"Sometimes high profile attorneys, such as criminal lawyer Kenneth Padowitz, will be used as a source by the media to help make sense of a trial, which makes it easier to research their knowledge and experience on cases." By Megan Brame-Finkelstein Award-winning entrepreneur, podcaster, small business ninja. 7/15/2016 Look, let’s get real here: Hiring a criminal or DUI lawyer is a topic no one is excited to learn about. Unfortunately, things happen and being prepared as [...]

Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings AV Preeminent is a significant rating accomplishment a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence. Fort Lauderdale Criminal Defense Attorney Kenneth Padowitz, is honored to have earned an AV® Preeminent Rating issued by Martindale-Hubbell, the leading independent attorney rating entity. An AV® Rating is the highest rating possible and signifies that the lawyer has reached the heights of professional excellence. Specifically defined: an A rating indicates “Very High To Preeminent Legal Ability”, and a [...]

Teamed up to crack the case of their lives, the two men pursued leads not only as policeman and prosecutor, but also as a pair of dads dedicated to a little girl's soul. "You can't help but think about life and death -- dealing with the birth of a new child, and working toward justice for the death of another child," Padowitz recalled. RONNIE GREENE Herald Staff Writer PUBLICATION: Miami Herald DATE: March 25, 1993 Detective Bruce Babcock was just [...]

Click Here to WATCH VIDEO FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - In January Dean Dinnard was charged with sexual battery against a minor, and although those charges have since been dropped, the Fort Lauderdale man said the accusation cost him his job at a furniture rental company. Dinnard was accused of making a girl under 12 years old watch sexuality explicit videos, and having sex with her afterwards, according to the Sun-Sentinel. In addition, he was also accused of molesting another girl, [...]

Defense lawyer Ken Padowitz, left, and his client, Dean Dinnard, talk to reporters Tuesday. (Rafael Olmeda) "His life was literally on the line. Now he just wants to put his life back together." - Attorney Ken Padowitz Rafael Olmeda  -  Contact Reporter Sun Sentinel March 8th, 2016 The news reached Dean Dinnard on Tuesday morning as he was on his way to meet with the pre-trial services officer assigned to monitor him while he was out on bond in [...]