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    Manatee County Has 186 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 2129 Reviews

    Erin Audrey Speyer

    Erin Audrey Speyer

    4.25 reviews
    Manatee County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Wills & Living Wills
    Bio: Attorney Erin Speyer received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2007. She currently serves clients within the jurisdiction of the 12th Circuit Court of the State of Florida coveri...
    Rating:  7.0
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    William Matthew Kowtko

    William Matthew Kowtko

    4.219 reviews
    Manatee County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family
    Bio: To learn more about Attorney Kowtko, visit his page at: The Kowtko Law Group, P.A. represents clients in all areas of Florida family law and civil litigation. I practice family law by helping families with their dissolution of marriage, timesharin...
    Rating:  7.2
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    Ryan William Gambert

    Ryan William Gambert

    4.019 reviews
    Manatee County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Bankruptcy & Debt and more
    Bio: Ryan Gambert devotes his practice of law to Family Law, Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense, and Foreclosure Defense. Mr. Gambert is a native Floridian born and raised in Daytona Beach, Florida. He attended the University of Florida where he graduated wi...
    Rating:  6.8
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    Riley William Hudson

    Riley William Hudson

    3.97 reviews
    Manatee County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 8 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Tax
    Bio: Riley Hudson is a former Florida State Prosecutor with experience conducting criminal trials in the Sarasota and Tampa Bay area. He will personally handle every aspect of your case - from investigation to trial and appeals, if necessary. Riley spe...
    Rating:  7.2
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    Patrick James Ford

    Patrick James Ford

    3.76 reviews
    Manatee County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Review: "PATRICK FORD IS AN AWESOME PERSON. PATRICK TOOK THE TIME AS HE EXPLAINED MY CASE TO ME AND MY WIFE. HE HAS ALWAYS RETURNED CALLS BACK AND HAS PUT IN A LOT OF HOURS TO PREPARE FOR OUR CASE, AND WE WON HEARING.! I STRONGLY RECOMMEND MR. FORD TO ANYO..."
    Rating:  7.5
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    Jeff Roger Quisenberry

    Jeff Roger Quisenberry

    3.73 reviews
    Manatee County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Insurance Fraud, Consumer Protection
    Review: "Jeff worked hard for our son keeping us realistic about chances for our son's criminal case. He did go the extra mile and pushed the DA to see our side of the situation. I trusted him with my son's future and he rewarded us with professional repre..."
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    Nicholas M. Bocci

    Nicholas M. Bocci

    3.73 reviews
    Manatee County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 6 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Real Estate, Personal Injury
    Bio: I began my career serving as a police officer in Delaware, which ignited my passion for the legal field. After earning my Juris Doctor from Ave Maria School of Law in 2017, I served as an Assistant State Attorney, prosecuting various cases and gai...
    Rating:  5.9
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    Martin Andrew Burzynski

    Martin Andrew Burzynski

    3.410 reviews
    Manatee County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Was facing several 1st degree (capital) offenses. After 2yrs of this case going through the legal system, my case went to trial. NOT GUILTY on ALL charges. He kept an innocent man from spending a mandatory rest of my life in prison. I now have a w..."
    Rating:  6.5
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    Ronald Joseph Filipkowski

    Ronald Joseph Filipkowski

    3.215 reviews
    Manatee County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Ron is a great lawyer we went over things and he told me what he could do for me. Even though I wasn't able to call him every five minutes with questions that came to mind,the end result was exactly what we discussed. He's a good lawyer and does h..."
    Rating:  6.5
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    Daniel Dewayne Nawara

    Daniel Dewayne Nawara

    3.211 reviews
    Manatee County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Technology is changing the way attorneys and law firms operate-that's one reason I offer free virtual consultations. I firmly believe that one can have cost-effective representation that pursues the best outcome. This has made me eager to cultivat...
    Rating:  7.6
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    Kenneth Michael Poole

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    Kenneth Michael Poole

    3.08 reviews
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    Manatee County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Child Support and more
    Bio: Ken Poole devotes his practice to the areas of family and criminal law. He assists clients in a wide variety of marital and domestic related issues including: divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, paternity, domestic violence injunctions...
    Rating:  10
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    Henry E. Lee

    Henry E. Lee

    3.02 reviews
    Manatee County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 46 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "I had a better than great experience with this attorney. Any question I had was answered and made me feel better about what I was going through. I truly felt like he had my best interest at heart. He was timely in returning my phone calls and was ..."
    Rating:  6.5
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    E Jon Weiffenbach Jr.

    E Jon Weiffenbach Jr.

    3.02 reviews
    Manatee County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Juvenile Law
    Review: "I cannot thank Jon Weiffenbach (+ Jen & his administrative staff) enough for his incredible professionalism and dedication to my case. After my original attorney completely dropped the ball—failing to show up to my court hearing despite multiple r..."
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    Andrew West Cummer

    Andrew West Cummer

    3.01 review
    Manatee County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Rating:  6.6
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    Andrew Richard Van Sickle

    Andrew Richard Van Sickle

    2.33 reviews
    Manatee County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "After years of waiting this man got into office and made sure that our debt owed from a crooked contractor got paid up. We are forever grateful to him."
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    Steven James Zimath

    Steven James Zimath

    2.33 reviews
    Manatee County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "i just read the 2 reviews here---I HAD TO WRITE!! He resolved my daughter's THIRD DUI w/o it going felony, w/o her doing ANY JAIL TIME (which was mandatory on 3 DUIs in 10 years). Steve became a friend for his personality, his doggedness and att..."
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    Philip Michael Piazza

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    Philip Michael Piazza

    1.01 review
    Manatee County Criminal Defense Attorney
    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
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    Jonathan Scott Glover

    Jonathan Scott Glover

    1.01 review
    Manatee County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 6 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "He’s horrible!! He does not try and help he tries and work against you not help you! Does not like to communicate, he does not care about anyone."
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    John A Torraco

    John A Torraco

    1.01 review
    Manatee County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Consulted with him over a criminal charge. He was late for the appointment, arrogant, condescending and took a call and fought with his girlfriend in front of me about a missed counseling appointment. I declined representation and left."
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    Paula Gardner Adams

    Paula Gardner Adams

    1.01 review
    Manatee County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 38 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Ms. Adams handled my only felony charge that i got at 18 years of age. First offense as an adult and she helped me get Two years Community control followed by 3years probation. I pleaded with her to take my case to trial but she had Her own agenda."
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