Our client was targeted by an aggressive person and their family, who used all their power, wealth, and influence to try to bully our client by seeking an injunction/restraining order. They had already accused our client of committing a crime and Longwell Lawyers won that case at trial. They then continued their unjustified and unfair efforts against our client by seeking an injunction/restraining order. Attorney Muna Abraham led the charge for Longwell Lawyers, and she successfully defeated the injunction. The court threw out the petition of injunction that had been filed against our client.

Our client was charged with DUI (causing his license to be suspended) and Possession of Cannabis. Mallory first successfully challenged the administrative driver license suspension that had been imposed on our client. She was able to get DHSMV to invalidate the license suspension and our client’s driver’s license was fully restored. Then, Mallory filed and won a Motion to Suppress in the criminal cases, resulting in the cases being dismissed.

Carmen Tankersley, Senior Family Law Attorney at Longwell Lawyers, represented the Father. The Mother was hostile and would not agree to reasonable terms. The case proceeded to trial. We won everything we asked for.

• Father was awarded 50/50 time sharing despite Mother’s attempt to gain majority time sharing by raising false child abuse allegations. Father’s proposed Parenting Plan was incorporated and adopted by the Final Judgment in its entirety.
• Father was awarded shared parental responsibility despite Mother’s claims that Father’s decisions regarding the child were detrimental.
• Father was not ordered to pay the Mother retroactive child support.
• Father was successful in showing that the Mother was in a supportive relationship, that she did not have a need, and that the Father did not have the ability to pay alimony, therefore, Mother’s request for alimony was denied.

Longwell Lawyers was contacted to represent an individual who was arrested in Brevard County for Battery and Disorderly Conduct. The bigger problem was that the client was being held on an extradition warrant because he was serving a felony probation sentence from another state when he was arrested here. Longwell Lawyers got to work. First, we were able to get the battery and the disorderly conduct charges dropped in a very short period. Then, we got an Order removing the extradition hold – allowing our client to be released. Amazingly fast and effective. We were hired on 1/3/24 and got it all done within 8 days!

Our client unwittingly possessed a firearm and brought it into the airport. The State charged him with felony possession of a firearm. The client considered using another cheaper law firm in town. However, the client quickly discovered that the other firm was focused solely on getting the client to enter a guilty plea. Attorney Muna Abraham (along with attorney David Redfearn and Paralegal Claudia Rodriguez) believed in her client’s case and focused on getting him a resolution he deserved. They fought for a dismissal. Our team diligently prepared the case for trial. We used the client’s speedy trial right to his advantage and forced the State to file a Nolle Pros (dismissal of all charges).

Opposing party filed a Supplemental Petition for Modification to have more time sharing with the children and pay less child support to her client. Carmen filed a Motion to Dismiss the Supplemental Petition for Modification for her client and it was granted. Opposing party is not allowed to request the court to modify the time sharing or change the child support.

Our client was initially charged with leaving the scene without providing information and with a civil ticket for failure to yield. Attorney Mallory Lizana meticulously reviewed the facts, evidence, and statements made by all parties involved in the case. This provided her with key elements that warranted attention and could potentially impact the outcome of the case. Mallory presented this information to the state, and the state agreed. Our client’s criminal charges were dropped, and the civil ticket was dismissed.

When our client originally retained attorney Muna Abraham, he had just been arrested and charged with a serious second-degree felony. He was facing up to 15 years in prison and was at risk of becoming a convicted felon. After much litigation and breaking down the State’s case, Muna Abraham resolved his case with a no contest plea to a misdemeanor charge. Her client was able to avoid both jail time and a conviction on his record. After a short six months on probation, Muna was back in court arguing to terminate her client’s probation sentence early. Over the State’s objection, the Judge granted the motion! The client was able to get off probation and put this case behind him ahead of schedule. The family was extremely grateful and appreciative of the hard work Muna put into his case.

Client was arrested for allegedly making a sale of cocaine to an undercover officer. A video and audio recording documented the transaction. While out on bond, the client was arrested for allegedly possessing cocaine and paraphernalia.

Client was accused of and arrested for entering or remaining in a premises without permission, hindering a 911 call, Assaulting an individual and damaging property.

