Attorney Ran Cohen Rochverger

A criminal investigation, and, God forbid, criminal prosecution shakes a man’s life and biding an optimal professional response in order to handle the sharp risks of the procedures and their results. Escorting and representing normative people who are investigated for the first time in their lives on suspicion of committing a criminal offence, obligate a special understanding and distinct sensitivity at the different crossroads of the criminal procedure. There is a great deal of importance in establishing the legal strategy to the whole process as soon as possible because it will decide the fate of the case. It is very important to receive a correct professional consultation and reliable and decisive representation. Our office deals with representation of suspects and defendants who are normative and without criminal record and avoids in principle representing “professional” criminals. The legal escort and representation are in all stages of the criminal process: the investigation phase, procedure of the arrest, hearing before deciding on filing an indictment, representation in proceedings in courts, filing appeals, requests for pardon to the President of Israel and representing prisoners before the parole board of the Prison service. Our office is unique in handling cases in the fields of military and security law and white collar.

Military and Security Law

The judicial system in the IDF is significantly different than the civil one. The Military Jurisdiction law establishes a special law for those who serve in the army, establishes unique military offences and special procedures for sitting in front of military courts. Among the special military offences, are removal of property out of military authority, exceeding authority, inappropriate behavior, and desertion and absence from service without permission. Even in relation to criminal offences equivalent in citizenship, in the army there are special rules and strict policy that require special proficiency. The military legal procedures, and sometime disciplinary procedures, might have tremendous consequences on the defendant’s future. A special expertise is required in representing military, police, Israel prison service and security forces personnel in criminal felonies and disciplinary offenses. Our office escorts and consults in complex investigations by criminal investigation division, appearing in arrest hearings in front of military courts, holding hearings and negotiating opposite the military prosecution, representing after serving indictment in military courts, representation in different military committees and administrative and disciplinary procedures.

White Collar Cases

As is well known, all suspects and defendants in white collar offences are totally normative people who stumble for the first time in the criminal world. Often, it is about freelancers and professionals and the offence attributed to them is usually in the field of finance (embezzlement, bribe) or an expression of abuse of authority (falsification, false registration and more).
Therefore, is the enormous importance of close, professional escort of the defendant, from the earliest stage, to providing the best defense while establishing the legal strategy for the whole process.
The professional escort in these cases also requires proficiency in Substantive Law, in legal practices and the ability to conduct a correct discourse with the relevant authorities. Our office escorts in a thorough preparation prior to investigation, in consultation during complex investigations, in appearing and representing in arrest hearings, in representation in hearing in front of the attorney’s office, in representation in the trial’s proceedings, in filing appeals and appearing in them and handling administrative procedures accompanying the criminal proceedings.

Administrative Law

Not once, a person might find himself dealing with frustration against a public body or an administrative authority in relation to harm done to him, or a prevention of a right from him. Sometimes this front is a result of enforced things, and sometimes it stems of his wish to initiate a move opposite the authority to receive a response, to remove a fault, or to get a permission, license or any other right. In these situations, an act is required opposite certified officials or relevant committees and not once, due to a certain or no response, an application to the court of administrative affairs or to High Court of Justice is required.
In those cases, where unlawful use of governmental authority or power is done – in arbitrariness, in a disproportionate manner or without proper exercise of discretion – it is of great importance in professional representation of applicant before the authorities and bodies, subject to administrative law, and in the competent judicial courts for best escort of the administrative dispute. The office handles, among others, procedures against administrative authorities, in serving freedom of information petitions, appeals against the Firearms Licensing Division, and petitions of public servants in matter of administrative measures. In addition, the office represents officials in the public administration against whom petitions were filed, such as: soldiers, policemen, public servants and lawyers.

Personal Profiles:
Attorney Ran Cohen Rochverger – Founder and Owner

Attorney Ran Cohen Rochverger, the Former Chief Military Defense Council and a Colonel in reserves, has unique expertise in criminal litigation, in consultations towards and during investigations and in managing criminal procedures. Specializes in criminal law, in military law, in white collar cases, in claims against Ministry of Defense, in administrative law and administrative procedures. Attorney Cohen Rochverger has 25 years of experience as an attorney, when he served in varied senior positions in the military prosecutor’s office in criminal and administrative law.
In his last position in IDF, Attorney Cohen Rochverger served as Chief Military Defense Council in the military prosecutor’s office. Among the rest, he was responsible for determining the military defense policy and on providing legal defense to all soldiers who are facing investigation and prosecution. In his former jobs in the military prosecutor’s office, he served as a prosecutor, council for the defense, a legal counselor and as an advocate. Attorney Cohen Rochverger has a high security classification and is allowed to be exposed to highly confidential and sensitive information. He dealt with some of the most sensitive and meaningful military affairs, in high public profile. Gives legal consultation and professional escort, that are based on, among others, in-depth and long acquaintance of the civic and military enforcement system. Has a vast experience in litigation, escort in investigations, court appearance, in writing pleadings to different courts, including The Supreme Court.

Attorney Vital Hausmann

Attorney Vital Hausmann served in the military prosecutor’s office, as part of the academic reserve and studied in the Hebrew University for a first and second degrees in Law. During his studies, Attorney Hausmann was a member of the editorial board of the magazine “Law” on behalf of the faculty. Interned in the military prosecutor’s office and was certified as a lawyer in 2018. During his service in the military prosecutor’s office Attorney Hausmann served both as a prosecutor and as a defense council and finished his service in the rank of Captain. Within his duties in the military prosecutor’s office Attorney Hausmann dealt with a wide variety of cases and accumulated vast experience in litigation and legal writing. Attorney Hausmann studied in High Yeshivas and currently engages in Halacha studies. Attorney Hausmann’s poems book “Tzomet Hagidim” was published in Carmel Jerusalem publishers and won the Minister of Culture award for a debut book for 2021.