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Dale E. Workman earned his Juris Doctor (JD) degree in 1997 from Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida, which has consistently and repeatedly been recognized as the best law school in the nation for producing superior trial attorneys.
Prior to that, he earned his Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Political Science in 1993 from the University of South Florida in Tampa. While there, he served as Articles Editor and Feature Writer for the school’s Undergraduate Law Review, for which he wrote “Casualty of War,” an in-depth analysis of the erosion of the right to privacy that has inevitably resulted from the nation’s War on Drugs.Since law school, he has continued his education at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, where he earned a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management in 2014, and he is currently pursuing his Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree at The George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development in Washington, DC.
He is admitted to practice in all state courts throughout Florida, as well as all federal courts throughout the Northern and Middle Districts of Florida and the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia.He has been recognized as one of the Top 20 Criminal Defense Lawyers in Jacksonville, Florida in both 2018 and 2019 by the independent professional services review firm Expertise, LLC. In addition, his “High Ethical Standing” and “High Professional Achievement” has been recognized by fellow attorneys and judges who know him and have worked with him, resulting in a “Distinguished” Peer Review Rating from the renowned attorney review firm Martindale-Hubbell. He has also received each of the Silver, Gold and Platinum Client Champion Awards from the same organization based upon multiple reviews from clients that he has represented.
Over the last two decades, he has been affiliated with many legal and professional organizations, including the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (FACDL), the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Florida Bar (Business Law, Criminal Law, Public Interest Law and Trial Lawyers sections), and the Jacksonville Bar Association (Commercial Litigation and Criminal Law sections). He has also served as a member of the Florida Bar’s Traffic Court Rules Committee, and as an attorney advisor for several Teen Court programs throughout the state.He is an experienced and respected trial attorney with an extensive background in both civil and criminal law, who has practiced criminal defense in both the public and private sectors since January 1999, and civil trial law with an emphasis on commercial and consumer law since February 2004.
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Talent Management
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Bar, Criminal Law Section | Member | N/A |
| Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | Member | N/A |
| Association of Trial Lawyers of America | Member | N/A |
| American Association for Justice | Member | N/A |
| National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | Member | N/A |
| American Civil Liberties Union | Member | N/A |
| Florida Bar, Public Interest Law Section | Member | N/A |
| Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section | Member | N/A |
| American Bar Association | Member | N/A |
| University of South Florida Law Review | Articles Editor, Feature Writer | 1992 - 1993 |
| Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity | Member | N/A |
| US District Court, Middle District of Florida | Admitted to Practice | N/A |
| The Florida Bar | Admitted to Practice | N/A |
| Pasco County Teen Court | Attorney Advisor, Judge | 1999 - 2000 |
| Citrus County Teen Court | Attorney Advisor, Judge | 2001 - 2002 |
| Marion County Teen Court | Attorney Advisor, Judge | 2001 - 2002 |
| Alachua County Teen Court | Attorney Advisor, Judge | 2002 - 2004 |
| Florida Bar, Traffic Court Rules Committee | Member | 2003 - 2004 |
| Duval County Democratic Executive Committee | Member | N/A |
| Jacksonville Bar Association, Criminal Law Section | Member | N/A |
| US Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit | Admitted to Practice | N/A |
| US District Court, Northern District of Florida | Admitted to Practice | N/A |
| Clay County Bar Association | Member | N/A |
| Jacksonville Bar Association | Member | N/A |
| Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
|---|---|---|
| Top 20 Criminal Defense Lawyers in Jacksonville, Florida | Expertise, LLC | 2019 |
| Platinum Client Champion Award | Martindale-Hubbell | 2019 |
| Peer Review Rated High Ethical Standing | Martindale-Hubbell | 2019 |
| Peer Review Rated High Professional Achievement | Martindale-Hubbell | 2019 |
| Peer Review Rated Distinguished | Martindale-Hubbell | 2019 |
| Top 20 Criminal Defense Lawyers in Jacksonville, Florida | Expertise, LLC | 2018 |
| Gold Client Champion Award | Martindale-Hubbell | 2018 |
| Peer Review Rated High Ethical Standing | Martindale-Hubbell | 2018 |
| Peer Review Rated High Professional Achievement | Martindale-Hubbell | 2018 |
| Peer Review Rated Distinguished | Martindale-Hubbell | 2018 |
| Silver Client Champion Award | Martindale-Hubbell | 2017 |
| School name | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Institute of Computer Management | Certificate (Information Technology) | 1982 |
| Lakeland Community College | Associate of Arts (Liberal Arts) | 1990 |
| University of South Florida | Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) | 1993 |
| Stetson University College of Law | Juris Doctor (Law) | 1997 |
| University of North Florida | Graduate Certificate (Nonprofit Management) | 2014 |
| The George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development | Master of Education (M.Ed.) | 2020 |
| Case name | Outcome |
|---|---|
| State v. Ira (Alachua County, Florida) | Pretrial Diversion and Dismissal |
| State v. Lakhodar (Pasco County, Florida) | Not Guilty |
| State v. Oliver (Pasco County, Florida) | Mistrial (Defense motion granted). Not Guilty on retrial. |
| State | Number | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 160962 | Member in Good Standing | 1999 | 04/25/2019 |
| Publication name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| University of South Florida Law Review | "Casualty of War" | 1993 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney | Public Defender's Office | 1998 - 2002 |
| Attorney | Workman Law Office, P.A. | N/A |
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