Mitchell A. Stone's profile

    Mitchell A. Stone

    Top rated Criminal Defense attorney in Jacksonville, Florida

    Education Qualification:

    University of Florida Levin College of Law

    Practice Areas:

    Criminal defense,

    Assault & battery,

    Drug & alcohol violations,

    Sex offenses,

    Traffic violations

    1830 Atlantic BlvdJacksonville, Florida, 32207

    First Admitted: 1989, Florida

    Professional Webpage: https://www.jacksonvilledefense.com/mitchell-a-stone/

    Bar / Professional Activity:
    • Florida Bar (Criminal Law Section), 1989
    • The Florida Bar, Member
    • Florida Bar Board Of Legal Specialization and Education Certification in Criminal Trial Law, 1999
    • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1990
    • U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1991
    • U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1990
    • U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 1991
    • Jacksonville Bar Association, Criminal Law Section, Member, Chairman, 1991 - 1992, 1992
    • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1992
    • Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, President, 2020
    • Jacksonville Beaches Bar Association (President 2017), 2012
    • District of Columbia, Washington, 1991
    • Northeast Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Past President), 1993
    Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results):
    • State of Florida v. Kelly Mathis RICO, Money Laundering, Gambling, Conspiracy Not Guilty/All Charges Dismissed, 2013
    • Herons Landing v. DR Horton verdict $9.7 Million construction defect, 2016
    • Phillip M. Hewett vs. Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit (Appellate), Duval County)
    • Michael N. Schneider, as v. City of Jacksonville, 93-03431-CA (Duval County 2005)
    • Joseph D. Avery vs. Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (Circuit Court, 4th Judicial. Circuit (Appellate), Duval County)
    • State of Florida v. Ruben Diaz, 162002CF010454HXXXM (Duval County 2001)
    • Corjna L. Willard. v. State of Florida, Department of Highway Safety And Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Driver Improvement (Circuit Court, 4th. Judicial Circuit (Appellate), Duval County)
    • Officer Sean Breed and v. Dale Matthew Garlinghouse, 98-03396 CA (Duval County 2000)
    • Jason Sense v. State of Florida, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Bureau of Driver Improvement (Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit (Appellate), Duval County)
    • Michael Schneider, v. Lois Payne and Barbara A., 92-131 CP (Nassau County 2009)
    • John Barber III and v. Federated Mutual, 94-04184-CA (Duval County 1995)
    • Gregory Nelson, Petitioner, v. State of Florida, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Driver Improvement (Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit (Appellate), Duval County)
    • Vibol Hang v. State of Florida, 16-2008-CF-006587-AX (Duval County 2009)
    • Candace Currier vs. State of Florida. Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Bureau of Driver Improvement (Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit (Appellate), Duval County)
    • Susan S. Dralle vs. Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (4th Judicial Circuit (Appellate), Duval County)
    • State of Florida, Dept. v. Samuel L. Lankford, 16-2004-CA-005463-XX (Duval County 2006)
    • Bruce R. Clements vs. State of Florida (Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit (Appellate), Duval County)
    • James Sheriff v. State of Florida, 2000-2151CF (Duval County 2001)
    • Natasha V. Gwizdak vs. Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (Circuit Court. 4th Judicial Circuit (Appellate), Duval County)
    • St. of FL, Department of v. Candace Currier, 2001-5553CA (2002)
    • Christopher Bell v. State of Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Driver Improvement (Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit (Appellate), Duval County)
