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Who Do You Call When You’ve Been Charged With a Crime?

If you’ve been arrested or charged with a crime in Florida, you need a powerful legal advocate supporting your innocence. The legal team at Stechschulte Nell, led by Board-Certified criminal defense attorney Ben Stechschulte, is prepared to bring our considerable experience, including years spent as prosecuting attorneys, to bear in your defense. Board certification is something that only 2% of Florida criminal defense lawyers have and indicates a superior level of education, experience, and knowledge of criminal law.

Most people have no experience with the criminal justice system until the moment they’re arrested. Many Elvie that if they can just explain their side of the story to police, they will be released. This is rarely the case. A lawyer can help you from the moment you’re arrested, protecting you during police interrogations and examining the evidence presented to a judge for your arrest warrant. At Stechschulte Nell, we scrutinize everything the police did in your case, and if we find a violation of your civil rights, we immediately address it.

Our legal team includes savvy investigators and expert witnesses. We conduct our own investigation into the alleged crime, gather our own evidence to build a case for your innocence, and question everything that the prosecutor and police present against you. We’re committed to vigorously defending you in court and keeping you informed at each stage of your case.

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OUR CLIENT REVIEWS

Lori Bowden

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★★★★★ a year ago

I highly recommend this law firm! During a stressful situation, Ben Stechschulte, called me within 2 minutes of me leaving a voicemail. Ben empathized; showed compassion and demonstrated his confidence and expertise with almost 20 years in ...

Jordan H.

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★★★★★ a year ago

Ben is compassionate, brilliant, professional, and a very knowledgeable attorney. During a extremely difficult time in our life he showed compassion and walked us through every step of the way. We had to travel north when a family member...

Carissa Saus

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★★★★★ a year ago

We are extremely happy with the services Ben and his team provided for my husband, and would highly recommend his office for any sort of criminal case. He was professional and thorough, helping my husband navigate a difficult circumstance...

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MEET OUR TEAM

Stechschulte Nell is led by firm founder and lead attorney Ben Stechschulte, a Board-Certified criminal defense attorney. As a former Hillsborough County, Ben understands well how the other side operates and exactly how to counter it. He and his team of skilled Florida criminal defense attorneys represent clients who have been arrested or charged with a crime. We’re one of the best DUI defense law firms in the greater Tampa area. We also are prepared to defend you against any crime, from a petty misdemeanor to a capital felony. Your freedom and future are our main motivation, and we protect you from the start. Call us today for a free consultation.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Yes, you can refuse a breathalyzer or blood test if you’re stopped on suspicion of DUI. However, there’s a good chance you’ll automatically be charged with a DUI for refusing. Florida follows an implied consent law for breath or blood testing if a police officer suspects you're operating the vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol. This means that by holding a Florida driver’s license, you tacitly consent to be tested. So, if you refuse, you may be going directly to jail. If this happens, call a Florida DUI defense lawyer right away, to help you protect yourself from the steep penalties the state imposes for DUI convictions.

The defense that your attorney uses may depend on your situation. We may assert that you did not intend to steal or did not know that the property you had in your possession was stolen. We could also contest the methods the police used to investigate; you may have been a victim of an illegal search and seizure or even mistaken identity. Other defenses we’ve successfully deployed include challenging the evidence itself. We investigate the case on our own and gather our own evidence to help exonerate you.

Maybe! It’s definitely something that your drug defense lawyer can help you explore. Drug court is an option for people who are charged with lesser offenses, like simple possession (and therefore not an option for someone charged with felony drug trafficking or manufacturing, for example). The purpose of drug court is rehabilitation and sobriety, helping people make positive changes in their lives, staying clean, and keeping out of trouble with the law. We’ll certainly help you learn more about this alternative to jail in your initial consultation.

Federal crimes typically involve crossing state lines in some form of fashion, such as credit card or wire fraud, mail fraud, or drug trafficking or manufacturing. Computer crimes and sexually-based computer crimes, like dissemination of child pornography, are usually handled in federal court, as are many embezzlement or misappropriation of funds cases. Public officials charged with public corruption, including police officers, may be tried in federal court, not state court, also. It’s important to work with an attorney experienced in federal court, as the rules of evidence and criminal procedure differ from state rules.

Yes! If you’ve been arrested, you need a legal advocate to help protect your rights and protect you from being wrongly convicted. A lawyer can ensure that your civil rights aren’t violated, like the right to remain silent in police questioning and the right of protection from unlawful search and seizure. A lawyer can help get you out of jail on bond, challenge your arrest, and bring evidence before a judge demonstrating that you did not commit the crime. Without a lawyer, you’re alone, facing the powerful Florida criminal justice system.

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