Leonard Louis Cagan

Lenny was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1996. Lenny worked as an Assistant State Attorney (prosecutor) for over seven years. During this time, he prosecuted thousands of cases, supervised a staff of other attorneys and conducted numerous jury trials. Lenny knows how prosecutors think and how to speak their language. After leaving the State Attorney’s Office, Lenny worked for a prestigious Plaintiff’s law firm that practiced in the areas of Medical Malpractice/ Nursing Home Abuse/ and Personal Injury law. Lenny has been in private practice since 2004 representing people who have been accused of crimes or have been seriously injured by others.

Regent University School of Law

J.D. (1996) | Law

1993 - 1996

Honors: Cum Laude

Lead Trial Attorney

Serrano Cagan & Cagan Law Firm

Current

Trial Attorney

Cagan Law Firm

2005 - 2015

Managing Attorney

Milkowitz & Lyons

2004 - 2005

Associate Attorney

Assistant State Attorney

State Attorneys Office - Sixth Circuit

1996 - 2004

10 Best Criminal Law Attorney for Florida - Client Satisfaction

American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys

2018

Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers in Florida

National Trial Lawyers Association

2016

Law Student Award

James Kent American Inn of Court

1996

Who's Who Among American Law Students

Summo Publishing

1996

American Jurisprudence Award

Lawyers Cooperative Publishing

1994

Marion County Bar Association

Member

2017 - Current

Citrus-Hernando American Inn of Court

Master of the Bench

2016 - Current

Hernando County Bar Association

2010 - Current

Florida State Bar  # 87009

Member

1996 - Current

Florida

Since 1996

Federal Circuit

Since 1998

• Free Consultation
• Credit Cards Accepted
• Contingent Fees

Criminal Law

Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes

DUI & DWI

Medical Malpractice

Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors

• Car Accidents
• PIP Personal Injury Protection
• Auto Glass Claims
• Drug Charges
• Domestic Violence

Q. If you state you want to take it to trial. When is it to late to change your mind. My nephew goes to trial next month.

May 9, 2022

A: Technically a person can change his/her plea at any time before the jury returns a verdict. However, different courts may have different ways of doing things. Some courts may deem any offer from the State as revoked if not accepted before setting a case for trial. To avoid this, it may be necessary to have the Judge and State Attorney put on the record that the offer will remain open and until when. This is why it is important to have an attorney who is familiar with the local custom as well as the individual judge involved!

Q. I was sentenced to 10 years for a violation of probation and 10 years on a new law violation ran concurrent.

April 25, 2022

A: Unfortunately, no. You will receive credit for the six years time you served - only on the related case. You will receive credit on the new case for any time you were in jail pending the resolution. Concurrent means the sentences runs together at the same time. It does not mean that the sentences will END at the same time. Unless the resolution spelled out that the sentences would be "coterminous," they will end at different time. The specifics should be in your sentencing documents. Speak to your attorney about it.

Q. What happens if your criminal conviction is overturned and the statute of limitations has expired. Can you be retried?

December 29, 2021

A: The Statute of Limitations is satisfied when the charge is filed. The case does not need to be completed, it just has to be brought and any warrant executed or charge filed.