Ashley Stone Benedik

Ashley Stone Benedik

also known as Ashley Stone, Ashley Adams

5.0
Rating: 8.3

Licensed for 33 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Panama City, FL
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Juvenile, Domestic Violence ... +3 more

433 Harrison Avenue, Panama City, FL

About Ashley

Biography

Practice Areas

6

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense 40%

24 years total in criminal. All areas of criminal defense including DUI, Battery, Murder, Theft, Burglary, Domestic Violence, Sexual Battery, VOP and any other area. First 12 years in criminal law was as an Assistant State Attorney.

22 years | 4,615 cases

40%
Domestic Violence 15%

Domestic Violence criminal charges as well as Domestic Violence or Repeat Violence injunctions

34 years | 310 cases

15%
Juvenile Law 15%

juvenile deliquency

22 years | 60 cases

15%
DUI and DWI 10%

34 years | 271 cases

10%
Expungement 10%

22 years | 65 cases

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 32 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 1993

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Louisiana for 33 years

State: Louisiana

Acquired: 1992

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Benedik Law Firm

433 Harrison Avenue, Panama City, FL, 32401

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Ashley Stone Benedik's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

47 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | October 29, 2024 | Hired Attorney

Excellent Lawyer

Ashley Benedik is professional, smart, and understanding. She knows the law and is perfectly equipped to handle all of the legal issues that come up. Mrs. Benedik is great at communicating and prompt with replies. She handled our case with competence and grace making what could have been an awful ex...perience as good as possible.

Posted by anonymous | September 19, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Wrongful Arrest Made RIGHT

We came to PCB for a weekend getaway and ended up being falsely accused and arrested on 2 counts each. We hired Ashley Benedik to represent us and defend our case. We live out of state, so she made it easy for us to NOT have to come back to Florida for court and she kept in constant contact with us... via email/phone. I would STRONGLY recommend hiring Ashley Benedik if you have found yourself in a bad situation in Panama City. She got our cases dismissed and warrants issued for the CORRECT offender. She was a lifeline and a lifesaver. Thank you Ashley! Her fees were reasonable and she wad diligent in defending our cases.

Posted by anonymous | September 17, 2024 | Hired Attorney

Excellent and Trustworthy

Ashley is amazing! She is straightforward and an excellent communicator! She definitely helped my family with our issues just in the nick of time! Thank you, Ashley for helping my family!

Posted by anonymous | April 28, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Fantastic Attorney !!!

Ashley represented my interests recently and I could not have been more impressed with her professionalism, her knowledge of the “playing field” and her ability to set and deliver on expectations. Maybe more importantly, Ashley is a great communicator! I will not even consider discounting the valu...e of this alone! Ashley did a fantastic job of setting specific goals and expectations, approaching the case from a solutions-based perspective and communicating progress on each item until all of our boxes were checked. I was also impressed with the firm, but always respectful, manner in which Ashley communicated our “expectations” to the other side and then married those desired outcomes with a specific path to accomplish that end. In one sense, she did the other sides job for them and all they had to do was sign-off! I am oversimplifying the case, of course, but Ashley’s approach and her engagement with the other side always felt as though we were negotiating from a position of power! Maybe that’s why we got what we wanted, and nothing less. We all hope we never need an attorney ever again, but if I do, my first step will be a consultation with Ashley. Thanks, Ashley. I appreciate all you did and the way in which you did it. It doesn’t seem like we get to say that enough these days so…..thank you!

Posted by Kelsey | April 15, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

One of the best !

Ashley literally is the best lawyer we could have chosen to represent our case , she literally got charges dropped on us less than a week maybe within 3 days , we are from out of town we didn’t have to make not one trip to Panama City she handled everything over the phone for us , please choose Ashl...ey if you are wanting to have a consistent lawyer who keeps in touch & gets her job done thank you so much Ashley for everything you have done for us , this has been the best news we have received all year !

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Criminal defense lawyer | Jun 29

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"Mrs. Benedik is an experienced, capable attorney."

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Experience

Rating:  8.3 (Excellent)

Honors

2017

Notable, Martindale-Hubbell

2016

10 Best for Client Satisfaction, American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys

2016

Notable, Martindale-Hubbell

2012

High Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

2010

Best of Bay Top 3 Attorneys, News Herald Panama City (Reader's Choice Awards)

Work Experience

2008 - Present

Attorney at Law, Benedik Law Firm

2005 - 2008

Partner/Shareholder, Cothran & Benedik, P.A.

1993 - 2005

Assistant State Attorney, State Attorney's Office, 14th Circuit Florida

Associations

2005 - Present

Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

2016 - 2016

Bay County Bar Association

Secretary

2008 - 2011

Judicial Nominating Commission, 14th Circuit Florida

Member

2002 - 2002

Panama City Rotary Club

Treasurer

1995 - 2011

Panama City Rotary Club

Member

1989 - 1992

Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity

Past Member

Sample of Legal Cases

State of Florida v. Bobby Johns

Not guilty

State v. Kristin Schmidt (Martin Lee Anderson case)

Not Guilty

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Education

1992

Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center

JD - Juris Doctor

1989

Florida State University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

1986

A. Crawford Mosley High School

Diploma

Speaking Engagements

1997

Bay County Sheriff's Office training

Domestic violence cases

Languages

English

Activity

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