Israeli Criminal Defense Lawyer
Guy Flanter
- More than 30 years of professional experience
- Former State Attorney's Office and GSS
- Focus on helping people with no criminal record
- Personal, professional and discreet handling
About the Law Firm
Guy Flanter Israeli Criminal & Military Defense Law Firm has extensive and proven experience in handling Criminal, Military and Disciplinary cases and in providing legal representation in Criminal Courts, Military Courts and Disciplinary Tribunals, all across the State of Israel.
- Criminal defense lawyer Guy Flanter was admitted to the Israel Bar in May 1995. After serving as a criminal prosecutor at the State Attorney's Office, he left the State Attorney's Office in 1999 and founded his own law firm.
- The firm practices criminal law, military law and disciplinary law, and provides legal advice and representation throughout Israel.
- Adv. Guy Flanter focuses on providing legal assistance to people with no prior criminal record who, for the first time in their lives, are involved in criminal, military or disciplinary proceedings, providing them with personal, professional and discreet legal assistance.
- Office location: Our office is located in central Israel, near the Diamond Exchange district in Ramat Gan, and provides legal advice and representation in criminal law, military law and disciplinary law throughout Israel.
- Alongside various corporations, our clients include ordinary citizens from all walks of life, business and high-tech people, lawyers, accountants, physicians, insurance agents, contractors, civil servants and local authority employees and other professionals.
- Many of the firm's clients come from the ranks of the security forces and the intelligence community: the IDF, the Israel Police, the Israel Prison Service, the GSS and other intelligence bodies.
- The common denominator of all our clients is that they are ordinary people, peacefully living their lives without harming anyone, for whom this is their first encounter with law enforcement authorities.
- Guy Flanter is also a certified Military lawyer, namely, he holds an unrestricted official authorization to appear before any military court and also holds a high security clearance.
- This website contains many examples of cases in which our firm achieved the closure of criminal cases in pre-indictment hearing proceedings or by conditional settlement, cancellation of indictments, stay of criminal proceedings by the Attorney General, acquittal of defendants in criminal cases, acquittal in disciplinary proceedings, conclusion of criminal proceedings without a criminal conviction, presidential pardon, expungement of criminal records, deletion of police records of closed cases, and changing the closure ground of an investigation file to absence of guilt.
Criminal defense lawyer Guy Flanter is a litigator engaged exclusively in legal advice and preparation for criminal or disciplinary interrogation, and in criminal, military and disciplinary proceedings.
Professional Experience on Both Sides of the Courtroom
Adv. Guy Flanter, formerly of the State Attorney's Office and the GSS, brings more than 30 years of professional experience and in-depth familiarity with the work of the investigative and prosecuting authorities.
The Advantage of Professional Experience on Both Sides of the Courtroom
- Since his admission to the Bar in May 1995, Adv. Guy Flanter has accumulated extensive professional experience on both sides of the courtroom - first as a criminal prosecutor at the State Attorney's Office, and since 1999 as a defense lawyer. Over the years he has represented clients in thousands of Criminal, Military and Disciplinary proceedings, and has gained extensive experience in conducting trials, cross-examinations and pre-indictment hearings, and in appearing before courts, tribunals and prosecuting authorities.
- In the course of his work as a criminal prosecutor at the State Attorney's Office, Adv. Guy Flanter learned the finer points of the profession in detail and gained extensive practical experience "on the other side" - from accompanying criminal investigations and directing investigators in gathering and completing evidence, through reviewing investigation materials, deciding whether to close cases, and conducting pre-indictment hearings, to preparing and filing indictments - in all the offenses handled by the State Attorney's Office.
- Also in the course of his work as a prosecutor at the State Attorney's Office, Adv. Flanter wrote legal opinions, prepared cases for court, and appeared on behalf of the State in complex criminal proceedings and in arrest and bail proceedings - all against the finest defense lawyers and before the bench (from whom he also learned a great deal about the work of a defense lawyer).
- His experience as a prosecutor gives Adv. Guy Flanter in-depth familiarity with the way investigation files are reviewed and with the considerations that guide the prosecuting authorities in making their decisions. This familiarity helps him identify the legal and evidentiary points that may carry weight in the decision whether to file an indictment, close a case, or accept arguments raised in a pre-indictment hearing.
