Atty. James Martin Brown

Legal Career

• Certified Legal Intern, Public Defender’s Office 4th Circuit of Florida (1976) • Certified Legal Intern, State Attorney’s Office 5th Circuit of Florida (1976) • Assistant State Attorney, 5th Circuit of Florida (1976-1984) Division Chief, Hernando, Citrus and Sumter Counties Chief Trial Assistant • Chief of Homicide and Major Crimes Prosecutions • Deputy State Attorney for the 5th Judicial Circuit of Florida Appointed Acting State Attorney • Private Practice of Law (1985-present) in Brooksville, Florida Summary of Legal Experience 39 Years of Practice in Florida as an Attorney in active litigation 200 Jury Trials including : • Felony and Misdemeanor Criminal cases, • General Civil • Personal Injury • Medical Malpractice (negligence) 7,500 + Bench Trials, contested and evidentiary Hearings including: Contested Divorce • Child Custody and Parenting Litigation • Child Support • Modification of Final Judgment Dependency • Alimony • Asset Distribution and Debt Apportionment Contempt of Court Domestic Violence Restraining Orders Repeat and Dating Violence Injunctions 300 + Mediations including: • Divorce and Family Law General Civil In 39 years of legal practice in Central Florida, Attorney James Martin “ Jimmy” Brown has daily courtroom experience, prosecuting and defending Thousands of criminal cases including: • Premeditated Murder (death Penalty) 2nd Degree and 3rd Degree Murder • Manslaughter • Sexual Battery • Kidnaping • Home Invasion and Burglary Armed Robbery • Theft (all levels) • Fraud • Trafficking in Drugs and Controlled Substances • Possession and sale of Controlled Substances DUI (all levels) • Vehicular Homicide and DUI Manslaughter Identity Theft • Forgery and Uttering • Child Abuse and Neglect Pornography and obscenity offenses Juvenile Delinquency • Tax offenses • Traffic and Motor Vehicle offenses • Domestic Violence • Battery and Assault • Firearms offenses • Weapons offenses