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Clearwater Has 246 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 3182 Reviews

Hanlon Law
4500 140th Ave. N Ste. 220, Clearwater, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more

Bio: Nick Chotos, earned his law degree from St. Thomas University in 2014. Mr. Chotos followed his passion for criminal law and began his legal career as an Assistant Public Defender in Broward County. There he defended thousands of criminal cases ran...

Rating: 7.8

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Hobson Law Firm, P.A.
2790 Sunset Point Road, Clearwater, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Joseph T. Hobson has been winning cases in Florida for twenty years, always as a defense attorney, never as a prosecutor. That means you will have an attorney who has never tried to convict a person in your position.

Rating: 7.2

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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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Civil Liberty Law
1802 N. Belcher Road, Suite 100, Clearwater, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Civil Rights and more

Bio: Attorney Michele Rayner-Goolsby is the founder and principal attorney of Civil Liberty Law. Attorney Rayner-Goolsby is an award winning and highly sought after attorney due to her commitment to pursue justice for her clients. Attorney Rayner-Gools...

Rating: 8.8

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14055 46th St N Ste 1104, Clearwater, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years

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

Review: "Mrs. Panico is the best attorney to ever represent me in a criminal case( or any other kind of case for that matter). I've hired her on two seperate occassions,and each time I was thoroughly impressed by Mrs. Panico's abilities. Will I recommend h..."

Rating: 7.4

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LeavenLaw Attorneys at Law
25400 US 19 North, Suite 193, Clearwater, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Arbitration, Bankruptcy & Debt and more

Bio: Philip is a Senior Associate Attorney at LeavenLaw and is dedicated to serving accident victims, consumer and insureds throughout the state of Florida. Philip is a native Floridian, born and raised in Tampa Bay, where he graduated from Tampa Jesui...

Rating: 9.8

Call for a FREE consultation(727) 353-8575

Philip Michael Piazza's Website

2536 Countryside Blvd., Clearwater, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Appeals

Review: "Ms. Lennon is the most proffessional lawyer I have had the privlidge to meet at the most difficult time in my life. I was sitting in jail on a robbery case that I was innocent of. From day one Ms. Lennon told me that this was most likely a case fo..."

Rating: 7.4

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Carey & Leisure
622 Bypass Dr Ste 100, Clearwater, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 48 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death and more

Rating: 10

Call for a consultation(727) 240-3803

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Devlaming & Rivellini, PA
1101 Turner St, Clearwater, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

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

Bio: In addition to running a family and running a practice, I spend a lot of time just running. This past year there happened to be a 46 mile race on my 46th birthday. It was on Labor Day weekend and it covered the entire span of the Pinellas Trail. S...

Rating: 8.7

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Law Office of Gregory K. Showers
2520 NE Coachman Road, Clearwater, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Car Accidents, Personal Injury and more

Bio: Attorney Showers is a Florida native with over 20 years experience in the Tampa Bay area. He is well known for his involvement in the community and the youth. Attorney Showers has received many public service awards and has volunteered hundreds of...

Rating: 8.4

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Pearlman Trial Group
2274 SR-580 W, Clearwater, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 5 years

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

Review: "MK is not afraid to fight for her clients. She did not let the State Attorney bully her. She explained everything in great detail. Highly recommend her!"

Rating: 6.9

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Bernhardt Law, PLLC
13575 58th St N, Clearwater, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Bankruptcy & Debt, Personal Injury and more

Bio: Before starting Bernhardt Law, I was a prosecutor for nearly six years. I left the State Attorney's Office to become the lead litigation attorney for a large civil law firm. At Bernhardt Law, I defend your rights with vast knowledge of how the oth...

Rating: 7.7

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McGuire Law Offices
1173 N.E. Cleveland Street, Clearwater, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years

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

Bio: John F. McGuire received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1988. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the Detroit College of Law in 1993. Mr. McGuire’s areas of expertise are persona...

Rating: 8.9

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Cope, Zebro & Crawford
14020 Roosevelt Blvd., Suite 802, Clearwater, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death

Bio: Tom began his career as a lawyer fighting for victims as a prosecutor with the State Attorney’s Office. There he was quickly promoted to a lead trial attorney and recognized by R.I.D.D. and M.A.D.D. for his trial victories against drunk drivers. A...

Rating: 9.1

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Carlson, Meissner, Hart & Hayslett, P.A.
250 N. Belcher Rd., Suite 102, Clearwater, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 57 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and more

Bio: Biography: Paul A. Meissner was born in New York and moved to Florida with his family as a child. He is a graduate of Clearwater High School. He co-founded the Carlson Meissner law firm with Edward Carlson in 1971. Paul and his wife Jayne have fiv...

Rating: 9.3

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Jonathan Saunders
PO Box 8241, Clearwater, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals

Review: "Jonathan Saunders handled what was, for me and my family, a mountain of a case. He showed up at a time when my current attorney was ineffective even though I had the statutes and laws on my side. He swooped in and within 30 days everything shifted..."

Rating: 7.2

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Brunvand Wise, P.A.
615 Turner St, Clearwater, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 6 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Having so much on the line riding on my case, I didn’t want to compromise my legal defense. I researched many different lawyers and off a hunch, I decided to go with Danya. She was able to make me feel so comfortable, considering how stressful my ..."

Rating: 6.1

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14250 49th St N, Clearwater, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Argued for me three times over very similar misdemeanors and found innocence in places almost all the others wouldn't have clearly!"

Rating: 6.6

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Pearlman Trial Group
2274 State Road 580, Clearwater, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

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

Review: "When our family was at one of our lowest moments, Christopher Billings stepped in and gave us hope. My fiancé was arrested for a violation of probation on July 1st, and because of the court backlog, we were given a date in late August. That delay ..."

Rating: 7.1

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Haworth Legal, PLLC
10300 49th St N Ste 214, Clearwater, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Michael founded Haworth Legal, PLLC to provide aggressive, client-focused criminal defense to individuals across multiple Florida counties, including Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, and Hillsborough Counties. As a former prosecutor with over a decade o...

Rating: 6.6

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Pearlman Trial Group
2274 SR-580 W, Clearwater, FL

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 5 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more

Review: "The best lawyer you could ever ask for long story short I was going to lose my license and a massive ticket fine Tom this lawyer here is amazing. He would contact me back as soon as I asked him to when he wasn’t in court and let me know everything..."

Rating: 7.0

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