Historic use of VR in courtroom could set legal precedent Padowitz believes it’s the first time VR has been admitted to evidence in a Florida — or any American — courtroom. “It may be the first time in the United States that virtual reality was admitted into a criminal hearing,” he said. Padowitz was also responsible for another Florida first back in 1992 as a homicide prosecutor: He introduced the first computer animation into evidence. “It became one of the [...]

“The case should never have been brought,” said defense lawyer Kenneth Padowitz, who represented Johnson. By RAFAEL OLMEDA South Florida Sun Sentinel  November 7, 2024 at 5:43 PM EST A Broward judge dismissed a second-degree murder charge Thursday against an Orlando woman accused of shooting and killing her boyfriend in North Lauderdale in 2017. Satoya Johnson, 36, was arrested in March 2018 and served a brief time in jail before being released on a $60,000 bond, but the [...]

Broward Circuit Judge Edward Merrigan granted a defense request to step aside from the case after he told attorneys on both sides he could not schedule a “stand-your-ground” hearing until late spring at the earliest, a delay defendant Miguel Rodriguez Albisu and his lawyer, Kenneth Padowitz, found unacceptable. By RAFAEL OLMEDA | South Florida Sun Sentinel UPDATED: October 8, 2024 at 5:52 a.m. A Broward judge has decided to step aside from the case of a Southwest Ranches wedding venue owner [...]

But according to Padowitz, Albisu didn’t enter the venue until after he had been awakened by his son and wife, who told him they were physically attacked by angry wedding guests who were refusing to leave, some screaming threats and others “throwing chairs, breaking glasses and ripping door panels off walls.” Albisu did not display his gun until he was surrounded by irate guests and feared for his life, Padowitz said. After one guest threatens to beat Albisu the same way they [...]

To gain insights into this transformation, we spoke with former Assistant State Attorney Joshua Padowitz, a forward-thinking criminal defense lawyer based in Broward County, Florida, who alongside his father law-partner (selected as one of “America’s Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys” and a true “legal legend” in his own right, Kenneth Padowitz), is at the forefront of integrating technology into legal practices. In today’s fast-paced world, technology touches every facet of our lives, including the legal realm. From streamlining [...]

“The arrest of my client was an abomination from the start. To be deprived of her liberty and taken to jail and strip-searched without a detailed police investigation, for merely visiting her dying Dad in Hospice is the real crime,” he said. “She could not go to her own Dad’s funeral because she was locked up. The State Attorney did the right thing and dropped this case. We will now be filing suit against the police department for false arrest.” - Attorney [...]

LEGAL DREAM TEAM WINS BIG AGAIN! Trial Lawyers Ken Padowitz and Joshua Padowitz fought hard for Justice for their client for three and a half years and overturned the Trial Court's adverse decision with what is now one of the leading Appellate Decisions on Florida's Stand Your Ground Law. Felony case dismissed today! LEGAL DREAM TEAM Attorneys Kenneth Padowitz and Joshua Padowitz

“I think the focus should be on a horrible tragic situation of a missing young woman and finding her,” Ken Padowitz, David Knezevic’s Fort Lauderdale-based attorney, told the Sun Sentinel on Tuesday. “The focus should not be on a man who was not in the country and has been cast as a person in the role of a hotly contested divorce, which is just not accurate. That narrative is false.” By SHIRA MOOLTEN | South Florida Sun Sentinel PUBLISHED: February 24, [...]

Attorney: ‘Never in a million years would she harm her dad’ Lawyer Ken Padowitz told Local 10 News that Lori Lee Brucker is set to be released from jail Thursday on a $10,000 bond after initially being held without bond. He said the “very low bond” shows that the case against his client is “very flimsy.” FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The attorney of a 66-year-old Deerfield Beach woman charged with attempted murder after authorities accused her of trying [...]

David Knezevich was in his native Serbia when his wife, Ana, disappeared from her Madrid apartment on Feb. 2 and has been cooperating with both Spanish police and the FBI, said Ken Padowitz, his Florida-based attorney. The attorney for the estranged husband of an American missing in Spain under suspicious circumstances says his client played no part in her disappearance By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press February 20, 2024, 5:50 PM FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The husband [...]