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FloridaCriminal Defense Lawyers in Venice, 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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Michael H Fayard II

Michael H Fayard II
Michael Fayard, Criminal Defense Attorney
434 S Washington Blvd
Sarasota, FL 34236
Call 941-306-1310
Personal Injury | Personal Service... read more >
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Michael H Fayard II
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Robert Neal Harrison

Robert Neal Harrison
Robert N. Harrison
304 W Venice Ave Suite
Venice, FL 34285
Licensed for 38 years, Robert Neal Harrison is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of ... read more >

Scott Thomas Moorey

Scott Thomas Moorey
Law Firm of Scott T. Moorey
1430 Royal Palm Square Blvd
Fort Myers, FL 33919
Licensed for 26 years, Scott Thomas Moorey is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended St. Thomas University School of Law... read more >

L Derek Byrd

L Derek Byrd
The Byrd Law Firm, P.A.
2151 Main St Suite 201
Sarasota, FL 34237
Licensed for 28 years, L Derek Byrd is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Quinnipiac University School of Law... read more >

Michael S Perry

Michael S Perry
2445 Fruitville Road
Sarasota, FL 34237
Licensed for 29 years, Michael S Perry is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Southwestern University School of Law... read more >

Daniel Patrick Lewis

Daniel Patrick Lewis
The Law Office of Daniel P. Lewis, P.A.
3986 S Tamiami Trail
Venice, FL 34293
Licensed for 14 years, Daniel Patrick Lewis is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Gonzaga University School of Law... read more >

Margaret Hastings White-Small

Margaret Hastings White-Small
Margaret H. White-Small, Attorney at Law
3318 Bayou Sound
Longboat Key, FL 34228
Licensed for 37 years, Margaret Hastings White-Small is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Missouri School of Law... read more >

Norman Adam Tebrugge

Norman Adam Tebrugge
Tebrugge Legal
520 12th St W Suite 203
Bradenton, FL 34205
Licensed for 39 years, Norman Adam Tebrugge is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida State University College of Law... read more >

John P Rutkowski

John P Rutkowski
John P. Rutkowski, Criminal Defense Attorney
18245 Paulson Drive
Port Charlotte, FL 33954
Licensed for 14 years, John P Rutkowski is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Western Michigan University, Thomas M. Cooley Law School... read more >

Gregory Scott Hagopian

Gregory Scott Hagopian
Gallagher & Hagopian, PL
4420 5th St W Suite 204
Bradenton, FL 34207
Licensed for 31 years, Gregory Scott Hagopian is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

Sarah Elizabeth Boykin

Sarah Elizabeth Boykin
12974 Tiger Eye Dr
Venice, FL 34292
Licensed for 16 years, Sarah Elizabeth Boykin is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... 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 >

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 >

Anthony Gerald Ryan

Anthony Gerald Ryan
The Law Offices of Anthony G. Ryan, P.A.
2184 Main St Suite 130
Sarasota, FL 34237
Licensed for 26 years, Anthony Gerald Ryan is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

Jason Michael Reid

Jason Michael Reid
The Reid Firm, LLC
912 7th Ave E
Bradenton, FL 34208
Licensed for 18 years, Jason Michael Reid is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Washington and Lee University School of Law... read more >

Steven Leskovich

Steven Leskovich
Leskovich Law Group, P.A.
265 E. Marion Ave Suite 112
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Licensed for 24 years, Steven Leskovich is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School... read more >

Nathan Dougherty

Nathan Dougherty
NATHAN DOUGHERTY LAW P.A.
1777 Tamiami Trail Ste. 304-2
Port Charlotte, FL 33948
Licensed for 9 years, Nathan Dougherty is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Erika Snell Valcarcel

Erika Snell Valcarcel
Erika Valcarcel, Criminal Defense Lawyer, P.A.
2170 Main Street Suite 204
Sarasota, FL 34237
Licensed for 21 years, Erika Snell Valcarcel is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Thomas S Hudson

