"People sometimes only get one opportunity in life to really make a difference and to change the course of their future, and here is his opportunity" Author: Terrell Forney, Reporter, Local 10 Amanda Batchelor, Senior Digital Editor A South Florida homeless burglary suspect got his bond reduced this week thanks to his long-lost family members who he hasn't seen in decades. Jose Perez last saw his father and siblings when he was just 9 months old before his mother took him [...]

"Here we have an opportunity to maybe change this course of events." Wayne K. Roustan Sun Sentinel September 30th, 2015 Jose Frederick Perez Jr. finally has a place to call home. After decades of searching for him, his family found the 42-year-old homeless man — in the Broward County Jail. "[It was] very emotional to see him handcuffed, but I'm very happy," said a tearful Bertha Solorzano after attending her half-brother's court appearance Wednesday morning. The last time Perez's father [...]

By Rafael Olmeda Sun Sentinel September 4th, 2015 The summer has been a challenging one for Broward judges accused of misconduct. One has already been removed from her job and is fighting to get it back. Another is fighting to keep her job after the state's highest court rejected a lighter penalty for misconduct. And a third is hoping the same court will accept a suspension instead of a tougher sanction. The summer has been a challenging one for Broward judges accused of [...]

The tragic murder case of 12-year-old Lionel Tate and his infamous "Wrestling Defense". Former Assistant State's Attorney Ken Padowitz pursues justice for a little girl while recognizing the Defendant's young age as he aspires to be a "Minister of Justice". Padowitz's winning trial strategy and skill are on full display in this gripping video.

Computer Simulates Hit-run At Trial March 16, 1993|By TREVOR JENSEN, Staff Writer Computer animation made its debut in criminal court on Monday as jurors watched a technically precise video showing how Nicole Rae Walker, 6, was struck and killed by a pickup truck. It was the first time computer animation was used in a Florida criminal trial and one of only a handful of times it has been used nationally, although the technique is common in civil cases. Nicole was killed and two of her [...]

"Another brilliant move by the Florida legislature" BROWARD (CBS Miami) – Starting Monday, if you have to pay a traffic ticket, file a lawsuit or just check on court records you can expect to wait longer and have fewer hours in the day to accomplish your work. Broward Clerk of Courts Howard Forman said it’s because of the upshot of major budget cuts to the Clerk of Courts Office. “It’s gonna hurt,” said Forman.  Forman said the state legislators cut the [...]

A Fort Lauderdale, Fla., based attorney, Kenneth Padowitz, first used animation technology as the prosecutor in a 1993 trial involving a hit-and-run driver who ran into five children, killing one of them. The eventual guilty verdict was challenged by the defense, but a Florida appellate court sided with Padowitz. It was the first appellate decision in the U.S. upholding computer animation as evidence in a criminal trial. First Forensic Computer Animation entered into evidence by Trial Lawyer Ken Padowitz, March 8, 1993 [...]

Legal Action Should doctors be allowed to help patients end their lives?  That's the question being presented in a mock trial to a group of students in the Honors Pre-Law Program at American Heritage School in Plantation.  Former Broward County prosecutor Ken Padowitz, director of the program, is setting up a portable courtroom for the trial in which students play the roles of judge, prosecutor, witnesses, jury and defense attorney. In the case before the future lawyers, a doctor has been [...]