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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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Richard Hornsby

Richard Hornsby
Richard E. Hornsby, P.A.
1217 E Robinson St
Orlando, FL 32803
Licensed for 23 years, Richard Hornsby is a Criminal Defense and Drug Crimes lawyer who attended University of Florida... read more >

Mark Matthew O'Mara

Mark Matthew O'Mara
O'Mara Law Group
1416 E Concord St
Orlando, FL 32803
Licensed for 42 years, Mark Matthew O'Mara is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Florida State University College of Law... read more >

Mark Elias Nejame

Mark Elias Nejame
NeJame Law
189 S Orange Ave Suite 1800
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 44 years, Mark Elias Nejame is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

Donald Alan Lykkebak

Donald Alan Lykkebak
250 S. Park Ave. Suite 200
Winter Park, FL 32789
Licensed for 54 years, Donald Alan Lykkebak is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

Michael Howard Lafay

Michael Howard Lafay
NeJame Law
189 S Orange Ave Suite 1800
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 40 years, Michael Howard Lafay is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended American University... read more >

Jaya Balani

Jaya Balani
NeJame Law
189 S Orange Ave Suite 1800
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 16 years, Jaya Balani is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida A&M University College of Law... read more >

Michael E. Zmijewski

Michael E. Zmijewski
Z Law Firm
605 East Robinson Street Suite 300
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 22 years, Michael E. Zmijewski is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Oklahoma City University School of Law... read more >

Thomas Bert Feiter

Thomas Bert Feiter
Fighter Law
120 E. Robinson Street
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 18 years, Thomas Bert Feiter is a Criminal Defense and Motorcycle Accidents lawyer who attended University of San Diego School... read more >

Whitney Stacel Boan

Whitney Stacel Boan
Whitney S. Boan, P.A.
390 N Orange Ave #2300
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 20 years, Whitney Stacel Boan is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law... read more >

William D. Umansky

William D. Umansky
The Umansky Law Firm
1945 E Michigan St
Orlando, FL 32806
Licensed for 32 years, William D. Umansky is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of Florida, Fredric G. L... read more >

Joseph Flynn

Joseph Flynn
NeJame Law
189 South Orange Ave Suite 1800
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 17 years, Joseph Flynn is a Criminal Defense and Drug Crimes lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >

Mark Timothy Conan

Mark Timothy Conan
320 N Magnolia Ave Suite A1
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 30 years, Mark Timothy Conan is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Syracuse University College of Law... read more >

Donald Robert West

Donald Robert West
636 W Yale St
Orlando, FL 32804
Licensed for 43 years, Donald Robert West is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended SUNY Buffalo Law School... read more >

Thomas Devlin Sommerville

Thomas Devlin Sommerville
Law Office of Thomas D. Sommerville P.A.
820 N Thornton Ave
Orlando, FL 32803
Licensed for 26 years, Thomas Devlin Sommerville is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

Jeffrey Higgins

Jeffrey Higgins
Orlando Defense
200 Pasadena Place Suite A
Orlando, FL 32803
Licensed for 26 years, Jeffrey Higgins is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Maria DiBlasio Hale

Maria DiBlasio Hale
Hale, Hale & Jacobson, P.A.
545 Delaney Avenue Suite 7
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 25 years, Maria DiBlasio Hale is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

David Dean Fussell

David Dean Fussell
Fussell Law Firm P A
636 W Yale St
Orlando, FL 32804
Licensed for 40 years, David Dean Fussell is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended Florida State University College of L... 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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

Hermes Manuel Hernandez

Hermes Manuel Hernandez
Law Office of H Manuel Hernandez, P.A.
620 E Club Cir
Longwood, FL 32779
Licensed for 36 years, Hermes Manuel Hernandez is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended University of Denver St... read more >

Lyle Mazin

Lyle Mazin
Mazin Law
200 E. Robinson Street Suite 1140
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 16 years, Lyle Mazin is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

Colleen Ann Nunzio

Colleen Ann Nunzio
Law Office of Alan M. Schwerer, P.A.
6000 Metrowest Blvd Ste 200
Orlando, FL 32835
Licensed for 32 years, Colleen Ann Nunzio is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Baltimore School of Law... read more >

William Jay Sheaffer

William Jay Sheaffer
William J. Sheaffer, P.A.
5101 The Oaks Cir
Orlando, FL 32809
Licensed for 46 years, William Jay Sheaffer is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Shepard Broad Law Center - Nova Southeastern Universi... read more >