    • Ryan M. Simmons v. State of Florida, 16-2008-AP-128-XXXX (Duval County 2009)
    • Old Dominion Insurance v. Elysee, Inc., 91-04155-CA-G (Duval County 1991)
    • Andrew Smith vs. Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit (Appellate), Duval County)
    • Aqeel Baruti v. State of Florida, 16-2006-CF-1141-EXXX (Duval County 2009)
    • Gonzalo Herreros vs. Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (In the Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit (Appellate), Duval County)
    • Damon Brush vs. State of Florida, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Driver (Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit (Appellate), Duval County)
    • Roland Hendrickson v. State of Florida, 16-2004-2357-CF (Duval County 2005)
    • Jesse M. Koegler vs. Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit (Appellate), Duval County)
    • Department of Highway v. Carolyn Brass, 16-2004-CA-310-AXXX (Duval County 2005)
    • Joseph S. Frazier vs. Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit (Appellate), Duval County)
    • Bernard Jackson v. State of Florida, 88-169-CFA (Duval County 2001)
    • George Robert Vanetta vs. State of Florida. Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit (Appellate), Duval County)
    • Petitioner v. State of Florida. Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (4th Judicial Circuit (Appellate), Duval County)
    • State of Florida v. Robert Leon Lewis and, 97-5579-MM (Duval County 1999)
    • Carolyn Brass vs. State of Florida, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (Circuit Court. 4th. Judicial Circuit (Appellate), Duval County)
    • Teresa Wright v. State of Florida, 16-2008-CF-18222-AXX (Duval County 2009)
    • State of Florida v. Warren Gernier Tippie (Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit (Appellate), Duval County)
    • Kenneth N. Spaulding. Jr. vs. State of Florida, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Bureau' of Driver Improvement (Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit (Appellate), Duval County)
    • State of Florida v. Bruce R. Clements, 16-2006-AP-AXXX (Duval County 2007)
    • State of Florida v. Richard Sargent (Circuit Court. 4th Judicial Circuit, Duval County)
    Special Licenses / Certifications:
    • Board Certified, Criminal Law Trial Lawyer, Florida Board of Legal Specialization and Education, 1999
    Pro bono / Community Service:
    • Annually Contributes to Jacksonville Legal Aid
    Honors:
    • Super Lawyer, Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
    • The Highest Possible Rating, AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
    • 2005-present, The Best Lawyers in America, U.S. News and World Report
    • 2011-Present, Top Lawyers in Florida, The Wall Street Journal
    • Selected Florida Trend's Legal Elite, Jacksonville Magazine's Leading Lawyers, Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine, 2010
    • Peer review rated, Top Attorneys in Florida, The Miami Herald, 2017
    • Rated one of the top lawyers in Florida based on independent polling, Top Lawyer Rating, Jacksonville Magazine
    Educational Background:
    • University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, B.A. in Political Science, 1985
    Scholarly Lectures / Writings:
    • "DUI Notes: The End of an Error" Florida Defender, 2013
    • Faculty, ProLawCLE Defending White Collar Crime, 2019
    • Faculty - The Florida Bar Masters of DUI, 2012, 2014,2016,2018 - 2019
    • "The Editor’s Column: Learning the Ropes by Serving", 2019
    • "Who Are We? William “Bill Sheppard, Esq.", 2018
    • "F Words: Defending a Case of Criminal Legal Malpractice" Florida Defender, 2017
    • "F Words: Follow the Bitcoin... or Track Me If You Can" Florida Defender, 2017-2018
    • "F Words: Fact is Sometimes Stranger Than Fiction" Florida Defender, 2016
    • "F Words: Do you Have a Dog in This Fight" Florida Defender, 2016
    • "F Words: Do You Have the Right to Remain Silent?" Florida Defender, 2016
    • "The Fantasy About Fantasy Games in Florida" Florida Defender, 2015
