Why should you insist on a Board Certified Criminal Trial Attorney to represent you or your loved one? During your search for the best attorney to handle the case, you must keep in mind that in any criminal case a person's liberty and freedom are at stake.

Certification is the highest level of recognition by The Florida Bar of the competency and experience of attorneys in the areas of law approved for certification by the Supreme Court of Florida. Less than one percent of all attorneys in the State of Florida are Board Certified in criminal trial law.

A lawyer who is a member in good standing of The Florida Bar and who meets the standards prescribed by the state's Supreme Court, may become a "Board Certified Criminal Trial Attorney."

Certified lawyers in criminal trial law are involved in investigation, evaluation, pleading, discovery, taking of testimony, presentation of evidence, and argument of jury and nonjury cases.

Every lawyer certified in criminal trial law has practiced law on a full-time basis for at least five years. To become certified the lawyer must have handled 25 criminal cases with at least 20 jury trials, tried to verdict, at least 15 of which involved a felony. Ten trials must have been tried with the lawyer as lead counsel. Each certified lawyer has had substantial involvement — 30 percent or more — in the practice of criminal trial law during the three years preceding application.

Each certified lawyer must also have passed peer review, have completed 45 hours of continuing legal education within three years preceding application and have passed a written examination demonstrating knowledge, skills and proficiency in the field of criminal trial law to justify the representation of special competence.

Alexander Dombrowsky earned his Board Certification in Criminal Trial Law the very first year he was eligible. It is indicative of his dedication to defending the rights of those accused of crimes.