Michael J. Griffith

Michael J. Griffith: Attorney with Michael J. Griffith, P.A.
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Distinguished Rating
  • Silver Client Champion
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Biography

Delta Theta Phi. Staff Attorney, Florida Real Estate Commission, 1974-1975. Office of the State Attorney, 20th Judicial Circuit of Florida, 1975-1976. Shareholder, Levin, Middlebrooks et.al., 1976-1990. Member, Board of Directors, Northwest Florida Legal Services, Inc., 1978-1981.

Areas of Practice (106)

  • Criminal Law
  • Personal Injury
  • Family Law
  • Assault and Battery
  • Bribery
  • Burglary
  • Capital Offenses
  • Civil Forfeiture
  • Crime Victims Compensation
  • Criminal Antitrust
  • Criminal Appeals
  • Criminal Conspiracy
  • Criminal Defense
  • Criminal Forfeiture
  • Criminal Fraud
  • Criminal Investigation
  • Criminal Prosecution
  • DUI/DWI
  • Death Penalty
  • Drivers License Suspension
  • Driving While Intoxicated
  • Electronic Surveillance
  • Expungements
  • Extortion
  • Extradition
  • Federal Criminal Law
  • Felonies
  • Forensic Accounting
  • Forensic DNA
  • Forensic Medicine
  • Forensic Science
  • Forgery
  • Grand Jury Practice
  • Habeas Corpus
  • Hit and Run
  • Homicide
  • International Criminal Law
  • International Extradition
  • Juvenile Criminal Law
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Mail Fraud
  • Malicious Prosecution
  • Manslaughter
  • Misdemeanors
  • Money Laundering
  • Murder
  • Parole and Probation
  • Post-Conviction Remedies
  • Search and Seizure
  • Sex Crimes
  • Sexual Assault
  • Shoplifting
  • Stalking
  • Theft
  • Traffic Violations
  • Vehicular Homicide
  • Victims Rights
  • Weapons Charges
  • Wire Fraud
  • Wiretapping
  • AIDS Litigation
  • Accidents
  • Animal Attacks
  • Aquatic Injuries
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Automobile Negligence
  • Bicycle Accidents
  • Boating Accidents
  • Bodily Injury
  • Brain Injury
  • Bus Accidents
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Catastrophic Injury
  • Commercial Vehicle Liability
  • Cumulative Trauma
  • Dog Bites
  • Electrical Injury
  • Electromagnetic Field Litigation
  • Head Injury
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents
  • Motorcycle Accidents
  • Neurolaw
  • Pedestrian Injuries
  • Personal Injury Appeals
  • Personal Injury Arbitration
  • Personal Injury Defense
  • Personal Injury Mediation
  • Plaintiffs Personal Injury
  • Power Line Contact Injury
  • Psychological Injury
  • Rental Vehicle Litigation
  • Repetitive Stress Injury
  • School Bus Accidents
  • Severe Burns
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Slip and Fall
  • Spinal Injury
  • Subway Accidents
  • TMJ Dysfunction
  • Third Party Wrongful Death
  • Tourist Injuries
  • Transfusion Associated AIDS
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Unintended Acceleration
  • Whiplash
  • Wrongful Death
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Education & Credentials

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 848, Pensacola, FL 32502
University Attended:
University of Georgia; University of West Florida, B.A., 1971
Law School Attended:
University of Mississippi, J.D., 1974
Year of First Admission:
1974
Admission:
1974, Mississippi; 1974, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi; 1975, Florida; 1976, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1993, Colorado
Memberships:
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life Member); Florida Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Life Member); Escambia-Santa Rosa County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; The Mississippi Bar; The Colorado Bar Association.
Birth Information:
Altoona, Pennsylvania, February 17, 1949
ISLN:
906865864

Payment Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Available
Credit Cards Accepted
American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Other - Check/Cash, Visa
Other Information
Free initial consultation, Fixed fees available

Peer Reviews

4.4/5.0 (9 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® Distinguished Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.4/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.3/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.3/5.0

  • Communication

    4.2/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.5/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Other Law Firm Position on 09/30/15 in Criminal Defense

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 01/28/16 in Criminal Defense

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 01/24/25 in Criminal Law

    Mickey is one of the best in the business. He is no nonsense and is very direct with his clients. His practice provides a personal touch. He is always available for a client in need.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 03/10/22 in Criminal Law

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 02/24/22 in Criminal Law

    I have known Michael Griffith since he began practicing law in Pensacola. I believe his primary practice to be criminal defense. He is very well respected by his peers and by the judiciary. I find Mr. Griffith to be an excellent attorney who always h... Read more

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  • 4.6/5.0 Rated by a Officer on 02/10/22 in Criminal Law

    Attorney is an experienced criminal trial attorney who has handled several hundred misdemeanor and serious felony cases to resolution, often to actual trial.

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  • 3.2/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 09/22/15 in Criminal Defense

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  • 3.0/5.0 Rated by a Shareholder on 02/24/22 in Criminal Law

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  • 3.0/5.0 Rated by a Shareholder on 02/24/22 in Automobile Accidents

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Avvo Client Review
4.6/5.0 (10 reviews)

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Lawyers Client Review
3.4/5.0 (7 reviews)
Silver Client Champion

This man works miracles. If you're looking for an honest, straight forward, professional attorney who does what he says, doesn't sugar coat the truth, calls you back personally and makes you genuinely...

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448-216-1385  Phone

850-433-9772  Fax

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