Leonard Sands | Miami Criminal Defense Lawyer

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About Leonard

Leonard A. Sands, Esquire, has always wanted to be a lawyer – a criminal lawyer – protecting the rights we as Americans each hold dear.

As one of the top graduates in his class in law school —and, with the highest grade in Criminal Law— Leonard was recruited by the United States Department of Justice Attorney General’s Honors Program. Serving in the Attorney General’s Honors Program, Leonard went to Washington to join the then relatively new Organized Crime & Racketeering Section.

Since 1979, Leonard and his partner have been in private practice in Miami, Florida, limiting their focus to all kinds of criminal cases both in the federal and state courts in Florida and elsewhere. Leonard has developed a reputation for exceptional skill in white collar, fraud, tax, RICO and complex criminal cases at both the trial and appellate levels.

For many years, Leonard has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers & also served as a past President of the Miami Chapter.

Leonard has been honored by the South Florida Legal Guide, and, named as a “Top Lawyer” in Criminal Law for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. He has also been listed in SuperLawyers Magazine, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.  Leonard is Rated as ’10 -Superb’ on AVVO.com; a peer reviewed on-line website for legal professionals.

Leonard and his partner are both AV rated & listed in Martindale-Hubbell’s Directory of Pre-Eminent Lawyers.

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Experience

Partner | Shareholder

Sands & Moskowitz, P.A.

Present

Miami, FL

Admission

Verified Florida

1978

Verified New York

1972

Education

Brooklyn Law School

J.D.

1971

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Statewide Director
    1988 - Present
  • Florida Association of Criminal Lawyers Miami Chapter President
    2001 - 2002
  • Dade County Bar Association Chair Criminal Courts Committee
    2000 - 2001
Honors / Awards
  • Super Lawyer Super Lawyers Magazine
    2011-2013
  • Top Lawyer n Criminal Law South Florida Legal Guide
    2006-2013
  • AV Rated (over 25 years) Martindale-Hubbell
    1985
  • Attorney General's Honors Program United States Department of Justice
    1971
  • Prize for Student w/ Highest Grade in Criminal Law Brooklyn Law School
    1971
  • Junior of the Year Leadership Award Brooklyn College
    1967
  • AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated | Martindale-Hubbell

Sands & Moskowitz, P.A. Highlights

Criminal, DUI-DWI, Car Accident, RICO Act, White Collar Crime

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