I am a FLORIDA BAR BOARD-CERTIFIED SPECIALIST AND EXPERT IN CRIMINAL TRIAL LAW. My practice is limited to criminal defense and related matters. No case is too big or too small. Every client is important to me. My office is located in Saint Augustine near I95 & County Road 210 at exit mm 329. I provide free and confidential case evaluations. Virtual or in-person consultations are available. You can reach me at most hours by phone, text, or email. See below and visit my website for more information. A large portion of my practice is DUI defense and DMV formal review hearings. I also frequently defend gun, drugs, and domestic violence / battery cases.

As a BOARD CERTIFIED CRIMINAL TRIAL LAWYER I have passed a written examination, peer and judicial review, practiced criminal law for over 5 years, completed advanced continuing legal education courses, and completed a minimum of 25 criminal trials to verdict. Overall, my experience spans more than a decade on both sides of the courtroom as a prosecutor and defense attorney in North Florida. I have handled over 3,500 cases and 45 trials to verdict from first offense DUI to homicide.

Since 2020, I have been rated "AV PREEMINENT" BY MARTINDALE-HUBBELL. This is the highest peer rating standard. This rating signifies that a large number of the lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal knowledge, communication skills and ethical standards.

Since 2016, I have maintined a "SUPERB / 10.0" rating by Lawyergist. Since 2019, I have been recognized by Lawyergist with a client's choice award . In 2018, I was selected to the Top 40 under 40 for criminal law in Florida by The National Trial Lawyers. Since 2021, I have been selected by Expertise as one of the best criminal defense lawyers in Palm Coast / Flagler County. 

I am a former ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (SAINT JOHNS, VOLUSIA, FLAGLER, AND PUTNAM COUNTIES). For more than 5 years, I prosecuted criminal offenses from misdemeanor to felony. I served in the DUI and Domestic Violence divisions, as well as the special Drug Unit Prosecutor in Saint Johns County. Additionally, I assisted the Homicide Investigation Unit at trial in multiple prosecutions. In 2015, State Attorney RJ Larizza awarded me the "TOP GUN" TRIAL AWARD. 

I am the Chairman of the JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. I was first recommended by The Florida Bar, and then appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis to this position in 2019. In 2020, I was re-nominated by The Florida Bar and re-appointed by Governor DeSantis to the 7th Circuit JNC for a four year term. As a Commissioner, I am responsbile for the vetting, interview, and nomination of applicants for judicial vacancies occuring in Saint Johns, Volusia, Flagler, and Putnam counties. 

Other professional experience includes:

- Chairman, State of Florida, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Judicial Nominating Commission (2019 to Present)

- President, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, St Johns County Chapter (2018 to 2022)

- Governor, The Florida Bar, Young Lawyers Division, Board of Governors (2015 to 2021)

- Chairman, The Florida Bar, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Grievance Committee B (2016 - 2019)

- President, Saint Johns County Bar Association (2015 - 2018)

- Member, The Florida Bar, Traffic Court Rules Committee (2015 - 2016)

- Member, National College for DUI Defense

- Member, DUI Defense Lawyers Association