All these articles are applicable to Florida Law. Information here may be similar to many other states, but may not be completely the same.
DUI/DWI
- Challenging a breath test in Florida
- Ignition Interlock in Florida: Starting Your Car After a DUI Takes More Than A Key
- How Expensive are DUIs?
- Arrested for Drunk Driving
- Driving Under the Influence
- Field Sobriety Test
- DUI on Prescribed Drugs?
- The Difference Between DUI and DWI
- "Hunch" Not Enough to Support Orlando Police Swab Test of Driver
- Professionals DUI
- Retaining a DUI Lawyer
- Half Taxi, Half Cop Car Impact on DUI
- Traveling With a DUI
- How To Prove You Weren't Drunk During a DUI Stop
- Second DUI in Florida
- Third DUI in Florida
- License Suspension After DUI
- Florida considers changing ignition interlock limits
- Picking the Best DUI Attorney for Your Case
- US Supreme Court rules in DUI blood draw case
- How Does The Umansky Law Firm Handle DUI Cases?
Central Florida DUI Defense
Controlled Substances/Illegal Drugs
- Crossing the line: When do drug dogs need search warrants?
- Florida Attorney General issues order banning more synthetic drugs
- Legalization of marijuana and its effect on employment
- Marijuana: What is it and is it legal in the State of Florida?
- Medical marijuana in Florida: Is it a possibility?
- Painkillers After an Accident Can Get You Arrested?
- Use of marijuana not showing any decline
- Ban on Utensils of Death?
- Florida prescription drug crackdown comes at a heavy cost
Sealing/Record Expungement
Theft/Shoplifting
- Are you a Nurse Accused of Shoplifting in Orlando?
- Arrested for Department Store Theft?
- Arrested for Shoplifting?
- Been Caught Stealing From Best Buy
- Caught Shoplifting at Kohl's
- Caught Stealing From Publix
- Caught Stealing From Wal-Mart
- Caught Stealing From Home Depot
- Caught Stealing From Target
- Is That Piece of Jewelry from Claires?
- Theft Criminal Defense Article
- Theft From Sears
Probation
Fraud and Your Legal Rights
Sexual Offenders
- Transmitting Child Pornography: How to Defend the Charges
- Consequences of Being a Convicted Sexual Offender
- Florida Bill Seeks to Further Limit Sex Offender Proximity to Children
- The Laws Surrounding The Tracking of Sex Offenders
- Sumter County STARCOP Project
- Osceola County Spring Cleaning Sex Sting
- Cambodia's Problem With Sexual Offenders
- Sex Crimes and Professional Licenses
- Sexual Offender Registration
- Operation Cyber Child
- Florida Entrapment Laws
- 78 Nabbed in Polk County Sex Sting
Auto-Related
Juvenile Cases
- Kids more likely to falsely incriminate themselves, experts say
- Cyber aggravated stalking charge
- Call the Cops on Your Kid and Now They're In Jail
- Underage Curfew
- Underage Fake ID Use
- Underage Truancy
- How Does Juvenile Court Work
- The Department of Juvenile Justice
- Should Parents Be Liable for their Kids?
Criminal Defense in Florida
- Pre-trial diversion: How Does it Work?
- Reducing a domestic violence charge
- Orlando's Umansky Law Firm secures four victories in criminal cases
- Gambling offenses in Florida
- Do I need to worry about record history when I was a minor?
- Self Defense in Florida
- Finding Reliable Attorney Reviews
- How to a Pick the Best Lawyer in Central Florida for your Case
- How to a Pick the Best Lawyer in Orlando for your Case
- A Primer of Florida Felony Sentencing
- Cruel and Unusual Punishment Among Mentally Ill Inmates
- Did the Police Entrap Me?
- Switching Your Lawyer During Criminal Case
- Do You Have the Blues at the House of Blues?
- Revocation of Your Bond
- Steps to Increasing the Chance of Your Case's Success
- Florida Innocence Commission Calls for Changes in Lineup Procedures
- Florida Innocence Commission Recommends Changes to Photo Lineups
- How Innocent People Confess to Violent Crimes
- Is Videotaping the Police an Obstruction of Justice?
- Tourist Arrested
- Why Are Attractive Criminals Media Sensations?
- Kinds of Criminal Defense Motions
- Florida Bail Bonds
- How do I Know Police Will Press Charges?
- Can I Do Pre-Trial Diversion Twice?
- How Much Will a Lawyer Cost Me?
- Zahra Umansky invited to join prestigious national trial lawyer group
- Domestic Violence Against Someone I'm Not Married to?
- What is a No Bill?
