“It is rare in a murder case that the medical examiner can’t say the manner of death is a homicide,” Padowitz said. Rafael Olmeda  Sun Sentinel April 5, 2017 A man accused of murdering his girlfriend in her bedroom is now saying she accidentally choked to death while performing oral sex. He wants a judge’s permission to show the jury his penis to prove it. Richard Henry Patterson, 65, of Margate, admitted from the start that he choked his girlfriend, [...]

KEN PADOWITZ AWARDED AVVO TOP AWARDS AGAIN FOR 2016 AVVO BIOGRAPHY Kenneth D. Padowitz  is a Criminal Defense lawyer at Kenneth Padowitz P.A. (Lauderdalecriminaldefense.com) and is recognized in the legal community as a leading provider of strategic and aggressive representation to those accused of crimes, at both State and Federal levels. We specialize in high profile and high-stakes criminal defense cases. We also provide our sophisticated, and aggressive representation to those who have been charged with misdemeanors, such as DUI. [...]

"There clearly is touching and there is clearly no consent by the victim in this case. There is a battery,"former Broward prosecutor Ken Padowitz said. "If there is anyone who says otherwise, they either don't know Florida law or they're trying to cover up a fact that a crime was committed." By Jeff Weinsier - Investigative Reporter WPLG Channel 10 Posted: 11:35 PM, March 01, 2017 Updated: 9:40 AM, March 02, 2017 To watch video CLICK HERE SUNRISE, Fla. [...]

Ken Padowitz her lawyer said: “Maybe Spirit Airlines should change their name to Mean-Spirited Airlines.” CLICK HERE to watch VIDEO The woman who says she was kicked off a plane because she supposedly showed too much cleavage is speaking out. Brenda, 21, made headlines earlier in the week when she says she was ordered off a Spirit Airlines flight from New Orleans to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. "I feel awful," she told Inside Edition. "I can’t sleep. [...]

Ken Padowitz is among only 5% of attorneys in Florida who receive this distinction Dear Kenneth D. Padowitz, Congratulations! You have been selected to the 2017 Florida Super Lawyers list, an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice. Only 5% of attorneys in Florida receive this distinction. The listing will appear in: Florida Super Lawyers Magazine, in July 2017, which reaches more than 53,000 attorneys Florida Super Lawyers supplement in the Miami Herald, on [...]

But the decision for prosecutors may not be so clear-cut, said criminal defense attorney and former Broward homicide prosecutor Ken Padowitz. Whether to pursue a case against somebody already sentenced to death is a dilemma, said Padowitz, who is not involved in the case. Lisa J. Huriash  Reporter  - Sun Sentinel  December 23rd, 2016 Ronnie Keith Williams has been convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of a pregnant woman 23 years ago. Now, [...]

Although the case had its complications, Padowitz said the justice system has since improved on how similar trials are handled. "I really think that if there's anything to be said about this case, it's that it did have an impact nationwide, it did have an impact on legislation," the former prosecutor said. "It made people really examine and think about what are we doing in this system. And provide alternatives that are appropriate age-based punishments and rehabilitation." By Samuel Howard Sun [...]

Defense Attorney and Former Homicide Prosecutor Ken Padowitz a guest speaker on a panel discussing Lionel Tate: A Psychological Case Study of a Landmark Trial The Broward County Crime Commission held a Seminar on Juvenile and Adolescent Violence: Why the unthinkable happens? on Friday, September 30th, 2016 at the Westin Fort Lauderdale Hotel. Attorney Ken Padowitz, the former Homicide Prosecutor and Assistant State Attorney who was on the internationally  known case, spoke on a panel consisting of the former Defense Attorney, Judge [...]

Leading Volpe to the gun may have been stupid, Padowitz told Lebow. But "retrieving the gun, loading it and cocking back the hammer -- we're beyond stupid. We've entered the Twilight Zone." Ken Padowitz in Trial during Cross Examination JOSEPH WILLIAMS Herald Staff Writer PUBLICATION: Miami Herald, The (FL) SECTION: BRWD N DATE: August 11, 1992 EDITION: BRWRD Page: 4BR A Broward prosecutor said Jeramy Ricky Rushing went past stupidity and into "the Twilight Zone" by giving a loaded gun to a [...]