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  • 2023
    • August
      • How Can a Criminal Defense Attorney Help You Fight Domestic Violence Charges?
    • July
      • Inside the Courtroom: Fighting Drug Trafficking Charges
  • 2019
    • October
      • Pinellas County Clerk of Court Announces October Driver License Re-instatement Event
  • 2018
    • November
      • Hillsborough County State Attorney Creates "Conviction Review Unit"
    • September
      • Florida Sentencing Guideline Departures: Youth & Inability to Appreciate Consequences
    • July
      • The Kilfin Law Firm, P.C. to Open New St. Petersburg, FL Location
    • June
      • U.S. Supreme Court: Warrant Required for Historical Cell Phone Location Information
    • March
      • Hillsborough State Attorney Initiates "RIDR" Program for 1st Time DUI Offenders
  • 2017
    • December
      • Florida Sentencing Guideline Departures: Victim as Initiator, Participant or Provoker of Incident
    • October
      • St. Petersburg DUI Attorney Donald Kilfin Identified as One of Florida's Top by the NAFDD
    • September
      • Attorney Donald J. Kilfin Receives AV Preeminent Rating From Martindale-Hubbell
    • August
      • Florida Judge Rules Stand Your Ground Amendments Unconstitutional
    • July
      • Florida Places Burden of Proof on the State In Stand Your Ground Immunity Hearings
    • April
      • Thank You
    • March
      • Search & Seizure in Florida: An Overview
    • February
      • Pinellas County Jury Finds Kilfin Law Firm, P.C. Client Not Guilty of Aggravated Battery
      • Florida Sentencing Guideline Departures: Legitimate, Uncoerced Plea Bargain
  • 2016
    • December
      • Speedy Trial In Florida: An Overview
    • November
      • St. Petersburg DUI Attorney Donald Kilfin Identified as One of Central Florida's Top BY NAFDD
    • October
      • Florida Death Penalty Law Update: Pt. 2
    • September
      • PSCO Releases Results of Labor Day DUI Wolf Pack Operation
      • DUI Wolf Pack to Roam Pinellas County This Labor Day Weekend
      • Florida Sentencing Guideline Departures: Need for Restitution
    • August
      • Pasco County Jury Finds Kilfin Law Firm, P.C. Client Not Guilty of DUI
      • DUI Crackdown Kicks Off in Tampa Bay & Throughout Florida
      • Pinellas County Pre-Arrest Diversion Program: An Update
      • The Aggravated Assault Exceptions to 10-20-Life: 2016 Updates
    • July
      • U.S. Supreme Court Decides Constitutionality of Warrantless Breath & Blood Tests
    • June
      • What is a Stand Your Ground Immunity Motion?
    • May
      • Florida Sentencing Guideline Departures: Unsophisticated/Isolated/Remorse
    • April
      • Pinellas Sheriff Proposes Pre-Arrest Diversion for Adults
    • March
      • Florida Death Penalty Law Update
    • January
      • Florida Supreme Court to Consider the Constitutionality of Breath Test Refusal Charges Without a Search Warrant
  • 2015
    • December
      • Florida Sentencing Guideline Departures: Youthful Offenders
    • November
      • The Aggravated Assault Exceptions to Florida's 10-20-Life Statute
    • October
      • For the Second Consecutive Year, St. Petersburg DUI Attorney Donald J. Kilfin is a Selected Member of the NAFDD
      • Florida Highway Patrol Launches Multi-Day Statewide TACT Campaign
      • Pinellas County S.O. Releases Results of Labor Day DUI Wolf Pack Operation
      • Florida Enacts Tougher Prostitution Laws
    • September
      • Do I Need A Criminal Defense Attorney?
      • DUI Wolf Pack to Roam Pinellas County Labor Day Weekend
      • The Three Levels of Police Citizen Encounters
    • August
      • Pre-trial Release in Florida: The Basics
    • July
      • Driver's License Reinstatment Day a Success
      • Driver's License Reinstatement Day
      • Florida's "Williams Rule": What Is It & What Does It Mean For My Criminal Case?
    • June
      • Alternatives to Incarceration in Pinellas County
    • April
      • Thank You
    • March
      • They Searched My Car - Can They Do That??
    • February
      • I Received a Traffic Ticket - How Can I Avoid the Points?
    • January
      • Florida's Principal Statute: All For One and One For All
  • 2014
    • December
      • Inchoate (Incomplete) Crimes: Attempt, Solicitation & Conspiracy
    • November
      • St. Petersburg Criminal and DUI Attorney Donald J. Kilfin Identified as One of the Top DUI Attorneys in Florida by the NAFDD
    • October
      • This Is Entrapment!! (Right??)
    • September
      • What is the Statute of Limitations Anyway?
    • August
      • They Never Read Me My Rights - Can My Charge Be Dismissed?
    • July
      • Do I Need a St. Petersburg Criminal Defense Attorney?
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