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FloridaCriminal Defense Lawyers in Miami, Florida

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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Dorothy Frances Easley

Dorothy Frances Easley
Easley Appellate Practice PLLC
1200 Brickell Ave Ste 1950
Miami, FL 33131
Call 800-216-6185
Appeals State and Federal, Board Certified... read more >
flabar
flabar
The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education
Dorothy Frances Easley
Board Certified Specialist in Appellate Practice

Ricardo P Hermida

Ricardo P Hermida
Law Offices of Ricardo P. Hermida
55 Merrick Way Suite 212
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Call 305-461-1066
Federal and State Criminal Defense Lawyer... read more >
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nacdl
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Ricardo P Hermida
Member
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facdl
Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Ricardo P Hermida
Member

Nisha E. Bacchus

Nisha E. Bacchus
The Bacchus Law Firm
401 E Las Olas Blvd Ste 1400
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Call 954-500-5555
Nisha E. Bacchus is an attorney in Fort Lauderdale, FL. She is the founder of The Bacchus Law Firm. Her practice is focused on complex famil... read more >
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bacdl
Broward Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Nisha E. Bacchus
Member

Jeffrey S Weiner

Jeffrey S Weiner
Jeffrey S. Weiner, P.A.
9130 S Dadeland Blvd Suite 1910
Miami, FL 33156
Licensed for 50 years, Jeffrey S Weiner is a White Collar Crime and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law... read more >

Robert Scott Reiff

Robert Scott Reiff
The Law Offices of Robert S. Reiff, P.A.
100 Southeast 2nd Avenue Suite 3400
Miami, FL 33131
Licensed for 39 years, Robert Scott Reiff is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Boston University School of Law... read more >

David Bill Rothman

David Bill Rothman
200 S Biscayne Blvd Suite 2770
Miami, FL 33132
Licensed for 47 years, David Bill Rothman is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College... read more >

Neal Russell Sonnett

Neal Russell Sonnett
Neal R. Sonnett, P.A.
2 S Biscayne Blvd Suite 2600
Miami, FL 33131
Licensed for 57 years, Neal Russell Sonnett is a White Collar Crime and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Miami School of ... read more >

Benedict P Kuehne

Benedict P Kuehne
Kuehne Davis Law, P.A.
100 SE 2nd St Suite 3550
Miami, FL 33131
Licensed for 47 years, Benedict P Kuehne is a Civil Trial Law and Local Government Law lawyer who attended University of Miami School of La... read more >

David Edelstein

David Edelstein
David M Edelstein, P.A.
4770 Biscayne Blvd #1250
Miami, FL 33137
Licensed for 27 years, David Edelstein is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

Jeffrey Mark Harris

Jeffrey Mark Harris
Jeffrey M. Harris. P.A.
1 E Broward Blvd Suite 925
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Licensed for 49 years, Jeffrey Mark Harris is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended DePaul University College of Law... read more >

Thomas William Mote II

Thomas William Mote II
Law Office of Thomas W. Mote II PA
848 Brickell Ave Suite 800
Miami, FL 33131
Licensed for 22 years, Thomas William Mote II is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida State University College of Law... read more >

Roseanne Eckert

Roseanne Eckert
The Eckert Law Firm, PLLC
1010 SW 8th St Suite 400
Miami, FL 33130
Licensed for 28 years, Roseanne Eckert is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida State University College of Law... read more >

Steve Rossi

Steve Rossi
The Law Offices of Steve Rossi, P.A.
533 NE 3rd Ave Suite 2
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Licensed for 36 years, Steve Rossi is a Criminal Defense and Education Law lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

Simon Patrick Dray

Simon Patrick Dray
S. Patrick Dray, P.A.
40 NW 3rd St Suite 2050
Miami, FL 33128
Licensed for 25 years, Simon Patrick Dray is a Criminal Defense and Appellate Law lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

Roger Cabrera

Roger Cabrera
Roger Cabrera, P.A.
333 SE 2nd Ave Suite 303
Miami, FL 33131
Licensed for 26 years, Roger Cabrera is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Shepard Broad Law Center - Nova Southeastern University... read more >

