Michael Braxton
Michael Braxton, a former partner at the law firm
of Essen & Essen et al., started his career
as a Public Defender in Tampa, Florida. He has defended
thousands of people charged with DUI as well as
other serious felony cases. During his career, he
has tried over 100 criminal jury trials and countless
bench trials. His success in the courtroom has led
to numerous verdicts of not guilty in cases ranging
from DUI to attempted murder. In addition to his
success in trial, he has had numerous cases dismissed
based on police misconduct, destruction of evidence,
illegal stops, and a number of other reasons. He
has handled and won countless driver's license hearings
in which people arrested for DUI had their licenses
returned to them. Mr. Braxton has lectured at several
DUI seminars and taught hundreds of attorneys throughout
the State of Florida on the art of winning a DUI
case. He also has lectured on the topic of "How
to Properly Cross Examine a Witness." He has
written nationally published articles on such DUI
topics as "Excluding Breath, Blood, and Urine
results" and "Unlawful Police Stops."
Mr. Braxton has handled DUI cases throughout the
State of Florida including Dade, Broward, Palm Beach,
Monroe, Seminole, Okaloosa, Manatee, Sarasota, Lee, Sumter, Hillsborough, Polk,
Orange, Union, Santarosa, Brevard, Martin and Pinellas
Counties. He received his Law degree from Nova Law
Center in 1993 and his B.S. degree in Business Administration
at the University of Connecticut in 1990. He is
now a partner at the law firm of Parks & Braxton,
P.A. and continues to focus on defending those persons
charged with DUI. Mr. Braxton is also admitted to
practice law in the State of New Jersey.
Andrew Parks
Andrew Parks began his career as a prosecutor for
the Broward County State Attorney's Office. After
leaving the State, he worked for, and eventually
became the youngest lawyer to become partner at
the law firm of Essen & Essen et al. As both
a prosecutor and a defense attorney Mr. Parks has
served as lead counsel in thousands of DUI cases.
He has tried over 100 cases and argued countless
motions to dismiss. He has handled and won countless
driver's license hearings in which people arrested
for DUI had their licenses returned to them. As
a result of his success as a DUI lawyer, he has
been invited to speak at seminars around the State
including "An Approach to Defending
a Drunk Driving Case"; "Dismantling the
State's DUI Case"; and, "The Art of Winning
a DUI Case With Motion Practice." His arguments
have been published on the front page of the national DWI Journal on topics including how to beat the
breath test as well as how to use police misconduct
to dismiss a case. Mr. Parks has handled DUI cases
in Broward, Dade, Palm Beach, Monroe, Lee, Collier,
Leon, St. John's,
Glades, Hendry, Holmes, Lake, Seminole, St. Lucie,
Duval, Okaloosa,
Walton, Bay,
Levy
and Sarasota Counties. He
received his Law degree from Hofstra University
School of Law in New York in 1995. As a partner
at the law firm of Parks & Braxton, P.A. Andrew
Parks continues to dedicate his skills to the defense
of those charged with DUI.
William Direnzo
William Direnzo began his career as a prosecutor for the Broward
State Attorney's Office. While an Assistant State Attorney, Mr.
Direnzo was a senior trial attorney assigned to thousands of DUI
cases. Mr. Direnzo, has lectured and taught lawyers on the various
ways to attack the breath machine through the use of expert
witnesses. In addition, he has instructed many of the DUI officers
on topics ranging from how to properly administer field sobriety
exercises, search and seizure issues, and matters concerning the
breath test. Mr. Direnzo has had countless DUI jury trials and
handled hundreds of motions to dismiss and suppress evidence. Mr.
Direnzo was also a lead prosecutor in the felony division where
his jury trials ranged from drug charges to attempted murder. As a
DUI defense attorney, Mr. Direnzo has tried and defended DUI cases
in almost every county in the State of Florida. Furthermore, he has handled and won
countless administrative driver's license hearings
throughout the State of Florida in which people
arrested for DUI have had their licenses returned to them. He is a
member of the Florida Bar since 1998 and received his law degree
from Nova Southeastern University. Mr. Direnzo's experience as a
DUI prosecutor has given the firm a unique perspective as to how
each state witness will testify in court.
Mr. Direnzo is a partner at Parks & Braxton, P.A.
