Family Law

• Child Support
  If your license is suspended for failure to pay a civil infraction, you may pay the fine amount owing plus the assessed delinquent fee, at one of the Clerks locations. The Clerk's Office can assist you in reinstating your license for those that the Clerk issued, except for those dealing with child support and financial responsibility. You will need to go to a driver license office for reinstatement, and a reinstatement fee will be required.
• Child Abuse
  An arrest in Florid can be made with or without a warrant. However, most arrests in Florida are made by police officers acting without a warrant. An arrest without a warrant is governed by Fla. Stat. §901.15, which identifies circumstances in which an officer may arrest without warrant. Chief among those is the exception for crimes committed in the officer’s presence, and the exception for felonies that the officer has a reasonable basis to believe were committed by the person to be arrested. See Fla. Stat. §901.15(1), (2), (3). See generally Thomas v. State, 614 So. 2d 468 (Fla. 1993) (arrest not proper when defendant only violated non-criminal municipal ordinance). The other salient portions of §901.15 allow warrantless arrests in situations involving domestic violence, possession of a firearm in violation of a domestic violence injunction, violation of pretrial release in a domestic violence case, child abuse, misdemeanor battery and graffiti-related criminal mischief, assault on a law enforcement officer, and trespass in a secure area of an airport. In addition, Florida statute expressly vests in federal law enforcement officers the power to make warrantless arrests and to perform related law enforcement functions. Fla. Stat. §901.1505(2)(a); Fla. Stat. §901.1505(2)(b)-(d).

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Attorney Howard Currie has practiced criminal defense law in Florida for more than a decade. Attorney Howard Currie received his BA from Rutgers University with Honors. He then went to graduate school at Illinois State University where he obtained a M.Sc. degree. Attorney Howard Currie earned his Juris Doctorate Degree from Florida State University College of Law. Following law school, Attorney Howard Currie interned as a Judicial Law Clerk for two years gaining invaluable insight into the court system. Afterwards, Attorney Howard Currie started his own law practice because he believes that he could be more effective in helping people deal with their legal issues. The practice has allowed Attorney Howard Currie to fully realize his passion for helping people at all levels of litigation and protection. Attorney Howard Currie is an active member of the Florida Bar, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Orange County Bar Association, Central Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
• DUI/DWI
  If a 2nd conviction for DUI is within 5 years of any prior conviction, there is a mandatory imprisonment of at least 10 days. At least 48 hours of the confinement must be consecutive.
• Traffic Violations
  Upon receipt of a traffic ticket for any violation, you have 30 days from the date of issuance of the ticket to exercise any one of the following three options...
• Sex Crimes
  We are a Orlando Florida law firm serving criminal, traffic and DUI defendants in the Orlando metropolitan area (Orange, Lake, Osceola, and Seminole Counties), as well as other areas of Florida such as Polk, Highlands, Hardee, Marion, Sumter, Hillsborough, Hernando and Citrus Counties. Our Law Firm provides aggressive representation to individuals accused of criminal felonies, misdemeanors, traffic offenses, drug charges, speeding, robbery and theft crimes, conspiracy, domestic violence, violation of probation, DUI/DWI, sealing and expungement, weapons charges, bond reductions and sex crimes.
• Robbery
  (1) “Robbery” means the taking of money or other property which may be the subject of larceny from the person or custody of another, with intent to either permanently or temporarily deprive the person or the owner of the money or other property, when in the course of the taking there is the use of force, violence, assault, or putting in fear.
• Burglary
• Theft
• Misdemeanors
  Attorney Howard Currie represents clients charged with felonies and misdemeanors throughout the Orlando Metro area. Call (407) 567-7790 for a free consultation today.
• Drug Crimes
• Assault
• Murder
  Certain offenses in Florida are non-bondable, such as murder, kidnapping, armed robber, and sexual battery. In such cases, the accused may request a hearing in front of a single judge to present evidence much like a trial. However, unlike most court trials, the outcome will be determined by a judge, and not a jury. Florida law allows for an Arthur any time after an arrest. In Fla v. Arthur, 390 So. 2d 717 (1980), the Florida Supreme Court held that that when a person accused of a capital offense or an offense punishable by life imprisonment seeks release on bail, it is within the discretion of the court to grant or deny bail when the proof of guilt is evident or the presumption great and that before the court can deny bail the state must have carried the burden of establishing that the proof of guilt is evident or the presumption great.
• Homicide
  Vehicular homicide is punishable as a felony of either a first degree or a second degree. Felonies are divided by several degrees of severity, which provide different levels of punishment. Vehicular homicide is usually a second degree felony, punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a fine not exceeding $10,000. However, if at the time of the accident a person knew or should have known that the accident occurred and failed to give information to a police officer or render reasonable aid to those injured (per Florida Statute §316.062), a crime is prosecuted as a first degree felony, which is punishable by up to 30 years in prison and a fine not exceeding $10,000.
• Arson
• Kidnapping
• Manslaughter
  An individual involved in a collision while under the influence and who causes the death of another may be charged with manslaughter. Manslaughter is a second-degree felony punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 and 15 years in jail or both. An individual who is under the influence and is involved in a collision and then leaves the scene is guilty of a first-degree felony, punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 and 30 year’s incarceration or both.

Employment Law

• Severance Agreement

Property Law

• Property Damage

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  A violator who is found guilty of driving while under the influence and has been involved in a collision causing property damage or personal injury is guilty of a first-degree misdemeanor. A first-degree misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of $1,000 and imprisonment of up to 1 year or both.