Attorney Profile

Richard Lorenzo, Esq.

Member of the Florida Bar, 1992

Member of the New Jersey Bar, 1990

Admitted to practice in the Federal District Courts

New Jersey, 1990

Southern District of Florida, 2000

Fluent in Spanish [Hablamos Español]



Legal Fields of Practice:

• Civil Litigation
• Criminal Law
• Family law
• Immigration law
• Probate Administration & Litigation
• Real Estate Transactions

Professional development:

1990

Juris Doctoris, Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey.

1990-1996

State of New Jersey, Office of the Public Defender, Essex County, Ocean County, and Monmouth County, New Jersey.  My duties as a public defender attorney were to represent indigent clients who could not afford an attorney and were facing criminal charges.  Over the course of my 6 years as a public defender, I handled a caseload of approximately 250 cases, while continually picking up new cases and resolving other cases through trials or plea negotiations.  I gained invaluable courtroom experience and have proceeded to trial in all types of criminal cases, spanning a range of cases from the most simple and non-violent, such as a welfare fraud, to the most difficult, murder charges.  Over the course of my work at the public defenders office, I proceeded to trial on approximately 70 felony cases before leaving the office and entering private practice.  Also, while attending law school, I worked at the appellate division of the public defenders office and prepared numerous briefs for appeals on cases that had gone to trial and the clients were seeking review from the appellate courts.

1996 to present

Founded Law Office of Richard Lorenzo, P.A. Coral Gables, Florida.  A general practice law firm with concentration in the diverse areas of law that people need the most.  Having acquired a great deal of trial and other courtroom experience, I was ready to enter private practice and start my own law office.  In my practice, I assist clients in many areas of law which I have acquired knowledge and experience since leaving my prior employment.  At present, I have been in practice for 32 years and have established a broad field of knowledge in many areas of law.