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Rory Safir

Every post here is written by Rory Safir, one of a handful of ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientists in Florida and a former Assistant Public Defender in Tampa.

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What to Wear to Court in Florida

What to wear to court or jury duty in Florida, from a former public defender: the one rule, what works, what gets noticed for the wrong reasons, tattoos and piercings, and how the answer changes for a jury trial....
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A DUI Arrest Puts Your CDL at Risk for a Year. Here Is How One Driver Kept His.

For many drivers, a DUI arrest is a legal problem. For a commercial driver, it is a payroll problem....
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Florida Theft Charges: The $750 Line and Your One Shot at a Clean Record

If a security guard walked you into a back office this week, or a deputy handed you paperwork with the word "theft" on it, you're probably embarrassed, scared, and thinking: this is not who I am....
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Four Charges, Zero Filed: Winning Before the Case Begins

An arrest is not a charge. The State announced a No Bill on all four counts, and our client left Florida without a record....
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Flat Tire, Keys Around His Neck, and a DUI Charge

The opening offer was 364 days in jail. The truck could not be driven, the only witness was a civilian, and the charge was dropped....
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You Get One Shot at a Clean Record in Florida. Spend It Well.

The case is over. The charges were dropped, or the judge withheld adjudication, and you walked out believing that chapter was closed. Then the apartment application comes back denied. The job offer goes quiet....
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The Call From Campus No Parent Wants: Three Things to Know Before You Do Anything

The phone rang at a terrible hour, or the text landed in the middle of your workday, and now you're managing a crisis from a kitchen table ten minutes from campus or a thousand miles away. I'm Rory Safir....
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Know Your Rights During Police Encounters in Florida

This article first appeared in The Paraclete, the magazine of the St. Petersburg Bar Association, March/April 2026 edition, pages 40 and 41. Republished here by the author, with citation to the original....
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The Second Fight Has Different Rules: Three Things to Know Before a VOP Hearing

Maybe it was a phone call from your probation officer. Maybe it was a letter with the word affidavit in it. However it arrived, the message is the same: the State says you broke a condition of your probation, and the case you thought was behind you is awake again....
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The Test I Want You to Give Every DUI Lawyer, Including Me

You have a court date you didn't ask for, a paper permit where your license used to be, and a phone full of search results that all say the same three things. Aggressive. Experienced. Fights for you....
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