I am honored and delighted to have officially started on June 1st as the Executive Director for FADP, and I want to take some time to introduce myself to you. Over the past 16 years I’ve represented more than 35 men on Florida’s death row. Their traumatic lives and tragic crimes profoundly impacted me, as…

This has been a tragic month. Our hearts are broken. The children in Texas who were killed were of that magical age of 10. The age of impish smiles, intense curiosity, silly jokes, and really great hugs. Two teachers died protecting those children.  The men and women who were killed in Buffalo were active members…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2022 Contact: Maria DeLiberato mariadeliberato@gmail.com (727) 503-2730 U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Undercuts Sixth Amendment Right to Effective Trial Counsel TAMPA, Florida – In a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court yesterday removed an important mechanism for enforcing the fundamental constitutional right to effective trial counsel. The ruling in Shinn…