Maybe you have never needed the services of a criminal trial law attorney before, but now you do. You want an attorney who can handle your legal situation, and who has experience and expertise in the specific area of law relating to your legal needs.
To assist you in finding such a specialist, The Supreme Court of Florida directed The Florida Bar to offer attorneys a "Board Certification" program for certain specialized areas of legal practice. Only such "Board Certified" attorneys may consider themselves as a specialist in a particular area of law. In fact, Board Certification is the highest level of recognition available by The Florida Bar. It represents only those attorneys who have demonstrated the highest caliber of legal skills, competence, ethics, and experience in a particular area of law.
Certified lawyers in criminal trial law are specialists in that field. They are involved in all stages of the process including: investigation, evaluation, pleading, discovery, motion practice, taking of testimony, presentation of evidence, and argument of jury and nonjury cases.
Every lawyer certified in criminal trial law must have met or exceeded certain stringent requirements, including: a number of years experience in criminal trial law, a significant number of felony jury trials, a peer review involving other criminal law practitioners and judges, a high number of continuing legal education courses, and a thorough written examination which demonstrates the proficiency, knowledge, and skills in state and federal law, to justify the highest designation as a board certified criminal trial law specialist.
It is a distinct honor to have earned board certification in criminal trial law and is truly a reflection of an attorney of the highest caliber - less than 1% of all lawyers in Florida have earned board certification in criminal trial law.
Although no attorney can ever promise any specific outcome, you can have confidence that an attorney board certified in criminal trial law has the experience and high level of proficiency that will guide you through the process and provide first class representation throughout your criminal law matter.
