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Practice Areas
4
Practice Areas
Criminal Defense
33%
35 years | 3,000 cases
DUI and DWI
33%
35 years | 3,000 cases
Personal Injury
33%
35 years | 500 cases
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
$ 300-300 per hour
Contingency
33%-40%
Retainer
Sometimes
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in Florida for 34 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 1991
No misconduct found
Location
Law Offices of Sonny Im
39780 US Highway 19 N, Tarpon Springs, FL, 346898306
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Showing 1 - 1 of 1 review | Contracts & Agreements
Posted by anonymous | April 21, 2008 | Contracts & Agreements
Attorney Sonny Im and Rich Buchwalter - great business law and contract services
I had heard of attorney Sonny Im when he was a Pinellas County Judge and then found out that he went into private practice when I was searching for a lawyer to help with my business. I was entering into some very large client transactions and needed to create solid contracts that allowed for several...
Sonny Im's Lawyer Endorsements
"I endorse this lawyer. Sonny Im is a well respected criminal defense lawyer in our community. He works extremely hard for his clients and genuinely cares."
"I endorse this lawyer's work. I have known Sonny for his entire career - first as a fellow prosecutor, then as a County Court Judge, and now as a fellow criminal defense attorney. He is tenacious, hard working and ethical in defense of all his clients. I strongly endorse his work."
"I endorse this lawyer's work. I have known Sonny Im for 17 years. He is a diligent and highly competent attorney who always places the utmost emphasis on his client's interests. I strongly recommend his services."
"I have known Sonny Im for nearly twenty years and have worked with him as co-counsel on several criminal cases while serving together as prosecutors in Pinellas County prior to Sonny leaving the office and being appointed to the bench. He is an excellent attorney who has repeatedly obained for his clients extremely favorable results on cases on which they retained him."
William Tyson
Criminal defense lawyer
Experience
Work Experience
2005 - Present
Managing Partner, Law Offices of Sonny Im, P. A.
2002 - 2005
County Court Judge, 6th Judicial Circuit
1995 - 2002
Manging Partner, Miller & Im, P. A.
1991 - 1995
Assistant State Attorney, State Attorney's Office
Associations
2005 - Present
Florida Association of Criminal Defense LawyersMember
1991 - Present
Florida BarMember
2004 - 2006
Countryside Youth Soccer AssociationBoard Member
2003 - 2007
Harborside Christian ChurchElder
2002 - 2005
Florida Court Language Interpreter Task Force for the 6th Judicial CircuitTask Force Member
2002 - 2008
Pasco Hernando Community CollegeLegal Assisting Advisory Committee Member
2002 - 2005
Florida Commission on Trial Court Performance and AccountabilityCommissioner
1997 - 2002
Asian American Advisory Board of Hillsborough and Pinellas CountyBoard Member
1997 - 2002
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point HospitalFounding Member of Ethics Committee
1992 - 2002
Korean Association of West FloridaDirector
Sample of Legal Cases
State of Florida vs. Clint Chapman
Not Guilty, sexual battery; guilty, simple battery
Education
N/A
University of Miami School of Law
law
Speaking Engagements
2003
Korean Elders Association Scholarship Awards Ceremony
Guest Speaker
1999
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Korean War Vets
1999
Civil Traffic Hearing Officer Training Program
Commonly Encountered Civil Traffic Infraction Defenses
Publications
1997
Korean American Journal
Florida DUI Law
Languages
Korean