If Florida, criminal cases are moved along by the Court, not the parties, through a series of monthly pretrial conferences or disposition hearings.  As a result, in a Tampa Bay criminal case, clients can miss a lot of work, wasting time attending court hearings.  Most of these hearings are only hearings to set another hearing, and a client's appearance should not be needed.  Yet, miss the wrong hearing, and you'll end up back in jail.  Attorney Hanks explains how he helps his clients avoid the needless criminal or DUI hearing, so they can stay at work, all without a warrant for their arrest.  

If you have a contested divorce or custody law case in a Tampa Bay area court (St. Petersburg, Clearwater, New Port Richey or Tampa), the Court will require you to attend mediation before you can set that final hearing.   Attorney Hanks explains the in's and out's of a Family Law Mediation Conference, from his experience as a family law attorney.

You have heard the term, "hearsay," on television, maybe even during your own court hearing.  But would you believe that there are lawyers and judges out there who do not seem to know the meaning of the word?  Attorney Hanks gives you the knowledge they must not have.

Attorney Hanks relates his recent experiences in Tampa Bay courtrooms where litigants appeared without attorneys.