Criminal LAW

Modern criminal codes present an ever-changing variety of offenses, from felony crimes with significant potential penalties that threaten liberty and property, to offenses that may not result in incarceration but may affect not only the reputation but also the successful future of an individual or business.

Mr. Griscti assembles and works together with private investigators, forensic and clinical experts, as well as qualified co-counsel to fully advise his clients and make informed and strategically sound legal decisions. He is devoted to obtaining correct results in the criminal justice system, be it through negotiation, plea, trial, appeal, or in post-conviction or “collateral” matters.

Significant financial penalties, including asset forfeiture, restitution, and fines, have been a cornerstone of Mr. Griscti's criminal defense practice. For example, he has appeared in the Supreme Court of Florida in cases to reform the scope and procedure of Florida's forfeiture laws. In federal courts, these financial penalties have existed but expanded in recent decades and have become a primary issue in the resolution of many criminal prosecutions. 

A successful outcome is not just a favorable resolution of the investigation or charge. It also includes careful consideration of the collateral consequences that an individual or corporate client may later encounter. This area of criminal defense practice is essential to the client.

Criminal law also involves assisting clients who are the victims of criminal acts. Examples include victims of embezzlement and other financial crimes. Victims remedies are available through the civil court system, as well as through financial penalty judgments in criminal cases.