Introduction
Twenty-five years defending clients in federal and state criminal courts across South Florida: including cases where the client was serving a life sentence: is a record that few criminal defense attorneys anywhere can match. Ana M. Davide has built her practice around the most serious end of the criminal docket: federal fraud prosecutions, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, and the full range of white-collar and federal financial crimes that have made South Florida a focal point for federal enforcement activity. Ana M. Davide Law is based in Coral Gables, Florida, and provides 24-hour emergency availability for clients in urgent situations.
Attorney Davide is bilingual in English and Spanish, which reflects the linguistic reality of South Florida’s client population and ensures that language is not a barrier to effective criminal representation. Her track record includes favorable plea outcomes, acquittals, and, in the most serious cases, securing freedom for clients who were serving life sentences.
Practice Areas
Federal Criminal Defense
Federal criminal charges carry mandatory minimum sentences in many categories, stricter sentencing guidelines than state courts, and the resources of the full federal prosecutorial apparatus. Effective defense in federal court requires an attorney with genuine federal court experience, familiarity with federal rules of evidence and procedure, and a clear-eyed understanding of how federal prosecutors structure their cases. Attorney Davide has spent 25 years in federal criminal defense in South Florida.
Real Estate Fraud
Real estate fraud prosecutions in South Florida have historically involved mortgage fraud schemes, straw buyer arrangements, inflated appraisals, and kickback structures. Both federal and state prosecutors pursue these cases. The firm defends individuals and companies facing real estate fraud charges, analyzing the underlying transactions and the government’s evidentiary theory.
Healthcare Fraud
Healthcare fraud prosecutions, including Medicare and Medicaid fraud, are a significant part of the federal criminal docket in South Florida, which has historically had a disproportionate volume of healthcare fraud activity. These cases often involve billing schemes, kickbacks to referring physicians, unnecessary procedures, and use of fraudulent provider numbers. The firm has specific experience in this category.
Durable Medical Equipment Fraud
A subspecialty of healthcare fraud, durable medical equipment (DME) fraud involves billing Medicare or Medicaid for equipment that was not prescribed, not delivered, or not medically necessary. Federal prosecutors have pursued large-scale DME fraud schemes extensively in South Florida. The firm defends individuals and business entities charged in these cases.
Online Pharmacy Violations
Federal law regulates the online prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances. Prosecutions in this area involve allegations of dispensing controlled substances without a valid prescription or through unlicensed channels. The firm handles these cases.
Money Laundering
Money laundering charges frequently accompany other federal criminal prosecutions: fraud, narcotics, and other predicate offenses can generate money laundering counts in addition to the underlying charge. These cases require analysis of the financial transactions the government has identified as laundering activity and a defense strategy that addresses both the predicate offense and the laundering allegations.
Narcotics Trafficking
Drug trafficking prosecutions are among the most serious in federal court, particularly those involving conspiracy charges that can reach far back in an alleged distribution network. The firm defends clients against state and federal narcotics trafficking charges, from possession with intent to distribute through large-scale conspiracy allegations.
Marijuana Grow Houses
Florida prosecutes marijuana cultivation cases under state law. Despite the changing legal landscape for marijuana in many states, Florida state law continues to treat cultivation operations as criminal matters. The firm handles grow house cases as part of its drug offense practice.
Internet Crimes
The category of internet crimes encompasses a wide range of offenses prosecuted under federal statute, including computer fraud, cyberstalking, and online fraud schemes. The firm defends clients charged with computer-related criminal offenses.
Insurance Fraud
Insurance fraud prosecutions can be brought at either the state or federal level depending on how the scheme was structured. The firm handles insurance fraud defense including allegations involving staged accidents, fraudulent claims, and related schemes.
PPP Loan Fraud
Under the CARES Act, the Paycheck Protection Program provided emergency loans to businesses during the pandemic. Federal prosecutors have pursued numerous cases involving alleged fraudulent PPP loan applications, fabricated payroll records, and misuse of loan proceeds. The firm defends clients facing PPP fraud charges.
Identity Theft
Federal identity theft statutes carry mandatory minimum sentences in certain aggravated categories. These cases can arise in connection with financial fraud, tax fraud, or as standalone charges. The firm handles identity theft defense.
Child Pornography Defense
Federal child pornography charges carry severe mandatory minimum sentences and are aggressively prosecuted. Defense in these cases requires immediate and detailed attention to the digital evidence the government relies upon, the chain of custody for that evidence, and any Fourth Amendment issues arising from the investigation. Attorney Davide handles these cases with the same rigor she applies to other federal matters.
