“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 [...]