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189 S Orange Ave Ste 1800 Orlando, FL 328013261 |
| Website: | http://www.ericbarkerlaw.com |
| Phone: | (407) 500-0000 |
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defend people accused of all state and federal crimes, including drug charges, DUI, theft, violation of probation, and homicide.
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Orange County Bar Association | N/A | N/A |
| Central Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | N/A | N/A |
| Florida Supreme Court | N/A | N/A |
| Orange County Bar Association | N/A | |
| Central Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | N/A | |
| Florida Supreme Court | N/A | |
| Orange County Bar Association | N/A | 1900 - 1900 |
| Central Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | N/A | 1900 - 1900 |
| United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida | Member | 1992 - 1900 |
| Florida Bar | Member | 1992 - 1900 |
| United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida | Member | N/A |
| Florida Bar | Member | N/A |
| United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida | Member | N/A |
| Florida Bar | Member | N/A |
| Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | Member | N/A |
| Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | Member | 2006 - 1900 |
| Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | Member | N/A |
| National Trial Lawyers Association | 2013 - 2021 | |
| National Trial Lawyers Association | N/A | N/A |
| Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
|---|---|---|
| AV Preeminent Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2021 |
| AV Preeminent Rating | Martindale-Hubbell® | 2020 |
| AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated | Martindale-Hubbell® | 2019 |
| Top 100 Trial Lawyers | National Trial Lawyers | 2018 |
| AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2018 |
| Client's Choice Award | AVVO | 2018 |
| Top Rated Attorney | AVVO | 2018 |
| Top 100 Trial Lawyers | National Trial Lawyers | 2017 |
| Nation's Top Attorneys | National Association of Distinguished Counsel | 2017 |
| Client's Choice | Avvo | 2017 |
| Top Rated Lawyer | Avvo | 2017 |
| AV Preeminent Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2017 |
| Nation's Top 1% | National Association of Distinguished Counsel | 2016 |
| AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2016 |
| Top 100 Trial Lawyers | National Trial Lawyers | 2016 |
| Client's Choice Award | AVVO | 2016 |
| Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 | Martindale-Hubbell | 2015 |
| Nations Top One Percent | National Association of Distinguished Counsel | 2015 |
| Client's Choice Award | AVVO | 2015 |
| Client Distinction Award | Martindale-Hubbell | 2015 |
| Top 100 Trial Lawyers | The National Trial Lawyers | 2015 |
| Client's Choice Award | AVVO | 2014 |
| Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 | Martindale-Hubbell | 2014 |
| Best Law firm | Orlando Business Journal | 2014 |
| Top Law Firm | Martindale-Hubbell | 2014 |
| Top 100 Trial Lawyers | National Trial Lawyers | 2014 |
| Top Contributor | AVVO | 2013 |
| Top Lawyers in Orlando | Orlando Life Magazine | 2013 |
| Best Law Firm | Orlando Business Journal | 2013 |
| Clients Choice Award | AVVO | 2013 |
| Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 | Martindale-Hubbell | 2013 |
| Best law firm | Orlando Business Journal Reader's Choice Award | 2012 |
| Client's Choice Award | AVVO | 2012 |
| Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 | Martindale-Hubbell | 2012 |
| Selected for Inclusion | The Executive Registry of Professionals | 2011 |
| Selected for inclusion | Who's Who among Executives and Professionals | 2011 |
| selected for inclusion | Biltmore's Whos Who | 2011 |
| selected as partner | NeJame, LaFay, Jancha, Ahmed, Barker, & Joshi, P.A. | 2001 |
| Selected as Division Chief | Office of Public Defender | 1999 |
| Franklin Graham Award, Outstanding Advocacy | Office of the Public Defender | 1995 |
| selected for paid Internship | Center for Governmental Responsibility | 1991 |
| Honors Political Science taught by former governor Lawton Chiles | University of Florida | 1989 |
