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“It’s only a misdemeanor in Florida when you’re first charged with ‘driving while (DWLS) license suspended,’ but this offense is summarily upgraded or enhanced to the FELONY offense of ‘felony DWLS’ IF you’ve had a similar prior offense — and this is no doubt the situation with you, as evidenced implicitly by your question … and something else you need to be aware of: If you get convicted of three (3) of these DWLS offenses, you’ll also suffer, in addition ...

“I will share with you the case law from the appellate courts in Florida as to violations of probation and what it takes to actually be in violation, but suffice it to say, the “violation” must be “substantial” and, at a minimum, it must have been “willful.” — Florida criminal defense attorney John Castellano

“Call me @ 954 766 8810 and I will give you the inside skinny on what conduct (act or omission) the courts are now saying is enough ...

We help with Florida auto accident cases and Ft. Lauderdale personal injury cases too, and not only the criminal defense cases for which we’re more often known. In response to the question, I will share below some of the truth about insurance coverages, Florida auto accident cases and their development today, together with Florida personal injury cases too:

Motor vehicle or Florida auto accident cases are too frequent to count anymore, as you know. They are too often characterized by tremendous ...

Florida personal injury lawyer John Castellano tells you the real deal:

“The sad and brutal truth is, the fellow who rears ends your vehicle or causes an auto accident that hurts you or your loved ones, will most likely NOT be insured.” — Ft. Lauderdale personal injury lawyer John Castellano

“It’s true, seventy (70%) percent of the drivers in South Florida are driving around on suspended drivers licenses, or even if they have a license, they’re driving without the requisite car insurance ...

“The Florida wrongful death statute requires that any ‘beneficiaries’ (defined as the deceased individual’s kids, for example) be ‘under 25 years of age’– if there is no spouse (meaning that the dead person (‘deceased’) left ‘no spouse’ (I.e., (no husband or wife) at the time of the wrongful death.”

“This limitation as to the maximum age of the ‘beneficiaries’ (i.e., meaning those ‘survivors’ of the deceased person who may ‘take’ or recovery money in the wake of their family member’s wrongful ...

“When you call me at the office at 954 766 8810, I will make time to explain to you the difference between an ‘appeal’ and a ‘motion for new trial.’ Your Florida criminal defense lawyer or Florida appeals lawyer (known as an Florida appellate lawyer) will often file an appeal of your conviction and sentence in the trial court; but if your new lawyer is hired quickly enough (before the expiration of time provided in the Rules of Criminal Procedure), ...

“You can get yourself drug tested a couple of times a week, as just one way to help in your own defense, assuming it’s a drug case, for example,” said Florida criminal defense attorney John Castellano. “Your lawyer can ‘humanize’ you with the prosecutor and the assigned judge — providing them with these consistent clean urines AND a host of character reference letters, as another example, perhaps with some recent certificates of achievement by the accused in his or her ...