Our client was stopped for erratic driving and knocking over a street sign. After completing a series of Field Sobriety Exercises but allegedly refusing a breath test, our client was arrested. Due to her prior DUI convictions and prior refusals of the breath test, our client was charged with a felony DUI and a misdemeanor refusal, got her license taken away, and was issued a civil infraction. Our attorney at Longwell Lawyers fought to get our client’s charges dropped and succeeded.

Our client who lives in Orlando had an existing case in New York, in which their daughter was a victim of domestic violence by her ex-spouse. After contacting us, we were able to work with an attorney in New York to move our client’s daughter down to Florida.

Our client was accused of pawning stolen auto rims and tires and faced incarceration due to his criminal history. However, after preparation for trial and negotiations with the court, we were able to get our client sentenced to probation, which runs concurrent to another sentence.

Our brother and sister clients were charged jointly with felony theft. After retaining our representation, their charges were reduced to misdemeanors and neither client was convicted of this crime.

Our client was arrested on five counts of scheming to defraud. They were accused of allegedly accepting money as security deposits for wedding events that never occurred due to the business failing. We were able to help the prosecution understand that there was no evidence that the client ever had the intent to take money without delivering a service, and therefore, that there was no criminal intent. The State of Florida agreed against filing any criminal charges and the case was completely dropped.

Our client was out on bond for felony possession of controlled substances and was later arrested for leaving the scene of an accident. The State moved to revoke the client’s felony bond and require his incarceration until the conclusion of the case. We successfully argued to have the court deny the State’s motion to revoke bond, allowing our client to remain free on bond.

Longwell Lawyers represented the mother of a child in a paternity case involving child custody, visitation/time sharing, and child support. The father filed a petition to have the child taken away from the mother and placed with the father out of state, but our team was able to help the mother win custody and child support from the father.

Our client was the Respondent to a petition for a domestic violence injunction. At the final hearing, we convinced the Petitioner to dismiss the petition, and our client walked away free.

Our client retained our services only days before their trial. In this case, the court denied a motion to continue and the other parent wanted to relocate the child away from Central Florida to South Florida despite our client being the primary caregiver for 11 years. After the trial, the Court denied the other parent’s petition to relocate, and our client remains the primary parent.

Our client was accused of being part of a fraudulent time share sales operation, along with 9 other co-defendants. After hiring our firm for representation, we successfully fought to get all charges dropped.

Client was accused of being in a bar and possessing/drinking alcohol while under 21 years of age.

Our client was vacationing with family and got arrested because of an alleged altercation. We convinced the State not to file formal charges, and as a result, the State dropped the battery charges.

Our client was accused of embezzling funds from the entity where they were employed as a bookkeeper. After the client retained our firm, we were able to get the Court to dismiss the case altogether.

Trafficking case dropped, pled to lesser charge – 2/8/2016 Client allegedly sold 30 Hydrocodone pills to a Confidential Informant, and was arrested for Trafficking in Hydrocodone – which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 3 years in prison, if convicted. We found several problems with the Government’s case, and also developed an entrapment defense, which resulted in the case getting dropped from a first degree felony (with a 3 year minimum mandatory) to a third degree felony The Government agreed to a deal under which our client was not convicted and did not get incarcerated. Seminole County Felony Criminal Court

Case Dropped – 5/2/2016 Client’s vehicle was stopped and searched. Law Enforcement found a brand of synthetic marijuana called K2, something they claimed was a “controlled substance” and arrested Client for a 3rd Degree felony. Earlier that day, Client had purchased K2, over the counter, at a gas station. Unbeknownst to both the Gas Station and Client, 6 days prior, Florida’s legislature made possession of K2 a 3rd Degree Felony punishable by 5 years in prison. Longwell Lawyers successfully argued that Client lacked the required knowledge of the substance’s illicit nature. Orange County Criminal Court

Our client was accused of trafficking more than 200 grams of methamphetamine and faced between 30 and 60 years in prison. On the morning of trial, our client accepted a plea offer where they pled to a lesser offense of trafficking between 14 grams and 200 grams of methamphetamine, resulting in 5 years prison instead.

