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The United States Constitution grants important rights to any person accused of a crime including due process, the right to a fair and speedy trial, the right to representation by counsel, the right to remain silent and to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney in Florida, consider the lawyer's training, experience, ratings and reviews. Attorneys that practice within the criminal justice system tend to focus on certain types of cases in either state or federal court.


Most criminal defense attorneys provide a free consultation to discuss the facts of your case and defenses that might apply. Before you decide on which attorney to hire, meet with several different attorneys in their office to discuss the case and the attorney fees required for representation.


Once you decide which attorney to hire, make sure you and the attorney sign a written fee agreement or contract that describes the attorney fees required at each stage of the case including during pre-trial negotiations, motion hearings and a bench or jury trial.


A criminal defense lawyer in Florida should fight to protect the rights of his or her client in a criminal case against felony or misdemeanor charges... Read more »

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Valentin Rodriguez Jr

Valentin Rodriguez Jr
Valentin Rodriguez, P.A.
2465 Mercer Ave STE 301
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Licensed for 29 years, Valentin Rodriguez Jr is a Criminal Defense and Civil Rights lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

W F "Casey" Ebsary Jr

W F
2102 W Cleveland St.
Tampa, FL 33606
Licensed for 34 years, W F "Casey" Ebsary Jr is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Antonio D. Quinn

Antonio D. Quinn
Quinn Law, P.A.
633 SE Third Avenue Suite 4F
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Licensed for 19 years, Antonio D. Quinn is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended St. John's Law School... read more >

Richard Adam Greenberg

Richard Adam Greenberg
Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell
101 N. Monroe St Suite 120
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Licensed for 41 years, Richard Adam Greenberg is a Civil Trial Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Georgia School of... read more >

John M Fitzgibbons

John M Fitzgibbons
The Law Offices of John M. Fitzgibbons
707 N Franklin St Suite 700
Tampa, FL 33602
Licensed for 38 years, John M Fitzgibbons is a White Collar Crime and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended The University of Iowa College o... read more >

Lance Paul Richard

Lance Paul Richard
Lance P. Richard, P.A.
51 SE Ocean Blvd
Stuart, FL 34994
Licensed for 29 years, Lance Paul Richard is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

Michael Brainard Hines

Michael Brainard Hines
Galigani Law Firm
317 NE 1st St
Gainesville, FL 32601
Licensed for 18 years, Michael Brainard Hines is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended University of Florida Le... read more >

Edward John Page

Edward John Page
Carlton Fields
4221 W. Boy Scout Blvd Suite 1000
Tampa, FL 33607
Licensed for 43 years, Edward John Page is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended The University of Tulsa College of La... read more >

Mark Lawrence Horwitz

Mark Lawrence Horwitz
Law Offices of Horwitz & Citro, P.A.
17 E Pine St
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 52 years, Mark Lawrence Horwitz is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin Coll... read more >

Gary Ostrow

Gary Ostrow
Gary Ostrow PA
3000 NE 30th Pl # 301
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306
Licensed for 42 years, Gary Ostrow is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer... read more >

Reed Cole Cary

Reed Cole Cary
525 E Strawbridge Ave
Melbourne, FL 32901
Licensed for 43 years, Reed Cole Cary is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Kepler Brooke Funk

Kepler Brooke Funk
Funk, Szachacz & Diamond, LLC
3962 W Eau Gallie Blvd Suite B
Melbourne, FL 32934
Licensed for 32 years, Kepler Brooke Funk is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >

Andell K Brown

Andell K Brown
Andell Brown & Associates, Law Offices
19790 West Dixie Highway #909
Miami, FL 33180
Licensed for 18 years, Andell K Brown is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law - Yeshiva University... read more >

Jay Roger Rooth

Jay Roger Rooth
Moses and Rooth Attorneys at Law
115 Granada Court
Orlando, FL 32803
Licensed for 21 years, Jay Roger Rooth is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law - Barry Univ... read more >

James A. Fowler Jr.

James A. Fowler Jr.
Fowler Law Group, P.A.
2075 Main Street Suite 38
Sarasota, FL 34237
Licensed for 16 years, James A. Fowler Jr. is a Criminal Defense and Juvenile Defense lawyer who attended Florida Coastal School of Law... read more >

John A. Terrezza

John A. Terrezza
Terrezza Law
1010 West Garden Street
Pensacola, FL 32502
Licensed for 13 years, John A. Terrezza is a Criminal Defense and Probation Violations lawyer who attended Florida State University Colleg... read more >

Roger P Foley

Roger P Foley
Law Office of Roger P. Foley, P.A.
1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 1555
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Licensed for 20 years, Roger P Foley is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

Sherri Ann Romano

Sherri Ann Romano
Sherri A. Romano, P.A.
150 W Flagler St Suite 2850
Miami, FL 33130
Licensed for 24 years, Sherri Ann Romano is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

