David A. Brener is one of a select few fully "capital qualified" attorneys in the State of Florida. He is the only lead counsel qualified Lee County lawyer on the Registry for Capital Death Penalty cases. He has:
Personally handled approximately fifty five (55) homicide cases;
Acted as lead defense counsel or co-counsel in nineteen (19) capital first degree murder cases where the death penalty was sought;
Successfully received a waiver of the death penalty or a jury recommendation against the death penalty in eightteen (18) of those cases (one case is pending), and has no(zero) clients on death row;
Successfully defended Kemar Johnston, the alleged "ringleader" in the "Cash Feenz" double murder case from the death penalty, and secured a unanimous recommendation for life from the jury, despite tremendous negative pretrial publicity and a public outcry for the death penalty.
Mr. Brener has written:
Florida Death Penalty Lawyers Must Have Special Qualifications
http://Justiceisourpassion.com/specialdpqualifications.html
Re-Thinking Change of Venue in High Profile Capital Cases.
http://Justiceisourpassion.com/changeofvenue.html
Not Just Wishful Thinking: ABA Guidelines for Death Penalty Cases.
http://Justiceisourpassion.com/notwishfulthinking.html
Brener Writes About Florida Death Penalty Problems and Recommendations.
http://Justiceisourpassion.com/deathpenaltyproblems2.html
The Mitigation Specialist is an Integral Part of the Defense Team in a Capital Murder Case.
http://Justiceisourpassion.com/mitigationspecialist.html
Prosecutorial Misconduct in the Penalty Phase Closing Argument of a Capital Case.
http://Justiceisourpassion.com/prosecutorialmisconduct.html
Death Penalty Waived in Lee County Murder Case.
http://Justiceisourpassion.com/elkins2.html
Saving One Life Saves Two: Kemar Johnston Verdict Saves Co-Defendant.
http://Justiceisourpassion.com/cashfeenz19.html
The Bottom line: Death Penalty Costly.
http://Justiceisourpassion.com/bottomline.html
Brener’s Recent Death Penalty Cases in the News:
Brener Gets Death Penalty Waived in Shovel Murder Case. - Naples Daily News
http://Justiceisourpassion.com/deathpenaltywaivedleecountyflorida.html
Brener's Three Hour Life Saving Argument in Death Penalty Case.
http://Justiceisourpassion.com/cashfeenz14.html
Brener Gets Death Penalty Waived; Appeals Judge for Funding for Defense.
http://Justiceisourpassion.com/moreland5.html
Brener Gives "Superb" Closing Argument in Cash Feenz Double Murder Case.
http://Justiceisourpassion.com/cashfeenz5.html
Brener Convinces State to Waive Death Penalty.
http://Justiceisourpassion.com/mireles1.html
Brener Helps Get Death Penalty Waived in Double Murder Case Involving Cape Coral Honors Student.
Http://Justiceisourpassion.com/davidbrenerchapman2.html
Brener Makes “Dramatic” Three Hour Closing Argument in the Kemar Johnston Cash Feenz Murder Trial.
Http://Justiceisourpassion.com/cashfeenz20.html