All charges dropped – Case dismissed. – 6/20/2016 Client was accused of raping a 14 year old female. However, the evidence did not support the claim, and the client had an Alibi witness establishing that the alleged offense could not have occurred as claimed. As the result of extensive pre-trial and trial preparation, the State dropped the charges on the day of jury selection. Orange County Circuit Felony Court

No Charges Filed – 6/29/2016 Domestic Dispute led to police and DCF being called. After hiring Longwell Lawyers, the family avoided any adverse DCF actions, the embarrassment of being arrested, and the jeopardy of a prosecution. Client kept his children, was not arrested, and criminal charges and prosecution were averted. Orange County

Charges Dismissed. Client was allegedly involved in an altercation. When security and law enforcement intervened, client allegedly resisted. Orange County Criminal Misdemeanor Court

All charges dropped. Attempted 2nd Degree Murder with a Firearm Aggravated Battery Causing Great Bodily Harm with a Firearm Aggravated Assault with a Firearm Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon Two local businessmen suffered near fatal gunshot wounds when two cars arrived at their place of business and opened fire. Although the victims and passersby initially identified our client as one of the shooters, after careful investigation and pressing deposition questioning the truth came to light. Our client was the victim of hearsay and “word on the street.” Once the prosecution realized that no one actually saw the shooters, but rather just assumed they knew who the shooters were based on “what they heard,” all charges were dropped.

Dismissed: Client was on probation for a Robbery. Unbeknownst to him, the DMV suspended his Driver’s License because of a mix-up regarding the Court Costs that our client owed. A speeding ticket turned into a criminal Driving on a Suspended License charge, which resulted in a No Bond Violation of Probation warrant that could result in a 15 year prison sentence. Longwell Lawyers immediately went to work, swiftly challenging the allegations and questioning the evidence. When the government realized that none of this (but for the non-criminal speeding ticket) was our client’s fault, our Client was released from the jail and his Violation of Probation charge was dismissed.

Clients were accused of leaving a child unattended in a vehicle. After investigating the matter, we learned that clients were very emotional because father was being deployed for military action. In addition, the parents other child was being cared for by grandparents. As such, the parents simply entered a store and did not realize that the younger child was still in the car seat. Further investigation revealed that the time period required by the statute was in question. Because of our investigative efforts, we convinced the state attorney to dismiss all charges.

Client was stopped for speeding and arrested after field sobriety exercises. Client refused a breath test. At trial, the DUI was dropped and the client agreed to a plea to a Reckless Driving.

We represented a father who was trying to collect over $30,000 in child support from his former wife. After a hearing on our motion for contempt, the Court granted the motion, found the former wife in contempt, ordered the former wife to make payments through an income deduction order and ordered her to pay for our client’s attorneys fees.

Mother wanted to move out of state. Alleged father filed a petition to established paternity. This action would prevent client from leaving Florida. After reviewing the filings, the attorneys at Longwell Lawyers filed a Motion to Dismiss the petition. It turned out that the petitioner had failed to properly file the petition. The result was that the court granted the motion and dismissed the case. Now the client can relocate with her child.

Client was stopped for speeding and weaving. Officer claims client exhibited signs of being under the influence and admitted to drinking. After taking field sobriety exercises, client was arrested and refused the breath test. The DUI was dropped and the client pled to a Reckless Driving.

A bar security staff member was attempting to detain a suspect involved in an alleged burglary and grand theft when it is claimed that our client came up from behind the security staff member and tried to choke him and pull him away. After filing a Notice of Expiration of Speedy Trial and forcing the case to trial, the State dropped the case.

Client was pulled over for a faulty tag light. Law enforcement claimed to smell cannabis in the car and searched. Cannabis was located and the client was arrested. We were able to point out defects in the case and got the State to agree not to file any charges. Case dismissed.

Client was filming police officers making an arrest. Due to the violence of the arrest the client informed the officers that he was filming them and asked them to “calm down”. One officer told the client to get back. The client did not get back immediately, so the officer pushed him backwards approximately 15-20 feet. The officer claimed that our client then shoved him in the shoulder, which prompted his arrest. A jury trial was completed and the client was found Not Guilty of the felony battery on a law enforcement officer.