Elizabeth E Bourdon

Elizabeth E Bourdon
Orange County Public Defender's Office
435 N. Orange Ave., Suite 400
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 19 years, Elizabeth E Bourdon is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Chavelys Alers

Chavelys Alers
Alers Law Firm
5360 Curry Ford Road
Orlando, FL 32812
Licensed for 11 years, Chavelys Alers is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Florida Coastal School of Law... read more >

Michael Robert Ufferman

Michael Robert Ufferman
Michael Ufferman Law Firm, P.A.
2022 Raymond Diehl Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Licensed for 27 years, Michael Robert Ufferman is a Criminal Appellate Law and Appellate Law lawyer who attended Florida State University C... read more >

Bryan J. McCarthy

Bryan J. McCarthy
The Law Offices of Bryan J. McCarthy
2715 N Harbor City Blvd #4
Melbourne, FL 32935
Licensed for 14 years, Bryan J. McCarthy is a Criminal Defense and Probation Violations lawyer who attended Syracuse University College of ... read more >

Shawn Allen Goforth

Shawn Allen Goforth
Scarborough Attorneys at Law
100 Ashley Dr S Ste 450
Tampa, FL 33602
Licensed for 18 years, Shawn Allen Goforth is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Sean William Landers

Sean William Landers
The Baez Law Firm
23 S Osceola Ave Suite 400
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 17 years, Sean William Landers is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law - Barry University... read more >

Donald B Mairs

Donald B Mairs
The Mairs Law Firm
1514 Landon Ave
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Licensed for 36 years, Donald B Mairs is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida State University College of Law... read more >

Daniel Lucas Marshall

Daniel Lucas Marshall
Human Rights Defense Center
6600 S Dixie Hwy
West Palm Beach, FL 33405
Licensed for 22 years, Daniel Lucas Marshall is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Connecticut School of Law... read more >

Michael D Morrison

Michael D Morrison
Law Office of Michael Morrison, LLC
435 N Orange Ave
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 17 years, Michael D Morrison is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

Melissa E Vickers

Melissa E Vickers
Fighter Law
120 E Robinson St
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 26 years, Melissa E Vickers is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Shepard Broad Law Center - Nova Southeastern University... read more >

Jason Jervis Wise

Jason Jervis Wise
Brunvand Wise PA
615 Turner St
Clearwater, FL 33756
Licensed for 18 years, Jason Jervis Wise is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Ronald Lee Ecker II

Ronald Lee Ecker II
Ronald L. Ecker II, Attorney at Law
325 5th Ave Suite 103
Indialantic, FL 32903
Licensed for 27 years, Ronald Lee Ecker II is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law... read more >

Danielle N Barbato

Danielle N Barbato
Law Office
4443 Lyons Rd Ste 206
Coconut Creek, FL 33073
Licensed for 14 years, Danielle N Barbato is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law - Barry University... read more >

Christina Opsahl

Christina Opsahl
Christina Opsahl
38 Grant St
St Augustine Beach, FL 32084
Licensed for 19 years, Christina Opsahl is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida Coastal School of Law... read more >

Stephen Andrew Mosca

Stephen Andrew Mosca
Mosca Law Firm, P.A.
1054 Kings Ave
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Licensed for 18 years, Stephen Andrew Mosca is a Criminal Defense and Drug Crimes lawyer who attended Florida Coastal School of Law... read more >

Adam Lloyd Pollack

Adam Lloyd Pollack
Law Office of Adam L Pollack, P.A.
933 Lee Road Suite 350
Orlando, FL 32810
Licensed for 28 years, Adam Lloyd Pollack is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended Shepard Broad Law Center - N... read more >

Robert G Amsel

Robert G Amsel
Ross, Amsel, Raben, Nascimento PLLC
2250 SW 3rd Ave 4th Floor
Miami, FL 33129
Licensed for 42 years, Robert G Amsel is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

Albert Rosebury Mander III

Albert Rosebury Mander III
Greenfelder, Mander, Murphy, Dwyer & Morris
14217 3rd St
Dade City, FL 33523
Licensed for 47 years, Albert Rosebury Mander III is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Stetson University College ... read more >

Michelle Renee Suskauer

Michelle Renee Suskauer
Suskauer Law Firm, P.A.
1601 Forum Pl Suite 1200
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Licensed for 33 years, Michelle Renee Suskauer is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Washington College of Law - American University... read more >

Eric Steven Rudenberg

Eric Steven Rudenberg
Rudenberg and Glasser, P.A.
633 SE 3rd Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Licensed for 14 years, Eric Steven Rudenberg is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

