Resources: Fort Lauderdale & Broward County, Florida

Fort Lauderdale and Broward County Criminal Lawyers The city of Fort Lauderdale is the county seat of Broward County. Fort Lauderdale is located in South Florida and it is situated along the Atlantic Ocean. Fort Lauderdale is a major city in South Florida with a population of 183,606. Fort Lauderdale and Broward County are one of the most popular tourist destinations in Florida. Fort Lauderdale is known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate canal system.

Fort Lauderdale obtained its name from the numerous forts that were established in the area during the Seminole Indian War. The development of the city was not undertaken until 50 years after the war when all of the forts were abandoned. Fort Lauderdale's economy thrives on tourism in and around the downtown area near Las Olas Boulevard.

The 17th Judicial Circuit serves the citizens of Broward County including the following cities and municipalities: Coconut Creek, Dania, Davie, Deerfield Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miramar, Margate, Pembroke Pines, Plantation and Weston. There are four courthouses that service the city of Fort Lauderdale and Broward County. The Main Judicial Complex is located at 201 S.E. 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 and addresses and circuit court felony cases and civil matters.

The North Regional Courthouse is located at 1600 West Hillsboro, Blvd., Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442. The South Regional Courthouse is located at 3550 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, Florida 33021. The West Regional Courthouse is located at 100 N. Pine Island Road, Plantation, Florida 33324. All of the regional courthouses handle county court civil matters, misdemeanor criminal cases (i.e. marijuana possession and resisting arrest without violence), and traffic crimes (DUI and driving with a suspended license) and traffic citations.

Each Fort Lauderdale and Broward criminal attorney at DMT has defended many felony and misdemeanor cases at the Main Judicial Complex in Broward County. Our criminal lawyers have defended drugs crimes (i.e., drug possession, drug sales, and drug trafficking cases), fraud crimes (i.e., mortgage fraud, staged accidents, credit card fraud, and Medicare and medicaid fraud), domestic violence cases (i.e., aggravated assault, aggravated battery and false imprisonment), sex crimes (i.e., sexual battery, lewd and lascivious conduct and child sex abuse) and violent crimes (i.e., armed robbery, kidnapping, carjacking, resisting an officer with violence and battery on a law enforcement officer) throughout South Florida. Our criminal law firm has also defended dozens of serious drug trafficking charges which include: cocaine trafficking, heroin trafficking, marijuana trafficking and marijuana cultivation (grow house cases).

Our office is conveniently located in the heart of Miami at 3250 Mary Street, Suite 406, Miami, Florida 33133. Call the law office of DMT at (305) 340-2197 for directions from any of the Fort Lauderdale or Broward County courthouses or your home or business.