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Charles M. Baron
Law & Mediation Offices of Charles M. Baron, P.A. - Hollywood, Florida
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Biography
Offering top-notch legal services in South Florida for over 36 years.
Education
- University of Florida
- J.D. (1984) | Law
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- University of Florida
- B.A. (1981) | Political Science
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Certifications
- Certified Circuit Civil Mediator
- Florida Dispute Resolution Center
- Qualified Arbitrator
- Florida Supreme Court
Professional Associations
- Florida Dispute Resolution Center
- Current
- Association of South Florida Mediators and Arbitrators
- Current
- National Lawyers Guild
- Current
- Broward County Bar Association
- Current
- South Broward Bar Association
- Current
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Florida
- 11th Circuit
Fees
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
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Contingent Fees
Contingent (percentage) fees offered in appropriate cases -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Free consultations for some types of cases; otherwise, reasonable consultation fees.
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Criminal Law
- Expungement, Fraud, Theft
- Animal & Dog Law
- Collections
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
Additional Practice Areas
- Land Use & Zoning
- Car Accidents
- Slip & Fall
- Police Misconduct/False Arrest
- General Civil
Languages
- Finnish: Spoken, Written
- German: Spoken, Written
- Swedish: Spoken, Written
Legal Answers
- Q. In a personal injury if the person eas on Medicare half of the time and on Medicaid the other half. Is cap for suing?
- A: Medicare and Medicaid services, in themselves, do not create a cap on the gross total recovery one can obtain, but Medicare and Medicaid have automatic liens on a personal injury or wrongful death claim so that they can recover what they paid out for treatment as a result of the wrongdoer's negligence. So that brings down the NET recovery because the lien amounts are deducted from the gross. The liens may be negotiable, though.
- Q. Can I take an individual to small claims court if they agreed via text message to pay for a concert ticket
- A: You'd have a valid claim if "offering to pay for this ticket" means that from the git-go, it was an agreement for you to obtain the ticket on the condition he/she pay you back for it. If "offering to pay for this ticket" means making a gift of the ticket, you would not have a valid claim, even if he/she decided to pay you back as a favor and promised to do so. In the latter scenario, such a promise would not be enforceable because the moment a gift is conveyed, end of story.
- Q. is it unconstitutional to be arrested 30 yrs after a crime that you have already plead to and done your time?
- A: There's a bad news opinion about that issue from the US Supreme Court, but to be certain, your fiance must consult a criminal defense attorney who handles sex offender cases. In the 2003 Supreme Court case Smith v. Doe, a retroactive state statute on registration requirements was challenged as being an ex post facto law - meaning a law that changes the punishment for a particular crime after commission of the crime, which would be unconstitutional. The Supreme Court, ruling against the man who failed to timely register, held that the statute at issue in that case was not unconstitutional because they deemed it to be a civil regulatory law rather than a statute that imposes a punishment. ... Read More
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