Thomas S Hudson
Hudson Law Office
677 North Washington Boulevard
Sarasota, FL 34236
Licensed for 44 years, Thomas S Hudson is a DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law... read more >

Darren Mark Finebloom

Darren Mark Finebloom
2445 Fruitville Rd
Sarasota, FL 34237
Licensed for 24 years, Darren Mark Finebloom is a Civil Trial Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of La... read more >

David Ashley Haenel

David Ashley Haenel
The Law Place
200 N Washington Blvd
Sarasota, FL 34236
Licensed for 23 years, David Ashley Haenel is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Widener University School of Law (Delawa... read more >

Liane McCurry

Liane McCurry
Law Office of Liane McCurry, P.A.
100 Wallace Ave Suite 210
Sarasota, FL 34237
Licensed for 37 years, Liane McCurry is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

James Robert Dirmann

James Robert Dirmann
James R. Dirmann, P.A.
1851 Cottonwood Trail
Sarasota, FL 34232
Licensed for 54 years, James Robert Dirmann is a Civil Trial Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mercer University Walter F. Georg... read more >

Sara Sawyer Boeller

Sara Sawyer Boeller
Boeller Law, P.A.
2190 S Tamiami Trail
Venice, FL 34293
Licensed for 17 years, Sara Sawyer Boeller is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Maribeth L Wetzel

Maribeth L Wetzel
Goldman Wetzel
1023 Manatee Avenue West Suite 309
Bradenton, FL 34205
Licensed for 22 years, Maribeth L Wetzel is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Toledo College of Law... read more >

Brice Alan Van Elswyk

Brice Alan Van Elswyk
Van Elswyk Law, PLLC
P.O. Box 471
Nokomis, FL 34274
Licensed for 8 years, Brice Alan Van Elswyk is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin Colle... read more >

Andrea Flynn Mogensen

Andrea Flynn Mogensen
Law Office of Andrea Flynn Mogensen, PA
677 N Washington Blvd Ste 128
Sarasota, FL 34236
Licensed for 22 years, Andrea Flynn Mogensen is a Criminal Defense and Civil Rights lawyer who attended University of Wisconsin Law School... read more >

Alan Brent McPeek

Alan Brent McPeek
A. Brent McPeek, Esq. PA
3986 S Tamiami Trail
Venice, FL 34293
Licensed for 30 years, Alan Brent McPeek is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Shepard Broad Law Center - Nova Southeast... read more >

Kerry Ellen Mack

Kerry Ellen Mack
The Mack Law Firm
2022 Placida Rd
Englewood, FL 34224
Licensed for 42 years, Kerry Ellen Mack is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

Lawrence A Jacobs

Lawrence A Jacobs
Lawrence A. Jacobs, P.A.
543 10th St W
Bradenton, FL 34205
Licensed for 47 years, Lawrence A Jacobs is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Matthew D Sandburg

Matthew D Sandburg
The Law Office of Matt Sandburg
3100 Southgate Cir Suite A
Sarasota, FL 34239
Licensed for 19 years, Matthew D Sandburg is a Criminal Defense and Firearm and Weapon Charges lawyer who attended University of Miami Scho... read more >

Mark Chris De Sisto

Mark Chris De Sisto
Mark C. De Sisto, Esq.
265 E Marion Ave Suite A
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Licensed for 23 years, Mark Chris De Sisto is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Cynthia Coyle O'Shea

Cynthia Coyle O'Shea
Capital Mitigation Consultants, LLC
230 Salisbury St
Port Charlotte, FL 33954
Licensed for 19 years, Cynthia Coyle O'Shea is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Seton Hall University School of Law... read more >

Varinia Van Ness

Varinia Van Ness
Van Ness Law Group, PA
46 N Washington Blvd Suite 9
Sarasota, FL 34236
Licensed for 33 years, Varinia Van Ness is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Joseph Campoli

