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The Frey Law Firm is pleased to announce that Attorney Ron Frey has been selected once again for inclusion as a Super Lawyer for 2019! This special honor is reserved for lawyers who exhibit excellence within their area of practice. Tampa Attorney Frey is a criminal defense lawyer who is widely known and recognized as…

Tampa Criminal Defense Lawyer Ron Frey and The Frey Law Firm, LLC are located in downtown Tampa close to the Old Hillsborough County Courthouse at 419 Pierce Street and the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Courthouse (Edgecomb Courthouse) located at 800 East Twiggs Street. This convenient office location enables the Tampa Defense Firm to serve its clients…

According to reports, on September 10, 1897, a drunken motor cab driver in London, England was arrested for drunk driving (DUI) after crashing his vehicle. The driver entered a guilty plea and was fined. The American Bar Association tweeted out the following image from a newspaper article that provided details of the arrest and subsequent…

President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty in the Southern District of New York yesterday. As a result, journalists, commentators, and attorneys were again confronted with the question: Is it correct to say he pleaded guilty, plead guilty, or pled guilty? Whenever a criminal case gathers widespread attention on social media, readers…

The general perception seems to be that homicides involving firearms are on the rise. However, the headlines from HumanProgress.org read otherwise: “Firearm Related Homicide has Fallen 28% in the U.S. since 1990.” Although it seems unbelievable, that is what the statistics from HumanProgress.org demonstrate. The statistics and methodologies are outlined within their articleHomicide Rate from…

In the Carpenter case, the FBI obtained 12,898 location points that recorded the Defendant’s location over a period of 127 days. The FBI secured the data from the wireless carriers without first securing a warrant based upon probable cause. Was a warrant required? Wireless carriers collect data associated with their customer’s usage of their services.…

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 15 unlicensed contractors (Contracting Without a License) as part of “Operation Bring Down the House.” Pursuant to a press release issued by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, a covert operation was launched for a period of three weeks wherein the Construction Fraud detectives contacted over 91…

The Tampa Convention Center hosted the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference in May of 2018. Tampa was once again treated to an incredible Special Forces Demonstration. It is estimated that 22,000 military veterans reside in Tampa, Florida. The City is home to U.S. Central Command and the U.S. Special Operations Command Center. It is only…

“They didn’t read me my rights.” At some point during the representation, a majority of my client’s will enthusiastically inform me that the police never read them their Miranda Rights. What happens if the police do not read a suspect his or her rights? The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that “no…

Earlier today, Paul Manafort was ordered detained by a federal judge after his bond was revoked for violating the terms of his pretrial release. Pretrial detention can have a significant impact upon the strategy employed during a case, as well as the ultimate outcome. One big consideration in a criminal case is whether a defendant…