James Peter Westervelt

James Peter Westervelt
The Law Office of James P Westervelt, PA
4707 140th Ave N Ste 215
Clearwater, FL 33762
Licensed for 18 years, James Peter Westervelt is a Criminal Defense and Seal or Expunge Criminal Record lawyer who attended Stetson Univers... read more >

Reid M Hart

Reid M Hart
Hart & Haberle, PLLC
200 East Forsyth Street,
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Licensed for 15 years, Reid M Hart is a Criminal Defense and Drug Crimes lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Tim Flaherty

Tim Flaherty
Flaherty Defense Firm
1817 Lewis Turner Blvd
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
Licensed for 23 years, Tim Flaherty is a Marijuana Law and Drug Crimes lawyer who attended Southern Illinois University School of Law... read more >

Robert Allen Morris Jr

Robert Allen Morris Jr
Morris Law Group P.A.
129 N Main St Suite 1450
Brooksville, FL 34601
Licensed for 33 years, Robert Allen Morris Jr is a Criminal Defense and Sex Crimes lawyer who attended Valparaiso University School of Law... read more >

James Scott Benjamin

James Scott Benjamin
Benjamin, Aaronson, Edinger & Patanzo, P
1700 E Las Olas Blvd Suite 1615
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Licensed for 44 years, James Scott Benjamin is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cumberland School of Law - Samford University... read more >

Gregory Warren Eisenmenger

Gregory Warren Eisenmenger
Eisenmenger, Robinson, & Peters PA
5450 Village Dr
Rockledge, FL 32955
Licensed for 47 years, Gregory Warren Eisenmenger is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin... read more >

Keith F Szachacz

Keith F Szachacz
Funk, Szachacz & Diamond LLC
3962 W Eau Gallie Blvd Suite B
Melbourne, FL 32934
Licensed for 31 years, Keith F Szachacz is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College o... read more >

Nick G Zissimopulos

Nick G Zissimopulos
Glassman & Zissimopulos, PLLC
804 NW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32601
Licensed for 21 years, Nick G Zissimopulos is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

David Jared Sobel

David Jared Sobel
The Law Office of David J. Sobel, P.A.
633 SE 3rd Ave Suite 301
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Licensed for 16 years, David Jared Sobel is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Nova Southeastern University... read more >

Bruce Lee Udolf

Bruce Lee Udolf
Bruce Udolf, PA
599 SW 2nd Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Licensed for 33 years, Bruce Lee Udolf is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Emory University School of Law... read more >

Hugo Javier Concha , Esq.

Hugo Javier Concha , Esq.
Law Offices of Hugo J. Concha, P.A.
211 South 2nd Street
Fort Pierce, FL 34950
Licensed for 34 years, Hugo Javier Concha , Esq. is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended St. John's University School of Law, N.Y.C.... read more >

Tauna Bogle

Tauna Bogle
Bogle Law
126 E. Olympia Suite 101
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Licensed for 23 years, Tauna Bogle is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >
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Certified Specialist in Criminal Law

Florida Bar Board Certification in Criminal Trial Law - The criminal trial law specialty certification field was established in 1987 in Florida. Under Rule 6-8.2 the term "criminal law" is defined as the practice of law dealing with "the defense and prosecution of misdemeanor and felony crimes in state and federal trial and appellate courts."


Attorneys certified by the Florida Bar in criminal trial law have meet minimum standards provided in Rule 6-8.3, including: at least 5 years of practicing law; substantial involvement in the specialty of criminal trial law (30% or more during the 3 years immediately preceding application); handling at least 25 contested criminal cases (with 20 jury trials, tried to a verdict, 15 which involved a felony, and 10 as lead counsel).


The Florida attorneys certified as specialist in criminal trial law have also submitted to peer review, passed a rigorous written examination and completed a specified number of continuing legal education (CLE) courses in the specialty area of the law.


In the State of Florida, only certified attorneys are allowed to identify themselves as "specialists" or "experts" or to use the letters "B.C.S." to indicate Board Certified Specialist. Depending on the designation earned, the attorney is allowed to use the phrase "Board Certified in Criminal Trial Law" or "Board Certified in Criminal Appellate Law."


Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

NBLSC Certification in Criminal Trial Advocacy - The National Board of Legal Specialty Certification is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to certify attorneys as specialists in criminal trial advocacy.



Nonprofit Legal Associations

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Founded in 1958, NACDL is the largest organization for criminal defense lawyers fighting to preserve fairness within America's criminal justice system. The organization has more than 10,000 direct members including criminal defense attorneys in private practice, public defenders in state or federal court, U.S. military defense counsel, law professors and judges.


Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Founded in 1988, FACDL promotes excellence in the practice of criminal law while protecting the rights of the accused. Many of the top criminal defense attorneys in the State of Florida are active in this trusted organization. FACDL unites and educates attorneys in the criminal justice system in Florida.



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