Joseph Campoli
Office of Regional Counsel 2nd District
1201 6th Ave W Ste 515
Bradenton, FL 34205
Licensed for 28 years, Joseph Campoli is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Pettit College of Law - The Ohio Northern University... read more >

Colleen M Glenn

Colleen M Glenn
The Law Office of Colleen M. Glenn, P.A.
1017 Manatee Ave W
Bradenton, FL 34205
Licensed for 21 years, Colleen M Glenn is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida State University College of Law... read more >

Annette Machree Boone

Annette Machree Boone
Boone Law Firm
1001 Avenida Del Circo
Venice, FL 34285
Licensed for 9 years, Annette Machree Boone is a Trusts and Wrongful Death lawyer who attended Colorado Law - University of Colorado Boulde... read more >

Stefan Campagna

Stefan Campagna
Sarasota DUI & Criminal Defense Law
2070 Ringling Blvd
Sarasota, FL 34237
Licensed for 11 years, Stefan Campagna is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Hofstra University School of Law... read more >

Ralph F. Guerra

Ralph F. Guerra
Ralph F. Guerra P.A.
530 1/2 12th Street
Bradenton, FL 34205
Ralph F. Guerra is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended St. John's University School of Law... read more >

Jason Michael Miller

Jason Michael Miller
Najmy Thompson
1401 8th Ave W
Bradenton, FL 34205
Licensed for 21 years, Jason Michael Miller is a Criminal Defense and Appellate Law lawyer who attended IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law... read more >

Terri F. Cromley

Terri F. Cromley
Carlson Meissner Hart & Hayslett, P.A.
714 Manatee Ave E C
Bradenton, FL 34208
Licensed for 27 years, Terri F. Cromley is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Stephen Mathew Whyte

Stephen Mathew Whyte
Lavely & Whyte P A
527 Manatee Ave E E
Bradenton, FL 34208
Licensed for 26 years, Stephen Mathew Whyte is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Gary Jodat

Gary Jodat
Jodat Law Group
2620 S. Tamiami Trail Ste 200
Sarasota, FL 34239
Licensed for 31 years, Gary Jodat is a Divorce and Motor Vehicle Accidents lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Stephen K Boone

Stephen K Boone
PO Box 1596
Venice, FL 34285
Licensed for 41 years, Stephen K Boone is a Criminal Defense and Business Law lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of La... read more >

Sipreano Rios

Sipreano Rios
Brown, Suarez, Rios Weinberg
265 E Marion Ave Unit 114
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Licensed for 18 years, Sipreano Rios is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended St. Thomas University School of Law... read more >

Ryan William Gambert

Ryan William Gambert
Ryan W. Gambert, P.A.
240 N Washington Blvd Suite 304
Sarasota, FL 34236
Licensed for 17 years, Ryan William Gambert is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law - Barry University... read more >

Elliott C Metcalfe Jr

Elliott C Metcalfe Jr
Metcalfe McLain
991 Longboat Club Rd
Longboat Key, FL 34228
Licensed for 54 years, Elliott C Metcalfe Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Christopher John Czaia

Christopher John Czaia
Czaia Law Group
862 62nd St Cir E Ste 101
Bradenton, FL 34208
Licensed for 32 years, Christopher John Czaia is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law Sc... read more >

Jeffrey Alan Haynes

Jeffrey Alan Haynes
240 N Washington Blvd Suite 460
Sarasota, FL 34236
Licensed for 33 years, Jeffrey Alan Haynes is a DUI / DWI and Drug Crimes lawyer who attended University of South Carolina School of Law... read more >

Stuart Sheely Boone

Stuart Sheely Boone
Boone, Boone, Boone, & Koda, P.A.
1001 Avenida Del Circo
Venice, FL 34285
Licensed for 9 years, Stuart Sheely Boone is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... 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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