Recently named as one of the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, Richard L. Cooper is a criminal defense attorney handling all types of State and Federal crimes and serving all of Florida. Richard L. Cooper earned his Bachelors degree from Nova Southeastern University’s Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences and his Juris Doctorate from Nova’s Shepard Broad School of Law. Over the years, Mr. Cooper has represented countless defendants in criminal matters from Traffic to Trafficking. It is Mr. Cooper’s unique holistic approach to criminal defense that sets him apart. With many jury verdicts under his belt, Mr. Cooper is an accomplished and skilled trial lawyer. It is that experience that makes him a formidable opponent to the Government and has earned him a reputation of excellence in advocacy for his clients. Mr. Cooper is a proud member member of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and serves all of Florida defending those who have been accused of crimes of all types. Whether it’s petty theft or white collar federal crimes, no case is too big or too small. Mr. Cooper is ready, willing and able to defend your case with passion and zeal. It is this personal touch that all his clients receive that makes Richard L. Cooper stand out in the sea of competitors. Mr. Cooper is a member of the Dade County Bar Association, and the Coral Gables Bar Association. Mr. Cooper knows that being faced with the spectre of serious criminal charges is frightening. You may be worried about spending substantial time in prison, losing personal relationships or business assets you’ve spent many years creating, and permanent damage to your reputation. With the Law Offices of Richard L. Cooper on your side, you can expect a trusted confidant who will work diligently to fully understand your case and determine a road map to help you regain control of your life. Facing criminal charges can be daunting. Make sure you have a strong and skilled voice on your side.

Mr. Stroleny is a lifelong Coconut Grove resident whose family has been part of the community for more than a century. He attended MAST Academy and earned his bachelor’s degree from Florida International University, later continuing on to FIU College of Law. During law school, he gained early courtroom experience while working at a leading probate and guardianship firm, where he learned the value of dedication, preparation, and client-centered representation. He was elected class president, served as President of the FIU Trial Team, and led the team to a first-place national victory at the 16th Annual National White Collar Crime Mock Trial Invitational in Washington, D.C. After graduating with honors and receiving the Trial Advocacy Award, Mr. Stroleny joined the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office as an Assistant State Attorney. He handled thousands of matters, including traffic offenses, misdemeanors, domestic violence charges, DUI cases, and serious felony prosecutions. His time as a prosecutor provided a deep understanding of courtroom strategy, evidentiary challenges, and the realities of the criminal justice system. He also gained extensive experience in both trial and appellate work. Earlier, through his juvenile-division internship, he managed hundreds of juvenile misdemeanor and felony files, taking numerous cases to trial and earning strong results. Today, he brings this comprehensive background to his criminal defense practice, representing clients in matters involving domestic violence, DUI, and felony charges with diligence and respect. If you are seeking dedicated representation for a criminal, DUI, domestic violence, or felony matter, contact Mr. Stroleny at 305-615-1285 or complete the firm's online contact form to discuss your case.

An avid traveler and former NCAA football scholarship athlete, Shawn Hairston came to Miami to launch his legal career and experience everything the city had to offer—from its dynamic legal scene to its legendary beach clubs. As a former defense attorney, he brings firsthand knowledge from working at the very firms he now has a passion for defeating. His experience on both sides of the courtroom gives him the strategic edge to take on corporations, insurance companies, and powerful institutions, ensuring his clients receive the justice and compensation they deserve. In addition to leading the firm’s Miami practice, Shawn manages the Washington, D.C. office, leveraging his experience on Capitol Hill to navigate complex legal and policy issues. When the big players try to push you around, you need an attorney who knows how to push back—harder.