Omar Antonio Lopez

Omar Antonio Lopez
Omar Lopez Law
848 Brickell Avenue #800
Miami, FL 33131
Licensed for 19 years, Omar Antonio Lopez is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended St. Thomas University 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 >

Robert David Malove

Robert David Malove
200 S. Andrews Ave. Suite 918
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Licensed for 40 years, Robert David Malove is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Pepperdine University 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 >

Neil G Taylor

Neil G Taylor
Law Offices Neil G. Taylor, P.A.
1600 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, 10th Floor, Coral Gables, 33134
Coral Gables, FL
Licensed for 38 years, Neil G Taylor is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law - The University of Memphis... 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 >

Kenneth M Swartz

Kenneth M Swartz
Swartz Law Firm
14 NE 1st Ave Suite 3070
Miami, FL 33132
Licensed for 43 years, Kenneth M Swartz is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Tulane University Law School... read more >

Sabrina Vora-Puglisi

Sabrina Vora-Puglisi
Puglisi Carames
1900 N Bayshore Dr 1A
Miami, FL 33132
Licensed for 24 years, Sabrina Vora-Puglisi is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

Chad Piotrowski

Chad Piotrowski
Law Office of Chad Piotrowski, Esq.
100 Biscayne Boulevard Suite 2301
Miami, FL 33132
Licensed for 17 years, Chad Piotrowski is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended Widener Univerity School of Law... read more >

Seda Aktas

Seda Aktas
Aktas Law, P.A.
701 Brickell Ave Ste 1550
Miami, FL 33131
Licensed for 16 years, Seda Aktas is a Business Law and White Collar Crime lawyer who attended Florida Coastal School of Law... read more >

Jude Faccidomo

Jude Faccidomo
Ratzan & Faccidomo LLC
1450 Brickell Avenue Suite 2600
Miami, FL 33131
Licensed for 19 years, Jude Faccidomo is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Paul Domenic Petruzzi

Paul Domenic Petruzzi
Law Offices of Paul D. Petruzzi, P.A.
40 Northwest 3rd Street Ste. 200
Miami, FL 33128
Licensed for 31 years, Paul Domenic Petruzzi is a Health Law and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

Paul Donnelly

Paul Donnelly
Law Office of Paul J. Donnelly, P.A.
8101 Biscayne Boulevard Suite 311
Miami, FL 33138
Licensed for 32 years, Paul Donnelly is a Criminal Defense and Probation Violations lawyer... read more >

Ayuban Antonio Tomas

Ayuban Antonio Tomas
Law Office of A. Antonio Tomas, PA
121 Alhambra Plaza SUITE 1500
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Licensed for 21 years, Ayuban Antonio Tomas is a Criminal Defense and Tax Law lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

Bruce H Lehr

Bruce H Lehr
Lehr Levi & Mendez, P.A.
1401 Brickell Avenue Suite 910
Miami, FL 33131
Licensed for 43 years, Bruce H Lehr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Roy Jeffrey Kahn

Roy Jeffrey Kahn
Roy J. Kahn, P.A.
420 S. Dixie Highway Suite 4B
Coral Gables, FL 33146
Licensed for 48 years, Roy Jeffrey Kahn is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

Ruben M. Scolavino

Ruben M. Scolavino
Scolavino Law
NE 26th Ave
Miami, FL 33160
Ruben M. Scolavino is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jonathan Burton Blecher

Jonathan Burton Blecher
Jonathan Blecher, P.A.
9150 S Dadeland Blvd Suite 1010
Miami, FL 33156
Licensed for 42 years, Jonathan Burton Blecher is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida College of Law... read more >

E.J. Hubbs

E.J. Hubbs
Hubbs Law, P.A.
5975 Sunset Dr #502
South Miami, FL 33143
Licensed for 15 years, E.J. Hubbs is a Criminal Defense and Immigration Law lawyer who attended University of Memphis - Cecil C. Humphreys ... read more >

