Blog Posts in 2013

The legal team at Calvo & Calvo, Attorneys at Law is proud to announce that Lead Attorney Jose Calvo recently joined The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers. This is an invitation-only ...

Florida law allows a person to clear or expunge certain criminal arrests and convictions from his or her criminal record, providing specific requirements are met. There are also laws which govern the ...

Florida 3 Strikes Law Since 1999, the state of Florida has imposed a 3 strikes law that requires a judge to sentence a third time violent felony offender to a mandatory minimum term in prison, based ...

Effective July 1, 2013 the Department of Motor Vehicles is allowing first-time DUI offenders to waive their right to a formal review hearing in exchange for a permit to drive while their DUI case is ...

Pursuant to Florida's Implied Consent Law (Florida Statute Section 316.1932) and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's (FDLE) regulations, in DUI cases in Florida all breath testing must be done ...

On July 13, 2013 George Zimmerman was acquitted in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Following the nationally publicized trial, much media attention focused on the fact that the six person jury ...