Weinstein Legal Team’s West Palm Beach office is at 515 North Flagler Drive, just two blocks from the Palm Beach County Courthouse at 205 North Dixie Highway, where your case will be heard. This means one of our attorneys can be at the courthouse on short notice for a bond hearing, file in person when a deadline is tight, and appear at first appearance at the Criminal Justice Complex on Gun Club Road without a two-hour drive first.
If you were arrested anywhere in Palm Beach County, you will see a judge within 24 hours — the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit holds first appearance seven days a week, starting at 9:00 a.m. If you were injured, Palm Beach County recorded more than 25,000 crashes last year and 155 people did not survive them.
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We are in Northbridge on the waterfront, just south of the Flagler Memorial Bridge and two blocks from the Palm Beach County Courthouse. If you cannot come to us because you are in the hospital or in custody, we will come to you.
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Under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.130, you must be brought before a judge within 24 hours of arrest. In Palm Beach County, that hearing is held at the Criminal Justice Complex, 3228 Gun Club Road, seven days a week beginning at 9:00 a.m.
At first appearance, the judge reviews the booking slip, the probable cause affidavit, and any warrant or citation, along with information gathered during jail classification. The judge then decides whether there was probable cause for the arrest, whether you are released and on what bond or supervision, and what conditions apply while the case is pending.
You have the right to counsel at that hearing. The window between booking and first appearance is the most consequential period in a criminal case, and the one people most often damage themselves in. Say nothing to investigators except that you want a lawyer. Not an explanation, not a clarification, not your side of the story. Then call us.
Cases proceed in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, prosecuted by the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office, with most matters heard at the Main Judicial Complex on North Dixie Highway — two blocks from our door.
A federal case is not a bigger version of a state case. It is a different system, and being good at one does not make a lawyer good at the other.
Palm Beach County falls within the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, which maintains a courthouse in West Palm Beach. Federal prosecutions are brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and typically follow a long investigation. This typically involves months of grand jury subpoenas, wiretaps, or agency work before anyone is charged. By the time you learn about it, the government has usually built most of its case.
The practical differences matter enormously: there is no parole in the federal system, the United States Sentencing Guidelines drive outcomes far more than they do in state court, pretrial release is governed by the Bail Reform Act rather than a bond schedule, and federal conviction rates are substantially higher than state rates. Which means the work that changes a federal outcome frequently happens before an indictment, during the investigation, when counsel can engage with prosecutors and influence what gets charged at all.
If a federal agent has contacted you, if you have received a target letter or grand jury subpoena, or if you believe you are under federal investigation, now is the time to call Weinstein Legal Team — not after charges are filed.
Palm Beach County recorded roughly 25,300 crashes last year, with 155 deaths and nearly 16,000 reported injuries. Over the past five years, traffic crashes have killed close to 1,000 people on this county’s roads.
You only have fourteen days to get treated after your injury. Since Florida is a no-fault state, your own PIP coverage pays first regardless of fault under Florida Statute § 627.736, but only if you receive initial care within 14 days of the crash.
Miss it, and the benefits are gone. PIP covers 80% of reasonable medical expenses and 60% of lost wages to a $10,000 cap, and the full $10,000 applies only if a treating provider certifies an emergency medical condition. Otherwise, your cap is $2,500.
You only have two years to file suit. HB 837 cut Florida’s negligence statute of limitations from four years to two for claims arising after March 2023, and moved Florida to modified comparative negligence, meaning if you are found more than 50% at fault, you recover nothing at all.
Palm Beach County has only two trauma centers: St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, which covers the north county and is the county’s first pediatric trauma referral center, and Delray Medical Center, which covers the south. Both are Level I. If you were treated at either, we can obtain those records and begin documenting your injuries while the 14-day window is still open.
At Weinstein Legal Team, we handle personal injury cases all throughout Palm Beach County from our West Palm Beach office. Our legal team is here to help you in filing a personal injury claim to receive the compensation you deserve for an injury caused by another’s negligence.
The personal injury lawyers at Weinstein Legal Team handle a variety of injury cases in West Palm Beach, including:
At Weinstein Legal Team, our clients are our first priority. We will fight vigorously to ensure the best possible results for each individual, regardless of the criminal charge. When you are facing criminal charges in West Palm Beach or anywhere in Palm Beach County, you should contact an experienced criminal defense attorney as soon as possible. The criminal defense cases we handle in Palm Beach County include:
Your first appearance will be within 24 hours of arrest, at the Criminal Justice Complex, 3228 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach. Palm Beach County holds first appearances seven days a week beginning at 9:00 a.m., including weekends and holidays. The judge reviews the booking slip and probable cause affidavit, then rules on probable cause, release, bond, and conditions. You have the right to an attorney present, and having private counsel appear is often the difference between release and a bond you cannot post.
The Main Judicial Complex is at 205 North Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, just two blocks from our office at 515 North Flagler Drive. First appearance and Adult Drug Court are held separately at the Criminal Justice Complex on Gun Club Road. Cases are prosecuted by the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office.
Possibly. Palm Beach County operates pretrial intervention and problem-solving courts, including an Adult Drug Court that hears cases at the Criminal Justice Complex on Mondays and Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. Eligibility depends on the charge, your record, and the State’s position. Florida law requires that you enter pretrial intervention voluntarily and only after consulting your attorney (Fla. Stat. 948.08(2)). These programs carry real conditions and are not automatically the better outcome. Talk it through with your lawyer before agreeing.
Substantially. Palm Beach County falls in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Federal cases usually follow long investigations, so the government has built most of its case before you are charged. There is no parole in the federal system. The United States Sentencing Guidelines drive outcomes heavily, and pretrial release runs under the Bail Reform Act rather than a bond schedule. The most valuable work often happens before an indictment, so if you have received a target letter or grand jury subpoena, or an agent has contacted you, call immediately.
Two years from the accident for most negligence claims under Fla. Stat. 95.11(5)(a), reduced from four years by HB 837 for claims arising after March 24, 2023. Separately and much sooner, you must obtain initial medical treatment within 14 days of a motor vehicle crash to preserve your PIP benefits (Fla. Stat. 627.736(1)(a)). A wrongful death claim must be filed within two years of the death (Fla. Stat. 95.11(5)(e)), and a claim against a city, county or state agency needs written notice to the agency within three years of the injury, two years for a wrongful death, before suit can be filed (Fla. Stat. 768.28(6)(a)), and the suit itself has four years under Fla. Stat. 768.28(14), two for wrongful death.
Yes. There is no PIP for boating accidents, and boat insurance is not mandatory in Florida, so an at-fault operator may carry no coverage. Serious incidents typically trigger an FWC or U.S. Coast Guard investigation alongside your civil claim, and federal maritime law may apply depending on where it happened, which changes both the deadline (a maritime injury or death claim generally has three years under 46 U.S.C. 30106, though some maritime rules and passenger tickets set shorter periods) and the available damages. Speak to an injury lawyer before giving any statement to an insurer.
A claim against a property owner for harm caused by a third party on premises they failed to make reasonably safe. The key issue is foreseeability: what the owner knew about prior crime at that location and what they did about it. Proving it requires police call histories for the address, prior incident reports, security staffing records and camera footage, much of which is destroyed or overwritten within weeks. Speed matters more in these cases than almost any other.
Case reviews are free. Injury cases are handled on contingency, which means there are no attorney’s fees unless we recover for you. You will not owe attorney’s fees or costs unless we recover for you. Criminal matters are quoted individually depending on the charge and its posture, and we explain the fee clearly before you retain us.
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