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4.9 /5.0
21 Client Reviews
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Jack L Platt
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About Jack
Practice Areas
7
Practice Areas
Car Accident
20%
Criminal Defense
20%
32 years
DUI and DWI
20%
Personal Injury
20%
32 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
Awards
2016 2015
Licenses
Licensed in Florida for 31 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 1994
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2016
Location
Law Offices of Platt Cole Russel & Simpson PLLC
175 E. Nasa Blvd., Suite 300, Melbourne, FL, 32901
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Jack L Platt's Lawyer Endorsements
"Mr. Platt is on a very short list of my favorite attorneys in the area. It has been my pleasure to know him for the past decade and he has never disappointed. He is a good friend, mentor, and (as if it were possible) an even better lawyer. He has the respect of his colleagues, opponents, and the courts, and he has a mild temperament that juries find endearing. I am endorsing Mr. Platt for personal injury because he has already been endorsed for family and criminal defense, and because I have also had the pleasure of being a personal injury client of his in the past. I absolutely endorse this attorney."
"Jack is an all around great attorney and very knowledgeable in criminal defense and personal injury law. I highly endorse this lawyer."
"I endorse this lawyer."
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Experience
Professional misconduct
This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2016.
Admonishment issued in FL, 2016
updated on 07/26/2016An admonition means an attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The Bar gives the lawyer an admonition in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.
Honors
2020
Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2018
Client Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2012
Notable, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
2010 - Present
Partner, Platt Hopwood Russell & Cole PLLC
2003 - 2010
Partner, Platt Jacobus Fielding Ville
1999 - 2003
Partner, Platt Jacobus Fielding Szachacz Funk & Torres
1994 - 1999
Partner, High Stack Lazenby Maxwell Morgan & Platt
Associations
2000 - Present
Florida Association of Criminal Defense LawyersMember
1994 - Present
Florida Justice AssociationMember
1994 - Present
Florida BarMember
Sample of Legal Cases
$900,000 recovered for burn victim
$900,000 settlement
Education
1993
Florida State University College of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1990
University of Central Florida
BS - Bachelor of Science
Languages
English