Ratzan & Faccidomo LLC

10/16/2026

When law enforcement wants answers, the instinct to explain can be powerful. But statements made under pressure can create consequences that cannot simply be taken back later.

You have constitutional rights, including the right to remain silent and the right to counsel.

Sometimes the smartest thing you can say is that you want your lawyer.

10/16/2026

Awkward Attempts to Save Face After a DUI Traffic Stop

A South Florida criminal defense lawyer can help you if you are facing charges after a drunk driving traffic stop. Contact Ratzan & Faccidomo in Miami, Florida for a confidential consultation about your case.

10/14/2026

Serious criminal cases create pressure from every direction: legal, personal, professional, and public.

The defense team should not add to it. Preparation, judgment, courtroom experience, and the ability to stay focused when the case gets complicated are part of the job.

Pressure is inevitable. Panic is optional.

10/09/2026

Irresponsible Behavior While Children Are in the Car

Contact Ratzan & Faccidomo in Miami, Florida for a confidential consultation about your case.

10/08/2026

We are defense lawyers. Skepticism comes with the territory.

Evidence should be examined. Witness accounts should be tested. Procedures should be reviewed. Conclusions should earn their confidence instead of borrowing it from an arrest report.

We have trust issues. Especially with evidence. And in criminal defense, that can be useful.

10/05/2026

An arrest means authorities believe there is a legal basis to take someone into custody. It does not mean guilt has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

Those are very different standards, at very different stages of a case.

An arrest starts questions. It does not end them.

10/04/2026

Some lawyers practice criminal defense. Mycki Ratzan has built a career in it.

For more than three decades, Mycki has represented clients facing serious criminal matters in state and federal court, bringing the kind of judgment, preparation, and perspective that only comes from years spent doing the work.

Her experience spans complex criminal defense and white-collar matters, with recognition from her peers in the legal profession along the way.

30+ years in criminal defense.
State and federal experience.
Peer recognized.

When the stakes are high, experience isn’t something you put in a bio.

It’s something you bring to the defense.

10/03/2026

The prosecution carries the burden. Our job is to examine the evidence, test the assumptions, challenge what should be challenged, and build the defense around the facts that actually matter. A criminal accusation can change the direction of a life. It should never be treated like a foregone conclusion.

The burden is theirs. The defense is ours.

Ratzan & Faccidomo | Criminal Defense

10/03/2026

Traffic Cop Encounters Gone Wrong

A South Florida criminal defense lawyer can help you if you are facing charges after a traffic stop. Contact Ratzan & Faccidomo in Miami, Florida for a confidential consultation about your case.

10/02/2026

Charges tell you what the government alleges. They do not tell you the whole story, settle disputed facts, or eliminate the need to prove the case.

Defense begins by refusing to treat the first version as the final version.

The State gets the first word. Not the last.