Our Fort Lauderdale office
Kaufman Legal Group, PA, 110 SE 6th Street, Suite 1700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. Meetings are by appointment. The first consultation is free and confidential. Call (954) 648-8965.
Federal court in Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale is one of the places where the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida holds court. The courthouse is the U.S. Federal Building and Courthouse, 299 East Broward Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301.
Broward County state court
Broward County makes up Florida’s Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. The circuit’s main courthouse complex is at 201 SE 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301.
After a federal arrest in Fort Lauderdale
A person arrested on federal charges is brought before a U.S. magistrate judge or district judge for an initial appearance. The court decides whether the person is released on bond or remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service to await trial.
If the government asks to hold the person, the court holds a detention hearing, generally at the first appearance unless one side asks for a short continuance. The judge considers the charge, the weight of the evidence, the person’s history and community ties, and any danger to others.
How Kaufman Legal Group can help
Jason Kaufman has tried more than 90 cases and is a Criminal Justice Act panel attorney in the Southern District of Florida. He works with Phil Horowitz, who has practiced criminal defense since 1985, and Victor E. Rocha, who was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1983 and speaks Spanish. Together they have more than 100 years of combined experience.
The firm can respond to agents, appear at the first hearings and prepare the case from investigation through trial.