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Jonathan Jay Kirschner, Esq., & Associates
200 South Indian River Drive, Suite 200
Fort Pierce, FL 34950
ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE COURTHOUSE

Proven Criminal Lawyer In The Treasure Coast

"Evaluated for Professionalism and Tested for Expertise"

LESS THAN 5% OF ALL LAWYERS ARE BOARD CERTIFIED

JAY KIRSCHNER IS A BOARD-CERTIFIED CRIMINAL TRIAL LAWYER AND HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY BOARD-CERTIFIED IN CRIMINAL TRIAL PRACTICE SINCE 1994

Call Us 24/7: (772) 489-8501

Call Us 24/7: (772) 489-8501

Jonathan Jay Kirschner, Esq., & Associates, LLC

Fort Pierce Criminal Lawyer Jonathan Jay Kirschner, Esq., a Martindale Hubbell AV Preemient Rated Attorney, offers the experience you need in defending your criminal case. Jay is a Florida Supreme Court Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer, and perhaps just as importantly, has been Board Certified in Criminal Trial Practice since 1994, and has actively defended criminal cases for over twenty (20) years.

WHAT IS “BOARD CERTIFICATION”?  

The Florida Bar says the purpose of Board Certification is “to identify those lawyers who practice criminal law and have the special knowledge, skills, and proficiency, as well as the character, ethics and reputation for professionalism…

What The Florida Bar says about Board-Certified Lawyers: 

  • Board-Certified lawyers have dedicated themselves to achieving a heightened level of excellence through character, professionalism ethics, and credibility in the practice of law.
  • Board-Certified lawyers undergo a rigorous peer-review process that assesses competence in a specialty field, as well as professionalism and ethics in the practice of law.
  • Board-Certified lawyers must satisfy the certification area’s continuing legal education requirements, which are more robust than what the Florida Bar requires attorneys to satisfy for continued licensure in the general practice of law.

What The Florida Bar says about how Board-Certified Lawyers help their clients:

  • Their clients receive specialized expertise, professionalism & ethics, credibility, and dedication to a heightened level of excellence in a legal specialization [area].
  • Their clients receive a “heightened level of proficiency
  • Their clients can readily recognize Board-Certified lawyers because only Florida attorneys who attain this distinction are allowed to refer to themselves as board-certified specialists

PERHAPS THAT IS WHY ONLY FIVE PERCENT (5%) OF FLORIDA BAR MEMBERS HAVE EARNED THE COVETED BOARD-CERTIED  DESIGNATION.

“Why would anyone, when faced with a criminal investigation or prosecution  and the possibility of losing their freedom, settle for anything LESS than a Board-Certifed Criminal Trial Specialist???”

In Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie, Stuart, Vero Beach and throughout Florida,  serious crimes including  “Drug Trafficking” and “Drug Possession,”  “Prescription Fraud”,  Unjust “Battery”, and “Internet Crime,” and other criminal cases dominate the headlines. If you are charged with these or any other crimes, you must find the most talented and experienced legal professional to obtain optimum results.

A Fort Pierce Law Firm With A Personal Support Staff To Help You. A Firm That Maintains the Contacts, Relationships, and Resources To Assemble The Right Team to Defend Your Unique Criminal Case.

At Jonathan Jay Kirschner, Esq., & Associates, LLC we know that in 2025,  merely retaining a talented, experienced and properly credentialed lawyer,  successfully defending a criminal case mandates not only the lawyer, but an experienced support staff, working in tandem with the lawyer as a team, and usually in conjunction with experts from a variety of fields.

The practice of criminal law has evolved into discreet and specialized areas, including Internet Crime, Drug Possession and asportation cases, DUI, embezzlement, homicide, etc., and with the developing tendency of Florida’s legislature to criminalize all manner of proscribed conduct, the list grows longer each year.

The firm is devoted exclusively to providing representation in Criminal Law matters.   Criminal cases have the most profound consequences, and the firm is not distracted by attempting to practice in any practice areas other than Criminal, including pre- and post-arrests, triasl and appeas and collateral attacks upon convictions.

Criminal cases routinely require astute counsel to assemble a winning defense team, which may include Physicians, Psychologists, Accountants, Laboratory Analysts, Arson Investigators;  this list expands each year. Knowing,  and being able to access the ‘right’ experts and consultants and being able to work effectively with them, can and does make the difference between winning and losing your case.

