Jonathan Blecher, Member of Jonathan Blecher, Miami Criminal Defense Lawyer and DUI Lawyer
Defended over 3,000 DUI and Suspended License cases and thousands of criminal cases since 1982.
Qualifications
- Defended over 3,000 DUI and Suspended License cases
- Defended thousands of criminal cases
- Former Miami-Dade County Assistant State Attorney, Prosecuted DUI to Murder Cases, 1981-1984
- Former Senior Trial Attorney, DUI Defense, Essen & Essen, P.A.
- Former Member, Florida Bar DUI and Traffic Court Rules Committee
- Lecturer at Metro-Dade Police Academy, Courtroom Procedure for Police
- Federal Trial Bar
- Southern District of Florida
- Middle District of Florida
- Eastern District of Michigan
- Admitted to the Florida Bar in 1982
Experience
- Admitted to practice before:
- the United States Supreme Court
- the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
- the United States District Court for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, Eastern District of Michigan
- Associate Justice, University of Florida Traffic Court
Education
- Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, University of Florida, 1978
- Juris Doctor, University of Florida, 1981
Memberships & Contributions
- Member, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Miami
- Member, Business Network International
- Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member, Florida Bar, Criminal Law Section
- Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Member, American Civil Liberties Union
- Judge, University of Miami Law School Moot Court and Mock Trial Competitions
- Member, Florida Blue Key, University of Florida
- Member, Omicron Delta Kappa, University of Florida
- Life Member, Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
- Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, 1973
- National Eagle Scout Association
- Order of the Arrow, Boy Scouts of America

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Experience
Dade County State Attorney's Office, (Miami, FL)
Entin, Schwartz, Dion and Sclafani, P.A., (Miami, FL)
Associate Attorney, 1984 - 1986
State and Federal Criminal Defense
Essen and Essen, P.A., (Miami, FL)
Associate Attorney, 1986 - 1992
DUI Defense Practice
Jonathan Blecher, P.A., (Miami, FL)
Jonathan Blecher, P.A., (Miami, FL)
Senior Partner, 1992 - present
Criminal Defense in State and Federal Court
http://www.criminallawyerinmiamiflorida.com
Education
University of Florida, (Gainesville, FL)
University of Florida College of Law, (Gainesville, FL)
Licenses
Professional Affiliations
Articles
How to Handle a Petit Theft Charge
Submitted By: Jonathan Blecher On: Sep 20th 2011
Category: Misdemeanor Offense, Florida
Citizen's Arrest for DUI?
Submitted By: Jonathan Blecher On: Mar 22nd 2010
Category: DUI arrest, Elements of a DUI Case
In some cases, citizens step in to make an arrest of an impaired driver. Under certain circumstances, a private citizen may act like a law enforcement officer. In State v. Hart, 669 N.E.2...
The Cost of Hiring a "Good" DUI Lawyer
Submitted By: Jonathan Blecher On: Mar 10th 2010
Category: dui lawyer cost, dui lawyer fees, DUI Defendants Rights
The cost of hiring a good DUI lawyer can be very different in different parts of the country, and vary dramatically even within a state...
