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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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Dean R Galigani

Dean R Galigani
Galigani Law Firm
317 NE 1st St
Gainesville, FL 32653
Call 352-375-0812
Experienced Trial Lawyers Who Have Been Put to the Test!... read more >
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Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Dean R Galigani
Member
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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Dean R Galigani
Member

David Gerhardt Mengers

David Gerhardt Mengers
The Mengers Law Firm
500 NE 8th Ave
Ocala, FL 34470
Licensed for 38 years, David Gerhardt Mengers is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended University of Florida Le... read more >

Michael Joseph Gourley

Michael Joseph Gourley
Ferro and Gourley PA
121 NW 3rd St
Ocala, FL 34475
Licensed for 36 years, Michael Joseph Gourley is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

Julia Melanie Slaughter

Julia Melanie Slaughter
J. Melanie Slaughter, P. A.
2337 E Silver Springs Blvd
Ocala, FL 34470
Licensed for 32 years, Julia Melanie Slaughter is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Cumberland School of Law - Samford ... read more >

Carey Meldon

Carey Meldon
Meldon Law
121 NW 3rd St
Ocala, FL 34475
Licensed for 19 years, Carey Meldon is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Gregory Eugene Tucci

Gregory Eugene Tucci
Gregory Tucci
1832 SE 12th St
Ocala, FL 34471
Licensed for 52 years, Gregory Eugene Tucci is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

Norman C Polak

Norman C Polak
King Law Firm
2156 E Silver Springs Blvd
Ocala, FL 34470
Licensed for 23 years, Norman C Polak is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida Coastal School of Law... read more >

Andrew Todd Pozzuto

Andrew Todd Pozzuto
Alavi & Pozzuto
108 N Magnolia Ave Suite 600
Ocala, FL 34475
Licensed for 33 years, Andrew Todd Pozzuto is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin... read more >

Carlton Duke Fagan Jr

Carlton Duke Fagan Jr
Duke Fagan, P.A.
7 E Silver Springs Blvd Suite 102
Ocala, FL 34470
Licensed for 24 years, Carlton Duke Fagan Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida Coastal School of Law... read more >

Jack Raymond Maro

Jack Raymond Maro
Jack R Maro, P.A.
2309 Northwest 10th St
Ocala, FL 34475
Licensed for 50 years, Jack Raymond Maro is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

Roberto Rivera

Roberto Rivera
Law Office of Roberto Rivera
515 NE 71st Ave
Ocala, FL 34470
Licensed for 23 years, Roberto Rivera is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida Coastal School of Law... read more >

Amanda Coronata Micallef

Amanda Coronata Micallef
Law Offices Of Amanda C Micallef
Law Offices Of Amanda C Micallef PO Box 5573
Ocala, FL 34478
Licensed for 10 years, Amanda Coronata Micallef is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law - Barry Universit... read more >

William Edward Ramputi

William Edward Ramputi
101 NW 3rd St
Ocala, FL 34475
Licensed for 35 years, William Edward Ramputi is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Shepard Broad Law Center - Nova Southeastern Univer... read more >

James Thomas Reich

James Thomas Reich
303 SW 8th St
Ocala, FL 34471
Licensed for 51 years, James Thomas Reich is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

Jeffery Mark Pfister

Jeffery Mark Pfister
107 W Main St Suite A
Tavares, FL 32778
Licensed for 46 years, Jeffery Mark Pfister is a Criminal Defense and Child Custody / Visitation lawyer who attended Florida State Universi... read more >

Dale Marie Merrill

Dale Marie Merrill
Law Office of Dale Marie Merrill, Esq.
5865 W Spicey Hill Dr
Homosassa, FL 34448
Licensed for 26 years, Dale Marie Merrill is a Criminal Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Suffolk University Law Schoo... read more >

Tania Zahra Alavi

Tania Zahra Alavi
Alvi Bird & Pozzuto P.A.
108 N Magnolia Ave Suite 600
Ocala, FL 34475
Licensed for 32 years, Tania Zahra Alavi is a Criminal Defense and Admiralty and Maritime Law lawyer who attended University of Florida Lev... read more >

David S Katz

David S Katz
Katz & Phillips, P.A.
509 West Colonial Drive
Orlando, FL 32804
Licensed for 17 years, David S Katz is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law - Barry Univers... read more >

Eden Marie Martin

Eden Marie Martin
Eden M. Martin, P.A.
307 NW 3rd St
Ocala, FL 34475
Licensed for 9 years, Eden Marie Martin is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College 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 >

Jorge Luis Colon

Jorge Luis Colon
Jorge Luis Colon PA
P.O. Box 1419
Ocala, FL 34478
Licensed for 22 years, Jorge Luis Colon is a Criminal Defense and Education Law lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of ... read more >

Christopher Landry Dunham

Christopher Landry Dunham
Dunham & Ingram LLC
225 NE 8th Ave
Ocala, FL 34470
Licensed for 17 years, Christopher Landry Dunham is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Florida State University College ... read more >

Laurie Dawson Hall

Laurie Dawson Hall
Law Office of Laurie D. Hall
P.O. Box 773550
Ocala, FL 34477
Licensed for 34 years, Laurie Dawson Hall is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Cumberland School of Law - Samford Unive... 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 >

Howard William Marbury Jr

Howard William Marbury Jr
PO Box 770511
Ocala, FL 34474
Licensed for 31 years, Howard William Marbury Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Christopher James Jones

