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    31 criminal defense lawyers serve Fort Walton Beach, FL. Compare the best based on 304+ reviews and detailed profiles. Related practice areas and nearby towns in Okaloosa County are listed below.

    Fort Walton Beach Has 31 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 304 Reviews

    Jay Patel

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    Jay Patel Law, P.A.
    909 Mar Walt Drive Suite 1011-B, Fort Walton Beach, FL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime and more
    I am a Former Prosecutor and Former Law Enforcement. I want to put your Criminal Defense together.
    Stephen George Cobb

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    Cobb Criminal Defense Law Firm
    1992 Lewis Turner Blvd., Suite 101-B, Fort Walton Beach, FL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Sex Crime and more
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    Criminal Defense Lawyers in Fort Walton Beach, 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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    Flaherty & Merrifield
    1817 Lewis Turner Blvd #E, Fort Walton Beach, FL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: I started Flaherty & Merrifield in 2004 with one simple goal: to provide the very best criminal defense representation in Fort Walton Beach and throughout Okaloosa County. Over the years, my team and I have defended thousands of people accused of ...
    Lupella & Rehr (Fort Walton Beach Office)
    2110 Lewis Turner Blvd., Fort Walton Beach, FL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Sex Crime and more
    Bio: I have defended countless people charged with all types of criminal offenses, from DUIs and Domestic Violence charges--to the most serious and complex felony cases. I have had many jury trials and have represented those charged with capital offens...
    Vanover Law Firm P.A.
    2018 Lewis Turner Blvd, Suite D, Fort Walton Beach, FL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime and more
    Bio: Experienced Counsel from Trusted Fort Walton Beach Criminal Defense Attorneys Few things can disrupt the life of an individual and their loved ones like a criminal charge. At Vanover Law Firm, we recognize that our clients are confronting a diffic...
    Stanley P. Walker

    PRO

    3.616 reviews
    This is an aggregated review score of Avvo and Lawyers.com reviews.
    Southern Star Immigration, PA
    362 Beal Parkway NW, Suite 103, Post Office Box 4358, Fort Walton Beach, FL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Immigration
    Bio: Stanley P, Walker graduated from Auburn University in 1992, where he majored in Political Science. He then moved to Virginia where he attended Washington and Lee School of Law, earning his J.D. in 1996. At Washington and Lee, Stanley joined Phi De...
    Aaron B. Wentz, P.A.
    814A Shadow Lane, Fort Walton Beach, FL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Divorce & Separation and more
    Bio: With more than 25 years of experience as a lawyer, Aaron B. Wentz, P.A. carefully and persistently works to address the different legal concerns of our clients throughout Fort Walton Beach, FL and its surrounding areas. Our wide range of legal kno...
    Lupella & Rehr, Criminal Defense Law Firm
    2110 Lewis Turner Blvd, Fort Walton Beach, FL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: David S. Rehr, Esq. is a private criminal defense attorney, and a former Florida prosecutor, who has taken his years of expertise in courts throughout the Florida panhandle and now applies it to fighting for his clents in the criminal justice syst...
    The Law Office of Aaron B. Wentz, P.A.
    814A Shadow Lane, Fort Walton Beach, FL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury and more
    Anchors Smith Grimsley
    909 Mar Walt Drive, Suite 1014, Fort Walton Beach, FL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years
    Practice Areas:  Domestic Violence, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Anne M McBride Attorney at Law
    1804 Lewis Turner Blvd Ste 202, Fort Walton Beach, FL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Real Estate
    RISEN & RYAN, P.A.
    436 Green Acres Rd, Fort Walton Beach, FL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Juvenile and more
    Bio: Owner / Partner at RISEN & RYAN, P.A. More than twenty years trial experience. Florida Bar Board-Certified Specialist in Juvenile law. Member of Florida Bar since 1996 & United States District Court, Northern District of Florida, since 1997. Juris...
    1817 Lewis Turner Blvd., Suite E, Fort Walton Beach, FL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 6 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: Criminal defense is my passion. Our practice is team-oriented and the only law we practice is criminal defense. This heightened focus on one specific area of law means staying up to date with changing case law, constructing creative defenses, and ...
    Risen and Ryan, P.A.
    436 Green Acres Rd, Fort Walton Beach, FL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Bankruptcy & Debt and more
    Bio: Stephen J. Ryan holds a Juris Doctorate, with honors, from Florida State University College of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the State University of New York, Stonybrook. He is a member of the Florida Bar since 1995 and o...
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    Office of Regional Conflict Counsel
    2018 Lewis Turner Blvd # B, Fort Walton Beach, FL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Glenn Matthew Swiatek

    PRO

    5.012 reviews
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    Criminal Defense Attorney near Fort Walton Beach (Shalimar)
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Appeals
    Experienced in the areas of criminal defense, appeals, postconviction relief and habeas corpus.
    Criminal Defense Attorney near Fort Walton Beach (Shalimar)
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 38 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Divorce & Separation and more
    Bio: Shalimar, Florida, attorney James C. Campbell is a lifelong resident of Okaloosa County and has been practicing law in the greater Fort Walton Beach area for over 30 years. He is past president of the Okaloosa/Walton County Bar Association and the...
    Criminal Defense Attorney near Fort Walton Beach (Shalimar)
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 42 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Criminal Defense Attorney near Fort Walton Beach (Shalimar)
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, Family and more
    Criminal Defense Attorney near Fort Walton Beach (Shalimar)
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, General Practice
    Bio: As one of the highly skilled Okaloosa County criminal defense attorneys from Dewrell & Herndon, Ashley Herndon represent clients in a vast array of criminal charges including drug crimes, DUI and BUI, domestic violence, assault and battery, vehicu...
     
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