Christopher John Atcachunas

Christopher John Atcachunas
The Atcachunas Law Firm, P.A.
215 E Livingston St
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 18 years, Christopher John Atcachunas is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law - Barry Univer... read more >

Dione Renee Talkington Fletcher

Dione Renee Talkington Fletcher
1238 E. Concord St.
Orlando, FL 32803
Licensed for 19 years, Dione Renee Talkington Fletcher is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Hamline University School of Law... read more >

Darryl Richard Smith

Darryl Richard Smith
Smith & Eulo Law Firm
32 N Kirkman Rd
Orlando, FL 32811
Licensed for 13 years, Darryl Richard Smith is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Vanderbilt University Law School... read more >

Kelly Bryan Sims

Kelly Bryan Sims
Law Office of Kelly B. Sims, P.A.
605 E Robinson St Suite 450
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 39 years, Kelly Bryan Sims is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

Eric Joseph Dirga

Eric Joseph Dirga
Eric J Dirga, PA
733 West Colonial Drive
Orlando, FL 32804
Licensed for 29 years, Eric Joseph Dirga is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin Co... read more >

Chung Wook Kim

Chung Wook Kim
Chung-Wook Kim, P. A.
214 Annie St
Orlando, FL 32806
Licensed for 30 years, Chung Wook Kim is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended The Florida State University College of Law... read more >

Patrick Grozinger

Patrick Grozinger
Grozinger Law, P.A.
1217 East Robinson Street Suite B
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 13 years, Patrick Grozinger is a Criminal Defense and Drug Crimes lawyer who attended Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebe... read more >

Joel Leppard

Joel Leppard
Leppard Law
638 Broadway Ave
Orlando, FL 32803
Licensed for 14 years, Joel Leppard is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended The Florida State University College of L... read more >

Trakina Lucien Graham

Trakina Lucien Graham
Graham Law Group, LLC
3008 E. Robinson Street
Orlando, FL 32803
Licensed for 24 years, Trakina Lucien Graham is a Criminal Defense and Business Law lawyer who attended Florida State University College of... read more >

Kenneth Alan Barlow Jr

Kenneth Alan Barlow Jr
Law Office of Corey Cohen, P.A.
21 Park Lake St
Orlando, FL 32803
Licensed for 33 years, Kenneth Alan Barlow Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cumberland School of Law - Samford University... read more >

Kendell Ali

Kendell Ali
Ali & Blankner
217 Northeast Ivanhoe Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32804
Licensed for 14 years, Kendell Ali is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College... read more >

Eric Harold Barker

Eric Harold Barker
NeJame Law
189 S Orange Ave Suite 1800
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 32 years, Eric Harold Barker is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of La... read more >

David Haas

David Haas
Haas Law
Orlando
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 23 years, David Haas is a Civil Trial Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Corey Ira Cohen

Corey Ira Cohen
Law Office of Corey Cohen
605 E Robinson St Suite 330
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 21 years, Corey Ira Cohen is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas Schoo... read more >

James Cheney Mason

James Cheney Mason
J. Cheney Mason, P.A.
250 S Park Ave Suite 2100
Winter Park, FL 32789
Licensed for 53 years, James Cheney Mason is a Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin Coll... read more >

Andrew Marshall Clark

Andrew Marshall Clark
Law Office of Robert Wesley Public Defen
435 N Orange Ave Suite 400
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 20 years, Andrew Marshall Clark is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

Kathleen Ellen MacMillan

Kathleen Ellen MacMillan
Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer
255 S Orange Ave Ste 900
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 15 years, Kathleen Ellen MacMillan is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law - Yeshiva Unive... read more >

Susan Meredith Malove

Susan Meredith Malove
Malove Law, P.A.
390 N Orange Ave Ste 2300
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 15 years, Susan Meredith Malove is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

Chelsea Leigh Simmons

Chelsea Leigh Simmons
NeJame Law
189 S Orange Ave Ste 1800
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 16 years, Chelsea Leigh Simmons is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

James Thomas Skuthan

James Thomas Skuthan
Federal Defender's Office -- MD FL
201 S Orange Ave Suite 300
Orlando, FL 32801
Licensed for 38 years, James Thomas Skuthan is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended Florida State University C... 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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