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August 18, 2025 Taylor Kurtz Firm News Social Share

Michael Ufferman Law Firm, P.A. is pleased to announce that Laurel Cornell Niles has joined the firm as an associate. Mrs. Niles is the first associate to work at the firm and she began her tenure in January 2024. She has been licensed as an attorney since 2013. She has litigated every stage of the criminal legal process, from first …

September 13, 2024 Taylor Kurtz Firm News, Legal News Social Share

June 28, 2024: “This week was one of the most rewarding weeks of my career. One of the reasons I do what I do is because I believe in second chances. 14 years ago, the Supreme Court recognized that juveniles who commit serious crimes should be given the opportunity to demonstrate rehabilitation – meaning that hundreds of juveniles in Florida …

November 30, 2020 Michael Ufferman Law Firm, P.A. Legal News Social Share

Prior to 2021, a defendant convicted in county court could appeal only to the circuit court.  This procedure resulted in criminal defendants receiving disparate treatment depending on which part of the state his or her county court conviction arose.  In some counties, these county-to-circuit court appeals resulted in the judgment being considered by a panel of three circuit court judges …