"The defense team was led by Ken Padowitz, a veteran trial attorney with a long history of embracing emerging technology for use in court. He’s no stranger to innovation—having previously introduced one of the first forensic animations ever admitted in Florida courts in the early 1990s. Now, over 30 years later, he’s pioneering again—this time with immersive evidence." Melissa Heidrick  -  Mar 01, 2025 ABA - Law Practice Division Is the future arriving ahead of schedule? In [...]

Defense lawyer Ken Padowitz said Albisu was awakened by his wife and stepson complaining that the wedding guests were refusing to leave and were getting violent. Padowitz argued that Albisu was entitled to arm himself under the Second Amendment, and legally allowed to threaten deadly force when he was surrounded and outnumbered by the irate guests who, according to court documents, believed they were being cheated out of the final half hour of their party. By Rafael Olmeda | [...]

Saint Lucie Courthouse: Former Det. and Investigator Richie Allen, Client Jo and Attorney Ken Padowitz After firing two previous lawyers who led her to believe she would be going to prison, she hired Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer Kenneth Padowitz P.A.. Ken along with Josh Padowitz worked up the case, looking under every rock. Having run a Doctors office for over ten years as the office manager, Jo found herself charged with stealing over $100,000. from the office. Jo was innocent. [...]

Padowitz, who likes to use technology in court and in 1992, as a prosecutor, introduced the first computer animation into evidence in a Florida court, told Local 10: "It became one of the first case laws in the United States upholding the use of computer animation in a criminal case. Since that time, we have evolved to this point where our abilities far exceed what we did in 1992. By Sean O'Driscoll Senior Crime and Courts Reporter Published Jan 03, 2025 [...]

Judge Uses Virtual Reality Headset In Courtroom for First Time Criminal Defense Attorney's Ken and Josh Padowitz in Court To watch Fox News Chanel Live to Tape on Fox CLICK HERE

Criminal Defense Trial Attorney Ken Padowitz blazes Courtroom Trial precedent with Courtroom Animation in 1992 and Virtual Reality with son Josh Padowitz in 2024 New technology could transform the way our legal system works ... because a judge in Florida put on a virtual reality headset to get a better sense of a defendant's testimony. Attorney Ken Padowitz is using VR to defend his client in a criminal case, and he joined us on "TMZ Live" to explain how [...]

This innovative approach was the brainchild of Fort Lauderdale attorneys Kenneth and Joshua Padowitz, who petitioned the court to allow Oculus Quest 2 headsets to assist the fact finder in understanding a crime scene reconstructionist’s opinion. December 19, 2024 By Lisa Willis A Broward County judge broke new ground this week during a stand-your-ground hearing on Tuesday and Wednesday, by allowing the defendant to use Oculus Quest 2 headsets to present, in virtual reality, a visualization of [...]

Padowitz is accustomed to breaking ground on the use of computer animation in court. As a prosecutor in 1992, he was credited with the first use of two-dimensional computer animation to illustrate an expert witness’ testimony. Judge Andrew Siegel watches a virtual reality presentation on Thursday at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale during a hearing on the admissibility of a virtual reality depiction in a stand-your-ground case. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel) By Rafael Olmeda [...]

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 [...]