Civil and Criminal Forfeiture

A Lawyer Can Help You Fight Property Forfeiture

When citizens are charged with crimes, the government presumes that their property was bought with illegal funds. They will not return it unless you prove that your property has been purchased with clean money.

Attorney Bruce Fleisher knows how to get the federal and state governments to listen. He is known throughout Florida and throughout the United States for vigorous, skilled defense that gets results. In more than 34 years of practice, he has defended thousands of clients and tried more than 250 jury trials.

More about Forfeiture

After many indictments, particularly those involving drug or white collar crime charges, the federal government will move to seize homes, boats, planes, and other property and assets. Sometimes it is done as part of an indictment, known as criminal forfeiture, and sometimes it is a civil forfeiture, which must be handled separately from criminal proceedings.

Either way, property seizure is based in the assumption that all these things were purchased with dirty or unclean money. You need a lawyer to challenge those assumptions. Sometimes the courts are in the wrong and are confiscating the property of an innocent person. Regardless of guilt or innocence, they are often taking property that is perfectly clean, and you must prove to them that it should be returned.

Mr. Fleisher can represent you in property forfeiture litigation to get your assets back. If you can provide documentation showing that the property was bought with legitimate funds, he can fight to have the property returned. For example, if you are caught on drug trafficking charges, you may lose everything you own -- but if you can prove that an inheritance or money from a legitimate enterprise paid for your house, car, etc., you can get your property or assets back.

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Contact us right away to speak with an experienced trial attorney about any property forfeiture or other criminal issues. Call the office at (305) 859-7999 any time, 24 hours a day.

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