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Florida Criminal Defense Legal Professionals

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Florida residents facing criminal defense issues have access to attorneys who specialize in felonies, misdemeanors, drug offenses, assault, theft, and white-collar crimes. The legal framework in Florida differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Circuit Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern criminal defense cases in this jurisdiction.

Criminal cases in Florida are prosecuted through Circuit Court, with appeals handled by the District Courts of Appeal. Your constitutional rights apply, but Florida's own rules of criminal procedure determine how the case unfolds in practice. Early representation is critical — the decisions made in the first days after arrest often define the trajectory of the entire case. The The Florida Bar maintains standards for criminal defense practitioners in the state.

Choosing the right criminal defense attorney in Florida means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to criminal defense law in Florida for an in-depth look at Florida's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Edward J. Chandler - Attorney
Edward J. Chandler
0/5 (0 reviews)
 708 E. Atlantic Boulevard Pompano Beach FL 33060
(954) 788-1355
St. Thomas University School of Law
Florida Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Anthony Melchiorre - Attorney
Anthony Melchiorre
0/5 (0 reviews)
Absolute Law, PA
 12585 New Brittany Blvd. unit 21 Fort Myers FL 33907
(239) 268-4669
University of Miami School of Law (2017)
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
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Chris Crawford - Attorney
Chris Crawford
0/5 (0 reviews)
Crawford Law
 15 West La Rua Street Pensacola FL 32501
(850) 432-7726
Northern District of Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Patrick W. Harland - Attorney
Patrick W. Harland
0/5 (0 reviews)
Whittel & Melton, LLC
 5318 Balsam St #A New Port Richey FL 34652
(866) 608-5529
Stetson University College of Law (1999)
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law Divorce
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Robert G. Whittel - Attorney
Robert G. Whittel
0/5 (0 reviews)
Whittel & Melton, LLC
 5318 Balsam St #A New Port Richey FL 34652
(352) 666-2121
University of Cambridge
English, Spanish
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Criminal Law
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Michael B Katz - Attorney
Michael B Katz
0/5 (0 reviews)
Katz & Associates Law Firm
 777 South Flagler Drive Suite 800 - West Tower West Palm Beach FL 33401
(772) 933-5289
Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law (2002)
English, Spanish
Florida Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
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Charles M. Baron - Attorney
Charles M. Baron
0/5 (0 reviews)
Charles M. Baron, P.A.
 2200 Hollywood Blvd. Suite A Hollywood FL 33020
(954) 919-5669
University of Florida (1982)
Finnish, German, Swedish
Bar #509825
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
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Paul Eric Courtright - Attorney
Paul Eric Courtright
0/5 (0 reviews)
 465 Maitland Ave. ALTAMONTE SPRINGS FL 32701
(407) 830-8001
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (1996)
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Collections
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Lazaro Grael Blanco - Attorney
Lazaro Grael Blanco
0/5 (0 reviews)
Blanco Law Center, PA
 1631 East Vine Street Suite H Kissimmee FL 34744
(407) 421-1080
St. Thomas University School of Law (2002)
Spanish
Bar #15007
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Family Law
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Michael Olowu - Attorney
Michael Olowu
0/5 (0 reviews)
Olowu Law, P.A.
 150 South Pine Island Road, Suite 300 Plantation FL 33324
(954) 859-5808
Florida Coastal School of Law (2014)
English, Igbo
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
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Matthew David Landsman - Attorney
Matthew David Landsman
0/5 (0 reviews)
Landsman Law LLC
 747 SW 2nd Ave #28 GAINESVILLE FL 32601
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Bar #10525
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Joshua E Adams - Attorney
Joshua E Adams
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Adams Law Office, P.A.
 235 N Garden Avenue Clearwater FL 33755
(321) 314-2828
Florida State University College of Law (2005)
English
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Collections Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Richard Ansara - Attorney
Richard Ansara
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Ansara Law Office
 800 SE 3rd Ave #410 Fort Lauderdale FL 33316
(954) 761-4011
Nova Southeastern University (2006)
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Sam Nicholas Masters - Attorney
Sam Nicholas Masters
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sam Masters Legal, P.A.
 444 Seabreeze Blvd Suite1001 Daytona Beach FL 32118
(386) 252-4717
English
Bar #372749
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Dean Andrew Reed - Attorney
Dean Andrew Reed
0/5 (0 reviews)
Simon, Reed & Salazar, P.A.
 2180 W. State Road 434 Suite 2150 Longwood FL 32779
(407) 937-2230
University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law (1996)
Bar #86223
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Foreclosure Defense
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Arna Cortazzo - Attorney
Arna Cortazzo
0/5 (0 reviews)
 7351 Office Park Place, Suite 151 Melbourne FL 32940
(321) 690-2363
Nova Southeastern University (1984)
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
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Joseph Brien - Attorney
Joseph Brien
0/5 (0 reviews)
 Suite 204 Hollywood FL 33020
(954) 320-6940
Florida Atlantic University (1998)
Spanish
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Bankruptcy Business Law
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Malcolm Anthony - Attorney
Malcolm Anthony
0/5 (0 reviews)
Malcolm Anthony PA
 814 SR A1A N Ste 105 Ponte Vedra Beach FL 32082-3271
(904) 285-4529