| selected for inclusion | marquis Whos's Who of Emerging Leaders in America | 2025 |
| trial award | Office of the Public Defender, ninth circuit | 2025 |
| selected for inclusion | Marquis Who's Who in American Law | 2025 |
| selected for inclusion | marquis Whos's Who of Emerging Leaders in America | 2025 |
| trial award | Office of the Public Defender, ninth circuit | 2025 |
| selected for inclusion | Marquis Who's Who in American Law | 2025 |
| selected for inclusion | marquis Whos's Who of Emerging Leaders in America | 2025 |
| trial award | Office of the Public Defender, ninth circuit | 2025 |
| selected for inclusion | Marquis Who's Who in American Law | 2025 |
| selected for inclusion | marquis Whos's Who of Emerging Leaders in America | 2025 |
| trial award | Office of the Public Defender, ninth circuit | 2025 |
| selected for inclusion | Marquis Who's Who in American Law | 2025 |
| AV Preeminent Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2025 |
| School name | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law | law | 1992 |
| Case name | Outcome |
|---|---|
| 2012 open carrying of weapon case | case dismissed |
| 2013 Aggravated Assault case | case dismissed |
| 2013 drug possession and firearm case | Sent to diversion |
| 2013 drug possession case | case dismissed |
| 2013 Felony Battery/Strangulation Case. | Charges reduced |
| 2013 introduction of contraband case | case dismissed |
| 2013 manslaughter charge | case dismissed |
| 2013 Possession of Drugs/Possession of Firearm in Commission of a Felony. | case dismissed |
| 2013 Sex Offender Violation case | violation of probation dismissed |
| 2013 stalking case | case dismissed |
| 2014 Accessory to Murder | |
| 2014 aggravated assault case | |
| 2014 Armed Kidnapping case | case dismissed |
| 2014 battery case | case dismissed |
| 2014 evidence suppression case | case dismissed |
| 2014 Fraud Case | diversion |
| 2014 Grand Theft case | case dismissed |
| 2014 Medicaid Fraud Case | probation |
| 2014 Release from DOC case | released from prison |
| 2014 Robbery with Firearm case | case dismissed |
| 2014 sexual battery case | main charge dismissed |
| 2014 sexual battery case | case dismissed |
| 2015 burglary with battery case | case dismissed |
| 2015 carrying concealed gun charge | case dismissed |
| 2015 Criminal Mischief case | case dismissed |
| 2015 Forgery/Theft Case | case dismissed |
| 2015 possession of controlled substance case | case dismissed |
| 2015 possession of drugs | case dismissed |
| 2015 Resisting w Violence case | NOT GUILTY |
| 2016 Aggravated Assault Case | felonies dismissed |
| 2016 Aggravated Assault on law enforcement | Aggravated Assault and Felony Fleeing charges dropped. Client was not convicted of remaining charges |
| 2016 Aggravated Battery on Elderly | felony dismissed. |
| 2016 Attempted First Degree Murder case | case dismissed |
| 2016 Battery on LEO/Resisting Case | case dismissed |
| 2016 Carrying Concealed Firearm | case dismissed |
| 2016 Drug Trafficking case | case dismissed |
| 2016 DUI and Manslaughter VOP | cases dismissed |
| 2016 Forgery Case | case dismissed |
| 2016 Grand Theft Case/Professional License Violation | case dismissed |
| 2016 Leaving the Scene of Accident with Death | Downward Departure Sentence |
| 2016 Murder Case | sentence reduced |
| 2016 Possession of Cocaine | case dismissed |
| 2016 sexual battery case | case dismissed |
| 2017 Carrying Concealed Firearm | case dismissed |
| 2017 Domestic Battery case | case dismissed |
| 2017 Drug Trafficking case | case dismissed |
| 2017 drug trafficking case | charges reduced |
| 2017 Motion to Suppress | case dismissed |
| 2017 sex with minor case | sentence reduced |
| 2017 Trafficking and Arson case | charges reduced, successful resolution |
| 2018 Aggravated Assault with Firearm case | Not Guilty |
| 2018 Armed Burglary of a Dwelling | juvenile sanctions |
| 2018 Child Abuse | case dismissed |
| 2018 Drug Trafficking, RICO case | sentence reduced |
| 2018 Felony Child Abuse Case | charges reduced |
| 2018 Human Sex Trafficking, Lewd Battery case | charges reduced |
| 2018 Possession of a Destructive Device/Bomb | probation only, no incarceration |
| 2018 Possession of Drugs | case dismissed |
| 2018 Sex Battery, Health Care without a License case | sentence reduced |
