Kenneth Padowitz

• Appreciation for Dedicated Service Award, Broward State Attorney's Office Homicide Trial Unit, Advocate Par Excellence, Minister of Justice, 2002
• Certificate of Appreciation, Broward State Attorney's Office, Take your child to work day, 2001
• Distinguished Faculty Award, Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, Presented FPAA Annual Conference, 2001
• Outstanding and Dedicated Performance Award, Broward State Attorney's Office, Sex Crimes Unit Plaque, 1990
• Certificate of Appreciation, Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, Mid-Level Felony Trial Advocacy Course, 2000
• ABA Trial Team Coach's Award, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Nova Southeastern University, 1995
• Judges Certificate of Appreciation, Nova Southeastern University, Law Center
• Mock Trial Competition Judge, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

• Broward Sexual Assault Treatment Center, Guest Lecturer, Victims Rights, 1990
• Broward County Public School Teacher, 1982
• National Television Legal Consultant, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, FOX NEWS, COURT T.V., B.E.T., 2000-2021
• Plantation Police Department, Guest Lecturer, Roll call Training, 1986
• Daily Bread Food Bank, 1996-1997
• Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, Faculty Instructor, D.U.I. Trial Advocacy School, Miami, 1991,1992, 1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001
• S.T.O.P. (Stop Turning Out Prisoners), Guest Lecturer, Criminal Justice System, 1994
• National District Attorney's Association, 1986-1991
• Weston Rotary Club, Lecture Presentation, Criminal Justice System, 2006
• Broward County Trial Lawyers Association, Lecture Presentation, Computer Animation in the Courtroom, 1993
• Sawgrass Elementary School, Guest Lecturer, Career day, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
• American Cancer Society, Jail and Bail 1986-2019
• Nova Southeastern University School of Law, Guest Lecturer, Scientific Evidence class, Computer Animation as Evidence, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
• Pre-Law Advisory Committee, Fort Lauderdale High School Magnet Program, 2000-2001
• Broward Sheriffs Office, Detective training, 2005
• Nova Southeastern University School of Law, Guest Lecturer, The prosecution of Lionel Tate v. State of Florida, 2001
• Young Professionals for Covenant House, 1995-1997
• Broward County Bar Association, 1987, 1993, 2005, 2006, 2007
• Broward State Attorney's Office, Lecture Presentation, County Court Division; Opening Statement, Closing Argument, Cross Examination, Direct Examination, Jury Selection, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
• M.A.D.D., Guest Speaker, Roundtable Discussion/Victims Rights, 1991
• March of Dimes, 1994-1996
• Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, Faculty Instructor, D.U.I./Vehicular Manslaughter Seminar, Tampa, 1993
• Wilton Manors Kiwanis Club, Guest Lecturer, Criminal Justice,1994
• American Bar Association, 1986-1992
• Broward Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Legal Panel Member, Seminar on media and Legal community, 2005
• Criminal Justice Institute, B.C.C., Guest Lecturer, Sex Crimes, D.U.I. Manslaughter, Criminal Justice System, 1990, 1991, 1992
• Boca Raton High School, Guest Lecturer, Criminal Justice System, 1994
• Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, 2005, 2006
• Nova Southeastern University School of Law, Instructor/Coach, Mock Trial Team, 1987-1988, 1995
• Coral Springs High School, Lecture, Criminal Justice System, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
• Board of Directors, B'nai B'rith Justice Unit, 2005, 2006
• Nova Southeastern University School of Law, Guest Lecturer, Trial Advocacy Class, Opening Statement, 1996
• Hallandale Police Department, Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program, 1998-2001
• Florida Department of Children and Families, Keynote Speaker, Child Abuse Prevention Conference, 2003
• St. Thomas Law School, Miami, Guest Lecturer, Computer Animation as Evidence, 1993
• Anglia Polytechnic University, Great Britain, N.S.U., Ft. Laud., Guest Lecturer, Criminal Justice System,1996, 1997
• American Cancer Society, 1997-1998
• Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, Faculty Instructor, Evidence Seminar, Palm Beach, 1993
• Piper High School, Guest Lecturer, Florida Gun Laws and the Criminal Justice System, 1991
• Gold Key Civic Association, 1985-1990
• Institute of Police Technology and Management, Faculty Adviser, Development of a felony level course for police officers, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, 2001
• Sunrise Chamber of Commerce, Guest Lecturer, Criminal Justice System, 1994
• Weston Business Chamber of Commerce, 2005, 2006
• Institute of Police Technology and Management, Faculty Instructor, D.U.I. Manslaughter Prosecution, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, 1991
• Nova Southeastern University School of Law, Criminal Law Class, Lecture, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
• Seminole Middle School, Plantation, Fl., Lecture, 2003, 2004
• Vice President Membership, B'nai B'rith Justice Unit, 2007
• Nova Southeastern University School of Law, Guest Lecturer, Student Orientation, 1987, 1988, 1989
• Croissant Park Elementary School, Guest Speaker, Student Council installation, 2006
• Broward Sheriffs Office, Homicide Unit, Guest Lecturer, 2015
• University of Florida, College of Law, Gainesville, Lecture Presentation, Computer Animation as Evidence, 1997