Marlene Markowitz

Marlene Markowitz
Marlene Markowitz Law Offices, P.A.
150 SE 2nd Ave Suite 300
Miami, FL 33131
Licensed for 13 years, Marlene Markowitz is a Criminal Defense and Immigration Law lawyer who attended St. Thomas University School of Law... read more >

Ralph Steven Behr

Ralph Steven Behr
Law Offices of Ralph Behr
888 SE 3rd Ave Suite 400
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Ralph Steven Behr is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended Hofstra University School of Law... read more >

Samuel Joseph Rabin Jr

Samuel Joseph Rabin Jr
Rabin & Lopez, P.A.
1 SE 3rd Ave Ste 2600
Miami, FL 33131
Licensed for 45 years, Samuel Joseph Rabin Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Shepard Broad Law Center - Nova Southeastern Univer... read more >

Joseph Steven Rosenbaum

Joseph Steven Rosenbaum
Rosenbaum & Acevedo, L.L.P.
100 SE 2nd St Ste 3400
Miami, FL 33131
Licensed for 47 years, Joseph Steven Rosenbaum is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Tulane University Law School... read more >

Scott Alan Srebnick

Scott Alan Srebnick
Scott A. Srebnick, P. A.
310 NW 26th St b
Miami, FL 33127
Licensed for 33 years, Scott Alan Srebnick is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Harvard Law School... read more >

Santiago Aroca

Santiago Aroca
santiago aroca
1350 NW 12th Ave
Miami, FL 33136
Licensed for 20 years, Santiago Aroca is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended St. Thomas University School of Law... read more >

Omar Lopez

Omar Lopez
Omar Lopez Law
848 Brickell Avenue Suite #800
Miami, FL 33131
Licensed for 19 years, Omar Lopez is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended St. Thomas University School of Law... read more >

Ronald J. Manto

Ronald J. Manto
Law Offices of Ronald J. Manto
888 Biscayne Blvd Ste 505
Miami, FL 33132
Licensed for 33 years, Ronald J. Manto is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Widener University Delaware School of Law... read more >

Lawrence Michael Meltzer

Lawrence Michael Meltzer
Meltzer & Bell, P.A.
110 SE 6th St Suite 1749
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Licensed for 24 years, Lawrence Michael Meltzer is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended Shepard Broad Law Center - Nov... read more >

Beatriz D Vazquez

Beatriz D Vazquez
Law Offices of Paul D. Petruzzi, P.A.
8101 Biscayne Blvd Ph 701
Miami, FL 33138
Licensed for 7 years, Beatriz D Vazquez is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Gregory Camille Denaro

Gregory Camille Denaro
Gregory C. Denaro P.A.
1100 Brickell Bay Dr
Miami, FL 33131
Licensed for 38 years, Gregory Camille Denaro is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

Jacob M Denaro

Jacob M Denaro
Jack M. Denaro, P.A.
7700 N Kendall Dr Suite 504
Miami, FL 33156
Licensed for 54 years, Jacob M Denaro is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Rafael Millares

Rafael Millares
Millares Law Firm P.A.
6401 SW 87th Avenue Suite 100
Miami, FL 33173
Licensed for 23 years, Rafael Millares is a Insurance Law and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended University of Miami Law School... read more >

Ronald J. Manto

Ronald J. Manto
Ronald J. Manto, Attorney at Law
888 Biscayne Blvd Ste 505
miami, FL 33132
Licensed for 30 years, Ronald J. Manto is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended National Criminal Defense College... read more >

Robert John Becerra

Robert John Becerra
Becerra Law, P.A.
201 S Biscayne Blvd Ste 800
Miami, FL 33131
Licensed for 34 years, Robert John Becerra is a Criminal Defense and International Law lawyer who attended University of Miami School of La... read more >

Antonio F Valiente

Antonio F Valiente
VCM Law Group
701 Brickell Ave Suite 2000
Miami, FL 33131
Licensed for 14 years, Antonio F Valiente is a Criminal Defense and Juvenile Defense lawyer who attended American University, Washington Co... 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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