Amy Ruiz Law, PL, is a full service law firm practicing in areas of Criminal Defense including DUI arrests, misdemeanors and felonies, assault and battery, drug charges and more. We pride ourselves in providing our clients with exceptional legal representation and professionalism. As your attorney, we will fight to help you avoid a conviction, minimize your penalties or have your charge reduced or dismissed.
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Being charged with DUI (Driving Under the Influence) can be overwhelming and leave you feeling vulnerable and helpless. But it is important to take immediate action. In order to protect your driving privileges, you must file a motion for an administrative hearing within 10 days of your arrest. Otherwise, you lose the right to contest the automatic suspension of your driver’s license.
Fighting a DUI charge without a qualified DUI attorney is risky business. If you lose, it could have a significant impact on your life and your finances. A DUI conviction has serious consequences including the loss of your driver’s license, high fines (up to $5,000), increased insurance premiums, jail time, community service and more.
If you’ve been arrested for DUI, call an experienced Tampa DUI attorney at Amy Ruiz Law now. We will do everything we can to help you reduce or eliminate the penalties from your DUI charge and help you get your life back on track.
A misdemeanor is considered a minor crime, but the consequences could be far-reaching. If convicted, you could face up to one year in jail, be fined up to $1,000, or be placed on probation.
While on probation, you could face mandatory requirements such as reporting to a probation officer on a monthly basis and submitting to random drug tests. You could also be required to pay for your probation services which could cost between $50–60 per month. The most significant consequence is that a misdemeanor conviction will earn you a criminal record.
If you’ve been charged with a misdemeanor, it’s in your best interest to hire an attorney to help you fight the charge. An attorney can help you get a reduced penalty, get the charge dismissed, and/or preserve your chance to seal or expunge your record. An experienced criminal defense attorney can work with the judge and prosecutor to negotiate a shorter probationary term, non-supervised probation, or have the charge dismissed altogether. Call our experienced criminal defense attorney at Amy Ruiz Law today to help you fight against your misdemeanor charge.
If you’ve been arrested for a felony offense, you could be facing a lengthy prison sentence and costly fines if convicted. Now more than ever, you need an experienced criminal defense attorney by your side who is dedicated to providing you with the legal expertise and defense you need to fight your felony charge.
Call a Tampa criminal defense attorney at Amy Ruiz Law to discuss your case now. We will analyze every detail of your case and provide a strong defense to help you avoid a conviction, minimize the penalties of your charge or have your charge reduced or dismissed. We are dedicated to defending the accused from the harsh penalties of a felony conviction.
If you receive probation, you will be required to follow a long list of rules such as reporting to your probation officer, submitting to random drug tests, and allowing your probation officer to check up on you at home or work. This includes warrantless searches of your home. You could also be barred from certain activities such as owning or carrying a firearm, moving from your current location, or leaving the county without permission. Violating any of the terms of your probation or being charged with a new crime during your probationary period could lead to serious consequences such as jail or prison time.
If you’ve been accused of violating your probation or fear you will be accused by your probation officer, call a Tampa criminal defense attorney at Amy Ruiz Law now. We understand how to defend against a violation of probation charge and will fight to protect your rights and freedom.
The consequences of assault and battery charges can be far-reaching and may affect many areas of your life from your employment or academic status, to your right to own a firearm. While often used interchangeably, assault and battery are two distinct crimes. In simple terms, an assault occurs when someone intentionally threatens to harm someone else and puts that person in fear. Battery, on the other hand, is a physical act and occurs when someone intentionally touches or strikes another person against their will or intentionally causes bodily harm to another person.
Depending on the circumstances, assault and battery charges can also be enhanced to aggravated assault and aggravated battery which are felony offenses that carry more serious consequences. For example, an assault charge can be enhanced to aggravated assault if a weapon was used. Similarly, battery can be enhanced to aggravated battery if the victim was seriously injured or was pregnant during the battery.
If you’ve been charged with an assault and/or battery charge, call an experienced criminal defense attorney at Amy Ruiz Law. We will review the circumstances of your case and develop a strong and viable defense to help you minimize or avoid the charges against you.
If you’ve been arrested for drug possession or drug trafficking, you could be facing some harsh penalties including high fines and minimum mandatory prison sentences. Many factors including the quantity and type of substance you possessed at the time of your arrest will determine whether you are charged with a misdemeanor or felony. Certain controlled substances also carry harsher penalties than others.
In some instances, a motion to suppress evidence can be filed. Your entire case could be won or lost based on the motion to suppress evidence. That is why it is important to contact an experienced attorney who can analyze your case. At Amy Ruiz Law, we make it a priority to stay on top of any recent changes in the laws that deal specifically with drug offenses and drug crimes.
Additionally, if the prosecution does not have enough evidence to prove that you were in actual or constructive possession of a controlled substance, we could file a Motion to Dismiss in your case and argue it before a judge.
If you’ve been accused of drug possession or drug trafficking, contact a Tampa drug lawyer at Amy Ruiz Law. We will give you the support and advice you need during this troubling time and will fight on your behalf to seek a dismissal or reduced charges.
If your child (under the age of 18) has been arrested, you need an attorney by your side who understands the complexities of the juvenile court system. Your child could be facing harsh punishments including expulsion from school or detention in a juvenile facility. These consequences could also have lasting effects on your child’s future academic and employment opportunities. For certain offenses, your child may even be prosecuted as an adult and may face more serious consequences.
At Amy Ruiz Law, we will advocate on your child′s behalf to help reduce the negative consequences of his or her arrest. If possible, we will also seek to have your child’s records sealed or expunged. We have your child’s best interest at heart and will do everything we can to help defend your child from the charges against them.
The moment you are arrested for a crime, it goes on your criminal arrest record. Even if you are not convicted, the charge will remain on your record which could cause you problems later on when trying to gain housing or employment.
In some instances, it is possible to have your record sealed or expunged which can be extremely beneficial. Sealing your record takes it out of the public eye meaning it won’t show up in a routine background check. However, your sealed record will still be available to city, state and federal government and agencies. When a record is expunged, it means that no one can view it without a court order.
If you were arrested for a crime but were not convicted, you may be eligible to have your record sealed or expunged. Contact a knowledgeable criminal defense attorney at Amy Ruiz Law to discuss your specific circumstances and see whether you qualify under the law. We handle these types of cases all over the state of Florida, including Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk and Manatee counties. We will do everything we can to help get your record clean.
If you’ve been charged with any kind of crime, call a Tampa criminal defense attorney at Amy Ruiz Law now. We will work aggressively to help you avoid a conviction, minimize your penalties or have your charge reduced or dismissed.
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