How Do I Remove My Mugshot? - Umansky Law Firm supports local high school mock trial team
- U.S. Supreme Court rules police can collect DNA samples without warrants
- Mom faces child neglect charges for letting son play alone in park
- Abogado de Defensa Criminal
- Don't Violate Probation: Even Superstars Go to Jail!
- Little Girl Run Over by Car on Beach in Central Florida
- Just Got in an Accident and Arrested for Drunk Driving?
- Field Sobriety Test
- Arrested for DUI on July 4th
- Altamonte Springs DUI Lawyer
- Longwood DUI Lawyers
- Maitland DUI Lawyers
- Kissimmee DUI Lawyers
- DUI Consequences for Licensed Professionals
- Marijuana: What is it and is it legal in the State of Florida?
- Painkillers After an Accident Can Get You Arrested?
- Are you a Nurse Accused of Shoplifting in Orlando?
- Arrested for Shoplifting at Macy's?
- Been Caught Stealing From Best Buy
- Is That Piece of Jewelry from Claires?
- Theft From Sears
- Caught Shoplifting at Kohl's
- Theft Criminal Defense in Orlando
- Arrested for Shoplifting at Target in Orlando?
- Consequences of Being a Convicted Sexual Offender
- Obama & Medicare Fraud
- House In Foreclosure? Now Being Charged With Mortgage Fraud? What Next?
- Did the Police Entrap Me?
- Criminal Record Expungements: Is It Truly a Clean Slate?
- Call the Cops on Your Kid and Now They're In Jail
- Arrested for Trespassing at Downtown Disney?
- Caught Driving While License Suspended or Revoked?
- Negligent or at Fault For Causing an Accident
- Tourist Arrested in Orlando
- Why Are Attractive Criminals Media Sensations?
- Florida Bill Seeks to Further Limit Sex Offender Proximity to Children
- New Phone Application Tracks Sex Offenders
- Cruel and Unusual Punishment Among Mentally Ill Inmates
- How Innocent People Confess to Violent Crimes
- Law Enforcement Uses High Profile Tactics Against Drunk Drivers
- Florida Innocence Commission Recommends Changes to Photo Lineups
- Got Stopped for DUI? What Do You Do Now?
- Restoring Civil Rights in Florida After a Felony Conviction
- Florida Innocence Commission Calls for Changes in Lineup Procedures
- "Hunch" Not Enough to Support Orlando Police Swab Test of Driver
- Is Videotaping the Police an Obstruction of Justice?
- Florida Felony Sentencing Guidelines
- Self Defense in Florida
- Florida Underage Curfew Violations
- Florida Possession of a Fake ID
- Juvenile Truancy in Florida
- Criminal Defense Attorneys in Orlando
- The Cost of a DUI Lawyer in Florida
- How Legal Cases Are Handled in Orlando
- Steps to Increasing the Chance of Your Case's Success
- Ignition Interlock in Florida: Starting Your Car After a DUI Takes More Than A Key
- Polk County Sex Sting
- Sumter County STARCOP Project
- Osceola County Spring Cleaning
- Canadian Sex Crimes
- Underage Drinking and Smoking
- Caught Stealing From Publix
- How Sex Crimes Affect Professionals
- Caught Stealing From Home Depot
- Caught Stealing From Target
- Caught Stealing From Walmart
- Abogado de Defensa Criminal
- Who May Access Sealed and Expunged Records
- Orlando Attorney Reviews
- Picking the Best DUI Attorney in Orlando
- Picking Best Lawyer in Central Florida
- Picking the Best Attorney in Orlando
- Sexual Offender Registration
- What is the Difference Between a DUI and a DWI
- DUI on Prescription Drugs in Orlando
- Revocation of Your Bond
- Operation Cyber Child
- Half Taxi, Half Cop Car Impact on DUI
- Do New "Anti-Strangulation" Laws Go Too Far With Too Little Evidence?
- Proving You Were Not Drunk Driving
- DUI Travel Restrictions
- Criminal Defense Motions
- How to Change Your Lawyer
- DUI Probation Violation in Orlando
- Second DUI Offense
- The Expungement Process In Florida
- Beginning the Expungement Process
- The Certificate of Eligibility For Expungement
- The Petition to Expunge
- Sending Out the Expungement Documents
- Expungement Approval Process
- Expungement Waiting Process
- Completing the Expungement Packet
- New Florida Drug Scheduling Laws Target Synthetics
- Do I Need to Worry About Record History When I Was a Minor?
- Gambling Offenses in Florida
- Orlando’s Umansky Law Firm Secures Four Victories in Criminal Cases
- Reducing a Domestic Violence Charge
- Stopped by Police for Driving Without Valid License. What Happens Next?