Jonathan Jay Kirschner, Esq., & Associates maintains a talented support staff including; Cecelia Morales and Diane Doty, Paralegal and Staff Assistants to Jay Kirschner who specialize in client relations, coordinating and scheduling with judicial assistants, co-counsel and opposing counsel and their staffs, as well as legal research and writing. Both Ms. Morales and Ms. Doty are experienced, talented  and work well with Kirschner.

Bradley Perron likewise has been working as an Independent investigator in close association with Jay Kirschner for over twenty (20) years. He is Florida Licensed, and has testified as a court-qualified expert in a number of fields, including ‘blood spatter’ analysis.

Bradley is in sum, the kind of investigator/expert who may well prove indispensable in building a winning defense team. He is part of the talented, innovative, and experienced team of investigators at Investigative Support Specialist, an Investigative firm with demonstrated excellence, as well as a national reputation.

Robert McCarron, M.D., (ret.) is the firm’s consultant for medically related issues, which arise frequently in  criminal matters. His individual practice was located in Vero Beach, Florida (in Indian River County—-the northernmost county in the ‘Treasure Coast’) where he specialized in the practice of Internal Medicine. He also is well schooled in medical and scientific forensic issues, and has access to talented players in the medical and scientific communities.

This eclectic grouping of talented, experienced professionals, individually and collectively, gives Jonathan Jay Kirschner, Esq., & Associates, LLC  clients nearly instantaneous access to virtually any area of expertise necessary to communicate with and ultimately assemble, the right “team” to help win your case in the criminal justice system.

The practice is in both State and Federal courts, representing the innocent and falsely accused in and all criminal matters, including unjust Battery and Spousal Battery charges, Prescription Fraud cases, Possession of Narcotics and Trafficking issues, Forfeiture and Conspiracy matters, white collar prosecutions, and an ever-increasing number of unjust child sex abuse and internet pornography cases.

Our Successes & Wins

Violation of Probation Felony Warrant

Kirschner Wins a Second Dismissal of a Violation of Probation Felony Warrant (Against the Same Client)!

Regular readers of this forum may recall the Violation of Probation proceeding against client “K.C.” which went to a vigorously litigated trial on last month.  ...
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Attorney Kirschner Wins Dismissal of Violation Warrant Following Hotly- Litigated Trial!!!

On Friday, December 20, 2024 the Violation of Probation charge against Jonathan “Jay” Kirschner’s client was dismissed at the conclusion of a vigorously contested trial...
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Aggressive Port Saint Lucie defense attorney

Kirschner Persuades Court to Reject Government’s Twelve (12) Year Prison Sentence Recommendation in Favor of Six (6) Months in the County Jail Followed by Probation.”

What might be the right defense strategy against criminal charges depends on the facts, circumstances, and evidence. While some cases are best litigated at jury...
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What Are Clients Have to Say

Testimonials from our clients after working with our Fort Pierce Criminal Lawyers
  • Joshua Laurence
    Google Review

    Jonathan “Jay” Kirschner helped my family deal with a number of legal challenges in the Treasure Coast and Fort Pierce areas. Jay is diligent, tenacious, firm, understanding and transparent. We’ve found him to be more in the nature of a very high-priced, boutique, full-service criminal law firm and much more honest than other attorneys we’ve spoken to over the years. Don’t laugh, there are honest and fair attorneys — not many — but Jay is definitely one! Jay is available 24/7.

  • Brian Segal
    Google Review

    Jonathan Jay Kirschner is an excellent attorney. Mr. Kirschner is the person you want to defend you when you find yourself in a position you did not mean to be in. Mr. Kirschner was always readily available when I had any questions or needed to contact him. He has a great staff that were all on my side and worked tirelessly to help me with my case. I can’t thank Mr. Kirschner enough, I highly recommend him for criminal defense matters.

  • Pam Blanchard
    Google Review

    Again, I have had a reason to contact Jay Kirshner. Mr. Kirschner is the best. Honest and completely thorough. Not an attorney to just take your money. He goes over and above for just results. Anyone looking for the best criminal attorney cannot find a better one than Jay Kirschner. He does not make promises he cannot keep and is very upfront about your legal case. He gets results and is second to none.  They don’t get any better than Mr. Kirschner.