Ralph Behr | Fort Lauderdale Criminal Lawyer

Attorney Ralph Behr specializes in criminal law and is board certified by the Florida Bar in Criminal Trials.

As a criminal defense lawyer he practices in courts throughout Florida and in Federal Courts throughout the United States.

He maintains offices in Florida, in Fort Lauderdale, and appears in courts in Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Miami state and federal courts in Broward County, Miami Dade County, Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Vero Beach, Fort Meyers, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando and Jacksonville Florida.

His practice concentrates in major felonies, drug crimes, drug trafficking, homicide, and murder. Mr. Behr also practices in federal court on federal matters, extradition, money laundering, white collar crimes, violations of probation, violations of community control, tax law criminal charges, federal parole hearings, bond reduction hearings and other federal offenses.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney Practice Owner	Law Offices of Ralph S. Behr	Fort Lauderdale, FL	1976 - Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Hofstra University School of Law	J.D.	Law School	1976

State / Court	Date
Florida	1988
New York	1977
Oregon	1976

• Broward Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | Board Member | 1994 - Present
  National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | Regional member | 1993

• Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 | Martindale-Hubbell | 2016
  Who's Who in American Law | Who's Who In American Law | 2016
  Board Certified - Criminal Trial | Florida Bar | 2016

• Case: Rodruguez vs. Florida
  Summary: Litigated Florida's Self Defense statute. Argued successfully that a motion to dismiss is correct remedy when judge denies self defense motion.
  Result: Florida Supreme Court upheld my argument and changed the law in Florida

• Author of Book:  "Can The Police Lie To Me?"
  Creator of Apple iTunes Store App:  "Say No To Police"
  iTunes and Android | Say No to Police - the APP        | 2010
  BookMasters Inc. | Can The Police Lie to Me? | 2008

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 Office open from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm Monday - Saturday

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1977) Licensed as Attorney in New York. Verified with New York State Unified Court System.	May 25, 2016
(1976) Licensed as Attorney in Oregon. Verified with Oregon Bar Association.	January 20, 2017
(1988) Licensed as Attorney in Florida. Verified with State Bar of Florida.	May 25, 2016

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