Criminal Appeals Attorney in Miami, FL

Criminal Appeals Overview

A Miami Criminal Appeals Law Firm
Serving Clients in Florida and Nationwide

Appeals and other forms of post-conviction relief are intricate legal matters, often involving complex questions of law, fact or both. Such matters are also very time sensitive, which means that any delay in pursuing an appeal or other appropriate form of relief could be disastrous.

For more than 28 years, attorney Clayton R. Kaeiser has handled criminal appeals and motions for other types of post-conviction relief for clients across Florida and throughout the United States. Thoroughly committed to helping his clients improve their situations, Mr. Kaeiser does a painstaking review of the trial record and all other relevant records and documentation in each case, searching for judicial mistakes, unanswered questions, misinformation from the lawyer initially handling the case, improperly withheld evidence, police impropriety and other issues. He also works with professional investigators, forensics specialists and other experts, as needed on a case-by-case basis, to assist him in this process.

Experience

• Criminal appeals: Attorney Clayton R. Kaeiser has had significant experience and success with criminal appeals in Florida appellate courts and in the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals for the 4th and 11th Circuits. Mr. Kaeiser has also helped several clients get into federal court on state cases, via Rule 28 of the U.S. Code, section 2254.
• Motions for post-conviction relief: If an appeal hearing is denied or a hearing is granted but the trial court’s verdict is upheld, an individual can still significantly improve their situation with a motion for post-conviction relief. Time and again throughout his career, Clayton R. Kaeiser has found opportunities to fight wrongful convictions and address other injustices by obtaining post-conviction relief for his clients His practice includes habeas corpus petitions, extraordinary writs, motions under rules 3.800 and 3.850, and matters related sentencing guidelines, such as handing down incorrect sentences and addressing previous convictions to improve sentencing in a current criminal case.
• Deportation/immigration issues: Judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys must tell defendants that they could be deported if a plea to a criminal charge is entered and accepted. If this doesn’t happen, a post-conviction motion can be filed to set aside the plea. Over the course of his career, Mr. Kaeiser has helped numerous clients avoid the serious immigration consequences of criminal convictions.

Contact Clayton R. Kaeiser in Miami, Florida

Clayton R. Kaeiser holds an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and has been certified as a criminal trial specialist by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education.

Mr. Kaeiser personally handles every case and works with clients on a one-to-one basis because he believes his clients need and deserve this level of attention.

For more information about Mr. Kaeiser’s criminal appeals and post-conviction relief practice, e-mail the firm online or call 877-596-5602 today.

*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell peer review ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Appeals
• Criminal Law
• Constitutional Law