Criminal Defense in Indian River County.

DUI Defense

Florida treats DUI seriously — mandatory minimums, license suspensions, ignition interlock, insurance consequences. The good news: DUIs are often defensible. The traffic stop, the field sobriety tests, the breath instrument calibration, and the officer's training records are all places real defenses live.

• First, second, and third-offense DUI
• Refusal cases and DHSMV formal review hearings
• Felony DUI (serious bodily injury, prior convictions)
• Underage DUI and CDL drivers

Drug Charges

Possession, sale, trafficking — the same substance can result in vastly different exposure depending on weight, location, and prior record. Suppression motions, lab challenges, and pre-trial diversion are tools we use every week.

• Simple possession (cannabis, cocaine, prescription)
• Sale, delivery, possession with intent
• Trafficking (mandatory minimums on the table)
• Drug court and diversion eligibility

"The first 72 hours after an arrest often shape the entire case. Bond, statements to police, vehicle searches — these are decisions you don't want to make alone." — Ryan Scott DiGiovanni

Felony Defense

Burglary, grand theft, aggravated assault, fraud — felony exposure means prison time, lifetime restrictions, and a record that follows you. Felonies require deep preparation and a willingness to push back when the State overcharges.

• Burglary, robbery, theft
• Aggravated assault and battery
• Fraud, forgery, white-collar matters
• Probation violations

Misdemeanors

A misdemeanor is still a criminal record. Petit theft, disorderly conduct, trespass, simple battery — these matters are often resolved with the right early intervention.

Domestic Violence

Domestic battery cases move fast and carry collateral consequences (injunctions, firearm restrictions, immigration impact). Pre-file intervention with the State Attorney can change everything.

Sex Offenses & Solicitation

These charges carry a stigma long before anyone reaches a courtroom — and a conviction can mean registration requirements that follow you for life. Many of them also begin with a sting operation, an online decoy, or an undercover officer, which means the defenses often live in how the investigation was run: entrapment, the officer's inducement, the reliability of chat logs and recordings, and whether the State can prove intent at all.

Lower-level solicitation and prostitution-related offenses are frequently over-charged and, handled early, frequently resolvable — diversion, reduction, or dismissal — without the lifelong consequences the initial charge suggests.

• Soliciting, inducing, or procuring another to commit prostitution
• Engaging in or offering to commit prostitution
• Deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution ("pimping")
• Renting or permitting a place to be used for prostitution
• Online sting and undercover decoy cases
• Lewd or lascivious behavior; indecent exposure
• Unlawful sexual activity with a minor
• Sexual battery and related felony allegations
• Failure to register; registration and residency issues

Juvenile Cases

Different court, different rules, different stakes. Juvenile records can be sealed, but only with the right disposition. We focus on outcomes that protect a young person's future.

Sealing & Expungement

If your case ended without a conviction — or if it qualifies for sealing under Florida law — we can clear it from the public record. One eligibility check, one filing, one record cleared.