in 1992. By Sean O'Driscoll Senior Crime and Courts Reporter Published Jan 03, 2025 [...]

FLORIDA JUDGE WEARS VR HEADSET TO STEP INSIDE SIMULATION OF CRIME SCENE2025-01-04T18:31:19+00:00

VIRTUAL REALITY * JUDGE USES NEW TECH IN COURT…SEES DEFENDANT’S POV

Criminal Defense Trial Attorney Ken Padowitz blazes Courtroom Trial precedent with Courtroom Animation in 1992 and Virtual Reality with son Josh Padowitz in 2024 New technology could transform the way our legal system works ... because a judge in Florida put on a virtual reality headset to get a better sense of a defendant's testimony. Attorney Ken Padowitz is using VR to defend his client in a criminal case, and he joined us on "TMZ Live" to explain how [...]

VIRTUAL REALITY * JUDGE USES NEW TECH IN COURT…SEES DEFENDANT’S POV2024-12-30T15:58:41+00:00
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