Top Rated Criminal Defense Attorney in Orlando, FL

Joseph E. Zwick is an attorney at Mandell Law, where he focuses his practice primarily on criminal defense matters. From the firm's offices in Winter Park, Florida, he provides aggressive representation to clients facing serious criminal charges throughout central Florida. Mr. Zwick has been admitted to practice before all Florida state courts since 2013 and is also admitted to practice in Federal Court in the Middle District of Florida.

Mr. Zwick's client base is made up of people who have been accused by the state with having committed misdemeanor or felony offenses. The types of cases that he has handled have included charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, drug possession and distribution, sex offenses, fraud and other white collar crimes, and violent crimes such as murder and manslaughter. Mr. Zwick has been able to obtain positive results for his clients through charge dismissals, acquittals and the negotiation of favorable plea agreements with the prosecution. His courtroom experience has also encompassed breach of contract actions and contested divorces.

As an undergraduate, Mr. Zwick attended the University of Florida, where he majored in political science and received a Bachelor of Arts cum laude in 2010. He then went on to pursue his legal education at the University of Georgia School of Law, and while he was there, he served several internships, including one with the Office of the Fulton County District Attorney, before being awarded his Juris Doctor cum laude in 2013. After graduation, Mr. Zwick began his legal career as an Assistant State Attorney in Florida's 7th Judicial Circuit.  Since leaving the State Attorney's Office, Mr. Zwick with a family law firm in Daytona Beach and served as an Assistant Public Defender in Polk County, Florida.  Mr. Zwick left Polk County and joined Mandell Law in March, 2019.