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- Criminal Defense
- PIP & No-Fault
- Public Defense
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- PIP & No-FaultSep 22, 2026 6 min readFlorida PIP 101: What Your $10,000 Actually CoversEvery Florida driver carries Personal Injury Protection, but few people know what it pays for. Here's a plain-English tour of the no-fault basics.Read the note
- Criminal DefenseSep 8, 2026 6 min readYour First 24 Hours: First Appearance and Bond in FloridaWhat happens in the first hearing after an arrest, who's in the courtroom, and how judges decide pretrial release. A friendly walkthrough from a former public defender.Read the note
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- PIP & No-FaultAug 30, 2026 5 min readThe 14-Day Rule and Emergency Medical Conditions, ExplainedTwo short phrases in Florida's PIP statute decide whether you get $0, $2,500, or the full $10,000 in medical benefits. Here's how they work.Read the note
- Criminal DefenseAug 12, 2026 7 min readSpeedy Trial in Florida, ExplainedFlorida's speedy trial rule sets clocks of 90 days for misdemeanors and 175 days for felonies. Here's how the clock works, how it stops, and what the recapture window is.Read the note
- PIP & No-FaultJul 18, 2026 6 min readWhen PIP Benefits Run Out: Exhaustion and Pre-Suit Demand LettersWhat happens when the $10,000 is used up, why bills are paid in the order they arrive, and the demand letter that has to come before a PIP lawsuit.Read the note
- Public DefenseJul 2, 2026 5 min readWhat a Public Defender Actually Does (and How to Get One)Public defenders are licensed, experienced trial lawyers. Here's how Florida's public defender system works and how a person qualifies for appointed counsel.Read the note