Criminal Lawyers In Tampa, FL
A criminal record typically consists of the arrest record maintained by the local county Sheriff's office, and the court record of the formal charges by the State maintained by the local county Clerk of the Court. Even if you have not been arrested yet, but police is still doing their initial investigation, a good Tampa criminal defense lawyer can help you protect your rights, may be able to avoid a future arrest altogether, or at least negotiate a turn in time for you and help arrange for your speedy release from jail if an arrest is necessary.
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Because each state has a different name for the program, it is wise to ask around in your home state and then confirm with the State of Florida, Department of Motor Vehicles, that your state's program will be accepted as an alternative to DUI School.
The José A. Barreiro Law Firm, P.A. is located in Tampa, FL and serves clients in Hillsborough County: Tampa, Lutz, Seffner, Odessa, Carrollwood, Riverview, Ruskin, Plant city; in Pinellas County: St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Dunedin, Palm Harbor, Tarpon Springs; in Pasco County: New Port Richie, Land Lakes, Wesley Chapel, Dade City, Zephyrhills.
Because of Mr. Futerman's experience in trial, handling media in high profile cases, and clients accused of many crimes, we are well versed in sheltering our clients from media exposure, handling these types of cases and getting very favorable results in highly publicized cases.
Our attorneys serve clients in Gainesville, Tampa , Ocala, Brooksville, Spring Hill, Inverness, Bushnell, New Port Richey, Dade City and Clearwater as well as clients throughout Alachua County , Citrus County , Hernando County , Hillsborough County , Lake County , Marion County , Pasco County , Pinellas County , Polk County , Sumter County and Levy County In addition, we often act as co-counsel or as advisory lawyers to other law firms on various cases throughout the state.
After an individual is arrested for committing a crime, the police officer forwards the investigation on to the State Attorneys Office Criminal Lawyer Tampa for further review to determine whether the case can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt and formal charges should be filed.
Roger Futerman is a Former State Prosecutor, he is Board Certified in Criminal Trial Law by the Florida Bar , and he is a Nationally Board Certified Criminal Defense Attorney (certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy) and has been asked for his opinion on many cases including the Casey Anthony, George Zimmerman, Jon Jonchuck and the Michael Drejka case.