An allegation of Prostitution can have a devastating effect on your reputation, your livelihood and overall well being.  It is crucial that a Prostitution case be handled with extreme care and caution by an experienced Prostitution defense lawyer.  We are former prosecutors and have handled numerous Prostitution cases in Broward and Palm Beach.  Each Prostitution case needs to be examined to determine if it can be dismissed and removed from your record.  If this is a first offense, the courts in Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Miami-Dade all have programs designed for first time offenders which will ultimately result in dismissal of your Prostitution charges.  You may also be eligible to seal or expunge your Prostitution case.

Broward County / Palm Beach County / Miami-Dade County

The Prostitution attorneys at Leifert & Leifert will look for ways to achieve dismissal of your Prtostitution charges or seek alternative resolutions that will look towards the possibility of dismissal and records expungement or sealing.  Our criminal defense lawyers are routinely in Prostitution court in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade. 

As Criminal Defense Lawyers in Broward County and Palm Beach County we have a tremendous amount of experience defending prostitution and solicitation for prostitution cases.  Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach law enforcement have routinely set up undercover operations to combat street level prostitution, suspected prostitution activity at massage parlors and suspected prostitution through "escort" services.

An allegation of prostitution or solicitation for prostitution can carry a certain degree of stigma.  A great majority of solicitation for prostitution cases in Broward and Palm Beach involve individuals without any prior or record or history.  First time offender programs such as the Misdemeanor Diversion Program or Pre-Trial Intervention may be available as a means to obtain a complete dismissal of a prostitution charge in Broward County and Palm Beach County.

Some key definitions taken from the Florida Statute prohibiting prostitution are as follows:

"Prostitution" means the giving or receiving of the body for sexual activity for hire but excludes sexual activity between spouses.

"Lewdness" means any indecent or obscene act.

"Assignation" means the making of any appointment or engagement for prostitution or lewdness, or any act in furtherance of such appointment or engagement.

"Sexual activity" means oral, anal, or vaginal penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ of another; anal or vaginal penetration of another by any other object; or the handling or fondling of the sexual organ of another for the purpose of masturbation; however, the term does not include acts done for bona-fide medical purposes.

Florida's Prostitution Statute

Entrapment is a defense to an allegation of solicitation for prostitution.

Contact a criminal lawyer at Leifert & Leifert for immediate assistance.  Our lawyers have the experience necessary to defend prostitution cases and preserve reputations.  We help individuals in Broward County, Palm Beach County and throughout South Florida.  Our main offices are located in Plantation and Delray Beach. 

DEFENDING PROSTITUTION CASES IN BROWARD, PALM BEACH AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES.  CONTACT A LAWYER AT LEIFERT & LEIFERT FOR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE.