Criminal defense, DUI, and personal injury representationCall 954-637-6644
Selected to Florida Super Lawyers: 2016–2025Harry Gulkin Award recipient, BACDL: September 2025BACDL “Hat Trick” recipient: 2001–2010Martindale-Hubbell: AV PreeminentMartindale-Hubbell: Platinum Client ChampionAvvo: 10.0 “Superb” ratingAvvo: Client’s ChoiceAmerica’s Most Honored LawyersFlorida Trend’s Florida Legal EliteLawyers of Distinction
Michael A. Gottlieb, P.A. Free Consultation
As seen on
Fox News ChannelNBCC-SPANCourt TVNewsmaxOn Your Side NewsCNN

City of Sunrise · Broward County

Sunrise Criminal Defense Lawyer

Defense guidance for an arrest, investigation, or DUI connected to Sunrise, with a clear path to the correct Broward court record and next deadline.

What the first paperwork should answer

What should happen first in a Sunrise criminal case?

A Sunrise investigation may involve a large venue, retail location, roadway, residence, or workplace. Those settings can produce access, transaction, and surveillance records that do not automatically appear in a police report.

List the precise venue or business, relevant entrances and cameras, transaction details, and every person who can place events in context.

Details to confirm before making decisions

  • Which agency made the contact or is conducting the investigation?
  • Is there an arrest, notice to appear, warrant, subpoena, or pending interview request?
  • What is the case number, assigned division, next date, and courthouse address?
  • Do bond, license, protective-order, school, employment, or travel conditions apply?

Evidence map

Records that may change the analysis.

A Sunrise defense review may require venue or store surveillance, access logs, receipts, phone records, body-camera video, vehicle data, and witness statements. Which records matter depends on the allegation, how evidence was obtained, and what the state must prove.

Preserve source files in their original form. Do not delete, crop, annotate, forward, or post potential evidence merely to make it easier to share.

Defense resources

Start with the issue that matches the case.

Use the broader practice guides to understand evidence, procedure, and immediate decisions before a case-specific consultation.

01

Criminal Defense

State and federal investigations, felony and misdemeanor charges, bond, motions, negotiation, and trial preparation.

Explore criminal defense →02

DUI Defense

Stops, field exercises, breath or blood evidence, license deadlines, prior offenses, and injury allegations.

Explore DUI defense →03

Release and Court Conditions

Bond, no-contact provisions, supervision, travel restrictions, and preparation for the next appearance.

Review pretrial release →

Court-location check

West Regional Courthouse is one listed Broward location—not an automatic assignment.

The Seventeenth Judicial Circuit lists West Regional Courthouse at 100 N. Pine Island Road, Plantation, FL 33324. A Sunrise arrest may be assigned there or elsewhere depending on the case type and court division. Follow the address on the current notice and verify it before travel.

Check official Broward court locations ↗

Nearby Broward coverage

Plantation criminal defense guidanceLauderhill criminal defense guidanceTamarac criminal defense guidance

Sources: Broward County municipality directory and Seventeenth Judicial Circuit court locations. Retrieved 2026-09-16. Court assignments and procedures can change; verify the current notice or docket.

Case ReviewCall Now