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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family

Bio: A. Jay is an established family law and criminal defense attorney with more than 15 years of experience in Seminole, Orange and Osceola Counties. A. Jay is passionate about representing his clients and takes very seriously the vulnerability client...

Rating: 9.9

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Federal Crime and more

Bio: Attorney Terrence O’Sullivan has been providing premium criminal defense in Florida state and federal courts for over 17 years. Attorney O’Sullivan possesses a passion for justice, a keen desire to ensure that everyone receives equal protection of...

Rating: 9.7

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Criminal Defense Lawyers in Florida

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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Criminal Defense

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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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury

Bio: Dean M. Bartzokis is a Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent, and Top 40 Under 40 Rated Attorney. After attending the University of Michigan as an undergraduate, and Florida State University for law school, Mr. Bartzokis started his career as a prosecu...

Rating: 10

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals

Bio: David is a hybrid specialist in both criminal trials and criminal appeals. He is one of just a handful of lawyers in the country who is Board Certified by the Florida Bar in criminal trial law and in criminal appellate law. He carries a third boar...

Rating: 10

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family

Bio: Attorney Jackson Hilliard is the leading attorney at his Clearwater law firm, Hilliard Law, P.L. Mr. Hilliard has lived in St. Petersburg and the Tampa Bay area for the last ten years. He spent his undergraduate career at the University of Central...

Rating: 9.3

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI

Bio: A proud member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 trial attorneys and the National Association of Distinguished Counsel Top one percent of lawyers, Nicholas Dorsten was born and raised in Ohio. He obtained his B.A. degree from Kent State Univer...

Rating: 9.6

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Personal Injury and more

Bio: I have been in private practice since 1991. Since that time, I have zealously represented Tens of Thousands of clients in various legal matters including Criminal Defense, Traffic Law, and Personal Injury. No case is too big and no case is too sma...

Rating: 9.1

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 5 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation

Review: "Amazing service from start to finish! Alec Waid was kind, patient, and incredibly helpful. He made a stressful situation so much easier to handle. I’m grateful for his hard work and outstanding communication. Thank you!"

Rating: 9.8

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Sex Crime, Violent Crime and more

Review: "Earlier this year I was charged with a DUI. I was very concerned how this arrest would affect my short term goal of attending graduate school and my post graduate school career interests. After interviewing several attorneys, I hired the law firm ..."

Rating: 10

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury

Bio: Rick Mercure offers a rare combination of impeccable legal credentials, a wealth of trial experience, and unparalleled compassion for his clients.

Rating: 9.1

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Review: "Mr Cohen did a wonderful job with my case. He assisted in my case and eased my anxiety. He advised me of the process and what to do at our initial consultation, and he was 100% correct. He's a lawyer you can trust to do the job without having to b..."

Rating: 8.5

Call for a consultation(863) 279-4579

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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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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: I have decided to focus my practice to exclusively criminal defense. Over the past couple of years we have focused on defending drug and firearm crimes in the central counties of Florida, which includes Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, Orange,...

Rating: 9.9

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more

Bio: Attorney Robert Norvell graduated from Boston University Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts, and again with honors from the University of Florida, College of Law. During his time at the University of Florida Mr. Norvell received Book Awards (finish...

Rating: 10

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family

Relentless Defense. Proven Results.

Rating: 7.3

Call for a FREE consultation(904) 204-1650

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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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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Steven Raisman is a Board Certified Expert in Criminal Trial Law. Board Certification is a program developed by the Florida Bar to assist the public in identifying and evaluating the credentials of lawyers. Mr. Raisman is one of only a few crimina...

Rating: 9.5

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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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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Business

Bio: I am AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, having zealously represented the injured and the accused throughout Central Florida since 1985. I have handle/tried cases ranging from complex felonies to simple misdemeanors, including attempted murder, mansla...

Rating: 9.8

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Federal Crime

Bio: I’m David Tarras, Partner at the Rossen Law Firm. I have spent my entire legal career as a criminal defense attorney, fighting tirelessly for the criminally accused in both State and Federal Court in Florida. I've successfully defended over 1000 c...

Rating: 10

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