Jamie Moorby - Testimonial

"Dear Mr. Kaeiser:

After the illegal mass arrests and police brutality during the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) protests in November, 2003, I was feeling at a loss. Having been doing nothing illegal, I was followed for blocks by the police, arrested, mistreated, and held illegally for more than thirty hours. If the arrest itself was not hard enough, the following six month court battles would have been impossible without your hard work, generosity, and dedication to my case. Your contributions have helped bring justice to myself and many others illegally targeted by the Miami Police.

Thanks to you and your staff for your continued dedication to social justice."

Case: State v. Jamie Moorby, M03-057936

Richard Mirayes - Testimonial

"Mr. Kaeiser,

Congratulations!!!

I felt privileged to be part of Florida history with you.

Before you accepted my case, I felt overwhelmed by the powerful machine that I encountered in Judge Swartz's courtroom, when I saw three prosecuting lawyers, two arresting officers, and a city councilwoman, all against me.

When we met, I immediately noticed your confidence and complete control over the situation at hand, without being intimidated by the prosecuting attorneys.

Your relaxed demeanor was like my buoy in the middle of the ocean before I went down for the third time.

Now, because of you, and your fine staff, many of us musicians and artists can exercise our Constitutional rights to free speech; and now all of us who entertain and educate the fine people of Florida in a public forum can do so with complete confidence and safety.

You changed the color and beauty of the streets from bland and lifeless to a rainbow of art and music.

Thank you, thank you - from all of us who entertain on the street. You are forever in our prayers.

Thank you!"

Case: State v. Richard Mirayes, B04-12687

NEWS FLASH! - State v. Mirayes

On August 30, 2004, the prosecution dismissed the panhandling case against Richard Mirayes (State v.Mirayes, B04-12687), after conceding that the motion to dismiss on constitutional grounds filed by the law offices of Clayton R. Kaeiser, P.A. was disposative of the case.

Richard Mirayes is a street musician, who had been arrested in the Lincoln Road area of Miami Beach under the authority of the Miami Beach panhandling ordinance. Mirayes had been engaged in the non-aggressive solicitation of donations from passers-by who paused to listen to and enjoy his music.

Clayton R. Kaeiser, Mirayes' attorney argued that the Miami Beach ordinance was overbroad and a violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments, since it punished non-aggressive solicitations such as that engaged in by Mirayes.

The City of Miami Beach agreed that its ordinance was unconstitutional and agreed to dismiss the case against Mirayes and all other people arrested under the ordinance. The City indicated that it was going to abrogate the ordinance and attempt to rewrite it so that it complies with the First Amendment standards established by federal and Florida courts.

Case: State v. Richard Mirayes, B04-12687

Carlos & Maria Garcia - Testimonial

"Dear Mr. Kaeiser:

First of all we would like to thank you for your exceptional defense of our son, Carlos A. Garcia. Had we hired you as our attorney, you could not have done a better job. Your diligence and ability in his defense, as his Court appointed attorney, recovered our son's rights before the Court of the State of Florida.
Accept our gratitude and recognition in the name of our family and all the people who cooperated in this process, and we congratulate you for the selfless work you did on his behalf, which is what the practice of law is all about.
We wish you great success in your profession in the years to come and please know that we will always be in your debt.
Sincerely,
Carlos & Maria Garcia"

Case: State v. Carlos Andres Garcia, F04-19085A

Alfonso De La Cosa - Testimonial

Dear Clayton:
Thank you for giving me my life back. Through God's generous grace and guidance, you gave me back my life. You are a credit to your profession in a most extraordinary way. You are also a true friend. I can never thank you enough. May God bless you always."

Case: State v. De La Cosa, 733 So. 2d 592 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999)