An allegation of Grand Theft can have a devastating effect on your reputation, your livelihood and overall well being.  It is crucial that a Grand Theft case be handled with extreme care and caution by an experienced Grand Theft defense lawyer.  We are former prosecutors and have handled numerous Grand Theft cases in Broward and Palm Beach.  Each Grand Theft 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 Grand Theft charges.  You may also be eligible to seal or expunge your Grand Theft case.

Broward County / Palm Beach County / Miami-Dade County

The Grand Theft attorneys at Leifert & Leifert will look for ways to achieve dismissal of your Grand Theft 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 Shoplifting court in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade. 

The offense of Grand Theft in Florida falls under the general theft statute, section 812.014.

It is grand theft of the third degree and a felony of the third degree if the property stolen is:

Valued at $300 or more, but less than $5,000.

Valued at $5,000 or more, but less than $10,000.

Valued at $10,000 or more, but less than $20,000.

Any firearm or motor vehicle.

It is grand theft in the second degree, punishable as a felony of the second degree if the property stolen is:

If the property stolen is valued at $20,000 or more, but less than $100,000.

It is grand theft in the first degree, punishable as a felony of the first degree if the property stolen is:

If the property stolen is valued at $100,000 or more.

 
As seasoned Grand Theft defense attorneys in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade we have the knowledge and experience to obtain the best possible outcome. 

Shoplifting as a Felony offense (Grand Theft):

A person who commits petit theft or shoplifting who has previously been convicted two or more times of any theft, commits a felony of the third degree.

Shoplifting is also grand theft and a felony of the third degree if the property taken is valued at $300 or more, but less than $20,000.