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    Michael Eric Hopkins

    Michael Eric Hopkins

    5.03 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Michael Hopkins is a criminal defense attorney based in Naples, Florida, representing individuals facing serious criminal charges throughout Southwest Florida. He focuses his practice on DUI defense, drug offenses, felony charges, and misdemeanor ...
    Rating:  10
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    H. Manuel Hernandez

    H. Manuel Hernandez

    5.08 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 46 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, Appeals and more
    Bio: For over 40 years, I have represented individuals and corporations in major federal and state white collar investigations, prosecutions, forfeitures and appeals. I have handled all types of criminal defense litigation in state and federal courts, ...
    Rating:  9.9
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    Criminal defense lawyers represent clients at every stage of a criminal case: investigation, arrest, arraignment, plea bargaining, trial, and appeal. They assess evidence, protect constitutional rights, negotiate reduced charges or sentences, cross-examine witnesses, raise defenses, file motions, and advocate to minimize penalties or obtain acquittals.

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    Sherry Gale Ivey Jones

    Sherry Gale Ivey Jones

    5.07 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Drug Crime and more
    Bio: Attorney Sherry Ivey Jones leverages years of courtroom experience to defend clients facing criminal charges across Florida. She launched her career as an Assistant State Attorney in the Third Judicial Circuit, taking on matters that ranged from m...
    Rating:  9.7
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    Glenn Matthew Swiatek

    Glenn Matthew Swiatek

    5.011 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Appeals
    Bio: Glenn Swiatek opened his practice in Fort Walton Beach in 1998 gaining experience in all of the Florida court systems. He has criminal trial and post-conviction relief and appellate experience in every court of the Florida’s First Judicial Circuit...
    Rating:  9.5
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    Roberta Goodman Mandel

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    Roberta Goodman Mandel

    5.07 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Appeals, Divorce & Separation and more
    Accomplished Miami Advocate Handles Civil, Criminal, Family Law and Appellate Matters
    Rating:  10
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    Bryce A. Fetter

    Bryce A. Fetter

    5.0109 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Juvenile and more
    Bio: Bryce Fetter graduated with honors from the University of Florida in 1994 with a degree in Political Science. While attending the University of Florida Mr. Fetter worked in Washington D.C. for the Honorable John L. Mica. Bryce Fetter then attended...
    Rating:  8.6
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    Steven Miles Kinsell

    Steven Miles Kinsell

    4.844 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: I am a lifelong resident of Gainesville and I have practiced exclusively criminal defense since I left the State Attorney's Office in 2001. I am a former prosecutor and past president of the Florida Association of Crime Defense Lawyers. The experi...
    Rating:  9.0
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    David Antonio Donet

    David Antonio Donet

    4.47 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, Military Law and more
    Review: "Larry did a great job helping our family out with a case my son was involved in. Larry was on top of the case from the very beginning and understood how important resolving the matter was to our son's future. I would highly recommend Larry to any ..."
    Rating:  10
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    Bradford M. Cohen

    Bradford M. Cohen

    5.08 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect, Personal Injury
    Bio: NEVER STAND ALONE Court is an intimidating place. You are intimidated by the Judge, State Attorney or Government and the process itself. Don't be bullied by the system. FIGHT BACK with the attorney Catherine Crier from Court TV called "top notch"....
    Rating:  10
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    Otto D. Rafuse

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    Otto D. Rafuse

    5.09 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family
    Relentless Defense. Proven Results.
    Rating:  7.3
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    Leanna Jane Smith

    Leanna Jane Smith

    5.09 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: IF YOU ARE IN TROUBLE, I CAN HELP. Everybody has a story, everybody has a reason for the things that they do. Each individual person has their own facts, circumstances and history that come to bear upon how they get into the criminal justice syste...
    Rating:  9.9
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    Brian Lee Michael Balaguera

    Brian Lee Michael Balaguera

    4.714 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Appeals, Civil Rights and more
    Bio: I am a native of Brooklyn, NY and moved to Palm Beach County in 2001. I have had the passion to become a criminal defense lawyer since the beginning of my collegiate career. In 2003, I earned an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice with the in...
    Rating:  10
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    John Douglas Whitaker

    John Douglas Whitaker

    5.03 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Child Abuse
    Bio: John D. Whitaker is a native of Gainesville and graduated from the University of Florida College of Law in 1999. He is the past president of the local chapter of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, and the past president of the ...
    Rating:  10
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    Dyvonnda G. Thurston

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    Dyvonnda G. Thurston

    4.610 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Wills & Living Wills and more
    Bio: I received both my undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Florida. I have been a member of the Florida bar since 2004. I began my legal career as a prosecutor at the State Attorney’s Office in Orlando, where I focused on Domestic Vio...
    Rating:  9.8
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    Christopher Robert Largey

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    Christopher Robert Largey

    5.014 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI and more
    Experienced defense lawyers who will protect their clients at every stage of criminal process.
    Rating:  8.9
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    Dino Perakis

    Dino Perakis

    5.015 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, Personal Injury
    Bio: Trial Attorney & Litigator, Dino Perakis | DinoEsq. I serve clients in Volusia, Sarasota, Manatee, Flagler, and St. John's Counties. I develop trial-ready cases, drafting high-value demand letters that outperform AI claims software, and training t...
    Rating:  10
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    Donald Alan Lykkebak

    Donald Alan Lykkebak

    4.58 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 55 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "We would recommend Mr Lykkebak without hesitation. He represented a member of my family with great skill and understanding. He cares and does the his very best to represent his client. We could not have made a better choice."
    Rating:  10
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    Francesca De la Grana

    Francesca De la Grana

    5.08 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, General Practice
    Bio: Francesca de la Grana was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. She attended Tampa Catholic High School and later went on to Florida State University to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Marketing with a Minor in Spanish. After FSU, Francesca lived and...
    Rating:  9.5
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    Lloyd Harris Golburgh

    Lloyd Harris Golburgh

    4.550 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, DUI & DWI
    Bio: I'm an experienced human being with an ability to help people solve their problems in the most efficient, cost-effective way possible. I apply that skill as a trial lawyer handling criminal, family, and other legal matters for my clients. I have a...
    Rating:  9.6
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    Michael Braxton

    Michael Braxton

    4.224 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: I have been practicing DUI / Criminal Defense in Florida for 20 years. I have defended over 150 cases as lead counsel in Jury Trials ranging from DUI's up to First Degee Felonies. I have also argued several hunded pre-trial motions in court.
    Rating:  9.7
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