Clearwater, Tampa Bay, Pinellas County, Florida DUI and Criminal Defense Lawyers

• * Board Certified Criminal Trial Attorney, by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education
• * Bar Register of Preeminent Attorneys
• AV Rated Firm

The attorneys at The Law Offices of Sandefer & Murtha, P.A. are Florida criminal defense and DUI defense lawyers. Criminal matters handles include DUI/BUI/Traffic, Drug Trafficking, Drug Possession, Outstanding Warrants/Accusations, Sex Offenses/Lewdness, Domestic Violence, Consumer Fraud, Theft/Burglary, Aggravated Assault/Battery, Resisting Arrest, Pornography/Internet Crimes, Weapons Offenses/10-20-Life, Homicide/Manslaughter, White Collar Crime, Record Sealing, Probation Violation, Felonies/Misdemeanors. We also represent people injured by negligence and auto accidents.

We serve the entire state of Florida, including Clearwater, Tampa Bay, Pinellas County, Largo, Pinellas Park, Seminole, Palm Harbor, Safety Harbor, Tarpon Springs, Indian Rocks Beach and Redington Beach. Our main office is located at 711 S. Belcher Road, Clearwater, Florida.

If you or someone you know in Clearwater, Tampa Bay, Pinellas County or anywhere in Florida needs the assistance of an experienced Florida DUI and Criminal Defense Lawyer, call Sandefer & Murtha today at 866-786-LAWS, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.

Handling the following types of cases: DUI / BUI / Traffic Drug Trafficking Drug Possession / Sale Outstanding Warrants / Accusations Sex Offenses / Lewdness Domestic Violence Consumer Fraud Theft / Burglary Aggravated Assault/Battery Resisting Arrest Pornography / Internet Crimes Weapons Offenses / 10-20-Life Homicide / Manslaughter White Collar Crime Record Sealing Probation Violation Felonies / Misdemeanors

Read Our Legal Blog

• General News for 2009
  2009 has been a fruitful year thus far.   We have had numerous successes at DHSMV  DUI hearings, as well as sucessfully arguing for reductions in several DUI charges.  A recent Tampa charge of Aggravated Battery with a motor vehicle calling for a guidelines prison sentence of about 3 years was reduced to reckless driving for [...]
• Recent events
  The state wanted  prison for an aggravted battery charge involving an accusation that our client hit a person in the face with a beer mug causing lascerations.  They refused to budge on that demand.  The sentencing guidelines also called for prison.  The client claimed he was in fear and acted in self defense.   The case proceeded [...]
• Intoxilyzer 8000 challenges
  Congratulations to Arizona DUI attoneys who appear to be in the driver’s seat to force CMI to release the source code for the Intoxilyzer 8000.  Judges in most states, including Florida, have declined to make CMI release the software for the machine so we can see what makes it work and why the codes are [...]
• Similar evidence ruled inadmissible in lewd and lascivious case
  Recently we were successful in our objections to exclude testimony and evidence on a charge of 2 counts of lewd and lascivious contact with a minor.  The Judge ruled that statements sought to be introduced from people the minors had allegedly talked to about the alleged events were inadmissible.  Additionally, the allegations of each minor could not [...]
• DUI developments
  April 23, 2008.  Jury trial verdict of not guilty on a charge of DUI.  The breath test results were previously suppressed on a motion filed that the deputy misinformed our client about the availability of a breath test versus a blood test.  The suppressed breath reading was .16.  The client did poorly on the field exercises [...]