Arrested? Call a Former Prosecutor Now.

When you are facing criminal charges, the first moves matter. Evidence can disappear, witnesses can change their stories, and prosecutors start building their case immediately.

Spencer Charif is a former Miami-Dade prosecutor with more than 20 years of courtroom experience. Our defense team investigates early, challenges weak evidence, attacks unlawful searches and statements, and builds a strategy designed to protect your freedom, record, and future.

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Criminal Defense in State and Federal Court

We defend clients in Florida, Massachusetts, and federal court against serious charges, including:

• Drug trafficking and narcotics offenses

• Homicide and violent crimes

• Robbery and weapons charges

• Domestic violence

• Sexual battery allegations

• White collar and fraud-related offenses

• Contracting without a license

• Probation violations

• Federal criminal investigations

Why Clients Call CharifLaw

You are not hiring someone to simply “handle” your case. You are hiring a defense team to pressure-test the government’s case from day one.

Attorney Charif brings experience from both sides of the courtroom: former prosecutor, seasoned trial lawyer, and criminal defense attorney who knows how prosecutors evaluate cases, where investigations break down, and how to expose reasonable doubt.

Our team may use retired FBI investigators and experienced defense investigators to locate witnesses, preserve evidence, review police conduct, and uncover facts the government may have missed or ignored.

Our Criminal Defense Process

1. Confidential Case Review

We start with the facts. What happened? What did police say? Were you searched? Were you questioned? Were there witnesses? Are there videos, phones, cars, homes, or statements involved?

From there, we identify the immediate risks and the first steps needed to protect you.

2. Investigation

We do not simply wait for the prosecutor’s version of the case. We investigate independently.

That may include locating witnesses, reviewing body camera footage, examining search issues, preserving evidence, visiting key locations, and identifying weaknesses in the government’s theory.

3. Discovery Review

We review the evidence the government claims supports the charge, including police reports, witness statements, videos, lab reports, forensic evidence, phone data, and prior statements.

The goal is simple: find what helps you, find what hurts you, and find what the government cannot prove.

4. Negotiation From Strength

Good results usually come from preparation. Prosecutors are more likely to negotiate seriously when they know the defense is prepared to challenge the case.

We pursue dismissals, reductions, diversion, no-conviction outcomes, probationary resolutions, or trial when appropriate.

5. Motions and Trial Strategy

When police violate your rights, we may file motions to suppress evidence, exclude statements, challenge searches, demand informant information, or attack unreliable evidence.

If trial becomes necessary, we prepare to expose the weaknesses in the prosecution’s case and present your defense clearly.