Mitch Stone

At Mitchell A. Stone, P.A., the skill and commitment of attorney Mitch Stone is demonstrated in his impressive record of acquittals, dismissals, and other favorable verdicts and results. Mitchell (Mitch) Stone received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida College of Law in 1988. He began his career at the State Attorney's office in Miami and in Jacksonville, prosecuting DUI, domestic violence and other misdemeanors in county court and violent crimes, drug crimes, property crimes, white collar crimes, DUI manslaughter and other felonies in circuit court. He was later promoted to the Special Victims Unit (SVU) and the Homicide Team where he prosecuted capital crimes. In 1992, he began private practice and has been a principal partner in several law firms specializing in state and federal criminal defense. Over the past three decades, he has defended cases from DUI and drug possession to murder, drug trafficking conspiracy, SVU cases, RICO and financial fraud cases. In 1999, he was recognized by the Florida Bar as a board-certified criminal trial law specialist and now serves on the Criminal Law Board Certification Committee. He is rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale Hubble and has been named in The Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, Florida Trend's Legal Elite, Jacksonville Magazine's Leading Lawyers and is rated 10.0 Superb by AVVO. He has successfully represented clients in numerous high-profile cases and has conducted over 150 criminal jury trials to verdict in both federal and state court. He served as the 33rd President the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and as President of the Jacksonville Beaches Bar Association, President of the Northeast Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Chair of the Criminal Law Section of the Jacksonville Bar Association and Chair of the Florida Bar Criminal Law Board Certification Committee. He is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Florida Bar Criminal Law Section. He is admitted to practice in Florida, Washington, D.C., the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and the Middle, Southern and Northern Federal District Courts of Florida.