Over 15 years in criminal defense. Has achieved “Not Guilty” verdicts in cases from petit theft to felony murder.
ADMITTED: United States District Court for District of Minnesota, Florida District Court of Appeal, State Bar of Florida, State Bar of Texas, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, United States District Court for the Western District of New York.
LANGUAGES: Fluent in English & Spanish, Conversational in Portuguese
EDUCATION: University of Florida College of Law, Juris Doctor 2000 with honors, Florida International University, Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice, 1996.
AREA OF PRACTICE: Criminal Defense.
Carlos Fleites’ attention to detail and extraordinary ability to communicate well with the Prosecution are key attributes towards achieving his client’s goals in their criminal cases. Carlos Fleites has successfully defended clients in a variety of complex cases ranging from Murder and Attempted Murder to International Drug Trafficking.
Carlos Fleites represents clients at all stages of Criminal Prosecution in both State and Federal Court, from first appearance to trial. Mr. Fleites is aggresive in his approach to defending his clients and is very trial active, having tried cases that include Murder, Armed Robbery, Burglary, Battery and many more. He has defended the rights of the accused for over ten years. His practice is strictly Criminal Defense.
Attorney Fleites graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Florida International University and with a Juris Doctor Cum Laude from the University of Florida.
During Law School, he worked extensively with the student legal services program providing legal aid to the indigent and oppressed.
Carlos Fleites was inspired to become a criminal defense attorney by the struggles of his father, Dr. Armando Fleites, who first fought in the Cuban Revolution in the hopes of establishing democracy on the island and later fought to come to the United States to live in freedom.
Carlos Fleites grew up with a deep appreciation for democracy and was taught by his father to never take freedom for granted. This is the reason as your criminal defense attorney, your freedom is of utmost importance to him.
