Tampa Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer
The legal team at O'Brien Hatfield, P.A. care about the safety of clients and community members. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are happy to do our part to stop the spread of this dangerous virus.However, we realize that this pandemic does not stop our client's...
Receiving drug charges can change a person's life for the worse in an instant. While many states continue to reconsider drug criminalization, drug charges still draw down some of the harshest sentencing for any non-violent crime. If you recently received drug charges...
In our last post, we mentioned that health care fraud can result in serious civil penalties, as well as possible criminal charges for those who are accused. As we noted, the actual consequences of health care fraud depend, among other things, on the statute under...
In our last post, we mentioned that health care fraud can result in serious civil penalties, as well as possible criminal charges for those who are accused. As we noted, the actual consequences of health care fraud depend, among other things, on the statute under...
After an individual has been convicted of a crime and sentenced to incarceration, there are several legal avenues that they can explore to attack that conviction. However, if an individual does not act quickly they may miss out on these opportunities because several...
We are pleased to announce the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a life sentence for firm client Pedro Rodriguez. In an opinion released to the public on March 12, 2014, a panel of three judges agreed with our argument that Pedro Rodriguez's appointed...
The United States currently has the world's highest incarceration rate. One of the main contributors to this recognition is the country's mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes and other nonviolent offenses. Mandatory minimum sentences are inflexible binding...
A ring of co-conspirators were busted last week after running a drug ring that was worth $550 million. One of the doctors involved, Dr. Robert Terdiman, was responsible for writing 18,700 prescriptions worth $90 million alone. The main conspirator, Dr. Kevin Lowe,...
Five-year old Alexa Linboom, was punished on January 1, 2012, after she stole one of her step-mother's grape sodas. This punishment resulted in her death. The young girl's body became water-intoxicated, causing her brain to swell and all of her systems to shut down....
The Army is facing one of the largest criminal investigations in the history of its existence. Currently more than 800 soldiers are under criminal investigation for gaming a National Guard program that paid hundreds of millions in bonuses to soldiers. A program that...