    • "F Words: Did He Just Use the F Word in Front of the Jury?" Florida Defender, 2015
    • "F Words: Get Your Federally Incarcerated Client an Amendment 782 Sentence Reduction Now! Well, Sort of… " Florida Defender, 2015
    • "DUI Notes: The End of DUI Defense? Maybe, But Not So Fast" Florida Defender, 2014
    • "DUI Notes: Pop Stars Get Popped" Florida Defender, 2014
    • "DUI Notes: Cause and Rehabilitation in DUI Trials" Florida Defender, 2013
    • "DUI Notes: Ch-Ch-Cha –Changes… Recent Changes to laws concerning DMV Suspensions" Florida Defender, 2013
    • "DUI Notes: What Difference Does a Hole Make?" Florida Defender, 2013
    • "DUI Notes: It’s Not a Cinderella Story" Florida Defender, 2012
    • "DUI Notes: A Case for Accident Reconstruction Experts" Florida Defender, 2012
    • "DUI Notes: An Unintended Consequence" Florida Defender, 2012
    • "DUI Notes: You’re Putting Me On, Right?" Florida Defender, 2011
    • "DUI Notes: ONE AND DONE? Maybe Not." Florida Defender, 2012
    • "DUI Notes: Is He Really Permitted to Ask You to Blow?" Florida Defender, 2011
    • "DUI Notes: Affirmative DUI Defenses that Might Just Work" Florida Defender, 2011
    • "DUI Notes: Nothing to Sneeze At" Florida Defender, 2009
    • "DUI Notes: Bullcoming!" Florida Defender, 2011
    • "DUI Notes: DUI MURDER A Matter of Prosecutorial Discretion" Florida Defender, 2010
    • "DUI Notes: Guilt by Implication –Implying More than Consent" Florida Defender, 2010
    • "DUI Notes: Who Said Hearsay was Admissible?" Florida Defender, 2010
    • "DUI Notes: Working’ with Workman" Florida Defender, 2010
    • Quarterly publication for legal community in Florida, Edit and Publish Quarterly Criminal Law Magazine, Editor in Chief, The Florida Defender, Legal, Judicial, Political, 2019
    • "DUI Notes: Boating Under the Influence," Florida Defender, 2009
    • "DUI Notes: Cowboy, Killer or Candybar...Read the Label," Florida Defender, 2008-2009
    • "DUI Notes: 3 Things You Should Know About," Florida Defender, 2006
    • Established agenda, recruited faculty and ran entire program for 7 years to teach other lawyers DUI law, Chair, Blood Breath and Tears DUI Statewide Seminar, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Legal
    • Faculty, Gun Law in Florida, 2017
    • Contributing Author, Property Crimes Defenses, Asparte, 2014
    • Contributing Author, DUI Defense Strategies in Florida, 2012
    • "DMV Fought the Law and the Law Won or Can I Get Some BTUs", Florida Defender, Volume 21, No.2, 2009
    • Faculty - Gerald T. Bennett Advanced Trial Advocacy Seminar, 2003 - Present
    • Search & Seizure Law, Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, 1990
    • Strategies in Handling DUI Cases in Florida, 2005
    • Strategies in Handling DUI Cases in Florida, 2007
    • Blood, Breath & Tears XII, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2005
    • Blood, Breath & Tears XII, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2009
    • Federal Sentencing at the Showcase on Sentencing, 2009
    • The Florida Bar's Masters of DUI Seminar
    • FACDL Blood Breath and Tears DUI Seminar
    • Lorman DUI Seminar
    • FACDL Showcase on Sentencing
    • Lecture, Criminal Defense Topics at the Fourth Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office
    • Lecture, Middle District of Florida's Federal Defender Conference
    • Editor, University of Florida International Law Journal, University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1987 - 1988
    • "Defending the Unlicensed Contractor: A Novel Approach", Defender Magazine, Summer, 1999
    • "Doggett Days in Federal Court", Defender Magazine, Spring, 2001
    • DUI Notes "Oh, Brother What Will They Think of Next?", Florida Defender, 2009
    • "DUI Notes: An Achiever's Guide to Law Enforcement Jurisdiction in Florida," Florida Defender, 2008
    • "Cowboy, Killer or Candy bar...Read the Label", Florida Defender
    Other Outstanding Achievements:
    • The Florida Bar Criminal Law Certification Committee, 2020
    Industry Groups:
    • Blockchain
    • Business
    • Law
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