| Education:
1983, BA, University of South
Carolina, Cum Laude.
1986, JD, University of North
Carolina, School of Law.
Experience:
1986-1989. Assistant Public
Defender, 19th Judicial Circuit, Florida. Handling all types of
felony and misdemeanor criminal cases.
1989-1991. Associate with Rickey
L. Farrell, Attorney-at-Law, Port St. Lucie, Florida. Handling
criminal and civil matters, including family law, real estate and
land use.
1993-1997. Program Attorney,
Guardian Ad-Litem Program, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit. Representing
guardians ad-litem in their representation of children involved in
dependency and termination of parental rights proceedings.
1991-present. T. Charles Shafer &
Associates.
Defense of clients accused of any
and all types of crimes in Federal and Florida state courts,
including first degree murder and other violent crimes; drug
possession, sale, and trafficking; misdemeanors, DUI (criminal
trials and administrative hearings); firearms charges; sex
offenses (exposure, sexual battery); computer crimes; child abuse
and neglect; battery; domestic violence; theft; and fraud.
Tried over 75 jury trials, and
hundreds of non-jury trials.
Extensive client contact
(including jail visits for incarcerated clients) in preparation of
cases, concentrating on creating a coordinated defense plan.
Appearances in U.S. District
Court, Southern District, Florida, and in circuit and county courts
in Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, Broward, Okeechobee, Palm Beach,
Broward, Brevard, Hendry, and Orange counties, Florida.
Representation of clients in
post-conviction motions in State and Federal courts, from
investigations to preparation of motions and evidentiary hearings.
Extensive pre-trial preparation,
including interviewing witnesses, analyzing documents, preparing
exhibits (such as charts, photos and/or videos), and questioning
State witnesses.
Coordination of criminal
investigators and forensic experts to assist in the client’s trial
defense.
Jail visits with incarcerated clients.
Memberships:
National Association of Criminal
Defense Lawyers
Florida Association of Criminal
Defense Lawyers
National College For DUI Defense,
Inc.
National Organization for the
Reform of Marijuana Laws ("NORML") Legal Committee
The Florida Bar; Criminal Law and
Family Law Sections
St. Lucie County Bar Association
Former Member: Florida Statewide
Human Rights Advocacy Committee
Past President: St. Lucie County Bar Association
If you are looking for a lawyer to aggressively protect your legal
interests, who knows the law and has the experience to use it to your
advantage, and who will listen to you and fight for your freedom,
then call Fort Pierce criminal defense & DUI attorney, T. Charles
Shafer.
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