John Douglas Whitaker

We just recently finished up our case. There were impossible odds stacked against my husband as he could not recall the incident that occurred. The state attorney wanted to take him through the ringer. We hired John after finding him online and speaking to him. He is very knowledgeable and blunt with... how he thinks things could turn. He doesn't beat around the bush. He took us on knowing that our case would be complicated. I would recommend John to everyone. He keeps in touch often and is available for random questions you may have regarding your case by email or phone. He really works hard and goes above and beyond for his clients. My husband still received a sentence but it was a ton better than what the state was originally wanting to bury him with. We (my husband and I) did not want to go to trial, even though John was prepared to, so our goal was to bring the time down to as small as possible and John absolutely succeeded at the task given to him with the case and evidence against my husband. We will be hiring John again when my husband needs to re-determine his probation. If you want an attorney that will strive as hard as he can to get the result you want then John Whitaker is your man.

After two years of waiting after arrest for the state attorney to bring my charges against me, I entered a PTI agreement for 18 months. 9 months into this agreement, I contacted John and his partner Miles to see if they could convince the prosecutor to terminate my PTI early. They did so the next d...ay. John and Miles were able to get charges that had lasted for two years and 9 months dropped in just one day. I had the pleasure of personally talking to John, who was so kind as to offer me advice even after the case was dropped. Professional and timely, I highly recommend Kinsell and Whitaker.

I first met John Whitaker and Miles Kinsell back in 2013. I was a college student that was two weeks away from graduating nursing school. After telling my professors about my arrest I was told I would be exited from nursing school without graduating. I was distraught. Miles Kinsell worked tirelessly ...and went above and beyond what was required of him. Miles was able to get my first DUI dropped to a reckless driving despite my BAL being incredibly high, and having crashed my car. Because of his hard work I was able to graduate nursing school, and continue on in my life. I did not realize at the time that I was an alcoholic and needed help. Here we are now in 2016. I was arrested and charged again with DUI. I thought for sure my life was over. I had been given one get out of jail free card. I knew the state would be gunning for me, and they were. I immediately called Miles and John's office. I spoke with Libby and briefly told her what had happened and that I needed to speak to either John or Miles. John called me back immediately. I met with him the same day. I told John that I needed help. John suggested beginning AA, along with a device called a soberlink which is a breathalyzer you carry around with you and blow into every four hours To track your sobriety time. John walked me thru everything I could be facing this time including jail time, license revocation for one year, and the list goes on and on. I told John that I was a single parent with no support and that going to jail or losing my drivers license was not an option. John said he would do everything he could to keep me out of jail and maintain my driving privileges, and he did. First came the hearing with DMV. Attorneys hardly ever win these hearings but due to John's experience he won the DMV hearing. Had John not won the DMV my license would have been suspended for a minimum of 3 months, I would have lost my job, house, car, etc. From there John began negotiations with the state attorney. John was almost able to get the charge dropped again, but because of witnesses was unable. I pled no contest to DUI. My punishment was 50 hours community service, one year probation, fines, and the judge said I had to wear a "TAD" device which is a huge ankle monitor that detects your BAL thru sweat. John immediately filed a motion to have the ankle monitor removed, and petitioned the court for me to be able to continue my sober link. I thought well he's good, but he can't be that good. I was wrong. The judge agreed that I could take the ankle monitor off and go back on soberlink. Now came time to report my conviction to the Board of nursing. John assisted me with writing the letter to the Board and compiling all the paper work to send the board. I know this has been a long review, but I cannot stress enough how important it is to have the best attorney when facing a DUI. A DUI will ruin your life if you do not have good attorneys. John and Miles are the best attorneys in all of Florida when it comes to DUI. They are caring, and go above and beyond what is needed. They made it possible for me to continue to take care of my daughter and work as a registered nurse for the biggest hospital in Gainesville. Without them my life would have been ruined. Do not make the mistake of hiring anyone else. John can take care of everything from the criminal side to the DMV to reporting your conviction to the Florida Board of Nursing. I cannot say in words how amazing both of these attorneys are.