After an arrest, home may suddenly be off-limits. You may be unsure whether you can text your partner, collect medicine, or see your children. Those are real needs, not side issues.
Miller & Jacobs helps you understand the restrictions and builds a response to the allegation. We examine the evidence, assess lawful defenses, and prepare for criminal court and any related injunction hearing.
Free and confidential consultation. Keep following every release condition, no-contact order, and injunction unless a court changes it.
Explore Pompano Beach Criminal Defense →Experience evaluating criminal cases from both sides of the courtroom.
Reported trial experience informing case preparation.
1600 S. Federal Highway, Suite 1101.
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Wanting to talk things through is understandable. But a private invitation does not change a court order. We help you find lawful ways to address urgent needs while preparing your defense.
Read Florida’s no-contact statute →Your release conditions, injunction, and parenting orders need to be read together. Where the facts and law support it, we can ask the court to change a restriction or approve arrangements for essentials or child contact. Keep following the current orders unless the court changes them.
An arrest is not proof of guilt. The reported conduct must fit the actual charge. We look for missing context, evidence that challenges the accusation, and supported defenses such as accidental contact or self-defense.
Each hearing needs a clear plan. For criminal court and any separate injunction hearing, that may mean questioning witnesses, presenting records, or challenging evidence the court should not use. You will know what the hearing concerns and how to prepare.
When a case disrupts your home, you need more than a list of restrictions. You need a plan.
We listen to what the case has changed for you, then explain what can be addressed now and what needs to be challenged in court.
The same event can lead to two cases, each with its own deadlines and restrictions. Your defense needs to account for both without confusing what each court will decide.
A request to drop the case does not end it. Prosecutors decide whether to pursue a charge; the court decides contested legal issues.
An injunction can restrict contact or access to the home and affect parenting arrangements. Do not ignore it because the criminal case is still pending.
A report may include what someone said without resolving what happened. We look for details that support or challenge each account, including your own.
The Call
What was reported before officers arrived? Timing and background sounds can help test a later account.
At the Scene
What did the officer see directly? The footage can distinguish those observations from information others supplied.
Physical Evidence
An injury alone does not explain who caused it or why. Its timing has to be checked against the reported sequence.
A complete thread can read differently from one screenshot. Surrounding messages and recordings help test what each witness could actually see or hear.
The key questions are what threat existed, who initiated force, and whether the response was lawful. The relationship between the people does not answer those questions.
Tell us which restriction is creating a problem now. We can assess lawful options without treating an urgent need as permission to ignore an order.
Even an agreed return can violate an order. The written terms must be checked before you go home or collect belongings.
School events, parenting exchanges, medicine, and pets still need attention. An approved arrangement or a court change may be needed before you act.
Tell us about job or licensing concerns. We review relevant court restrictions, including firearm conditions, and explain what requires separate advice.
Start with the order, hearing date, or restriction causing the most concern. You do not need every answer before asking for help.
Your consultation is free. Fees depend on the investigation, hearings, motions, and trial work involved. The written agreement should explain the price and whether related injunction work is included.
Partner and Trial Attorney
Former Assistant State Attorney
Mr. Miller reports more than 70 jury trials to verdict. He brings prosecution and defense experience to case preparation and court proceedings.
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Partner and Trial Attorney
Former Assistant State Attorney
Mr. Jacobs reports more than 160 jury trials to verdict. His courtroom experience informs evidence review, negotiation, and trial preparation.
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Speak with Miller & Jacobs about the allegation, the orders affecting you, and the defense work the case may need. Mark J. Miller or Rick S. Jacobs leads the matters we accept.
1600 S. Federal Highway, Suite 1101
Pompano Beach, FL 33062
Bring the records you can access now. Keep originals unchanged and private; we will help identify what is still missing. Avoid editing or deleting evidence or posting about the case.
Pompano Beach Criminal Defense overview →Bring bond papers, release conditions, and the written orders you received at the jail or courthouse.
Bring the arrest report or affidavit, case number, agency name, and next criminal court date.
Include the petition, attachments, temporary order, service papers, and hearing date, time, and location.
Keep complete messages, photographs, and recordings. Bring witness names and a private account of what you remember.
These answers explain the starting point. Your charge, evidence, and court orders can change the advice.
After booking, a judge considers release and any conditions at first appearance. We check those orders, the next court date, and the charge being pursued. If you have also been served with an injunction petition, its hearing requires separate preparation.
Not on their own. The prosecutor decides whether to pursue the criminal case. A changed account may matter, but it does not erase other evidence or end a court order. Do not contact or pressure anyone to change a statement.
Read the exact order. It may restrict calls, texts, social media, messages through other people, and access to a home or workplace. The protected person cannot privately waive the order. Ask about a lawful court modification rather than making contact yourself.
Only if the applicable orders allow it. A parenting arrangement does not permit every form of contact. After reviewing the orders together, we can assess whether to seek a change or a court-approved way to arrange child contact.
Yes. The criminal charge and civil injunction have different procedures and legal tests. Ending one does not automatically end the other. Keep track of both hearing notices and follow every order that remains in effect.