Charlton Stoner has 30 years of successful litigation experience. His law firm concentratrates in three areas of the law: Business Law and Litigation / Real Estate Law and Litigation / Criminal Defense Charlton Stoner has an exceptional reputation for successful representation of clients faced with complex legal and business issues including public, noteworthy and affluent clients as well as clients in unpopular industries and with unpopular causes. Charlton Stoner has extensive formal training and three decades of experience as a skilled negotiator with a proven record of satisfying clients seeking strategic, goal oriented, conflict resolution by all available means including negotiation, mediation, arbitration, litigation, or trial by judge or jury. Year after year Mr Stoner has won many jury trials, bench trials (decided by a judge without a jury), arbitrations and pre-trial evidentiary hearings. Charlton Stoner works hard to develop an in-depth understanding of his client's problems, objectives and needs, to provide the client with confidence and peace of mind that comes from receiving the best strategic advice available, to work well with his clients and communicate effectively, and to obtain the best possible solutions for the client. His ability to think creatively, his understanding of and empathy for his clients, jurors and jurists, and his record of sucessfully tackling his client's problems, both complex and simple, are a large part of the reason the Firm is proud of having so many sucessful, long-lasting client relationships year after year. The Firm Focuses on the Following Areas: Commercial / Business Dispute Resolution and Litigation This area of practice includes such matters as contract disputes, partner and shareholder disputes, fraud and misrepresentation, vendor and customer relations, commercial collections, replevin and other writs for possession of property, breach of commercial lease disputes, receiverships, and enforcement of secured transactions. The Law Offices of Charlton Stoner specializes in providing exceptional counsel to, and representation of, individuals and businesses engaged in all types of industries and commercial relationships. Throughout the years Charlton Stoner has developed specialized knowledge in many particular industries and businesses such as the hospitality industry including restaurant and bar finance and vendor relations, the alarm and security industry including bulk account sales and acquisitions, the towing and storage industry, wholesalers, exporters and distributors. Real Estate Dispute Resolution and Litigation The Firm represents buyers, sellers, brokers, developers, and lenders in matters involving buyer/seller disputes, commission disputes, enforcement of buyers and sellers rights, deposit forfeitures and refunds, mortgage forclosures, enforcement of and defense against personal guaranties, lender liability issues; and counsel to prevent breach of real estate contracts and enforce closing rights. Charlton Stoner has the extensive trial experience and reputation as a successful litigator unequaled by most real estate attorneys, which provides clients with a distinct advantage in dealing with real estate disputes. The Law Offices of Charlton Stoner specializes in providing exceptional counsel to, and representation of, individuals and businesses engaged in all types of real estate transactions and investments, both commercial and residential. Charlton Stoner possesses extensive knowledge of and the ability to provide effective, efficient solutions for real estate developers, lenders, investors, sellers, buyers, agents and brokers, and mortgage brokers. Resolution of Criminal Charges; Criminal Defense and Trial This Law Firm vigorously defends its clients accused of criminal conduct. With his previous experience as a former prosecutor with the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office, his broad knowledge of the criminal justice system and his common sense approach to criminal trial practice, Charlton Stoner has earned a reputation as a successful and extremely ardent and diligent defender of his clients' rights. Mr Stoner has won 'not guilty' jury verdicts, outright judicial dismissals and dropping of charges in many cases involving such allegations as money laundering, conspiracy, false statements, mortgage fraud, medicare fraud, theft, drugs, sexual battery, assault and battery, domestic abuse, DUIs, and many others. In addition Mr Stoner has personally represented a number of military members in Courts Martial proceedings with an outstanding record of success. While this Firm reserves the right to be selective in the clients it chooses to defend and the types of cases it will agree to handle, nonetheless the Firm recognizes the right of even a guilty client to the best defense and the most vigorous enforcement of guaranteed and protected rights available. Therefore, the most important criteria for case selection is the ability of the Firm to provide in a particular case the most effective defense available.

"I want you to feel comfortable with me as your advocate in the courtroom." More than twenty-one years of handling a myriad of legal issues in both transactional issues and Trial experience in Family Law, Criminal Law, and Civil Litigation. All facets of Litigation and Trial Experience in the Family Division, Criminal Division, Circuit Civil Division, Juvenile Division, Support Matters, and Probate Division, in Miami- Dade County in and for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida. Extensive Court Appearances and Hearings in Federal Court in the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida. Trial and Evidentiary proceedings in the following Florida Counties for Circuit Court proceedings: Miami-Dade County, Broward County, Palm Beach County, Martin County, Monroe County, Collier County, Polk County, Hendry County, Port St. Lucie County, Orange County, Pinellas County, Duval County, Pasco County, and Lee County. Certified by the Supreme Court of Florida as a Family Mediator. Extensive Alternative Dispute Resolution Training and experience In civil and family law disputes.

