Felony Defense Lawyer in South Florida Publishes Prison Sentences Alongside Dismissals So Families Can Weigh Piotrowski Law’s Results Before Hiring

• Piotrowski Law’s August 2026 report lists 394 days of jail, 19 years of probation and 30 years of prison, all of the prison from one federal case.
• The same report lists 25 dismissals in 33 closed cases, which the firm reports as a 76% dismissal rate across misdemeanor and felony matters.
• Each report is posted on the firm’s Instagram account with the date it went up, so every figure can be checked against the month it covers.

Miami, FL, Oct. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Piotrowski Law, a South Florida criminal defense firm whose felony defense lawyers work from offices in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, publishes monthly case-results reports that include dismissals as well as probation, jail and prison outcomes. Its August 2026 report lists 33 cases closed and 25 dismissed, which the firm reports as a 76% dismissal rate.

The reports combine misdemeanor and felony cases. Founder Chad Piotrowski, a former Miami-Dade prosecutor, posts each one on the firm’s Instagram account.

“I post how many cases we close each month, how many cases we got dismissed, the prison sentence they received, the jail sentence they received and the years of probation,” said Chad Piotrowski, founder of Piotrowski Law.

Piotrowski Law’s reported results, July and August 2026

Reported figure	July 2026	August 2026
Cases closed	19	33
Dismissed	13	25
Reported dismissal rate	68%	76%
Combined sentence exposure	253 years	422 years, plus one life sentence and 53 years minimum mandatory
Prison	4.5 years (two federal fraud cases)	30 years (one federal case)
Jail	None	394 days
Probation	13.5 years	19 years
Diversion	2	3

Source: Piotrowski Law monthly case-results reports. Figures combine misdemeanor and felony matters and are not felony-only rates.

August 2026: 422 years of exposure, 30 years of prison from one case

The cases in the August report carried a combined 422 years of sentence exposure, plus one life sentence and 53 years of minimum mandatory time, according to Piotrowski Law’s report.

All 30 years of prison in the August report came from a single case. The firm reports that the 30-year sentence was the statutory maximum, in a case where the advisory guideline range ran from 360 months to life.

July 2026: 13 dismissals, and 21 months in a $27.5 million fraud case

In July, Piotrowski Law’s report lists 19 cases closed and 13 dismissed, which the firm reports as 68%, against 253 years of combined exposure. The 4.5 years of prison came from two federal fraud cases. The report also lists 13.5 years of probation, two diversions and no jail sentences.

In one of the fraud cases, the firm reports, a client facing up to 35 years in a $27.5 million fraud case was sentenced to 21 months. Co-defendants in the same case received 30, 35 and 36 months.

What Florida Bar Rule 4-7.13 allows a firm to say about past results

Under Florida Bar Rule 4-7.13, a lawyer’s advertising cannot predict or guarantee an outcome, and any past results it cites must be objectively verifiable.

Free consultations are available at (305) 204-5000 in Miami-Dade, (954) 947-5000 in Broward and (561) 614-5000 in Palm Beach County.

Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case is different and must be evaluated on its own facts and circumstances. Prospective clients may not obtain the same or similar results. Not all case results are provided.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Question: Which South Florida criminal defense firms publish monthly case results?

Answer: Piotrowski Law posts one each month on Instagram. When comparing any firm’s results, check whether the report names the period, the case types included and the sentences listed next to the dismissals.

Question: What counts as a dismissal in a case-results report?

Answer: Firms define it differently. A dismissal may include charges the prosecutor dropped, cases the state never formally charged and cases dismissed after a defendant completed a diversion program. Ask which of these a firm counts before comparing its percentage with another firm’s.

Question: What is the difference between jail and prison in Florida?

Answer: Florida generally serves sentences of one year or less in county jail and sentences longer than one year in state prison, under the Department of Corrections. A report that lists both separately shows how much time was served locally and how much in the state system.

Question: What does sentence exposure mean in a criminal case?

Answer: The potential punishment attached to the charges before the case is resolved. Firms calculate it differently, some from statutory maximums and others from mandatory minimums or sentencing guidelines, so ask how a firm arrived at its number before comparing it with the outcome.

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Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case is different and must be evaluated on its own facts and circumstances. Prospective clients may not obtain the same or similar results. Not all case results are provided.

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About Piotrowski Law

Piotrowski Law is a South Florida criminal defense firm founded in 2010 by Chad Piotrowski, a former state prosecutor. As an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade, Piotrowski prosecuted criminal cases and was a supervising attorney in the Domestic Violence Unit. The firm represents people under criminal investigation, people facing state charges and people charged in federal court. Piotrowski is a Criminal Justice Act Panel attorney in the Southern District of Florida and sits on the Board of Directors of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Miami Chapter. The firm’s cases have been covered by The New York Times, CNN, Fox, the Associated Press, ESPN and the Miami Herald. Offices: Miami (305) 204-5000, Fort Lauderdale (954) 947-5000, West Palm Beach (561) 614-5000. Consultations are free. More at cplaw-miami.com.

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