Sex Crime and Child Pornography

Adam Rossen | Rossen Law Firm

Adam Rossen is the Founder and CEO of the Rossen Law Firm, which currently consists of six attorneys. The firm focuses solely on criminal defense and has a reputation for zealously litigating its cases to ensure clients have every stone overturned on their case. The firm’s mission statement is: We help good people when bad things happen to them, so that they can then achieve their best future. Adam is a former Assistant State Attorney in Broward County and Florida State Champion High School Basketball Coach.

David Tarras | Rossen Law Firm

David Tarras is a Partner at the Rossen Law Firm. David has spent his legal career fighting tirelessly for the criminally accused in both State and Federal Court in Florida. David has tried over 40 jury trials and successfully defended more than 1,000 clients, earning him recognition by the National Trial Lawyers as one of the top 40 criminal defense attorneys under the age of 40 in Florida. Fort Lauderdale Illustrated also named him to their Top Lawyer list for 2021. David has zealously represented clients facing all manners of federal criminal accusations and complex white-collar litigation, including: wire fraud, money laundering, social security fraud, healthcare fraud (anti-kickback statute, prescription fraud, and Medicare fraud), FOREX and commodities trading, “Ponzi” schemes, conspiracy, public corruption, drug trafficking, weapons offenses, child pornography, human and sex trafficking, government investigations and more.

Meritxell Ros | Rossen Law Firm

Meritxell Ros, was born in Spain and raised in South Florida where she have been practicing criminal defense for more than 13 years. As a former Assistant Public Defender, she handled thousands of cases ranging from Death Penalty cases to misdemeanor DUIs and drug offenses. She has tried more than 50 jury trials including Murder and Capital Sexual Battery trials.
Graduated summa cum laude from Florida International University where she received my Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy with a Certificate in Law, Ethics, and Society. She received her juris doctorate degree from St. Thomas University where she was also the recipient of the ABOTA Trial Scholarship.

Susan Lawson | Rossen Law Firm

Susan Lawson, Partner at the Rossen Law Firm. She was born and raised in South Florida and have been practicing criminal defense for over 13 years. The majority of her practice has been in South Florida but she has also practiced in Maryland and the District of Columbia. She has handled thousands of cases and have tried more than 100 jury trials ranging from driving and drug offenses to sexual battery and homicide cases.

She received a bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies from the University of Central Florida. She received her juris doctor degree from Saint Thomas University School of Law where she was a member of the International Moot Court and Intercultural Human Rights Law Review.

I. Sex Crimes Motions – Meritxell Ros | 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Break | 1:00pm – 1:10pm

II. Depositions/Investigations – Adam Rossen | 1:10pm – 2:10pm

Break | 2:10pm – 2:20pm

III. Voir Dire And Trial (Getting the jury on your side from the start and cross-examining the victim) – Susan Lawson | 2:20pm – 3:20pm

Break | 3:20pm – 3:30pm

IV. Federal Sex Crimes – David Tarras | 3:30pm – 4:30pm