A. Antonio Tomas is a Board Certified Tax Lawyer, Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer and a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Tomas's practice focuses on two main areas: Tax Law and Criminal Law. Mr. Tomas has successfully represented clients against the Internal Revenue Service at the field and appeals level, as well as before the United States Tax Court. He has also advised and counseled clients on various issues, including trust and estate planning, corporate structuring and general tax planning. Mr. Tomas has extensive experience at the state and federal level litigating all phases of a criminal case. He has defended clients charged with various white-collar crimes, as well as other crimes such as grant theft, child molestation and murder. Mr. Tomas graduated with honors from the University of Miami School of Law in 2003. During law school, he interned with the Miami-Dade state attorney's office and was an editor for the Inter-American Law Review. He went on to earn an L.L.M. degree (Masters of Law) in Taxation from the University of Miami in 2006. Prior to law school, he majored in Accounting and earned a Master's Degree in Taxation from Florida International University. He has been a C.P.A. (Certified Public Accountant) in the state of Florida since 2002.

When you are dealing with high stakes litigation, you know what is at risk, and so do I. At the Law Offices of Sebastian Ohanian, LLC, I represent good people throughout the Miami area who have been accused of serious crimes or have complex legal issues. I provide aggressive litigation tactics and the highest quality guidance in complicated legal situations.

Evan Hoffman of The Hoffman Firm has built his legal career on protecting the rights of individuals across Florida, drawing on more than 17 years of criminal trial experience. He began in 1998 as an Assistant State Prosecutor with the Broward County State Attorney’s Office, where he handled over 100 jury trials and more than 120 non-jury trials involving charges such as battery, possession of a controlled substance, and DUI. After years as a prosecutor, Hoffman shifted his focus to criminal defense, using his insight into prosecutorial strategies to advocate for clients throughout Miami and the surrounding areas. He founded The Hoffman Firm with the belief that knowledge and experience are the strongest defense. Hoffman has authored articles on DUI, domestic violence, and illegal searches and seizures. In 2016, he identified a critical flaw in a DUI breath test machine — an error that led to the dismissal of his client’s charges and revealed that dozens of individuals had been wrongfully convicted. His work was featured by Channel 10 Eyewitness News. The Hoffman Firm represents clients across Miami-Dade County, including Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Homestead, Hialeah, Doral, Aventura, North Miami, South Miami, Key Biscayne, and nearby communities. To learn more about our costs and services, call 305-249-0090 or contact us online.

Mr. Goodman began his legal career litigating on behalf of those accused of crimes by first interning for the Federal Public Defender's Office for the Middle District of Florida. Wanting to learn just how prosecutors put together their cases against the accused, Mr. Goodman decided to serve as an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade County for over six and a half years. While acting as a prosecutor, Mr. Goodman tried over seventy cases to verdict. During his time as a prosecutor, Mr. Goodman handled death penalty murder cases, murders featured on national television programs, traffic homicides, crimes of violence, as well as complex economic crimes. Due to his expertise in trial work, Mr. Goodman was selected to serve as the Chief of Litigation for the Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Unit, where he was tasked with training over twenty attorneys on the rules of evidence, and how to properly handle and build a case from the initial investigation until a jury verdict. Additionally, Mr. Goodman was chosen to serve on the prestigious Traffic Homicide Unit where he investigated numerous traffic fatalities that ranged from vehicular homicide to DUI manslaughter. Mr. Goodman additionally argued on behalf of the State of Florida before the Florida Parole Commission, and was specially assigned to prosecute multiple cases by the Office of the Governor. As a defense attorney, Mr. Goodman has handled crimes ranging from traffic citations to murder – each case prepared with the idea that a trial may be needed to clear the client from the charges.

John J. Torikashvili is a practicing lawyer in the state of Florida.