Shirley Linette Bates

Shirley Linette Bates

1.0
Rating: 5.3

Licensed for 21 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Tallahassee, FL
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation, Family, Administrative Law

610 N Duval St, Tallahassee, FL

About Shirley

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense 54%

Prosecuted for the State Attorney's Office for 6 years. I prosecuted Dui's for 4 years. I then was assigned to the felony division where I prosecuted a variety of crimes and was assigned as the division's domestic violence prosecutor. I am now practicing criminal defense.

20 years | 1,000 cases

54%
Litigation 40%

I have tried hundreds of criminal cases.

24 years

40%
Family 5%

I have handled several custody cases, however this is not my forte.

16 years

5%
Administrative Law 1%

prosecuted medical doctors for license violations for the Florida Department of Health.

18 years | 200 cases

1%

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Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 21 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 2005

Member in Good Standing

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2020

Location

Law Offices of Shirley Linette Bates

610 N Duval St, Tallahassee, FL, 32301-1135

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Shirley Linette Bates's Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | July 28, 2021 | Hired Attorney

No communication after being paid up front.

Miss Bates was paid in full, and then stopped all communication with me. No response after placing several phone calls and text messages.

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Experience

Rating:  5.3 (Average)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2020.

Public Reprimand issued in FL, 2020

updated on 03/24/2021

Public reprimand means the attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The Bar warns the lawyer in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior. Details of the infraction are made part of the public record.

Work Experience

2008 - 2012

Assistant General Counsel, Florida Department Of Health

2002 - 2008

Assistant State Attorney, State Attorney's Office

Education

2003

The Florida State University College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

Languages

English

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