| 2018 Tampering with Witness case | charges reduced |
| 2018 VOP | case dismissed |
| 2018 VOP | probation reinstated |
| 2019 Armed Kidnapping case | Charge reduced |
| 2019 Armed Robbery | Youthful Offender, reduced sentence |
| 2019 Assault on a LEO, Possession of Controlled Substance | case dismissed |
| 2019 Drug Possession case | sentenced reduced |
| 2019 Extortion case | Charge reduced |
| 2019 Lewd Act case | case dismissed |
| 2019 Murder case | confession suppressed |
| 2019 VOP | case dismissed |
| 2019 VOP | case dismissed |
| Aggravated Assault with Firearm | charges reduced and case settled |
| Aggravated Assault with Firearm | case dropped by state |
| Aggravated Assault with Firearm | case dismissed |
| aggravated battery case | case dismissed |
| Aggravated Battery on LEO with Deadly Weapon | Jury found client Not Guilty of Aggravated Battery on LEO and Resisting with Violence. |
| Aggravated Battery with Deadly Weapon | case dismissed |
| Attempted Murder | Not Guilty |
| Battery on LEO | case dismissed |
| Child Abuse, Aggravated Battery | all charges except misdemeanor criminal mischief dropped. |
| Drug Trafficking | client classified as youthful offender, sentenced to probation. |
| Drug Trafficking | Probation. |
| Drug Trafficking | Not Guilty |
| Drug Trafficking | case dismissed |
| Drug Trafficking | evidence suppressed; case dropped |
| DUI | charge reduced to reckless driving |
| Firearms offense | case dismissed |
| First Degree Murder | case dropped by state |
| fraud | charges reduced |
| Multiple drug offenses | probation |
| Murder | 10 years prison, codefendants received death penalty and life in prison |
| Possession of Drugs with Intent to Sell with a Weapon case | case dismissed |
| Resisting Arrest without Violence | dismissed |
| sex case on minor | 2 charges dropped, client accepted probation. |
| sex case on minor | sentence reduced to 7 months |
| sex case on minor | Charge reduced to a misdemeanor. |
| sexual battery | charges reduced to offense where client does not have to register as a sex offender. |
| State v. B.S. | charges reduced to third degree felony, convinced court to grant downward departure at sentencing over the state's objection. |
| state v. S.W. | bail obtained |
| traffic offense and VOP | case reduced to No Valid DL, client avoids 5 year habitual suspension and agrees to home confinement. |
| VOP | probation reinstated with no additional jail time or penalties |
| VOP, Robbery | probation reinstated with no additional jail time or penalties |
| State | Number | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 946443 | Member in Good Standing | 1992 | 09/12/2019 |
| Publication name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando Style Magazine | Possession is NOT nine-tenths of the law | 2019 |
| Orlando Style Magazine | The Ins and Outs of Title IX: Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence cases in Schools | 2018 |
| Orlando Style Magazine | When Can Gun Owners Have A Concealed Weapon Without A Permit? | 2013 |
| orlando style magazine | ID on demand | 2010 |
| University of Florida Constitutional Law class | outline of Florida Constitutional Law | 1991 |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| newscast | DUI | 2012 |
| Public Defender Training Seminar | Process for Sealing and Expunging Records | 2002 |
| Public Defender Training Seminar | Know when Not to take a depositon | 1998 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Certified Legal Intern | Office of the Public Defender, Gainesville | 1991 - 1992 |
| Certified Legal Intern | Southern Legal Counsel | 1991 - 1992 |
| Certified Legal Intern | Office of the Public Defender, Gainesville | 1991 - 1992 |
| Certified Legal Intern | Southern Legal Counsel | 1991 - 1992 |
| Certified Legal Intern | Springfield and Gunson, P.A. | 1992 - 1992 |
| Attorney | Christian and Associates | 1992 - 1993 |
| Certified Legal Intern | Springfield and Gunson, P.A. | 1992 - 1992 |
| Attorney | Christian and Associates | 1992 - 1993 |
| Attorney | Office of the Public Defender | 1993 - 1999 |
| Attorney | Office of the Public Defender | 1993 - 1999 |
| Partner | NeJamelaw | N/A |
| Partner | NeJamelaw | 1999 - 1900 |
| Partner | NeJamelaw | N/A |
