Attorneys William Sheppard, Elizabeth L. White, Matthew R. Kachergus & Bryan E. DeMaggio have been admitted to the Southern District of Florida.

I am often asked why so many criminal defense attorneys oppose the death penalty.  Beside the fact that the death penalty is grossly ineffective, with the cost of capital litigation far exceeding that of imprisonment for life, defense practitioners see up close and personal the individuals who ultimately receive a sentence of death.  The poor,…

When I first began practicing criminal defense law in 1980, it was literally a different world.  We were a band of brothers1 seeking justice for our clients.  We were in it for love, not money,2 and truly believed our efforts mattered.  And you know what?  They did matter.  Whether it was keeping a young kid…