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    Adam Keith Goodman

    Adam Keith Goodman

    5.06 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Bio: Mr. Goodman began his legal career litigating on behalf of those accused of crimes by first interning for the Federal Public Defender's Office for the Middle District of Florida. Wanting to learn just how prosecutors put together their cases again...
    Rating:  10
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    John P Rutkowski

    John P Rutkowski

    3.915 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Bio: Retired deputy sheriff and former assistant state attorney helping good people in bad times.
    Rating:  8.3
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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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    Steve Erik Taylor

    Steve Erik Taylor

    5.05 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Landlord & Tenant, Residential
    Bio: Stephen Taylor, Esq., is the founder of the Law Offices of Steve Taylor. Over the years, he has represented thousands of clients regarding criminal defense cases (state and federal). He has tried well over 50 cases ranging from DUI to Murder and h...
    Rating:  7.8
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    Chad Piotrowski

    Chad Piotrowski

    5.094 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: Former Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade County. Let me put my knowledge, trainingand experience to work for you. I know how the State of Florida intends to build a case against you, and I know exactly what to do to make it as difficult as po...
    Rating:  9.9
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    Jessica Joanne Travis

    Jessica Joanne Travis

    5.07 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Car Accidents and more
    Bio: founding attorney Jessica J. Travis is a Top 100 Trial Lawyer and recognized Super Lawyer that has been practicing since 1999. She has represented thousands of clients fighting criminal charges ranging from DUI to First Degree Murder at trial and ...
    Rating:  10
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    James Peter Smeriglio

    James Peter Smeriglio

    5.04 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Business, Personal Injury
    Review: "James was very patient, and helped me in an extremely tremendous way! Very great guy!"
    Rating:  8.5
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    Darrin E Johnson

    Darrin E Johnson

    3.73 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Entertainment and more
    Bio: Prior to starting his own law firm, Mr. Johnson was a criminal defense and business litigation attorney at a well-respected Tampa Bay area law firm, served nearly six years as an assistant public defender in Florida’s Sixth Judicial Circuit (Pinel...
    Rating:  9.1
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    Frederick Steven Robbins

    Frederick Steven Robbins

    5.01 review
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 56 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Review: "You can improvise, the year of experience and the know how are in is side, I get to know Robin went I was 19 years old since then I followed is career. Believe me when I say he is a Top Gun I’m 61 years old now."
    Rating:  8.3
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    Larry Thomas McMillan

    Larry Thomas McMillan

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    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Review: "Living more than 1200 miles away from Miami, FL., Larry's expertise and representation made me feel confident that he would take care of all the legal formalities in my absence. He was dilligent about gathering the facts of my case, always answere..."
    Rating:  7.3
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    Brian Lee Michael Balaguera

    Brian Lee Michael Balaguera

    4.715 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 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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    Mark S. Youngblood

    Mark S. Youngblood

    4.04 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Juvenile and more
    Bio: If you are charged with a crime and seek counsel who will leave no stone unturned to find the best possible defense in your case...-...if you want someone who knows how to connect with a jury and will fight for a verdict of NOT GUILTY......or if y...
    Rating:  8.6
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    Jason Alan Kaufman

    Jason Alan Kaufman

    5.023 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: Jason Kaufman is a Fort Lauderdale trial lawyer who defends people facing federal investigations, federal charges and serious state felonies. He has tried more than 90 cases and is a Criminal Justice Act panel attorney in the Southern District of ...
    Rating:  10
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    Alexander Jullian Smith-Johnson

    Alexander Jullian Smith-Johnson

    5.024 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: My name is Alexander J. Smith-Johnson, I am a driven attorney dedicated to giving my clients the very best legal representation. I pride myself on being easily accessible to my clients and communicating with my clients at every step of their legal...
    Rating:  9.5
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    Michael Scott Herring

    Michael Scott Herring

    5.022 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 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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    Brandon Stewart Morris

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    Brandon Stewart Morris

    5.023 reviews
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    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Sex Crime and more
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    Rating:  7.5
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    Samuel Paul Garrison

    Samuel Paul Garrison

    5.01 review
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation
    Review: "This person was an excellent Asst. State Attorney before leaving to pursue civil practice. Mr. Garrison is knowledgable and trustworthy. I felt we'll represented and have referred him to friends that also would refer him to anyone needing legal help."
    Rating:  8.2
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    Adam David Patton

    Adam David Patton

    4.36 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury and more
    Bio: Working with people in Central Florida to get the personal representation that they need, in times when they really need someone else to help look out for their best interests. Practicing with Intelligence, Ingenuity and Innovation. Free Thirty Mi...
    Rating:  8.8
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    Richard Adam Sichta

    Richard Adam Sichta

    5.03 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals
    Bio: Board certified criminal appellate attorney. Also practices criminal defense and civil appellate defense lawyer for cases at both the state and federal level, including Circuit Courts, District Courts of Appeal, the Florida Supreme Court, the Fede...
    Rating:  10
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    Lindsey Catherine Gergely

    Lindsey Catherine Gergely

    5.020 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Bio: Lindsey C. Gergely is the newest member of the Umansky Law Firm. Lindsey came to the firm after serving as an Assistant State Attorney in the Orange County State Attorney's Office. During her time at the State Attorney's Office, Lindsey practiced ...
    Rating:  9.4
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    Philip Louis Reizenstein

    Philip Louis Reizenstein

    5.04 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals, Litigation
    Bio: Phil was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, before moving to Florida where he fell in love with the Florida Keys as a teenager. Phil returned to New York, where he graduated from NYU in 1983 and Brooklyn Law school in 1986. Phil was recruited ...
    Rating:  10
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