Leesfield & Partners has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a minor who was sexually assaulted at an LA Fitness in Miami by a gym member with a known history of violent behavior. This case is being handled by Partner Justin B. Shapiro and Evan Robinson, a Trial Lawyer at…
Police in Sanford, Florida, are asking anyone with information on a local pastor who they believe has sexually abused multiple children in his congregation. Yersson David Solarte Basto, 33, was charged with sexual assault on a victim under 18 years old and lewd and lascivious molestation of a victim under…
A former substitute teacher accused of using social media to meet girls as young as 12 years old for sex agreed to a plea deal Monday, according to reporting from The Miami Herald. Enreeka Nalasco, 35, was sentenced to 25 years in prison and 20 years’ probation Monday on two…
A Detroit medical examiner concluded that two unhoused children found dead in their family’s van died from carbon monoxide and not the cold, as authorities initially believed. The official cause of death for the children, 9-year-old Darnell Currie Jr. and 2-year-old A’millah Currie, was certified Wednesday. On Feb. 10, the…
An elderly pickup truck driver faces charges after police accused him of driving drunk through a liquor store, causing an estimated $20,000 in damage over the weekend in Alachua County, Florida. The driver was charged with driving under the influence, a first-degree misdemeanor, according to court records. The Florida Injury…
The Supreme Court of Florida approved Ira H. Leesfield’s appointment to the 11th Judicial District Circuit Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee. The UPL committee is a program within the Florida Bar’s Disciplinary branch and was developed to protect the public from harm caused by individuals attempting to practice law without…
Thanks to recent advancements in autonomous vehicle technology, self-driving cars are no longer a thing of the past, and driverless robotaxis may soon be available for transit in Miami. Waymo, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Alphabet, Google’s parent company, announced it expects to bring these taxis to Miami, making…
Police have named the driver accused in a Thanksgiving hit-and-run incident near Miami International Airport that killed a pedestrian. Gerson Jean, 38, was charged Friday with leaving the scene of a crash involving death and attempted tampering with physical evidence. The incident happened just before 4 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day…