Robert Malove

Robert Malove is a Florida Bar Board Certified criminal trial attorney based in Fort Lauderdale, representing clients in state and federal courts throughout Florida and across the United States. His practice focuses on DUI defense, felonies, white collar crime, health care fraud, and criminal appeals, and he handles matters ranging from petty offenses to capital crimes, including post-conviction relief. Board certification in Criminal Trial Law is held by fewer than 400 of the more than 100,000 members of The Florida Bar and requires extensive trial experience, including a minimum number of contested cases and jury trials, with recertification every five years.

Mr. Malove brings a scientific and investigative background to his defense work. He earned his Juris Doctor from Pepperdine University School of Law, a Master’s degree in Forensic Science from The George Washington University, and a Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice from The American University. He began his career as an Assistant Public Defender in Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade Counties. In DUI cases, he draws on his completion of the Metro-Dade Police Academy Field Sobriety Testing Course, his licensure to conduct breath alcohol testing on Intoxilyzer instruments, and his 1995 designation as a Florida DUI Training Attorney. He is a founding member of the National College for DUI Defense. In white collar matters, he defends clients facing health care fraud and federal charges, advises on corporate compliance and sentencing, and co-authored White Collar Crime: Health Care Fraud (West, 2014-2015 ed.). He has also appeared as a guest commentator on Court TV.

Mr. Malove is admitted to practice before all Florida state courts, including the Florida Supreme Court and all five District Courts of Appeal, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida, the Southern and Northern Districts of Texas, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, was named a Top-Rated Lawyer in Health Care Law (2015), has been selected to Florida Super Lawyers multiple times, and holds a 10.0 Superb rating from Avvo along with its Top Criminal Defense Lawyer and Client’s Choice designations. He is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.