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We’re excited to share a recent news article that highlights the remarkable work of our very own Paul Novack. The Florida Bar News reports that Novack and his team of cold case investigators played a crucial role in solving a 55-year-old murder case in Miami. After years of searching for answers to the case of missing Surfside teenager Danny Goldman, their tireless efforts ultimately led to the identification of the perpetrator, George Defeis, who left his fingerprint on the victim’s rear sliding glass door. This case demonstrates the importance of never giving up on cold cases, and we’re proud to see Paul’s dedication to justice and community service recognized.

We invite you to read the full article to learn more about his remarkable work.

Paul Novack, a member of the Florida Bar and the Florida Highway Patrol’s statewide advisory council, recently provided critical assistance to state troopers during the Hurricane Ian recovery efforts in Southwest Florida. Novack’s story was recently covered in an article on The Florida Bar website, and it highlights the important role that members of the Bar play in helping their local communities during times of crisis. Novack loaded his jeep with supplies and headed to Southwest Florida to help those who were first on the scene, providing logistical support for the troopers in the field. Novack’s efforts were critical in helping those affected by the hurricane, and they serve as an example of how members of the Florida Bar can make a real difference in their local communities. If you would like to learn more about Novack’s story and how the Florida Bar is working to support its members during times of crisis, click here to read the full article on The Florida Bar website.

Paul Novack on Newsnation

More than 50 years later, Paul Novack believes he knows what happened to his childhood friend, Danny Goldman.

Goldman’s boyhood friends have waited 55 years for closure. Goldman was kidnapped in front of his family in their Florida home when he was 17, and later murdered.

Inspired by a letter written by Goldman’s mother that asked her son never be forgotten, and angered by the mysterious circumstances surrounding their friend’s death, his childhood friends set out to solve his murder.

Novack, one of Goldman’s childhood friends who helped solve the case, said on “NewsNation Prime” that Danny’s kidnapping and murder was “off the charts” as far as cold case lists and missing persons reports go.

“There was nothing happening and that couldn’t stand,” Novack said. “We decided a 17-year-old cannot be taken from his family home and then the whole situation get forgotten, so we set out to make sure that wouldn’t happen.”

All these years later they determined it was the mafia who killed Goldman.

Read more: https://www.newsnationnow.com/prime/friends-of-murdered-teen-help-solve-case-55-years-later/

Fingerprint Detectives

A cold case that has haunted Miami-Dade, Florida for the past 55 years has finally been solved with the help of a former mayor.

Daniel Jess Goldman was just one day shy of his 18th birthday when an unidentified man abducted him at gunpoint from his parents’ Surfside home. The year was 1966. The perpetrator bound both of his parents and demanded a $25,000 ransom for their son. But the Goldmans didn’t receive instructions for the exchange and their son Daniel was never seen again.

Paul Novack, an attorney who served six terms as Surfside’s mayor, took a personal interest in the case in 2012. He began pouring over details of the kidnapping along with a group of fellow ‘sleuths’ who try to crack unsolved crimes.

Cold case detective John Grossman says “crucial information” uncovered by the former mayor led them to a man named George Defeis. He was a career criminal with ties to the Trafficante crime family.

The identification shed new light on the nature of the case. Just before Danny Goldman’s abduction, his father Aaron had testified to federal authorities about illegal activities at the bank where he worked. Detectives now believe Daniel’s abduction “was retaliation for Aaron’s cooperation with federal authorities,” Grossman told Oxygen.com.

Miami-Dade Police declared the case solved on Dec. 28, 2021.

Read full article: https://www.californiacitynews.org/2022/01/how-one-mayor-helped-solve-55-year-old-cold-case.html

Paul Novack on NBC miami

A team of civilians, residents of Surfside, took up the task of investigating a 55-year-old cold case and their unwavering efforts led to a closed case.

“It was like a humongous onion. You just had to keep peeling and peeling to get to the center,” Paul Novack said. 

Novack is one of five Surfside residents who made it their mission to ensure Danny Goldman’s case was not forgotten. 

10 years ago, Novack and his colleagues formed a volunteer investigative team and re-opened Danny’s cold case. The group began a relentless search for answers along with the Miami-Dade Police Department’s Cold Case Unit. 

“For 55 years there were no answers to what happened,” Novack said. 

The day before his 18th birthday, in March 1966, Danny Goldman was kidnapped from his Surfside home. The intruder demanded a ransom, but the call for the money never came.

“We have reason to believe that Danny was murdered shortly after the kidnapping and his remains were disposed of in the ocean,” Novack said.

Read more: https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/group-of-surfside-investigators-help-solve-55-year-old-cold-case/2650963/

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Attorney Paul Novack

ATTORNEY AT LAW

With over three decades of providing renowned legal services and public leadership, attorney and former Mayor Paul Novack’s team is uniquely qualified. The multilingual firm focuses on Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Negligent Security, and Insurance Litigation, and has extensive qualifications in law, government, justice, and public service.

Attorney Paul Novack

ATTORNEY AT LAW

Mr. Novack, the longest serving Mayor in the history of the Town of Surfside, Florida, continues now to serve as lead litigation counsel in major civil cases, and as general counsel to non-profit, public service, civic and religious organizations. He leads citizens’ volunteer investigative efforts in cases of historic cold case homicides, and his work has exposed decades of long hidden secrets of organized crime in South Florida.