William DiRenzo | Fort Lauderdale Criminal Defense Lawyer

William DiRenzo began his career as a prosecutor at the State Attorney’s Office in 1998. As an Assistant State Attorney, Mr. DiRenzo was a senior trial attorney responsible for handling thousands of criminal cases. He has lectured and assisted other lawyers and police officers on a variety of issues concerning jury selection, cross-examination, motion practice, and search and seizure. While an Assistant State Attorney, Mr. DiRenzo was promoted to the position of the lead prosecutor in the felony trial division where he tried cases ranging from Possession of Cocaine to Attempted Murder. As a lead felony prosecutor, he was also responsible for supervising and assisting three other Assistant State Attorneys that worked under him.

After leaving the State Attorney’s Office, Mr. DiRenzo decided to put his knowledge and experience to work defending those charged with criminal offenses. As a defense attorney, Mr. DiRenzo became a member of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Attorney’s, Federal Bar, and the National College for DUI Defense. He has had the privilege of defending criminal cases in nearly every county in the State of Florida from the Florida Keys to the Florida Panhandle. Some of his past clients include police officers, firefighters, doctors, lawyers, public figures, and members of the United States Armed Forces that were charged with criminal offenses.

Mr. DiRenzo has conducted over 150 jury trials in his career and has argued countless Motions to Suppress and Dismiss. He graduated cum laude from Florida State University in 1995 with a degree in criminal justice and communications and received his law degree from Nova Southeastern University in 1998. He is a member in good standing with the Florida Bar and Federal Bar.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Founding Partner	DiRenzo Defense	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University	J.D.	Law School	1998
Florida State University	Bachelors		1995

State / Court	Date
Florida	1998

• Florida Association of Criminal Defense Attorney | Member
  Federal Bar | Member
  National College for DUI Defense | Member

• Who's Who | Global Directory of Who's Who | 2015
  Top 100 Lawyers | National Advocacy for DUI Defense | 2014

• Aggravated Assault – No Charges Were Filed
  Charges: The defendant was arrested for Aggravated Assault with a Firearm a third degree felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison. The charge also carries a 3 year minimum mandatory prison sentence under the 10-20-LIFE law. Summary: The defendant and his friend received a call from an old girlfriend to pick her up that she was in trouble. When they went to the residence to pick her up, the three of them were confronted by four guys asking where they were taking the girl. During the confrontation, the victim alleged that the defendant pulled a firearm out and waived it in a threatening manner. The defendant and the other two individuals left the scene. The victim called the police and the defendant was arrested hours later with the firearm in his car. The defendant retained our firm the day after his arrest. We were able to secure three affidavits from the defendant’s friend, the girl the defendant picked up, and the victim’s friend who was next to the victim when the firearm was waived saying that the defendant did not pull a gun out at the scene. Also, we attained a recording of the victim asking the defendant to give him $3,000.00 and he would drop all the charges. As a result of our investigation, the state did not file any charges against our client.

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