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    Philip Kim

    Philip Kim

    5.047 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Landlord & Tenant, Personal Injury and more
    Bio: Practice Areas: Criminal Defense (State and Federal) Domestic Violence Defense Driving Offenses Evictions and Real Property Matters Name Changes Personal Injury Seal or Expunge Criminal Records Philip Kim, Esq., is one of Pensky & Kim’s founding p...
    Rating:  9.2
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    Susan Meredith Malove

    Susan Meredith Malove

    5.035 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Susan truly cares about her clients and consistently goes above and beyond to help them. She has been absolutely amazing in my boyfriend’s criminal case—thanks to her hard work and dedication, the case was resolved without prison time, and she eve..."
    Rating:  9.5
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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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    Elizabeth E. Bourdon

    Elizabeth E. Bourdon

    5.08 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Violent Crime
    Bio: My legal career began at the Orange County Public Defender's Office in February of 2005, where I worked for 9.5 years. At the time I left in 2014, I was an attorney in the major crimes division, handling only first and second degree murder cases. ...
    Rating:  10
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    Douglas Ian Leifert

    Douglas Ian Leifert

    4.959 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 35 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Bio: We help good people facing difficult circumstances. Together, my brother and I bring over 30 years of combined experience handling Criminal, Traffic, and Driver’s License matters. Each year, we represent thousands of clients across South Florida, ...
    Rating:  9.5
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    William Jonathan Sheslow

    William Jonathan Sheslow

    5.047 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Civil Rights
    Review: "William J. Sheslow is THE BEST in FLORIDA! This law firm is the best in Tampa, not just Spring Hill. If you find yourself in a situation where you never thought, you would be, fighting for your life with a felony/misdemeanor and you don't know who..."
    Rating:  9.5
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    Diana L Johnson

    Diana L Johnson

    5.05 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: Diana L. Johnson is a Florida Bar Board Certified Expert in Criminal Appellate Law. She is an experienced and accomplished criminal trial and criminal appellate attorney dedicated to representing individuals charged, investigated, or convicted in ...
    Rating:  10
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    A. Russell Smith

    A. Russell Smith

    5.015 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 46 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Mediation and more
    Bio: A. Russell Smith is engaged in a trial practice, with emphasis in the areas of criminal defense in the Florida and Federal Courts and complex family litigation. Mr. Smith graduated from the University of South Florida in 1976, and received his Jur...
    Rating:  10
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    Karen Jean Tufte

    Karen Jean Tufte

    4.714 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: Board Certified as a Criminal Trial Specialist since July 2000. By providing my phone number to the Law Office of Karen J Tufte, I agree and acknowledge that the Law Office of Karen J Tufte may send text messages to my wireless phone number for an...
    Rating:  10
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    Ronald Wayne Johnson

    Ronald Wayne Johnson

    5.024 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 52 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime, DUI & DWI and more
    Review: "Ron Johnson was my husband’s atty and was excellent . He was very honest about everything that could happen. The out come was even better than we had hoped for. He went beyond to reach people on behalf of my husband and we will always be grateful."
    Rating:  9.7
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    Nick G. Zissimopulos

    Nick G. Zissimopulos

    5.026 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Car Accidents and more
    Bio: I am Board Certified in Criminal Trial Law by the Florida Bar. Only Board Certified Lawyers can refer to themselves as experts. There are more than 100,000 lawyers in Florida and less than 400 lawyers have that certification. My journey in Gainesv...
    Rating:  10
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    Carter T Hillstrom

    Carter T Hillstrom

    5.016 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: Carter Hillstrom) is a Florida Bar board certified criminal trial specialist, and a former prosecutor and journalist. When good people find themselves in bad legal situations, Carter is committed to helping those people keep their liberties and re...
    Rating:  9.5
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    David Alan Faulkner

    David Alan Faulkner

    5.010 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family
    Bio: ATTORNEY DAVID A. FAULKNER’S BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE Attorney David A. Faulkner is a former Assistant State Attorney (prosecutor), a former Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Law Medi...
    Rating:  9.8
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    Jackson Keith Hilliard

    Jackson Keith Hilliard

    4.821 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family
    Bio: Attorney Jackson Hilliard is the leading attorney at his Clearwater law firm, Hilliard Law, P.L. Mr. Hilliard has lived in St. Petersburg and the Tampa Bay area for the last ten years. He spent his undergraduate career at the University of Central...
    Rating:  9.3
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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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    Jason Alan Kaufman

    Jason Alan Kaufman

    5.024 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Federal Crime and more
    Review: "Mr. Jason Kaufman is a Florida defense attorney who will obtain the best legal outcome possible through expert representation in court, meticulous legal research, and vigorous pursuit of his client’s legal rights. I have known Mr. Kaufman for one ..."
    Rating:  10
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    A. Randall Haas

    A. Randall Haas

    5.010 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Sex Crime and more
    Bio: I grew up on Long Island, New York, and earned my undergraduate degree in communications from Michigan State University in 1981. From there, I returned to Long Island where I became involved in the business of commercial real estate. Despite attai...
    Rating:  9.5
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    Jose Ignacio Rivas

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    Jose Ignacio Rivas

    4.976 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Juvenile and more
    Bio: As a result of his extensive corporate experience, Jose decided to pursue a legal education at FAMU College of Law in 2003. During his legal education, Jose was elected to fundraiser committee of HALSA (Hispanic American Latino Student Association...
    Rating:  7.8
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    Thomas Shawn Lupella

    Thomas Shawn Lupella

    4.818 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 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...
    Rating:  9.7
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    Mark Timothy Conan

    Mark Timothy Conan

    5.0108 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, Violent Crime and more
    Bio: The Courts of Florida consider me to be an expert in the area of criminal trial law. I am Board Certified in this area, and limit my practice to the representation and defense of the accused.
    Rating:  9.9
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    Christopher David Pagan

    Christopher David Pagan

    5.013 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: Attorney Christopher Pagan currently practices criminal defense and personal injury law throughout the South Florida region. Raised in Fort Lauderdale, he began his legal education by earning a B.S. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Florida...
    Rating:  9.6
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