Jonathan Jay Kirschner | Fort Pierce Criminal Lawyer

Born: Miami, Florida, March 1, 1955.

Admitted: 1984, Florida

Law School: University of New Hampshire/Franklin Pierce Law School.

College: Undergraduate, The Florida State University; Graduate Doctoral, The Florida State University; Post-Graduate Doctoral candidate and funded Graduate Assistant, 1981-1984.

Member:

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. (FACDL)
Past member of the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD)
United States District Court for Southern and Northern Districts of Florida

Publications:

Author, “The Probable Cause Requirement in Custodial Detentions,”
New Hampshire Bar Journal, Vol. 21, Number 3, July 1980.

Biographical:

Assistant public defender 1984-1985; Chief Assistant Public Defender, Fort Pierce Office 1985-1986; Deputy Public Defender 1986-1988.
Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer (continually since August 1, 1994), Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education.
Associate with Gonano & Harrell, Chartered, (1989); Shareholder, Kirschner & Garland, P.A., Fort Pierce, FL 34950 from 1989 until December, 2007; 2008 until present, Jonathan Jay Kirschner, Esq., & Associates, LLC; May 2022 through February, 2025, Partner, Kirschner & McEnery Law, Chartered.

Practice Areas:

Criminal Law
Personal Injury
Driving While Intoxicated
Drug Crimes
Wiretapping
Internet Crimes
Sexual Assault
Domestic Violence
Appellate Practice
Automobile Accidents
Wrongful Death

Reported Cases:

State v. Mitchell 490 So.2d 163 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986);
State v. Thayer 528 So.2d 67 (Fla. 4th DCA 1988);
Reaves v. State, 639 So.2d (Fla. 1994);
Gibbs v. State, 698 So.2d. 1206 (Fla. 1997);
Rubin v. Rubin, 774 So.2d. 778 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001);
Botterbusch v. Botterbusch, 851 So.2d 903 (Fla. 4th DCA, 2003);
State v. Schuck, 913 So.2d 69 (Fla. 4th DCA, 2005);
Hancock v. Hancock, 915 So.2d 1277 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005).R.A.,
A Minor, vs. State of Florida, 4D10-676 ( 4th DCA, March 2, 2010)., R.A.,
A Minor, vs. State of Florida, (R.N.”2″), 30 So.3d 725 (4th DCA, April 7, 2010).,
Rossman v. Profera, 67 So 3d. 363 (Fla. 4th DCA, 2011),
Andrist & Stanhope v. Spleen, 142 So.3d 950 (Fla. 4th DCA, 2014).

Board Certified Fort Pierce Criminal Trial Lawyer; Member of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; admitted to practice in State and Federal Courts; Aviation and Marital Law.