Client was accused of running a stop sign and then fleeing when the officer tried to pull him over. Furthermore, officer alleged the client resisted his arrest. After completing discovery and depositions, and filing a pretrial motion, the state dismissed the felony and the client accepted a plea to a misdemeanor only.

We were able to negotiate a custody agreement in our client’s divorce that allowed him to have primary custody over his child for one-half of the year without dragging the case out through months of litigation.

We were able to negotiate a custody agreement in our client’s divorce that allowed him to have primary custody over his child for one-half of the year without dragging the case out through months of litigation

We successfully obtained a court order for the father dismissing the mother’s supplemental petition for modification of custody, visitation and child support within weeks of being hired, no mediation or additional work required on the case.

The child had reached the age of 18 and had been residing with father since August 2000. A motion for Termination of Child Support was submitted to the court and the motion was granted and a credit for $ 8,262.29 was awarded to the father.

Paternity – We successfully obtained a court order designating the client as the father of the child and the court ordered no child support.

We successfully appealed a previous court order stating the mother was preventing from seeking an increase in child support because the father was on active military duty. The mother was permitted to continue her court action for an increase in child support despite father’s active leave abroad.

Our firm successfully prevented the client from being found in contempt of court and having to pay fines, attorney fees and possibly face jail time for failing to pay child support of uncovered medical bills in the approximate amount of $5,000 as previously ordered by the court in his paternity case.

We obtained a court order finding the father of her child in contempt of court for failing to abide by the court’s visitation order and obtained extra visitation for the mother.

We were effective in negotiating with child support enforcement to keep the father’s license from being suspended for failure to pay current child support and arrears.

Client was found in contempt of court prior to retaining Longwell Lawyers. The Court granted Sole Custody to the Father and signed an Emergency Pick Up Order instructing Law Enforcement to take the parties minor child away from the Mother. The Mother then hired Longwell Lawyers, who worked aggressively and diligently to have the Court reconsider it’s prior ruling. The Court granted our Motion for Reconsideration and withdrew its prior ruling. The minor child was reunited with the Mother and the Mother was awarded Primary Residential Custody and Child Support.

Client was the husband, in which the parties had two minor children in common, and were married to each other for over twenty years. The parties jointly owned a marital home, and the husband had a substantial pension that exceeded $500,000.00. It was successfully negotiated that our client would not have to pay permanent alimony and that he would solely keep his pension. In addition, the client’s child support obligations were substantially decreased.

Client was the Husband/Father in a divorce case in which child visitation rights and child support were at issue. Client was successfully awarded substantial visitation with the minor child. In addition, the Father is to have the child for the entire summer with the Mother having visitation with the child, but no overnight visitation. The Father’s child support payments were limited to only $54.00 a month.

Client was charged with Violation of Domestic Injunction. Mother had told Defendant he was not the father of the child they shared after 2 years of supporting the child and mother. Defendant knew the child was his. Mother claimed Defendant called her cell phone to ask how the child was doing in the hopes of keeping the Defendant away permanently. After a jury trial, the client was found Not Guilty. Orange County Court, Dissolution of Marriage, 10/2006: Prior to our representation, client/Husband had an injunction against him for nine months and the wife was awarded primary residential custody of the minor children. Upon retaining our firm for the Divorce case, the client was awarded rotating custody of the minor children and was not obligated to pay child support.

We successfully obtained a court ruling finding the opposing party, the child’s mother, in contempt of court in a pending paternity action for failure to comply with the court-ordered visitation schedule. The court ordered father was entitled to make-up visitation and switched the visitation schedule to be more beneficial to the father and as the father originally requested.

Client had a Domestic Violence Injunction issued against her for allegedly striking her husband. As a result, her children were given to her Husband. After our firm was retained, the Domestic Violence Injunction was dismissed and temporary custody of the children was given to our client. In the Divorce proceedings that followed, the custody of the children was awarded to the client, and the Father was also obligated to pay child support.

Client was stopped for running a red light. The officer claimed to smell cannabis, conducted a search and found cannabis. At trial, the State agreed to drop the charge and client accepted a plea to a misdemeanor paraphernalia charge and received only a $200 fine.

Client was on felony probation from a case that we did not represent him on. He allegedly violated his probation by getting a new arrest for Grand Theft, along with technical violations. At hearing, the case was dismissed by the court.

