Pensacola, FL • Phone: 850.444.7475
Pensacola Criminal Defense Lawyer Services
Valerie Erwin Prevatte has been the lead attorney on over 20,000 criminal cases in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. As a former prosecutor at the State Attorney's Office in Pensacola, Mrs. Prevatte prosecuted a multitude of criminal cases ranging from serious felony offenses to DUIs, misdemeanors and traffic infractions.
After leaving the State Attorney's Office, Mrs. Prevatte opened her own law practice in Pensacola. Early in her solo practice, she represented clients in a variety of legal matters such as family law cases, small claims disputes, injunction hearings, traffic infraction hearings and, of course, criminal cases. She later narrowed her practice to primarily criminal defense which remains her focus today.
Valerie Prevatte has extensive trial experience with both bench trials (sometimes referred to as judge trials) and jury trials. She has been the lead attorney in over 600 trials.
Areas of Practice Include:
- Injunction aka "Restraining Orders"
- Drug Offenses
- Domestic Violence
- Hunting and Fishing Violations
- First Appearances
- Video Court
- Bond Hearings
- Violations of Probation/Community Control
- Juvenile/Delinquency Court
- Driving/Boating Under the Influence
- Small Claims
- Traffic Infraction Hearings
- DHSMV Formal Review Hearings