Erick Cruz was born and raised in Miami, Florida. Erick graduated from University of Miami, where he earned his Bachelor's degree in the field of Criminology. Subsequently, Erick graduated from Stetson College of Law, with honors. After graduating from law school in 2007, Erick became an Assistant State Attorney for Miami-Dade County. Erick began in the county court division prosecuting misdemeanor crimes and criminal traffic offenses. Erick was then promoted to the felony division where he prosecuted a wide variety of property crimes, violent crimes and narcotics offenses. After serving in the felony divisions, Erick was selected as one of the founding members of the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Mortgage Fraud Unit. In the Mortgage Fraud Unit, Erick received extensive training to identify, investigate and prosecute complex white-collar frauds affecting the real estate industry. In 2011, Erick left the State Attorney's Office and began his criminal defense practice. Erick is dedicated to representing individuals under criminal investigation or who have been arrested and charged with a crime. Erick exclusively practices criminal defense; he has established and maintains a positive working relationship with other defense attorneys, prosecutors and criminal court judges. The exclusive focus on criminal defense allows him to dedicate the time and resources necessary to represent you through a criminal investigation, criminal prosecution or post-conviction matters. Erick personally meets with all of his clients and together maps out their defense. Erick believes in being accessible and communicating with his clients in order to ease their stress during this difficult time. He will never stop searching for a way to obtain a favorable result for his clients.