Client was previously represented by another attorney who advised the client that the case could not be resolved without the client having to serve a substantial amount of time of incarceration. Longwell Lawyers was hired and was able to get the client an extremely favorable outcome that did not involve any incarceration.

Longwell Lawyers successfully litigated a highly contested Motion to Dissolve a Domestic Violence Injunction that had been previously issued against our client. Our motion was granted and the injunction was dissolved.

Our client was stopped for alleged traffic infractions. Law enforcement claimed to smell cannabis and conducted a search. Numerous items, including various illegal drugs, paraphernalia, and a firearm were allegedly seized. The client was facing a minimum of 3 years mandatory prison and up to 30 years if convicted.  Longwell Lawyers filed a pretrial motion challenging the lawfulness of the stop of the client’s vehicle, the seizure of the client, the search of the client’s vehicle, and all the alleged items that were seized. After a hard-fought motion hearing, the judge granted the motion and suppressed all the government’s unlawfully obtained evidence.

Our client was charged with allegedly striking another person and causing serious injury.  Both individuals are licensed professionals with a lot at stake. In a highly disputed case, Longwell Lawyers, led by David Redfearn and Muna Abraham, thoroughly investigated the case, which culminated in the filing of a Motion to Dismiss based on Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” immunity law.  Longwell Lawyers argued the alleged victim was the aggressor and that our client was justified in using force to defend himself.  After several days of hearings and argument, the court entered an order agreeing with Longwell Lawyers, and the case was dismissed.

Our client was accused of shooting a firearm at the alleged victim with premeditation and with an intent to kill. Attorney Mark Longwell led the effort, and after a 5-day jury trial, the jury took less than an hour to acquit our client. Our client was found NOT GUILTY!

Our client was accused of Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer, Resisting Arrest, and Trespass. Longwell Lawyers, led by Muna Abraham, showed up ready for trial. On the morning of trial, the State dropped all the charges.

Our client hired us as part of a child custody case. Within days, Longwell Lawyers, led by attorney Carson Mouser, was able to secure an Emergency Order suspending time sharing, in favor of our client

Our client was present when a peaceful protest at a local establishment was being broken up by the police. The police accused our client of failing to leave the property after warning.  Longwell Lawyers, led by Muna Abraham, challenged the State’s allegations at a jury trial and the jury promptly returned a verdict of Not Guilty!

Longwell Lawyers represented two young men who were each wrongfully charged as juveniles with Assault/Battery.  The charges arose out of a house party that erupted into a massive fight. Several individuals were arrested and charged because of the fight. However, only two of them hired Longwell Lawyers. Led by Muna Abraham and David Redfearn, Longwell Lawyers challenged the State’s case at a trial. The result: NOT GUILTY x 2! One of the other defendant’s who did not originally hire Longwell Lawyers (and was unfortunately convicted), was so impressed with our work that they then hired us to clean up the aftermath (which resulted in the young man being allowed to return to the sports field, where he was named MVP for the year)!

Our client was facing 25 years to life in prison as a sex offender if convicted of the lewd and lascivious sex offense with which he was charged.  Longwell Lawyers litigated the case and won several pre-trial motions while pushing the case to trial. As a result, the State dropped the charge down to a low level, non-sex offense. Our client was not sentenced to jail/prison, and he was not convicted.

Client was accused of attacking a driver of a motor vehicle by reaching in through the open window and repeatedly punching the driver. He was facing up to life in prison. Longwell Lawyers thoroughly investigated the case and compiled exculpatory/exonerating evidence showing that our client, who is a decorated military veteran, was acting heroically to save others from the potential harm that he reasonably believed the reckless driver of the motor vehicle was creating.  The State agreed to drop the charge to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct. The client was not sentenced to jail, and he was not convicted.

Our client was accused of domestic violence battery. Longwell Lawyers was able to get the State to agree not to file any charges.

Our client was accused of Possession of a Firearm in Commission of a Felony, Felony Possession of Cannabis with a Firearm, Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer, and Possession of Cannabis with Intent to Sell/Deliver and facing up to 40 years in prison. The result: misdemeanor possession of cannabis and misdemeanor reckless driving with no conviction and only 6 months of probation to complete a driving class.