Regent University School of Law (1991)
Florida Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Brandon F Dark - Attorney
Brandon F Dark
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Brandon F. Dark, PA
 238 N. Westmonte Drive Altamonte Springs FL 32714
(407) 620-7335
English
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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William G Koreman - Attorney
William G Koreman
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of W.G. Koreman
 6100 Hollywood Blvd 306 Hollywood FL 33024
(954) 966-7716
Brooklyn College
Florida Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
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Jeffrey Herzog - Attorney
Jeffrey Herzog
0/5 (0 reviews)
 3106 ALT US 19 Palm Harbor FL 34683
(727) 789-4000
George Mason University School of Law (2001)
Florida Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
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Lea Galigani - Attorney
Lea Galigani
0/5 (0 reviews)
Galigani Law Office
 317 NE 1st Street Gainesville FL 32601
(352) 375-0812
Auburn University
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights
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Clementine Conde - Attorney
Clementine Conde
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Clementine Conde
 PO Box 1174 Palm Harbor FL 34682
(813) 857-4306
Western New England University School of Law (1988)
English, Spanish
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Yong R Oh - Attorney
Yong R Oh
0/5 (0 reviews)
Yong Oh Lawyer at Law, P.A.
 101 SE 2nd Pl Suite 201N Gainesville FL 32601
University of Florida (2008)
English, Korean
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Stephen Mays - Attorney
Stephen Mays
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Mays Law Office / Mays, Henderson-Harvey
 600 Florida Avenue Ste. 204 Cocoa FL 32922
(321) 636-4488
Florida Coastal School of Law (1997)
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Richard Nick Kelley - Attorney
Richard Nick Kelley
0/5 (0 reviews)
Richard Nick Kelley, P.A.
 206 South Beaumont Avenue Kissimmee FL 34741
(407) 847-6259
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (1979)
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Ledford Parnell - Attorney
Ledford Parnell
0/5 (0 reviews)
LEDFORD A. PARNELL
 11555 HERON BAY BLVD. SUITE 200 Coral Springs FL 33076
(954) 752-5587
University of Miami School of Law
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Business Law Consumer Law Criminal Law
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Mr. Arthur Collin Cherry - Attorney
Mr. Arthur Collin Cherry
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Collin Cherry, P.L.
 1114 East Park Avenue Tallahassee FL 32301
(850) 224-1100
St. Mary s University School of Law (1996)
English
Texas Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Cannabis & Marijuana Law Civil Rights
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Douglas Jay Rudman - Attorney
Douglas Jay Rudman
0/5 (0 reviews)
 101 Plaza Real South Suite #214 Boca Raton FL 33432
(561) 367-1123
Temple University (2004)
English, Spanish
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Patrick Noll Harris - Attorney
Patrick Noll Harris
0/5 (0 reviews)
Harris Law Firm
 115 East 4th Avenue Suite 206 Mount Dora FL 32757
(407) 496-5701
Ohio State University - Columbus (1988)
Bar #0121245
Ohio Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
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Michael Robert Ufferman - Attorney
Michael Robert Ufferman
0/5 (0 reviews)
Michael Ufferman Law Firm, P.A.
 2022 Raymond Diehl Rd Tallahassee FL 32308
(850) 386-2345
The Florida State University College of Law (1997)
English
Bar #114227
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law
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Eric Neitzke - Attorney
Eric Neitzke
0/5 (0 reviews)
 123 Live Oak Avenue Daytona Beach FL 32114
(386) 323-1900
University of Florida (1982)
Florida Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law Divorce
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Jason Daniel Sammis - Attorney
Jason Daniel Sammis
0/5 (0 reviews)
 Sammis Law Office, P.A. 1005 N. Marion St. Tampa FL 33602
(813) 250-0500
University of Florida (1997)
11th Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Cannabis & Marijuana Law Civil Rights
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Linda Friedman Ramirez - Attorney
Linda Friedman Ramirez
0/5 (0 reviews)
Linda Friedman Ramirez, P.A.
 721 First Avenue North St. Petersburg FL 33701
(727) 510-5196
Willamette University College of Law (1981)
Spanish
3rd Circuit Bar
Active License
Criminal Law International Law
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Tyler Williams - Attorney
Tyler Williams
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tyler Wililams Law, PLLC
 15800 Pines Blvd Suite 300 Pembroke Pines FL 33027
(954) 361-4875
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University (2018)
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Gabriel Gustav Mueller - Attorney
Gabriel Gustav Mueller
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cardoso Law, PLLC
 917 N 12th Ave Pensacola FL 32501
8504662073106
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (2016)
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
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John A. Russo - Attorney
John A. Russo
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of John A. Russo, P.A.
 6767 N Wickham Rd Suite 400-D Melbourne FL 32940
(833) 787-7635
University of Wyoming College of Law (2005)
English
Colorado Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Nichelle Lynn Womble - Attorney
Nichelle Lynn Womble
0/5 (0 reviews)
Amethyst Law Group
 80 SW 8th St, suite 2000 Miami FL 33130
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University
English
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Civil Rights Criminal Law
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Robert Siddall - Attorney
Robert Siddall
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ruhl & Siddall, P.A.
 20020 Veterans Blvd #1 Port Charlotte FL 33952
University of Arkansas - Little Rock (2007)
English
Texas Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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