I encourage you to visit my website, , where it tells all about me. Please note that I represent less than 25 clients at a time. When you call, you will talk to me. If I do not answer text me. I do not run a volume business. I chose to practice criminal defense because there I can use my knowledge, skills and education to help a person be better. I do not relish in repeat offenders. I want to defend you once and have you go off and become a productive member of society. I have been around long enough to know the lasting devasting effects that contact with the criminal justice system can have on a life and the lives of all around the accused individual. My experience teaches me that any contact from traffic to murder will impact a person in so many unknown ways. A criminal defense attorney has to be more than just a lawyer with knowledge of the law. I have to be a counsellor, a social worker, a scientist, a psychologist, knowledgable about resources and be able to motivate my client to want to succeed. I remain a resource to all of my clients even beyond the termination of the representation. I have represented more than twelve thousand individuals and probably performed more than 200 jury trials to verdict. I have help many people obtain their licenses back. I have helped people seal and expunge records. I have been a catalyst of getting many young people who were on a bad path back on the right road and onto a successful future. I have also helped reunite many familes. I am knowledgable and relentless in finding whatever available resource that I can to help a client. If I can help you I will.
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Acquired: 1999
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2008
Po Box 35, Gotha, FL, 34734-0035
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Posted by anonymous | June 28, 2024 | Hired Attorney
She was an attorney for my loved one 20 years ago and did a horrible job at defending him .he was just a 19 year old kid and he’s now he’s 37 years old and still incarcerated thanks to this lady here .as he’s been in prison for the last 18 years he’s ran into multiple guys who also had Sweets and sh...
Posted by Rene | July 29, 2020 | Consulted Attorney
A lawyer that is professional and has years of criminal background experience is hard to find. Ms Sweet is professional and amazing to work with. She cares about her clients, her years of experience are your greatest gift because she is great at presentation. She cares about you and your loved ones ...
Posted by anonymous | June 15, 2019 | Hired Attorney
i should have know when i called to meet her and she tells me she does not have an office, works from her bed. hired her because she was inexpensive and assured us the charges would be lowered. after months of her not doing a thing she promised we fired her. it has been a month and my new attorney is...
Posted by Kate | June 15, 2015
Ms. Sweet truly cares about her client's best interest and will produce the best possible defense based on all the circumstances and evidence. She truly looks at the whole picture before pursuing the best outcome for her clients.
Posted by kevin | June 12, 2015
Leslie helped me get out of a very difficult situation. I cannot begin to explain how fast and professional she was about my cases. I am grateful for her services and would recommend her to anyone in need.
"I endorse this lawyer wholeheartedly. Leslie Sweet’s commanding courtroom presence is matched only by her compassion for her clients. She is an exceptional criminal defense attorney."
"I endorse this lawyer. Leslie is a phenomenal attorney and her clients love her. She fights hard for her clients and is creative in her arguments."
"Leslie is a fierce litigator with amazing and unique skills in the courtroom. I have seen her win some very complex cases. She fights for her clients and truly cares for them. She strives to help people change their lives. I endorse this lawyer."
"I endorse this lawyer. She is one of the best criminal defense attorneys I know. She is a brilliant criminal defense attorney and a bull dog in the courtroom. She fights tirelessly for every client she represents and is the kind of attorney I aspire to be."
"I endorse this lawyer's work. Leslie is a highly effective litigator and professional. She has dedicated her practice to protecting those accused of heinous crimes and I applaud her!"
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This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2008.
Public Reprimand - with Conditions issued in FL, 2008
updated on 05/31/2015Public reprimand means the attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The Bar warns the lawyer in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior and places conditions on the lawyer's license.
“This was the most unfair experience in my life. Having this happen to me made me fight even harder for any of my clients. I agreed to a consent judgment, which would be like a plea agreement in Criminal Law, under the pressure of just getting custody of my niece after my sister had died in 2007. I was completely not guilty of anything but I had no fight left in me. Because of this I would never allow a client to plea out because of external pressures but at my time, I was all alone.”
2006
Virgil Hawkins Fellowship, Florida State University
1995
Sterling Award, State of Florida
2005 - Present
Attorney at Law, Leslie A. Sweet
2003 - 2005
Assistant Public Defender, Robert Wesley
1999 - 2003
Assistant Public Defender, Howard "Skip" Babb
1999 - 1999
Staff Attorney, Florida House of Representatives
1998 - 1998
Legal Intern, Nancy Daniels
1997 - 1997
Florida Bar Fellowship, Withlacoochee Legal Services
1997 - 1998
Law Clerk, Department of Banking and Finance
Case Dismissed by State
Case Dismissed by State
Both new case and violation of probation dismissed by state
Both the new case and violation of probation dismissed by the State
Guilty of a Misdemeanor
Case dismissed
Case Dismissed by State
Acquitted by Jury
1998
Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor
1982
Master's
2014
Not Allowing Your Past to Dictate Your Future
2014
You HAVE the Power
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