Our client was charged with Aggravated Assault with a Weapon, facing up to 5 years in prison – until Attorney Muna Abraham and company got to work. Muna was able to get the case dropped down to a disorderly conduct charge with no conviction, no jail, and no probation.

Our client was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm. Longwell Lawyers, led by Muna Abraham, got to work investigating the case and preparing it for trial, and convinced the State to file a Nolle Prosequi – formally dropping the case. Our client did not lose his 2d Amendment gun rights, as a result.

Juvenile Resentencing Case results in release from life sentence! Attorney David Redfearn has spent years working on post-conviction and juvenile resentencing matters. One of the cases he has been working involved a young juvenile who had been sentenced to life in prison. While the client was not originally represented by Longwell Lawyers, David Redfearn took the case on a post-conviction, juvenile resentencing matter.  As a result of David’s expert assistance, the young juvenile (now a man) was released from prison after serving 25 years.

Our client unwittingly possessed a firearm and brought it into the airport. The State charged him with felony possession of a firearm. The client considered using another cheaper law firm in town. However, the client quickly discovered that the other firm was focused solely on getting the client to enter a guilty plea. Attorney Abraham believed in her client’s case and focused on getting him a resolution he deserved. She fought for a dismissal, or at the very least, she wanted to fight for a not guilty verdict in trial. She diligently prepared the case for trial. She used the client’s speedy trial right to his advantage and forced the State to file a Nolle Pros (dismissal of all charges).

Our client is the victim of domestic violence. The opposing party, knowing he was about to get arrested for domestic violence, engineered a preemptive defense to our client’s complaint by claiming he was the victim of domestic violence instead. The police arrested our client, and the perpetrator sought a restraining order/injunction against our client. That’s when she hired Longwell Lawyers and Attorney Mouser got to work to help our client get her case back on the right track. Instead of having a restraining order issued against her, our client successfully obtained a restraining order/injunction and served it on the perpetrator and a criminal investigation was undertaken against the perpetrator. Our injunction against her was dismissed and no criminal charges were filed.

Our client was accused of domestic violence battery. Longwell Lawyers got to work and convinced the State to drop all charges.  Result: case dropped.

The client was facing 15 years in prison until Longwell Lawyers got to work. Attorney Mark Longwell led the effort that resulted in all of the charges getting dropped.

Attorney Carson Mouser led the effort that resulted in a mediated settlement, in which our client received a substantial and favorable equittable distibution, alimony and child support judgment.

Our client was accused of shooting a firearm in his apartment complex. When security guards responded, our client allegedly pointed the firearm at one of them. The client is further accused of jumping into an occupied motor vehicle and commandeering the vehicle at gun point. When the police encircled the motor vehicle, it was claimed that he pointed the firearm at them, so they opened fire – shooting him multiple times in the head and upper body. Miraculously, he survived – only to face life in prison.  Longwell Lawyers was hired early in the case. We discovered our client was a decorated combat veteran who heroically served in combat for multiple tours of duty.  Through the extensive development of our client’s case Longwell Lawyers, led by Mark Longwell, was able to have the client found not guiilty.

Our client was arrested and charged with the serious felony offenses of Fleeing and Eluding Law Enforcement (Lights and Sirens) and Resisting with Violence. Mark Longwell led the effort by Longwell Lawyers to defend our client. Through careful investigation and case development, the prosecutor ultimately stipulated (agreed) to the entry of a not guilty verdict!

Our client was arrested, and the State was trying to hold him without bond by filing a “detention motion”. Instead, Longwell Lawyers, led by Mark Longwell, filed a bond motion. At the hearing, the Judge denied the State’s Detention Motion. The Defense’s Bond Motion was granted. The evidence and argument that Longwell Lawyers presented at the hearing was powerfully and effectively demonstrated the client’s innocence that the State ultimately decided to file an “Announcement of No Information “ shortly after the hearing. In other words, they did not file the charge and the case was dropped!

Client was accused of pointing a gun at a relative with whom he was allegedly having an argument.  Longwell Lawyers was able to swiftly convince the State to file a “No Information Notice”, which caused the case to get dropped.