- Use of Marijuana Not Showing Any Decline
- Pre-trial Diversion
- Legalization of Marijuana and its Effect on Employment
- Florida Bail Bonds
- Mexican Citizen Expungement
- Florida Entrapment Laws
- License Suspension After DUI
- Medical Marijuana in Florida: Is it a possibility?
- Probation in Different Counties
- Expunging a Domestic Violence Charge
- Removing a College Student Criminal Record
- Florida Attorney General issues order banning more synthetic drugs
- Florida Considers Changing Ignition Interlock Limits
- How Do I Know Police Will Press Charges?
- New Charge While on DUI Probation
- Can I Do Pre-Trail Diversion Twice?
- Sex Sting Nabs 78 accused in Polk County
- Third DUI in Orlando
- How Much Will a Criminal Defense Lawyer Cost Me?
- Zahra Umansky invited to join prestigious national trial lawyer group
- US Supreme Court rules in DUI blood draw case
- Domestic Violence Case Dropped since Never Married to the Person You Committed the Battery On?
- What is a No Bill?
- How Do I Remove My Mug Shot?
- Should Parents be Held Liable for Their Children's Crime?
- Are Bongs Illegal in Florida?
- Umansky Law Firm Supports Local High School Mock Trial Team
- Florida child abuse reporting laws among nation’s toughest
- Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test
- One Leg Stand Field Sobriety Test
- Walk and Turn Test
- Kids more likely to falsely incriminate themselves, experts say
- New bills stress Florida’s aggressive stance against sex crimes
- Orlando police seek help from bar and nightclub owners to curb crime
- Insurance fraud on the rise in Florida
- Florida prescription drug crackdown comes at a heavy cost
- Guide to Choosing an Attorney
- The Complete Probation Guide
- Contributing to the delinquency of a child in Florida: The basics
- Traffic Citation With Serious Bodily Injury or Death
- The sex offender registry program in Florida
- What Should You Do If Falsely Accused of Sexual Assault?
- Breath test refusal at heart of upcoming Florida court decision
- Some of Florida’s DUI laws may be unconstitutional
- What rights do drivers have at sobriety checkpoints in Florida?
Recent Criminal
Case Results
Grand Theft ($300-$5000)
Nolle Prosequi-Case Dropped
CT-Driving Under the Influence Car (M1)
Nolle Prosequi - Case Dropped
CT- Driving under the influence car
Nolle Prosequi - Case Dropped
Grand Theft Third Degree
Adjudicated Guilty; One day jail/one day time serve; Restitution fees; Court Cost
Petit Theft < 300
We negotiated an agreement that entailed the State dropping the charge after our client completed a Pre-Trial Diversion Program. The Charge was dropped via a Nolle Prosequi.
Unlawful Speeding
Withhold of Adjudication; No points on license; Paid fine and clerk cost; 8 hour aggressive driver class; 90 days to satisfy fine and class
Shoot/Throw Missile Into Dwell/Struct/Veh; Child Abuse; Criminal Mischief; Battery (Domestic Violence)
No Information Notice - Charges Dropped
Attach Tag/Lic Plate To Unassigned Vehicle (M2)
Nolle Prosequi - Case Dropped
DUI with Minor In Car or BAL of .20 or Higher
Pled No Contest, 1 Year Probation, 10 day Car Impound, Community Service
Motion to Modify Probation
Motion Granted in 48 hours
Petit Theft
Adjudication Withheld, 4 Months probation, Costs/Fines, Impulse Control Class
Petit Theft of $100 or MORE (M1)
Nolle Prosequi
Refuse To Submit To DUI Test (M1)
Case Dropped
Battery on Law Enforcement Officer (F3); Disorderly Conduct (M2)
Nolle Prosequi - Case Dropped
Battery
Charges Dropped
Scheme to Defraud(F3); Grand Theft(F3)
Motion to Terminate Probation Granted
Unlawful Speed
Dismissed
Failed to Yield at Intersection
Not Guilty
Leave Scene Of A Crash W/Property Damage (M2)
Case Dropped
Motion to Modify and Impose a Withhold of Adjudication
Granted
Attempted Burglary of a Conveyance
Charges dropped
Possession of Cannabis (less than 20 grams)
Charges dropped
VOP for DUI
Reduced to reckless driving
Possession of Alcohol Under the Age of 21
Charges dropped
Driving Under the Influence
Reduced to Reckless Driving
Violation of Probation
Case Dismissed
Recent Personal
Injury Settlements
$125,000
Scooter Accident
$275,000
Car Accident
$100,000
Car Accident
$300,000
Government Liability Case
$100,000