- Adv. Guy Flanter's long-standing familiarity with the work of the investigative and prosecuting authorities enables him to examine the evidence from their point of view as well, to identify weaknesses, contradictions and flaws in the investigation or in the decision-making process, to anticipate their moves, and to tailor the most suitable line of defense to each case.
- More than three decades of work within the justice system have given Adv. Guy Flanter in-depth familiarity with the law enforcement system, its working methods, and professional conduct towards the investigative, prosecuting and judicial authorities. This experience enables him to deal with the system with the familiarity, experience and professional judgment accumulated over many years.
Practice Areas
Criminal Law
Guy Flanter Law Office provides legal advice and representation at every stage of criminal proceedings - from advice and accompaniment during the investigation, through arrest and bail proceedings, the pre-indictment hearing and conducting the criminal trial in court, including representation before appellate courts, to proceedings concerning the closure of cases, changing the closure ground, criminal and police records, and pardons.
Military Law
Military law is a central practice area of our firm. Military lawyer Guy Flanter holds unrestricted authorization to appear before military courts. We handle every stage of military proceedings - from advice and preparation before a Military Police (CID) interrogation, representation in pre-indictment hearings before the Military Prosecution and closure of CID cases, through representation before the Military Court and the appellate instance - the Military Court of Appeals, to matters such as expungement of soldiers' criminal records, pardon applications, and regulating the military status of draft evaders and deserters.
Disciplinary Law | Professional Ethics
Legal advice and representation in disciplinary proceedings before all bodies, throughout Israel - for civil servants, local authority employees, police officers, Israel Prison Service personnel and members of the security and intelligence services, as well as for members of licensed professions such as lawyers, physicians, psychologists, pharmacists, social workers, engineers and insurance agents, and for students.
Firearms Licensing
Firearms Licensing - Legal Advice and Representation
Security Clearance
Legal advice and representation regarding security suitability assessments (security clearance), police employment suitability assessments, and legal advice regarding polygraph tests.
Additional Areas of Practice
White collar crime; corporate crime; economic and fiscal offenses; money laundering; criminal aspects of Israeli tax law; sexual harassment; sex offenses; domestic violence; violent offenses; drug offenses; computer, internet and cyber offenses; criminal charges relating to accidents in the workplace; antitrust criminal law; Israeli defense export control; and the representation of victims of crime and complainants.
What to Expect from Adv. Guy Flanter's Legal Representation
- Personal and direct handling by Adv. Guy Flanter throughout the process.
- Understanding, patience and sensitivity to the particular needs of each client, and availability to respond to their inquiries.
- A candid and complete picture of the legal situation, the prospects and the risks, from the earliest stages of the case, alongside clear and thorough legal advice based on extensive professional experience and in-depth familiarity with the firm's practice areas.
- Professional and thorough legal advice and representation, with in-depth examination of the facts, the evidence and the relevant legal issues, and formulation of the course of action suited to each case.
- Full involvement of the client in the decision-making process, presenting the alternatives available and the implications of each, in the understanding that the substantive decisions concerning the client's matter are ultimately the client's own.
- Full discretion and strict protection of the client's privacy and of the privilege attached to communications between the client and the lawyer relating to the professional service provided.
- Adherence to high standards of fairness, integrity and professional ethics.
- Full commitment to protecting the client's rights and advancing the client's interests - loyally, devotedly and resolutely - through thorough examination and exhaustion of every legal avenue that may advance those interests.
Legal Information on the Guy Flanter Law Office Website
- Our website was built from the outset to offer visitors much more than the firm's "business card". Over the years, a great deal of legal information has accumulated on the site, intended to help anyone facing criminal, military or disciplinary proceedings to better understand their situation, the proceedings ahead of them, and the legal options available to them.
- The information on the site is based on more than three decades of professional experience in criminal law, military law and disciplinary law. It includes a glossary of criminal law terms, articles and guides, and many examples of cases handled by the firm over the years and the results achieved in them - presented without identifying details and subject to the duty of confidentiality. Most of this material is available in the Hebrew section of the site.
- English-speaking visitors will find on this site detailed information on resolving military status with the IDF, and on Interpol notices concerning Israeli citizens and their correction or deletion.
- Naturally, the information on the site is general in nature and cannot replace legal advice addressing the particular circumstances of each case.
