Our Legal team
Albert Quirantes, Esq.
Criminal Defense Attorney
Education
- University of Miami, B.B.A., 1984
- University of Florida, Juris Doctor, 1987
Experience
- 35+ Years Experience
- Practicing Criminal Law in Miami, Federal and Dtate courts since 1979
- Tried over 50 federal criminal trials to verdict
- Tried over 60 state criminal trials to verdict
- Tried over 1000 bench trials and administrative hearings to verdict
Membership
- Florida Bar
- Florida Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- American Trial Lawyers Association
- Cuban American Bar Association
- Miami Dade County Bar Association
Admitted
- Florida Supreme Court, 1979
- US Southern District of Florida
- US Middle District of Florida
Practice Areas
- Driving Under The Influence of Alcohol or Controlled Substances (DUI)
- Hardship and Formal Review DMV Hearings
- DUI Manslaughter
- Driving While License Suspended and License Restoration
- Reckless Driving & Vehicular Homicide Defense
- Leaving the Scene of An Accident with Death or Serious Bodily Injury
- Careless Driving Causing An Accident
- Speeding Tickets
- Traffic Violation Defense
- Sealing or Expungement of Criminal Records
- Criminal Defense Federal and Florida State Courts
- Felonies
- Misdemeanors
- Domestic Violence Crimes and Restraining Orders
- Juvenile and Youthful Offender Defense
- Drug Crimes
- Fraud and Deceit
- Grand Theft and Shoplifting
- Petty Theft
- Sex Crimes
- Child Pornography
- All other Crimes
Biography
- Former Vice-Chair, Florida Traffic Rules Committee. Appointed by three separate presidents of the Florida Bar to this important bar committee that formulates and submits changes to the Florida Rules Governing Traffic Courts, to the Florida Supreme Court.
- Former Vice-Chair, County Courts Committee of the Dade County Bar Association
- Member, Criminal Courts Committee of the Dade County Bar Association
- Former Assistant Public Defender, Eighth Judicial Circuit, Florida
- Legal Analyst for Local and National Media, having served CARACOL International, RCN Network, Telemundo51 News, and Univision Network News, AmericaTV Network and MegaTV Network among others
- Former Legal Journalist for “Diario de Las Americas” daily Newspaper based in Miami, Florida
- Founder of Ticket Law Center, P.A. and The Ticket Lawyers, P.A., law firms that concentrate in the defense of DUI, suspended license defense and all traffic offenses in the State of Florida
- Founder and CEO of Albert Quirantes, Esq. Criminal DUI & Ticket Lawyers, a dynamic and hard hitting Criminal Defense Law Firm in Miami, Florida, handling Federal & State criminal cases with a team of seasoned, experienced criminal litigators
Language -
English & Fluent in Spanish
Practice Areas:
- Criminal Law
- Major Crimes
- Misdemeanors
- Drug Crimes
- Domestic Violence
- Fraud
- DUI and Other Traffic Criminal Offenses
- Traffic Infractions
- Driver License Suspension
- Practicing Criminal Law in Miami, Federal and Dtate courts since 1979
- Tried over 50 federal criminal trials to verdict
- Tried over 60 state criminal trials to verdict
- Tried over 1000 bench trials and administrative hearings to verdict
Jorge E. Alonso, Esq.
Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer
Education
- Florida Atlantic University Bachelor of Arts, 1971
- Indiana University Juris Doctorate, 1979
Experience
- 40+ Years Experience
- Practicing Criminal Law in Miami, Federal and Dtate courts since 1979
- Tried over 50 federal criminal trials to verdict
- Tried over 60 state criminal trials to verdict
- Tried over 1000 bench trials and administrative hearings to verdict
Membership
- Florida Bar
- Florida Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- American Trial Lawyers Association
- Cuban American Bar Association
- Miami Dade County Bar Association
Admitted
- Florida Supreme Court, 1979
- US Southern District of Florida
- US Middle District of Florida
Biography
Born in La Habana, Cuba; a resident of Miami Dade County since 1961; attended elementary school through High School in Miami, Florida; US Citizen since March, 1972; fluent in Spanish and English.
Language -
English & Fluent in Spanish
- Criminal Law
- Felonies
- Misdemeanor
- DUI Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or a Controlled Substance
- DMV Formal and Informal Review Hearings
- Domestic Violence Crimes and Injunctions
- Fraud and Deceit
- Drug Crimes
- Traffic Violations
- Drivers License Suspension
- Expungements
- Theft
- Domestic Violence
- Juvenile Law
Evan Acle, Esq.
Former Prosecutor & Criminal Lawyer
Education
- Florida International University, Bachelor in Psychology, 2017
- Dean's List, Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity Risk Director
- University of Miami, Juris Doctor, May 2020.
- Treasurer: Child Advocacy and Family Law Society & Trial Team
Experience
- Former 11th Circuit Assistant State Attorney Felony Prosecutor
- Over 15 jury trials tried to verdict
- Tried over 100 bench trials and hearings
Membership
- Florida Bar
- Lawyers of Distinction
Admitted
- Florida Supreme Court, 2020
Biography
- Assistant State Attorney Felony Unit Division 15
- Prosecuted Domestic Violence cases, First, Second and Third Degree Felonies
- Handled a 400 felony case docket
- Conducted over 15 Felony Jury Trials and numerous misdemeanor trials
- Participated in numerous depositions, prepared officers, witnesses and victims for trial
- Drafted and argued numerous motions and went up against the top criminal law firms in Miami
- Performed extensive legal research into criminal law issues to support or refute substantive motions
- Participated in hundreds of hearings as lead counsel for the prosecution, allowing me to gain extensive experience to help the accused in criminal cases
- Office of the State Attorney 11th Judicial Circuit, Certified Legal Intern assistant for Domestic Violence
- Participated in Jury Trials resulting in three Guilty verdicts
- Argued in various hearings against motions to modify bond conditions, motions to reduce bond, Stand Your Ground Hearings, argued at hearings such as arraignments, sounding, first appearance calendar & probable cause determinations
- Prepared cases for trial
- Office of the State Attorney, 11th Judicial Circuit May 2018 – July 2019 – Legal Intern for Felony Division 16
- Drafted Legal memoranda, assisted in courtroom proceedings and trials, strategy determinations and legal research
- Federal Appellate Clinic – University of Miami School of Law January 2019 – April 2019
- Drafted and revised substantive Federal trial motions and appeals for criminal defendants needing help. Helped the trial and appeals team in their job of defending Federal defendants in their cases.
- Law Clerk for the Honorable Judge Lourdes Simon, 11th Judicial Circuit August 2018 – November 2018
- Acle Law Firm, Miami, Florida Dec 2016-April 2017
- Management of Cases, firm calendar and depositions for trial
Language -
English & Spanish
