Top Rated Clay County, FL Criminal Defense Lawyers

In Clay County, Florida, there are 45 criminal defense lawyers available with 199+ reviews, ratings and specialties. Best‑reviewed attorneys appear first. Cities within the county are listed below for a more focused search.

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Clay County Has 45 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 199 Reviews

Clay County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 8 years

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

Bio: Kyle Marcil is a practicing litigation attorney who grew up in Jacksonville, FL and graduated from Paxon School for Advanced Studies in 2006. After high school, he attended Florida A & M University where he was a double-major student and received ...

Rating: 6.5

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Clay County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

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

Bio: Beth Marie Sammons has been practicing criminal law since 2007 and is Florida Bar Board Certified in Criminal Trial Law. She has experience in all areas of criminal defense; including violation of probation, DUI, drug crimes, sexual offenses, aggr...

Rating: 9.8

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Criminal Defense Lawyers in Clay County, FL

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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Clay County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Sex Crime

Bio: I was a prosecutor for several years here in Clay County, Florida. During that time, I prosectued thousands of cases ranging from DUI, to domestic violence, to drug possession, and theft. Now, I focus my attention on the complex and facinating wor...

Rating: 7.6

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Clay County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "This man was a hand-picked angel from God himself in my case, I was beyond pleased with his work and his effort and diligent to make sure that I was confident throughout this entire case I couldn’t ask for a better defense attorney I couldn’t be a..."

Rating: 8.2

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Clay County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Animal & Dog Bites and more

Review: "Thank you Nick for your tenacity and professionalism with results during my personal injury case. Your work ethic and experience are invaluable."

Rating: 6.5

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Clay County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 49 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Probate and more

Review: "Awesome caring professional attorney. The best I have ever had to do legal work. Staff is great. Attorney is very professional and knowledgeable. Awesome attorney and staff."

Rating: 6.5

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Clay County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury and more

Bio: I received my JD degree from Stetson College of Law in Gulfport, Fl. Following admission to the Florida Bar, I worked for the Public Defender's Office in Clearwater, Florida for 5+ years. I relocated to Jacksonville, Fl. and worked for the Office ...

Rating: 8.4

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Clay County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Administrative Law, Litigation

Bio: I began my career as a prosecutor in the Fourth Judicial Circuit where I worked for legendary State Attorney Ed Austin. While there, I prosecuted cases ranging from DUI to murder. I left the State Attorney's Office to work as an associate for the ...

Rating: 9.3

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Clay County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family

Review: "I honestly cannot ever thank Maryanne and Dana enough for all of the attention they gave our case. They genuinely cared about our family! She is thorough and very knowledgeable. Her help doesn't end once the court process is done either. We are fo..."

Rating: 9.1

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Clay County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Workers Compensation, Wills & Living Wills and more

Review: "Larry is the finest lawyers I have dealt with in my 18 years of Risk Management. I would recommend Larry to anyone--without any reservations. In the last 10 years he has save my company tens of thousands of dollars in Workers Comp, Employee Law, E..."

Rating: 7.0

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Clay County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 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: 7.9

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Clay County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Administrative Law

Bio: Jennifer Erlinger – Experienced Jacksonville Family Law Attorney Jennifer Erlinger is a highly experienced family law attorney in Jacksonville, Florida, dedicated to protecting the rights and best interests of her clients and their families. She h...

Rating: 9.9

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Clay County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Car Accidents, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: Arnold Law is a leading law firm dedicated to fighting for your family. Arnold Law has been serving clients in Clay, Duval and St. Johns counties for over four decades. The amount of experience we have from handling a large number of cases and tri...

Rating: 7.0

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Clay County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: Renae Kenny has established a successful law practicefocusing on the areas of Family Law and Criminal Defense. She provides agressive,skilled and professional representation for her clientslegal needs in Clay, Duval, Nassauand St. Johns counties. ...

Rating: 8.4

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Clay County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury

Bio: I truly enjoy the practice of Law and after more than 10 years working as a senior attorney for another firm, I decided it was time to open my own practice in Middleburg, FL. My main reason for this change was and is to provide more personal servi...

Rating: 7.5

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Clay County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury and more

Review: "Mr. Davis handled my divorce in 2010 and he was absolutely amazing! He also helped with some driving tickets along the way. He is now handling another case for me. He is very upfront & does not sugar coat anything. He is the best!"

Rating: 8.6

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Clay County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Child Support

Review: "I hired Ms. Mayer in early 2020. It was a divorce matter. She worked hard and was able to get this whole case resolved by October despite the mess COVID has made. Highly recommend."

Rating: 6.4

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Clay County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 52 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury and more

Review: "Attorneys at Arnold Law helped me get divorced and work out custody with my ex-wife. This was a difficult time in my life but Jim Arnold helped my family through it with compassion and attentiveness. He was up front with all the legal fees and com..."

Rating: 7.0

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Clay County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family

Rating: 8.1

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Clay County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 55 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Appeals and more

Rating: 6.5

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