Top Rated Florida Criminal Defense Lawyers

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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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "I would definitely recommend Dino Michaels to anyone, Dino is definitely one of the best lawyers in Florida without a doubt. He saved my life, thanks to Dino i was not sentenced the mandatory state minimum of 10 20 LIFE in prison on a first degree..."

Rating: 7.0

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years

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

Review: "Russell McLatchey was nothing short of extraordinary from start to finish. He went beyond the call of duty towards putting in whatever efforts that he deemed necessary. I found him to be experienced, responsive, knowledgeable and honest. -Gary Siegel"

Rating: 7.2

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation, Family and more

Bio: A native of Southern California and the first person in her family to attend college, Davina received Bachelor of Science degrees in both criminology and communications from Florida State University, where she was a member of the Golden Key Intern...

Rating: 8.8

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family

Review: "As a former prosecuter, now a defense lawyer; she is very knowledgeable. She worked with my family on a criminal and family law matter. Watching her in court was unbelievable, she was fantastic. We had previously hired and paid another attorney wh..."

Rating: 6.8

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Juvenile, Federal Crime and more

Review: "Rhonda worked with us on Child Dependency / Custody issues. She was resourceful, intelligent and patient with us despite these being extremely emotional issues. She was expert at presenting the facts and she was able to totally turn the situation ..."

Rating: 7.3

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation, Family

Bio: Michael Mummert began his legal career working at the Public Defender of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit as an Assistant Public Defender for eight years. Michael left to join Faga Law Group, PA where he was a litigation attorney focusing on crimina...

Rating: 7.1

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "She was very respectfully and told me how it was plain and simple. She did not sugar coat anything & she is willing to go ABOVE AND BEYOND For her client 10/10 I would recommend her to anyone!!"

Rating: 7.1

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime, Litigation and more

Bio: Jo Ann Palchak is the Practice Leader of our White Collar Criminal Defense Practice Group Ms. Palchak has a unique and wide-ranging background that bridges the public and private sectors. Her legal career includes significant trial and appellate w...

Rating: 9.0

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Mediation, Family

Review: "Excellent mediator! Helped resolve some of my most complicated and highly litigious cases."

Rating: 9.9

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Recognized by the Florida Bar as a Board Certified Criminal Trial Expert (less than 1/2 of 1 percent of the over 100,000 lawyers in Florida have this recognition) Board Certification ensures that a criminal defense attorney has the highest level o...

Rating: 7.2

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "I had a drug case and they took care of me. POINT BLANK. Sanea the secretary is an angel, every step of the way she was answering questions. They are by far the best lawyers I have dealt with. I highly recommend them to anyone needing representati..."

Rating: 6.5

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Real Estate, Car Accidents and more

Bio: Mr. Klurfeld began his undergraduate studies at Michigan State University and received his Bachelors of Arts degree from Oakland University and his Juris Doctorate degree from Saint Thomas University School of Law, where he was a member of the Phi...

Rating: 8.2

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Employment & Labor, Construction & Development and more

Review: "i had been trying to collect a 20k balance from a company we did work for for 6 months and after contacting Mrs. Daimwood within weeks with very little contact she called and said she has a check sitting on her desk for the amount in full. i recom..."

Rating: 7.6

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Immigration

Review: "Attorney Hagoo is a solid lawyer. He gives solid advice on Immigration and is right everytime. I return to this lawyer everytime I need the right immigration law answer."

Rating: 7.6

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Being born and raised in Bay County, Florida, Ben Bollinger attended Bay County Schools graduating in 1988 from A. Crawford Mosley High School. While still young, Ben's mother worked at the local newspaper and then at a local fabric store, while h...

Rating: 7.0

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

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

Bio: I am knowledgeable and experienced in handling a wide range of family law matters, including dissolution of marriage, paternity, equitable distribution, time-sharing, child support, alimony, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, relocation, and d...

Rating: 7.7

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Florida Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

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

Bio: Florida criminal defense attorney Chris Beardslee grew up in Michigan and permanently relocated to Florida in 2008. Chris enlisted in the US Navy in March of 2003 serving on deployments to Japan, Germany and Afghanistan. Chris completed his underg...

Rating: 7.4

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