Mortgage Fraud
Mortgage fraud can be prosecuted federally as bank fraud, wire fraud, or mail fraud, depending on how the alleged scheme was structured. These cases require careful analysis of the loan transactions, the roles of the various parties, and the government’s theory of how the defendant’s conduct was criminal.
Unlicensed Medication Sales
Prosecutions for selling prescription medications without authorization implicate both federal controlled substances law and state pharmacy regulations. The firm defends clients facing charges in this category.
Financial Crime Defense for Individuals and Companies
Beyond the specific categories listed above, the firm represents both individual defendants and corporate entities in financial crime prosecutions. Companies facing federal fraud investigations have distinct legal interests from individual defendants and require legal representation that understands corporate criminal liability.
Attorney Profile
Ana M. Davide
Attorney Davide has practiced criminal defense in South Florida’s federal and state courts for 25 years. Her career includes some of the most difficult results a defense attorney can achieve: acquittals, and secured freedom for clients who were serving life sentences. She is bilingual in English and Spanish, which is directly relevant in South Florida’s legal market. Her 24/7 emergency availability reflects the reality of criminal practice: arrests and urgent legal situations do not occur only during business hours.
Her practice spans the full range of serious criminal matters with particular depth in federal fraud cases, which have historically been a major category of federal prosecution in South Florida across healthcare, financial, real estate, and fraud-related fields.
Location and Service Area
Office:
420 South Dixie Highway, Suite 4B
Coral Gables, FL 33146
Phone: (305) 854-6100 (24/7 availability for emergencies)
Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM; 24-hour emergency availability
Website: anadavidelaw.com
The firm serves clients in South Florida’s federal and state courts.
Client Focus
Federal criminal defense in South Florida requires an attorney who practices in these courts regularly and understands how federal prosecutors in the Southern District of Florida approach their cases. Attorney Davide’s 25 years of experience in precisely this jurisdiction is the firm’s defining characteristic.
The bilingual capability in English and Spanish is not incidental: it means that Attorney Davide can communicate directly with Spanish-speaking clients without relying on interpreters for the most sensitive and consequential legal conversations.
Emergency availability at (305) 854-6100 ensures that the period immediately following an arrest or search, when initial decisions about statements and cooperation can have lasting consequences, is one where legal counsel is accessible.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of federal fraud cases does the firm handle?
The firm’s federal fraud practice covers healthcare fraud (Medicare and Medicaid violations), real estate and mortgage fraud, money laundering, PPP loan fraud under the CARES Act, insurance fraud, durable medical equipment fraud, online pharmacy violations, and financial crime defense for both individuals and corporate entities. Attorney Davide has 25 years of experience in South Florida’s federal courts.
Does the firm handle both federal and state criminal matters?
Yes. Attorney Davide defends clients in both federal and state criminal courts throughout South Florida. Her 25 years of experience spans both systems.
What should someone do immediately after being arrested or learning they are under federal investigation?
Contact a criminal defense attorney as soon as possible and before making any statements to law enforcement. The decisions made in the period immediately following an arrest or the discovery of a federal investigation can have lasting consequences. The firm is available 24 hours a day for emergency situations at (305) 854-6100.
Is Attorney Davide available to communicate in Spanish?
Yes. Attorney Davide is bilingual in English and Spanish and communicates directly with Spanish-speaking clients without relying on interpreters.
What is the significance of having an attorney with federal court experience specifically?
Federal courts operate under different rules of procedure and evidence than state courts, and federal sentencing guidelines impose different consequences than state sentencing frameworks. Many criminal defense attorneys practice primarily in state court. Attorney Davide has spent 25 years practicing in South Florida’s federal and state courts, providing specific and current familiarity with how federal prosecutions in this jurisdiction are structured and litigated.
Closing
Federal criminal charges in South Florida, from healthcare fraud to narcotics trafficking to financial crimes under the CARES Act, require defense counsel with specific experience in the federal courts where those charges are prosecuted. Twenty-five years of that experience, including acquittals and freedom secured for clients serving life sentences, represents a track record that is both verifiable and rare. English and Spanish representation, 24/7 emergency availability, and offices in Coral Gables: contact Ana M. Davide Law at (305) 854-6100 or visit anadavidelaw.com.