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FloridaCriminal Defense Lawyers in Melbourne, 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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Mark Saul Germain

Mark Saul Germain
Germain Legal
2210 Front Street Suite 302
Melbourne, FL 32901
Call 321-775-3559
Mark Germain is dedicated to helping individuals fight criminal charges after an arrest. He has handled hundreds of misdemeanor and felony c... read more >
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Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Mark Saul Germain
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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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Ernest L Chang

Ernest L Chang
Ernest L. Chang, P.A.
6767 N Wickham Rd Suite 400
Melbourne, FL 32940
Licensed for 18 years, Ernest L Chang is a Criminal Defense and Firearm and Weapon Charges lawyer who attended Nova Law School... read more >

Douglas Randolph Beam

Douglas Randolph Beam
25 West New Haven Ave Suite C
Melbourne, FL 32901
Licensed for 39 years, Douglas Randolph Beam is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of Tennessee College ... read more >

Alan Samuel Diamond

Alan Samuel Diamond
3962 W Eau Gallie Blvd Suite B
Melbourne, FL 32934
Licensed for 32 years, Alan Samuel Diamond is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of North Carolina Schoo... 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 >

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 >

Geoffrey Golub

Geoffrey Golub
Law Office of Geoffrey P. Golub, P.A.
512 N Harbor City Blvd
Melbourne, FL 32935
Licensed for 31 years, Geoffrey Golub is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

Brian Neal Onek

Brian Neal Onek
Onek & Mawn PA
1329 Bedford Dr Suite 1
Melbourne, FL 32940
Licensed for 41 years, Brian Neal Onek is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

Kurt A Russell

Kurt A Russell
Platt Hopwood Russell & Cole PLLC
175 E Nasa Blvd
Melbourne, FL 32901
Licensed for 20 years, Kurt A Russell is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida Coastal School of Law... read more >

Steven George Casanova

Steven George Casanova
2323 S Babcock St
Melbourne, FL 32901
Licensed for 25 years, Steven George Casanova is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Washburn University School of Law... read more >

Michael Bruce O'Haire

Michael Bruce O'Haire
Michael Bruce O'Haire
3170 Calgary St
Melbourne, FL 32935
Licensed for 38 years, Michael Bruce O'Haire is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Mississippi School of Law... read more >

Jeffrey G. Thompson

Jeffrey G. Thompson
The Law Offices of Jeffrey G. Thompson, P.A.
1329 Bedford Dr
Melbourne, FL 32940
Jeffrey G. Thompson is a Criminal Defense and Adoption lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

Jason S. Downs

Jason S. Downs
Murphy & Downs Law Offices, P.A.
3682 N. Wickham Road Suite A
Melbourne, FL 32935
Licensed for 5 years, Jason S. Downs is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley L... read more >

Brook Anderson O'Sullivan

Brook Anderson O'Sullivan
Musca Law
6767 N Wickham Rd 400bb
Melbourne, FL 32940
Licensed for 19 years, Brook Anderson O'Sullivan is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola University New Orleans College of Law... read more >

Richard Allen Canina

Richard Allen Canina
The Canina Law Firm
1901 S Harbor City Blvd
Melbourne, FL 32901
Licensed for 14 years, Richard Allen Canina is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Jordan Kramer

Jordan Kramer
Jordan H. Kramer, P.A.
1329 Bedford Dr
Melbourne, FL 32940
Licensed for 18 years, Jordan Kramer is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Michigan State University College of Law... read more >

Darrell Keith Sedgwick

Darrell Keith Sedgwick
Office of Criminal Counsel
7165 Murrell Rd Ste 101
Melbourne, FL 32940
Licensed for 22 years, Darrell Keith Sedgwick is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

Anthony Talbott Schultz

Anthony Talbott Schultz
Law Office of Anthony Schultz
2080 Turtle Mound Rd
Melbourne, FL 32934
Licensed for 10 years, Anthony Talbott Schultz is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Pittsburgh School of Law... read more >

Dylan McKinley Fleming

Dylan McKinley Fleming
Morgan and Morgan
940 S Harbor City Blvd
Melbourne, FL 32901
Licensed for 14 years, Dylan McKinley Fleming is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended St. Thomas University School of Law... read more >

Kathryn C Jacobus

Kathryn C Jacobus
Moore Justice Center
2825 Judge Fran Jamieson Way
Melbourne, FL 32940
Licensed for 18 years, Kathryn C Jacobus is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida Coastal School of Law... read more >

Douglas Ward Reynolds

Douglas Ward Reynolds
Bldg E 2ND Fl
2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way
Melbourne, FL 32940
Licensed for 35 years, Douglas Ward Reynolds is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

Laura Diane Siemers

Laura Diane Siemers
Laura D. Siemers, Attorney at Law
6767 N Wickham Rd
Melbourne, FL 32940
Licensed for 27 years, Laura Diane Siemers is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Washington College of Law - American University... read more >

Paul Smillie Wight

Paul Smillie Wight
High Stack Gordon Kirby
525 E Strawbridge Ave Bldg E
Melbourne, FL 32901
Licensed for 17 years, Paul Smillie Wight is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida Coastal School of Law... read more >

Bryan D Savy

Bryan D Savy
997 S Wickham Rd
Melbourne, FL 32904
Licensed for 19 years, Bryan D Savy is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida Coastal School of Law... read more >

