Criminal Defense Lawyer Destin & Fort Walton Beach, FL

Cobb Law Firm — Certified Criminal Defense Specialists Ready to Stand With You Every Step of the Way.

Our Areas of Practice

Stephen G. Cobb, BCS

Stephen G. Cobb, BCS is a highly experienced criminal defense attorney who handles a wide variety of criminal cases throughout the state of Florida. Mr. Cobb was born and raised in Northwest Florida, living in cities such as Pensacola, Fort Walton Beach, Cantonment, Okaloosa Island, Shalimar and Crestview. He is dedicated to helping the people in and around the First Judicial Circuit of Florida receive the best possible results in their criminal cases.

Stephen G. Cobb received his Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Missouri in 1986, with an additional coursework in history and law at the Victoria University of Manchester (England). He then returned to Florida to receive his Juris Doctorate from Florida State University College of Law in 1989. Since 1990, he has focused solely on the practice of criminal defense within the state of Florida.

Glenn M. Swiatek, Esq. (Of Counsel)

Born and raised in the Fort Walton Beach area, attorney Glenn M. Swiatek, Esquire, has practiced criminal law exclusively for over 25 years. Mr. Swiatek is of counsel with the firm while maintaining his own law firm rather than through a law firm partnership or association.

Most criminal justice attorneys limit their practice to criminal trial, criminal appeals or criminal post-conviction relief. Mr. Swiatek is unique: he handles all three.

He has experience before every court of the Florida’s First Judicial Circuit in the state court system. Mr. Swiatek is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

What Makes Us Unique

Learn how the Cobb Criminal Defense Law Firm stands out from the competition:

Stephen G. Cobb is a Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist
Brain imaging and mental health based defenses and mitigation
Actual trial experience used to become and maintain Florida Bar Certification in criminal trial law
Author of Florida Criminal Law: Okaloosa Defense in 2013
You need a solid game plan in your case
Criminal cases take months or even years and the emotional impact is tremendous
We offer legal services in both English and Spanish.

Aggressive? Passive? It depends: Smart Defense

In some cases, you open with an aggressive defense. In others, a more passive waiting game. The best way? Open smart and stay smart.

Once we settle on a specific plan of action, we’ll execute with specific intent in order to produce the best result possible. Here are the first four specific actions to be performed:

1. Give us a basic idea what the current investigation or case is about:

The contact form tells us what we need to get started.

2. We speak about your legal needs

We discuss everything from finances to preliminary customized legal strategy and specific actions to take.

3. After we speak, decide whether to go forward with retention

In most cases, think about it for at least 24 hours. Review the court procedure outline to prevent surprises.

4. Retention and the next steps

Legal documents are completed, we file legal documents while a written Fact Pattern Report by our client over four days.

Recommendations

Attentive

“He was good, he was available, and attentive. He communicated well with me.”

Trustworthy, Professional and Honest Attorney

“Mr. Cobb is the Ultimate Professional. I placed all my faith and trust in him and he did not let me down. He kept me informed of everything that was occurring during my case and I could not be more satisfied with the final outcome. If you need a trustworthy, professional and honest attorney, Mr. Cobb is your man!”

Great Experience

“He was excellent, he did everything without me having to do much, especially not living close. I hired him and told him everything and he did it all and it was a great experience.”