Paul A Meissner Jr.

Paul A Meissner Jr.

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Rating: 9.3

Licensed for 57 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Clearwater, FL
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation ... +4 more

250 N. Belcher Rd., Suite 102, Clearwater, FL

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Licenses

Licensed in Colorado for 29 years

State: Colorado

Acquired: 1996

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Florida for 57 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 1968

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

Carlson, Meissner, Hart & Hayslett, P.A.

250 N. Belcher Rd., Suite 102, Clearwater, FL, 33765-2622

Carlson Meissner Hart & Hayslett P.A

2002 West Cleveland Street, Tampa, FL, 33606

Carlson, Meissner, Hart & Hayslett, P.A.

7614 Massachusetts Avenue, New Port Richey, FL, 33765

Carlson, Meissner, Hart & Hayslett, P.A.

1103 14th Street West, Bradenton, FL, 34205

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4245 Rachel Boulevard, Spring Hill, FL, 34607

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Michael Waddington

Criminal defense lawyer | Jun 14

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse Paul. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community."

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Christian Lassen

Unknown lawyer | Oct 23

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Top-notch attorney. Highly respected in the legal community."

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Ricardo Rivera

Criminal defense lawyer | Sep 13

Relationship: Co-worker

"Paul Meissner is an attorney of the highest ethical and moral standards and the managing partner at the offices of Carlson, Meissner, Hart & Hayslett. He is an excellent attorney. I endorse this lawyer."

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Jason Reid

Unknown lawyer | Sep 11

Relationship: Co-worker

"Paul Meissner is the most knowledgeable, experienced, ethical attorney one can find. He sets the standard for defense attorneys."

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Lee Pearlman

Criminal defense lawyer | Sep 11

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"Paul Meissner is without question the most intelligent and caring attorney I have had the privilege to know. Mr. Meissner was and continues to be a great mentor to me and I can say I would not be the attorney I am today without having had his support and guidance. There is no better attorney I could recommend for any issue someone may be facing. He is simply excellent."

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Deborah Moss

Personal injury lawyer | Sep 11

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"Paul Meissner is an icon in the legal community. He taught the best trial lawyers in this community how to try cases. He is without a doubt the most respected and admired lawyer I know. This is the guy you want on your side in a fight! I highly endorse this lawyer."

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Edward Carlson

Criminal defense lawyer | Sep 10

Relationship: Co-worker

"Paul and I started this lawfirm together in 1971. It has been a privilege for me to work with such a fine trial attorney for all these years. Paul is of the highest moral and ethical standards. I endorse this lawyer."

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Gary Hewetson

Criminal defense lawyer | Sep 10

Relationship: Co-worker

"Paul is, without a doubt, one of the finest trial lawyers I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. He has been a mentor to me and to countless others within our legal community. He is old school. Your word is your bond. You work hard for your clients and you do it professionally and ethically. I absolutely endorse this lawyer."

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Terri Cromley

Criminal defense lawyer | Sep 10

Relationship: Co-worker

"It is a privilege to work for and with Paul Meissner. He maintains the highest ethical standards for himself and our firm. He is also well known in the legal community, not only as an excellent attorney, but also as a former adjunct professor at Stetson College of Law."

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Casey Carlson

Divorce and separation lawyer | Sep 10

Relationship: Co-worker

"I have known Paul Meissner for 35 years, and have known him to be an outstanding trial lawyer. Mr. Meissner conducts his life and practice with the highest ethical standards and respect for his clients and the law."

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Christopher Frey

Criminal defense lawyer | Sep 10

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"One of the finest and most knowledgeable attorneys that I have had the pleasure to practice with in the State Of Florida, bar none. Paul is effective, efficient, and extremely diligent as an attorney, a professor and a mentor. I have had the pleasure of dealing with Paul in all of his roles in the legal community from law school and throughout my 20 plus years practicing criminal law, both as a prosecutor and as a defense attorney. He is second to none."

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Jason Fox

Personal injury lawyer | Sep 10

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer. Paul is extremely knowledgeable, he literally 'wrote the book'."

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Matthew Donaldson

Car accident lawyer | Sep 07

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Finest legal mind in the state. An Honorable man and an outstanding attorney."

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James Jenkins

Criminal defense lawyer | Sep 07

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"Anyone who has practiced law in the Tampa-Clearwater-St. Petersburg area as a criminal defense attorney or as a prosecutor knows Paul Meissner. Besides trying numerous cases as both a prosecutor and then a defense attorney, Mr. Meissner is known throughout the legal community for his expertise in the courtroom, his knowledge about law enforcement, his ability to teach police officers and law students, and his ability to effectively investigate a client's case. I am proud to be associated with Mr. Meissner's firm and am privileged to say I know him personally."

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Antonio Viera

Personal injury lawyer | Sep 06

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Sarah Raaymakers

Unknown lawyer | Jul 18

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Ronnie Crider

Criminal defense lawyer | Apr 30

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer's work. Paul Meissner is one of the finest if not the finest Trial Attorney I have ever known. Paul has an ability to communicate with a jury that can never be learned. An Attorney either has that ability or he dosen't. Paul Meissner has this gift in spades. If jury trials are the measure of an Attorney's ability there can be none better than Paul Meissner."

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Matthew Wheeley

Workers compensation lawyer

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Adam Bugg

Personal injury lawyer

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Matthew Kindel

Criminal defense lawyer

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Betty Whitman

Personal injury lawyer

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Jason Reid

Criminal defense lawyer

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Jennifer Burns

Personal injury lawyer

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Antonio Viera

Social Security & Disability lawyer

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Gary Hewetson

Family lawyer

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Deborah Moss

Criminal defense lawyer

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Casey Carlson

Workers compensation lawyer

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Terri Cromley

Workers compensation lawyer

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Ricardo Rivera

Criminal defense lawyer

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Sarah Raaymakers

Workers compensation lawyer

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Matthew Donaldson

Social Security & Disability lawyer

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John Hart

Personal injury lawyer

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Christopher Frey

Criminal defense lawyer

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James Jenkins

Personal injury lawyer

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Jason Fox

Workers compensation lawyer

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James Hayslett

Criminal defense lawyer

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Lee Pearlman

Criminal defense lawyer

Experience

Rating:  9.3 (Superb)

Honors

2012

AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

2012

Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Wall Street Journal

2012

Board Certified - Criminal Trial, Florida Bar

Work Experience

1975 - 2005

Adjunct Professor, Stetson College of Law

1966 - 1969

Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Associations

1977 - Present

U.S. Supreme Court, 1977

Attorney Member

1974 - Present

Society of Former Agents of the FBI

Member

1972 - Present

Clearwater Bar Association

Member

1972 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

1972 - Present

American Association for Justice

Member

1972 - Present

U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1972

Attorney Member

1993 - 2001

Judicial Nominating Commission, Pinellas-Pasco Counties

Nominating Commissioner

1975 - 2005

Barney Masterson Inns of Court

Attorney Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Fire set to home

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Leniency Sought

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Education

1966

Tulane University Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1963

University of South Florida

BA - Bachelor of Arts

N/A

No Law School provided

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Speaking Engagements

2000

Stetson Lawyers' Association

Advanced Criminal Trial Advocacy

Publications

2010

Languages

Spanish

English

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