CLIENTS

    If you are charged with a serious criminal offense, you need an experienced criminal trial specialist. I have been Board Certified as a Criminal Trial Attorney since 1999.

APPEALS, POST-CONVICTION, WRITS

   I have experience  in appeals, oral arguments, post-conviction litigation, and extraordinary writs.

CAPITAL TRIALS           

     I am  fully qualified to work as lead or co-counsel in any capital trial in the State of Florida. I have extensive experience in death penalty litigation and have trained attorneys throughout the State of Florida on handling capital cases.

CRIMINALISTICS
    Over the course of my career, I worked in all areas of criminalistics including: crime scene investigation and contamination, ballistics, toolmark identification, fingerprints, blood spatter analysis, gunshot residue, eyewitness identification.

DNA
   In 1991 I litigated one of the first major DNA cases in the State of Florida. (Florida v. John Waterman). Since that time I have handled all types of DNA litigation, including RFLP, PCR, STR, mitochondrial DNA and statistics. I have examined and cross-examined experts from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Federal Bureau of Investigations and LabCorp, as well as college professors and other law enforcement analysts.
    I am not a scientist and I do not do DNA testing myself. What I can do for you is examine your complete case file and make specific recommendations as to how to proceed with discovery requests, motions, cross-examination and argument to the jury.

FORENSIC PATHOLOGY
    I have worked on well over one hundred homicide cases. This experience enabled me to develop a close relationship with the Medical Examiners office for the 12th District. I have an extensive library of forensic pathology texts and articles. Additionally I have experience working in areas such as pathology, autopsies, neuropathology, toxicology, time, cause and manner of death, and related areas such as entymology and crime scene investigation. I have particular experience in the field of “shaken baby” and childhood mortality. I will give you specific pointers as how to best handle your case.

HOMICIDE:
    From 1991-2008 I was involved in the defense of over one hundred homicide cases.  If you have a homicide case anywhere in Florida, I may be able to assist you with research, arguments, crime scene investigation, witness interviews, or argument to the judge or jury.

INTERROGATIONS
     I have successfully litigated many cases involving involuntary confessions, illegal arrests and other violations of constitutional rights. I have presented expert testimony on competency to  understand and waive Miranda warnings.

 
MENTAL HEALTH
    I have conducted numerous competency hearings, and handled multiple cases involving pleas of not guilty by reason of insanity, or presented  mental health evidence at sentencing. I have examined and cross-examined psychiatrists, psychologist, neuropsychologists and other mental health professionals. I am familiar with all forms of psychological testing and have extensive experience presenting mental health evidence to judges and juries.

MITIGATION
    I handled my first capital case in 1991 and was the lead capital attorney for the 12th Judicial circuit for the next 17 years. I have extensive experience in all facets of a capital case, including motion practice, mitigation investigation and presentation, mental health evidence, preparation of a life history, witness interviewing, victim reconciliation, client relationships and plea negotiation. For over a decade I served on the Death Penalty Steering Committee of the Florida Pubic Defender Association and helped organize and conduct the annual “Life Over Death” training seminar. I am the author of “A Primer for Handling Capital Cases in the State of Florida” which was updated and presented to capital attorneys each year from 1995-2007.

    These skills that I developed in capital cases also translate to any criminal case where sentencing mitigation is the focus of the upcoming litigation.

E-mail me at Adam@TebruggeLegal.com