Awards and Recognition

Founded in 1949, Essen, Essen, Charnota & Cohen, P.A., has become one of the most honored DUI/DWI law firms in the country.

Our staff has been consistently honored in the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers every year since 1999, recognizing that our attorneys that maintain the highest professional legal standards and ethics. Our attorneys have also achieved Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory's AV rating, the highest rank the group can bestow, ranking them among the very top nationally.

Essen, Essen, Charnota & Cohen, P.A., has also been listed as one of the Leading American Attorneys in the Area of Criminal Defense Law in the Leading American Attorney"s since its inception in 2001 and recognized as in the top 5% of attorneys in Florida by Super Lawyers since its inception. Super Lawyers identifies the top 5 percent of attorneys in each state, as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics. Mr. Essen has also been listed in South Florida's "Legal Guide" list of Top Lawyers since its inception.

Our Objective

It is the established purpose of Essen, Essen, Charnota and Cohen, P.A., always operating within the applicable standard of ethics, to do everything reasonably possible to win every case we handle. Drunk Driving dui dwi or driving under the influence is a serious criminal offense. DUI / DWI is one of the most often committed crimes nationwide and carries with it heavy penalties.

By concentrating on the defense of alcohol related traffic offenses like DUI / DWI, we have developed an expertise for successfully defending drunk driving or dui in South Florida as well as nationally. We have handled over 50 years worth of cases.

Our legal team is committed to the philosophy that almost any drunk driving dui or dwi case can be won. Everyday we strive to improve, offering the best possible service to our clients. The only promise we make is that we will do everything we can, within the bounds of legal ethics, to prevail in your drunk driving dui case.

In order to maximize your chance of winning, we commit all of our attorneys to work on your alcohol related case. Whether it's a dui manslaughter, a dui with serious bodily injuries, a first offense dui or anything in between, we have trained teams of attorneys ready to travel from our South Florida based offices if necessary and always prepared to protect your rights.

Richard Essen's firm has achieved notoriety in every area of the defense of alcohol related crimes. He agonizes at the mere possibility of losing a case. "Each loss is like a dagger in the chest," he stated. "There can be and is no substitute for winning. Isn't it amazing that almost every person that comes in is convinced they will lose? All we can ask is that the driver of the car come to our office as quickly as possible and talk to us. It won't cost anything; you may realize your case can be won and, considering the unbelievably harsh penalties involved, our defense may enable you to enjoy your life without losing your drivers license, losing your car, going to jail, have a permanent criminal record, paying substantial fines and huge increased insurance premiums, being placed on probation, doing a minimum of 50 hours community service, together with the social baggage that will be with you for the rest of your life and most likely have adverse effects upon your job, personal life and relationships."

The decision to act is yours alone! You have nothing to lose and everything to gain by contacting us. Do it now!