Our client has an ongoing divorce with child custody and timesharing issues. The opposing party filed for an Emergency Motion to suspend our client’s time-sharing rights and tried to use an injunction to circumvent the normal process.  Longwell Lawyers, led by our Senior Family Law attorney, Carmen Tankersley, moved to dismiss the Emergency Motion, and won. The Emergency Motion was dismissed.

At trial, in Orange County, on a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage With Child, Longwell Lawyers. led by our Senior Family Law Attorney, Carmen Tankersley, represented the Father. The Mother was hostile and would not agree to reasonable terms. The case proceeded to trial. We won everything we asked for:

• Father was awarded 50/50 time sharing despite Mother’s false claims of child abuse.
• Father’s proposed Parenting Plan was incorporated and adopted by the Final Judgment in its entirety.
• Father was awarded shared parental responsibility despite Mother’s claims that Father’s decisions regarding the child were detrimental.
• Father was not ordered to pay the Mother retroactive child support.
• Father was successful in showing that the Mother was in a supportive relationship, that she did not have a need, and that the Father did not have the ability to pay alimony, therefore, Mother’s request for alimony was denied.

Longwell Lawyers, led by our rising star attorney, Mallory Lizana, challenged the DUI related suspension of our client’s driver’s license. Anyone who has ever been involved in a DHSMV Formal Review Hearing knows how hard it is to win one on the merits. Undaunted, Mallory dug in and successfully argued that our client’s administrative driver’s license suspension should be invalidated. She crushed it!

Longwell Lawyers was contacted to represent an individual who was arrested in Brevard County for Battery and Disorderly Conduct. The bigger problem was that the client was being held on an out of state extradition warrant because he was serving a felony probation sentence from another state when he was arrested here. Longwell Lawyers got to work. First, we were able to get the battery and the disorderly conduct charges dropped in a very short period. Then, we got an Order removing the extradition hold – allowing our client to be released. Amazingly fast and effective! We got it all done within 8 days!

Our client is a college student who was charged with criminal mischief. Longwell Lawyers, led by Muna Abraham, worked efficiently and effectively to get the charge dropped so that our client was able to start the school year off without delay.

Our 22-year-old client was accused of causing the death of a 68-year-old male by beating and kicking him, and she was charged with Manslaughter and Aggravated Battery Causing Great Bodily Harm (on a person 65 years or older). Despite her claims that the man attacked her and her 14-year-old sister, her lack of criminal history, and her promising future in the healthcare profession, she found herself facing 45 years in prison for these serious criminal charges. Longwell Lawyers filed a Motion to Dismiss the State’s charges, invoking the immunity conferred upon her by Florida’s “Stand Your Ground Law”. After an extensive 4-day hearing on the Motion to Dismiss, the court granted the Motion and the charges were dismissed.

After being served with an Injunction/Restraining Order that caused him to not be able to see his children, our client hired Longwell Lawyers.  We got to work, and we were able to quickly get the Injunction dismissed at a hearing.  Our client is now free from the restraining order, and he is free to see his children again.

Our client was on felony probation when he got arrested for allegedly trafficking Fentanyl and using a communication device to set up a drug deal. He was facing up to 50 years (with a 25-year mandatory minimum) in prison if convicted. He hired Longwell Lawyers, and we got to work. Longwell Lawyers entered a not guilty plea and prepared the cases for trial – challenging the evidence and allegations while pushing forward with a speedy trial, and forcing the government to drop all the charges against our client.

Our client was charged with a DUI. The facts of the case were not initially favorable (given that the client was accused of a very poor driving pattern and admitted being too drunk to drive). The client also had a prior DUI that Longwell Lawyers was able to previously get dropped, making the prosecutors less willing to work out a deal. Nonetheless, Longwell Lawyers got to work and prepared the case for trial – exposing many weaknesses in the case. Ultimately, the prosecution capitulated and dropped the DUI. The client agreed to accept a reckless driving plea with only probation and counseling.

Our client had been served with a temporary injunction/restraining order. It was subsequently alleged that he violated that Order by communicating with the Petitioner – which is a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail. Longwell Lawyers was hired, and we were able to quickly convince the prosecutor to drop the case.