Joe M Mitchell Jr

Joe M Mitchell Jr
Mitchell Law, P.A.
930 S. Harbor City Boulevard Suite 500
Melbourne, FL 32901
Licensed for 56 years, Joe M Mitchell Jr is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Michael Robert Cook

Michael Robert Cook
Cook & Landy, PLLC
997 S Wickham Rd
Melbourne, FL 32904
Licensed for 22 years, Michael Robert Cook is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida Coastal School of Law... read more >

Bailey Alexa Shadburn

Bailey Alexa Shadburn
Morgan & Morgan , P.A.
940 S Harbor City Blvd
Melbourne, FL 32901
Licensed for 7 years, Bailey Alexa Shadburn is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

John W Moser III

John W Moser III
Moser & Moser, P.A.
2225 Merion Dr Ste 201
Melbourne, FL 32935
Licensed for 39 years, John W Moser III is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida State University College of Law... read more >

Charles Angelo Nervine II

Charles Angelo Nervine II
Criminal Conflict/Civil Regional Counsel
7165 Murrell Rd Ste 101
Melbourne, FL 32940
Licensed for 19 years, Charles Angelo Nervine II is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cumberland School of Law - Samford University... read more >

Lauren Canina Roberson

Lauren Canina Roberson
The Canina Law Firm
1901 S Harbor City Blvd Ste 804
Melbourne, FL 32901
Licensed for 9 years, Lauren Canina Roberson is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida International University College of Law... read more >

John Alexander Spellacy

John Alexander Spellacy
The Law Office of John A. Spellacy
2018 Melbourne Ct unit 206
Melbourne, FL 32901
Licensed for 8 years, John Alexander Spellacy is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida A&M University College of Law... read more >

Kenneth N Weaver Jr

Kenneth N Weaver Jr
Weaver & Dorfman, P.A.
2290 W Eau Gallie Blvd Ste 212
Melbourne, FL 32935
Licensed for 34 years, Kenneth N Weaver Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Creighton University School of Law... read more >

Nancy Elizabeth Ohan

Nancy Elizabeth Ohan
Office of the Public Defender--Eighteenth Circuit
2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way e
Melbourne, FL 32940
Licensed for 24 years, Nancy Elizabeth Ohan is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Albany Law School... read more >

Deana Bell

Deana Bell
The Bell Firm Law Office Deana Bell PA
4740 Dairy Rd Ste 104
Melbourne, FL 32904
Licensed for 17 years, Deana Bell is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law - Barry Universi... read more >

John Bradley Soughers

John Bradley Soughers
Brad Soughers PA
525 E Strawbridge Ave
Melbourne, FL 32901
Licensed for 25 years, John Bradley Soughers is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Shepard Broad Law Center - Nova ... 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 >

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 >

Colleen Adkins DeGraff

Colleen Adkins DeGraff
Law Office of the Public Defender
2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way
Melbourne, FL 32940
Licensed for 15 years, Colleen Adkins DeGraff is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jennifer Collins Mostert

Jennifer Collins Mostert
Jennifer Collins Mostert, P.A.
3270 Suntree Blvd Ste 109
Melbourne, FL 32940
Licensed for 28 years, Jennifer Collins Mostert is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Patrick Arnold Lepore

Patrick Arnold Lepore
Public Defenders Office
2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way Bldg -E
Melbourne, FL 32940
Licensed for 34 years, Patrick Arnold Lepore is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

Eric M Wicks

Eric M Wicks
Wicks Law, P.A.
1250 W Eau Gallie Blvd Ste G
Melbourne, FL 32935
Licensed for 22 years, Eric M Wicks is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Samuel Bookhardt III

Samuel Bookhardt III
Harry T & Harriette V Moore Justice Center
2825 Judge Fran Jamieson Way
Melbourne, FL 32940
Licensed for 27 years, Samuel Bookhardt III is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Thomas Andrew Kennedy

Thomas Andrew Kennedy
Thomas A. Kennedy, P.A.
1426 21st St
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Licensed for 23 years, Thomas Andrew Kennedy is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Baltimore School of Law... read more >

Edward John Abare III

Edward John Abare III
EDWARD J ABARE III, PLLC
1605 19th Pl
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Licensed for 33 years, Edward John Abare III is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Western New England College School of Law... read more >

Stephen George Henderson

Stephen George Henderson
18th Judicial Circuit
2825 Judge Fran Jamieson Way
Melbourne, FL 32940
Licensed for 21 years, Stephen George Henderson is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Seattle University School of Law... read more >

James Lawrence Lason

James Lawrence Lason
Public Defender (18th Judicial Circuit)
2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way Bldg E
Melbourne, FL 32940
Licensed for 18 years, James Lawrence Lason is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended The University of Akron School of Law... read more >

Tamara Nicole Meister

Tamara Nicole Meister
Office of the Public Defender 18th
2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way Bldg E
Melbourne, FL 32940
Licensed for 15 years, Tamara Nicole Meister is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law - Barry University... read more >

Heather C Harris

Heather C Harris
Heather Harris Law
650 S Courtenay Pkwy #101
Merritt Island, FL 32952
Licensed for 27 years, Heather C Harris is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Samford University, Cumberland School of L... read more >

Gary David Beatty

Gary David Beatty
PO Box 487
Sharpes, FL 32959
Licensed for 38 years, Gary David Beatty is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida State University 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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