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About the Firm

The law firm of Youngs and Associates only accepts a limited number of business state and federal criminal defense matters as well as domestic or international business law, domestic commercial litigation, divorce-child custody, wealth preservation and personal injury accident cases because our goal is to dedicate all the time necessary to each and every client we represent. Our clients are very important to us and we recognize that each and every one of the defendants accused of federal law violations, persons injured in accidents, clients involved in international divorces or corporate entities involved in international or domestic business transactions deserves our undivided attention. Our firm has over 75 years of combined legal experience in federal criminal law, international business law matters, state commercial litigation, international estate planning, family law and personal injury matters.

We represent business defendants accused of federal crimes anywhere in the United States including Puerto Rico. Also, in cases of federal crime extradition cases we will meet clients in third countries, in particular, Panama, the Dominican Republic or Colombia as well as the rest of Latin America or the Caribbean. In federal criminal defense cases we will strive to represent your legal position zealously within the bounds of the law and try our very best to obtain the best result possible with the client's best interests in mind considering the facts and evidence surrounding the case.

We are also a full service international law firm representing corporations, financial and banking institutions, other law firms and solicitors as well as select individual clients both foreign and domestic involved in international divorces or foreign estate planning.  We have attorneys in our firm and lawyers from associate foreign law firms that work with us who are familiar with foreign rules, regulations and litigation requirements in Latin America, the Caribbean as well as East Asia. 

We have offices in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, New York, Washington, D.C., Denver as well as in Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia Pacific.  We maintain a close relationship with foreign law firms throughout the three international regions who work with us to help resolve our client's legal problems or regulatory requirements in foreign countries.  Our attorneys speak fluent Spanish, Portuguese as well as Korean and Chinese. We represent our business clients who are both U.S. and foreign corporations in a variety of cases including transnational foreign corporation formation in the U.S. and setting up foreign offices by U.S. corporations who wish to conduct business abroad. 

We also assist both domestic and foreign corporate entities with international and domestc commercial litigation and contract disputes, outsourcing, financial fraud, forensic accounting, foreign litigation and arbitration matters.  In addition, our firm represents corporate clients with brand integrity issues such as piracy in foreign countries as well as copyright and trademark violations.   Foreign import-export laws create difficulties for companies conducting business abroad and we provide legal advice on such matters.  Our clients include both small and large corporate entities as well as banking and other financial institutions. 

We also provide advice on employment immigration matters, foreign bankruptcy and document recovery, international corporate fraud and kickback schemes.  Our law firm provides important foreign tax planning for multi-national corporate entities.  We assist clients in responding to website defamation by foreigners and provide guidelines for U.S. corporations or foreign transnational companies with foreign subsidiaries or who are registered with the SEC regarding the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

We assist fellow law firms and solicitors in cases where foreign litigation or arbitration is involved.  Many law firms contact us regarding international litigation support in divorce and personal injury cases.  We can locate and obtain statements from witnesses and prepare affidavits relating to the information they provide.  Our firm locates hidden property ownership and assets in foreign countries throughout Central/South America, the Caribbean as well as East Asia.

Our attorneys represent select individuals who have been injured in accidents abroad or in the U.S. and have suffered injuries.  In international crimes, federal crimes or extradition cases we represent clients facing serious charges.  In international divorce cases, we provide advice to clients seeking hidden assets or evidence of infidelity with foreign partners.  In international estate planning and probate cases we provide advice relating to international tax issues.  
 
In those cases where clients are involved in accidents with injuries, we can assist the injured victim or his family member at any of our convenient office locations. We can meet victims in auto, truck or motorcycle accident cases involving injuries at their home or in the hospital, whichever is more convenient for the injured client. In car accident cases we will send an investigator to photograph the vehicles involved in the crash as well as the injuries of the victim/client.  In foreign accident cases we can try and determine if their is a responsible party inside the United States or abroad who could be held negligently liable for the accident.

We are available to meet your needs 24/7 at any of our various locations and we strive to give each client an assessment of his or her legal position by providing updates on a regular basis as to the status of their case. Once again, we only accept a limited number of legal cases to meet our goal of informing and engaging our client at every stage of the legal process and dedicating the time necessary for each case. Please give us the opportunity to represent you by calling our office for a free consultation.