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    Dino Perakis

    Dino Perakis

    5.015 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, Personal Injury
    Bio: Trial Attorney & Litigator, Dino Perakis | DinoEsq. I serve clients in Volusia, Sarasota, Manatee, Flagler, and St. John's Counties. I develop trial-ready cases, drafting high-value demand letters that outperform AI claims software, and training t...
    Rating:  10
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    George Lawrence Sandefer

    George Lawrence Sandefer

    5.011 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 47 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence
    Bio: I have been practicing criminal law for over 30 years. My initial consultation is free. Please call so that I can let you know how I can help you. Larry Sandefer has handled well over 5,000 criminal cases. Over 200 of these have resulted in jury t...
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    Jonah Kanter Dickstein

    Jonah Kanter Dickstein

    5.031 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Appeals, Sex Crime and more
    Bio: Mr. Dickstein prides himself on “taking clients under his wing,” and providing reassuring and comforting, yet aggressive and proactive representation. He is a zealous advocate who cares deeply about his clients and stands ready to serve the needs ...
    Rating:  10
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    Christian Paul Van Riper

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    Christian Paul Van Riper

    4.311 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Family and more
    With experience on both sides of the criminal justice system, Christian delivers strategic, informed, and relentless defense for clients charged with any misdemeanor or felony.
    Rating:  8.5
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    Matthew Clayton Williams

    Matthew Clayton Williams

    5.032 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
    Bio: Matthew Williams is the managing partner at the Law Office of Matthew C. William, PLLC, where he handles Criminal Defense, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death matters in both state and federal court. He is an active member of the Florida Associatio...
    Rating:  9.3
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    Peter Leo-George Tragos

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    Peter Leo-George Tragos

    5.06 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Car Accidents and more
    Protecting a client's constitutional rights is the best part of my job.
    Rating:  10
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    Ruth E Singer

    Ruth E Singer

    5.04 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation
    Bio: Before going to law school, Ruth attended the University of Florida, where she majored in psychology and became a die-hard Gator fan. After graduating summa cum laude from UF, she moved to Brevard County and worked as a legal assistant for a local...
    Rating:  10
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    Benjamin David Wurtzel

    Benjamin David Wurtzel

    5.032 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, White Collar Crime and more
    Bio: Benjamin D. Wurtzel is a Florida Bar Board-Certified Criminal Trial Attorney defending the rights of individuals throughout Central Florida. In awarding him the distinction of Board Certification, the Florida Bar has recognized Mr. Wurtzel as an e...
    Rating:  10
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    Daniel Karl Hilbert

    Daniel Karl Hilbert

    4.821 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Litigation
    Bio: Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, I moved to Florida in 2003 in order to obtain my law degree from Florida Coastal School of Law. I met my wife in 2006 and wife we eventually settled down in beautiful Saint Augustine, Florida. However, I still stick ...
    Rating:  10
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    Sara Sharon Shulevitz

    Sara Sharon Shulevitz

    4.749 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, Federal Crime and more
    Review: "Sara is a great attorney. She represented my son and some friends to fight bogus charges against them. She took over where our former attorney left off, after totally blowing us off. She listened and was great about communicating with us. In the e..."
    Rating:  9.4
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    Clark Alan Strandell

    Clark Alan Strandell

    5.025 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: I began my career as an attorney in 2005 with the Law Office of the Broward County Public Defender. For the next several years I defended those accused of committing crimes. While employed as an Assistant Public Defender, I tried over 50 jury tria...
    Rating:  9.2
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    Carlton Crawford Pierce

    Carlton Crawford Pierce

    5.04 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: Crawford is an experienced criminal trial attorney with over 10 years experience defending cases in Northeast Florida. Crawford has successfully defended misdemeanor, felony and capital offenses at trial. Crawford spent 6 years as a public defende...
    Rating:  10
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    Andrew Michael Bonderud

    Andrew Michael Bonderud

    4.944 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Car Accidents and more
    Bio: Andrew Bonderud is an attorney who practices all throughout Florida and Tennessee. He is a skilled litigator and trial attorney who has experience representing clients in state and federal court, from the inception of a case through trial and appe...
    Rating:  10
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    Scott E. Simmons

    Scott E. Simmons

    5.016 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 5 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, Sex Crime and more
    Bio: Scott E. Simmons is a South Florida criminal defense attorney and founding partner of Lawson and Simmons, PLLC. He represents individuals charged with criminal offenses and those under investigation throughout Broward County, Miami-Dade County, an...
    Rating:  9.7
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    Joseph A Matera

    Joseph A Matera

    5.08 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Bio: Joseph A. Matera II is a, predominantly, criminal defense attorney in the Central Florida area. Joseph is a Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent rated attorney in Criminal Defense and is a former Prosecutor. Joseph grew up and has resided in the Centr...
    Rating:  9.8
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    Stuart Ira Hyman

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    Stuart Ira Hyman

    5.01 review
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 44 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "This is the best criminal defense attorney in Central Florida hands down. Cares about his clients, and will get you the best possible outcome every time. Doesn't seem to really care to promote or market his services or he would be much more popula..."
    Rating:  8.8
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    Amy Genevieve Guin

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    Amy Genevieve Guin

    5.026 reviews
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    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 7 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Expungement and more
    Things happen. If a thing happened, we will fight like hell to make sure everything went as it should have and then, we will fix it as best we can. But, if you are accused of doing a thing, and you didn't, then we will fight like hell to make sure...
    Rating:  7.3
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    Robert Byron Fisher

    Robert Byron Fisher

    5.04 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 46 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Wills & Living Wills, Corporate & Incorporation
    Bio: I have practiced law in Central Florida for over 35 years, 8 of which were spent as a Government Prosecutor. I will aggresively represent you, while doing so diplomatically, in my efforts to secure the most advantageous result for you.
    Rating:  10
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    Michelle Merson

    Michelle Merson

    4.972 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: Michelle Merson, Esq. graduated from Nova Southeastern University School of Law in 1992. After working side by side with a prominent criminal defense attorney for 12 years on every type of criminal felony and misdemeanor cases, Michelle decided Mi...
    Rating:  10
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    Vanessa King

    Vanessa King

    5.09 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Administrative Law
    Bio: Vanessa L. King is an experienced trial lawyer. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Central Florida in 2005 and her law degree from Florida Coastal School of Law in 2011. Vanessa served over three years as an Assistant Sta...
    Rating:  10
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