• Faculty Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy and Fl. Prosecuting Atty. Assoc.
• Guest Lecturer Nova Southeastern Law School, Opening Statement, Trial Advocacy
• Guest Lecturer, Broward Sheriff's Office, Homicide Unit and Detective training
• Faculty Instructor, University Of Florida Law School, Prosecutor/Public Defender course
• Faculty Instructor, National Student Leadership Conference, American University, Washington D.C.
• Found Qualified – Broward Judicial Nominating Committee for appointment as Circuit Judge, 2001
• Member, Florida Bar, United States District Court, United States Court of Appeals
• Director, American Heritage High School, Plantation, Fl, Pre-Law program
• Adjunct Professor, Nova Southeastern Law School, 17 years
• Litigated over Three Hundred Jury Trials including Thirty-Five First Degree Murder Trials
• Former Chairman, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Florida Bar Grievance Committee
• Faculty Instructor, University of North Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management
• Guest Lecturer, Criminal Justice Institute, Broward Community College

• Nova Southeastern University - Juris Doctor, 1986
• University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl. Bachelor of Arts in Education, December, 1982 Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences

• Florida Bar, 1986
• United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, 2019
• United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1996
• United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, 1995

• Former Florida Homicide Prosecutor and Adjunct Law Professor Ken Padowitz discusses the Travon Martin shooting case on Politics Nation on MSNBC., Politics Nation MSNBC, 2012
• A review of the 35 year career of Trial Lawyer and Legal Commentator Ken Padowitz. With over 400 Jury Trials and 35 First Degree Murder Trials, Ken Padowitz has a resume on paper and experience in the courtroom unmatched by any attorney in the Southeastern United States., Ken Padowitz Justice Video, Law, 2020
• Ken Padowitz appears on Cnn -Nancy Grace to discuss Arias Murder Trial, CNN - Nancy Grace, 2013

• Murder case Not Guilty after oral-sex defense of Fort Lauderdale man - State v. Richard Patterson , 2017
•  Jury Trial Civil Verdict: Two Million Forty One Thousand Dollars  - Brian Stinson v. Shannon Briggs  I sued the former Boxing Champion of the World Shannon Briggs from a South Beach Bar fight while punching my client, a football player with the Miami Hurricanes https://www.lauderdalecriminaldefense.com/2015/10/their-first-fight-was-at-a-south-beach-club-their-rematch-at-a-miami-dade-county-courtroom-2005-case/, 2005
•  First U.S. Computer Animation admitted in Criminal Trial with a written Appealate opinion upholding it's use in court - State v. Kenneth Pierce, 1993

• Client was charged with First-Degree Murder. The Defense was that during oral sex, the client believed the "victim" choked to death. After a highly publicized Jury Trial, the client was found Not Guilty. , 2019

“Mr. Padowitz is an outstanding member of the Bar and has had many trial successes in his career.”

“Kenneth Padowitz is an excellent lawyer, nkowledgable and resourceful. His years as a prosecutor provide him uniques insight and ability to apply to his criminal defense practice.”

“Fantastic attorney respected by his peers and opponents. Nationally recognized as an excellent criminal defense attorney.”