Christopher James Jones
Christopher J. Jones, P.A.
224 NW 2nd Avenue Suite C
Gainesville, FL 32601
Licensed for 15 years, Christopher James Jones is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of... read more >

Kristofer W Eisenmenger

Kristofer W Eisenmenger
Law Offices of Stacy A. Scott
151 SW 2nd Ave
Gainesville, FL 32601
Licensed for 15 years, Kristofer W Eisenmenger is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

Cary Frank Rada

Cary Frank Rada
Fifth Judicial Circuit - Circuit Court
550 W Main St Ste 2
Tavares, FL 32778
Licensed for 30 years, Cary Frank Rada is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Ronald E Fox

Ronald E Fox
Ronald E. Fox, P.A.
PO Box 319
Umatilla, FL 32784
Licensed for 50 years, Ronald E Fox is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

John Bush Fuller

John Bush Fuller
Fuller & Fuller
2100 SE 17th St Ste 202
Ocala, FL 34471
Licensed for 51 years, John Bush Fuller is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College o... read more >

Candace Adelaide Hawthorne

Candace Adelaide Hawthorne
Hawthorne Law Firm, P.A.
319 E Main St
Tavares, FL 32778
Licensed for 35 years, Candace Adelaide Hawthorne is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

Paul John Guilfoil

Paul John Guilfoil
Paul Guilfoil
23 SE 12th Terrace
Ocala, FL 34471
Licensed for 40 years, Paul John Guilfoil is a Wills and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Detroit Mercy School of Law... read more >

James Patrick Tarquin

James Patrick Tarquin
James Patrick Tarquin P.A.
1111 NE 25th Ave Suite 501
Ocala, FL 34470
Licensed for 33 years, James Patrick Tarquin is a Criminal Defense and Civil Rights lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College... read more >

Milan Samargya

Milan Samargya
TAC Law Group
1904 W Main St
Inverness, FL 34452
Licensed for 30 years, Milan Samargya is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Oklahoma City University School of Law... read more >

James Joseph Hope

James Joseph Hope
PO Box 1133
Tavares, FL 32778
Licensed for 37 years, James Joseph Hope is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

Nicholas Edward Stack

Nicholas Edward Stack
Hatfield & Stack, LLC
547 W Main St
Tavares, FL 32778
Licensed for 16 years, Nicholas Edward Stack is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended Florida Coastal School of Law... read more >

Harold George Uhrig

Harold George Uhrig
Associated Law Groups, PLC
814 West Main Street
Tavares, FL 32778
Licensed for 49 years, Harold George Uhrig is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended FBI National Academy... read more >

Robert Anthony Rush

Robert Anthony Rush
Robert A. Rush, P.A.
11 SE 2nd Ave
Gainesville, FL 32601
Licensed for 38 years, Robert Anthony Rush is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin Colleg... read more >

Mark Deland Shelnutt

Mark Deland Shelnutt
Mark D. Shelnutt, P.A.
1404 E Silver Springs Blvd
Ocala, FL 34470
Licensed for 44 years, Mark Deland Shelnutt is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Bennett Asbury Hutson

Bennett Asbury Hutson
Hutson Law Firm, P.A.
2750 NW 43rd St
Gainesville, FL 32606
Licensed for 30 years, Bennett Asbury Hutson is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin Coll... read more >

Amanda Sizemore

Amanda Sizemore
204 NW 3rd Ave
Ocala, FL 34475
Licensed for 14 years, Amanda Sizemore is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law - Barr... read more >

Lydia Jane Swanson

Lydia Jane Swanson
110 NW 1st Ave Ste 5000
Ocala, FL 34475
Licensed for 8 years, Lydia Jane Swanson is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended Florida Coastal School of Law... read more >

Scott T. Schmidt

Scott T. Schmidt
151 Southwest 2nd Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601
Licensed for 13 years, Scott T. Schmidt is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended Florida State University College of La... read more >

Leonard Henry Klatt

Leonard Henry Klatt
Leonard H. Klatt, P.A.
7753 SW State Rd 200
Ocala, FL 34476
Licensed for 53 years, Leonard Henry Klatt is a Employment Law and Administrative Law lawyer who attended Wayne State University Law School... read more >

Jeffrey Meldon

Jeffrey Meldon
Meldon Law
703 N Main St Suite A
Gainesville, FL 32601
Licensed for 53 years, Jeffrey Meldon is a Civil Trial Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Case Western Reserve University School ... read more >

Christine Nan Bird

Christine Nan Bird
Office of the Federal Public Defender
201 SW 2nd St Ste 102
Ocala, FL 34471
Licensed for 31 years, Christine Nan Bird is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

William John Grant

William John Grant
Law Office of Grant & Dozier, LLC
123 N Apopka Ave
Inverness, FL 34450
Licensed for 22 years, William John Grant is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended The University of Tulsa College of Law... read more >

David Frank Pleasanton

David Frank Pleasanton
David F. Pleasanton, P.A.
9220 E Kenosha Ct
Floral City, FL 34436
Licensed for 43 years, David Frank Pleasanton is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida State University College of Law... read more >

Gilbert Alden Schaffnit

Gilbert Alden Schaffnit
Law Offices of Gilbert A. Schaffnit
719 NE 1st St
Gainesville, FL 32601
Licensed for 46 years, Gilbert Alden Schaffnit is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

Michael Ray Buchanan

Michael Ray Buchanan
2604 NW 31st Ave
Gainesville, FL 32605
Licensed for 38 years, Michael Ray Buchanan is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >
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Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

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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