Entin & Della Fera, P.A.
It is a traumatic experience to be accused of a crime. An individual’s life, freedom, reputation, and financial future may be at stake. It can be also be a traumatic experience to be involved in a civil litigation where family relationships, property, employment, or financial position may be at stake. It is therefore important to be satisfied with your attorney’s competence, reputation, expertise, and experience as a criminal defense lawyer, civil litigator, and negotiator.
The law firm of Entin & Della Fera, P.A. combines the nationally recognized criminal defense/civil litigation practice of trial and appellate attorney, Alvin E. Entin, with his respected law partner, Richard Della Fera, and their associates. The partners have created an international practice providing the defense of individuals and corporations facing serious criminal charges and representation in complex civil litigation matters, including commercial, family, landlord/tenant, and personal injury, throughout the United States and abroad.
When you retain Entin & Della Fera, P.A., you have not simply retained an attorney, but also an experienced litigation team. Alvin E. Entin and Richard Della Fera have worked together for years, successfully representing clients in virtually every type of criminal case and in a broad range of civil matters. Our Associate, Laura Berlowe- Heinish, is a legal research and writing specialist with over ten years experience, including successful appeals in Florida’s Third and Fourth District Court of Appeals. Our support staff is also available throughout the business day for informational needs and is committed to your comfort with the litigation process and respect for your privacy. We represent individuals and organizations vigorously, with individual attention to and a committed respect for due process, through each stage and every aspect of the individual’s case.
Entin & Della Fera, P.A. Provides Experienced, Energetic Criminal Defense Representation
Since 1970, Florida lawyer and firm founder, Alvin E. Entin, has been a staunch advocate for the preservation of constitutional rights before, during and after an arrest. His reputation for successful defense strategy and tactics coupled with one-on-one client interaction has made him the defense attorney of choice for individuals and business organizations facing serious felony and misdemeanor criminal charges. Individuals and corporations with the ability to retain the services of any law firm or criminal defense lawyer often seek the legal expertise of Alvin Entin and Richard Della Fera.
At the law offices of Entin & Della Fera, P.A., our criminal defense practice is comprised of all state and federal felonies and misdemeanors, and includes the investigation, trials and appeal of fraud/ white-collar crime, drug charges, Internet crime, sex offenses, murder, Banking Crimes, Computer Crimes, Corporate Criminal Liability, Employment-Related Crimes, Environmental Crimes, False Claims, False Statements, Federal Criminal Conspiracy, Federal Food and Drug Act Violations, Financial Institutions Fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Health Care Fraud, Intellectual Property Crimes, Mail and Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, Obstruction of Justice, Perjury, Procedural Issues, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (“RICO”), Securities Fraud, Violations of Probation and international extradition proceedings for US citizens and foreign nationals.
We also represent professionals, aspiring professionals and students who are facing regulatory, disciplinary and grievance proceedings. In addition, we regularly represent individuals with issues related to professional licensure and grievance proceedings. Working with immigration lawyers, we represent foreign nationals confronting United States immigration consequences (such as deportation and/ or denial of U.S. Visas), resulting from criminal investigations, charges and convictions. The firm’s attorneys appear often in federal jurisdictions in the Continental United States as well as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Please visit our Practice Area Overview for more information on specific areas of criminal defense practice The firm represents clients from throughout the United States and around the world in all types of criminal cases. Our goal is to obtain the best possible results for our clients. Each client and every case is unique. We tailor our strategy and defense based on the specific facts and circumstances of each case.
Our team includes professional forensic interpreters and translators to assist non-English speaking clients. Whether or not you speak English, our lawyers will answer all of your questions and take the time to make sure you feel comfortable with understanding your rights, your options and the consequences of your decisions.
Entin & Della Fera, P.A. Provides Expertise in a Wide Array of Civil Litigation Matters
Firm founder, Alvin E. Entin has over thirty-five years of experience in a wide range of civil litigation matters, practicing before state and federal courts throughout the country, before arbitration panels, and negotiating in mediations. The firm handles complex, commercial matters throughout the United States, including non-compete disputes, unfair competition disputes, tortious interference matters, employment disputes, fraud, insurance matters, and contract disputes. The firm has handled and provided vigorous defense for complex civil forfeiture matters for clients sued by the SEC and the FTC. The firm has also defended corporations and individuals sued under state and federal civil RICO statutes. In those types of matters, Mr. Entin’s criminal defense expertise also helps to guide clients through negotiation with regard to any potential criminal liability.
The firm routinely handles all types of family matters. The firm can file and prosecute or defend both simple and complex dissolutions of marriage, custody matters, support matters, paternity matters, domestic violence matters, DCFS matters, and simple adoptions. The firm has also successfully handled family appellate matters throughout the state of Florida. The attorneys and staff at Entin & Della Fera, P.A. are attentive to your personal issues and respectful of your privacy. We understand that these life altering matters place clients and their children under tremendous strain, and we attempt to guide them through the process respecting their individual needs. When necessary, we have access to highly trained private investigators and forensic specialists in accounting, questioned documents, and psychology.
The firm has a proud history of successfully handling high profile, contract disputes in the area of professional boxing. The firm has represented Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing, LLC, Dean Chance, Juan Carlos Garcia, David Tua, Chris Byrd, Joel Casamayor, Diobelys Hurtado. Among others, the firm has litigated against Don King Productions and the World Boxing Organization. The firm has successfully obtained injunctions for promotional companies and boxers alike throughout the United States.
Entin & Della Fera, P.A. Associates
Ms. Berlowe-Heinish is a 1997, cum laude graduate of the University of Miami School of Law. She also holds a Master of Science Degree from Nova University. Ms. Berlowe-Heinish assists in the research and writing necessary for pre-trial litigation and trial of cases in the firm’s civil division.
CONSULTATIONS AT ENTIN & DELLA FERA, P.A. ARE ALWAYS FREE CONTACT our Ft. Lauderdale office: 954-761-7201
A Ft. Lauderdale, Florida based law firm with international scope, Entin & Della Fera, P.A. is a team of Florida criminal defense and civil litigation lawyers providing legal advice and quality representation to clients in all matters criminal and civil. Our reputation and skill brings us clients from Miami Beach, West Palm Beach, the Florida Keys, Boca Raton, Tamarac, Pembroke Pines, Coral Gables, Pinecrest, Ft. Lauderdale, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as a select international clientele from Colombia, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Israel, Guatemala and elsewhere.
