Michael Fayard
Former Prosecutor in Florida and Hawaii. The Trial Lawyer You Can Count On!
I am a former prosecutor in both Sarasota, Florida and Maui, Hawaii. I have prosecuted and defended some of the most serious crimes.
My focus is provided the highest caliber legal representation to all of my clients in contested legal matters. Your right to a trial by jury is a fundamental right if you have been injured in an accident, accused of a crime or suffered a wrong at the result of someone else's behavior. I differentiate my practice in that I routinely try cases before juries and courts.
I am authorized to practice in all state and federal courts for Florida, Kentucky, Colorado, and Hawaii. I am also regularly admitted to practice in other courts around the country in order to represent my clients. I also act as trial counsel and litigation support for other firms and lawyers throughout the country.
My jury trial experience includes successful representation for client in severe personal injury cases, including car accidents, Jones Act Maritime Cases, Truck Accidents, and general personal injuries; complex civil cases, including business litigation matters; family law cases, including divorce, custody, support and alimony; bankruptcies, both personal (Chapters 7 & 13), Business Reorganizations (Chapter 11), and Adversary Proceedings; and criminal cases, including serious felonies and sex crimes.
I have a proven history of seven figure verdicts and settlements for my injured clients, and excellent results for my criminal defense clients.
- Stetson University College of Law
- LL.M. (2010) | International Law
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- Honors: High Honors: International Litigation and Arbitration Honors: Advanced Legal Analysis; Advanced Legal Research; International Law; Advanced Legal Research Certificates: Westlaw; LexisNexis
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- Florida Coastal School of Law
- J.D. (2007) | Law
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- Honors: Honors
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- University of Cincinnati
- B.A. (2005) | Economics
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- Activities: Army ROTC
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- Managing Attorney
- Fayard Law, PLLC
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- Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
- Maui County
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- Personal Injury Attorney
- Morgan & Morgan P.C.
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- Managing Attorney
- Fayard Law, PLLC
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- Felony Line Attorney
- State Attorney's Office - Florida
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- Managing Attorney
- Fayard Law, PLLC
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- Law Clerk
- Durant & Schoeppel, P.A.
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- Judicial Intern
- Honorable James A Ruth
- 2T251
- United States Air Force
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- Wright-Patterson AFB; Honorable Discharge
- Sex Sting Cases in Florida
- Michael Fayard
- Arrested in Florida
- Law and Policy
- Pre-Deployment, Rules of Engagement - Hague Convention
- Electronic Discovery and Forensic Data Recovery, E-Discovery Litigation
- Closing Arguments, Trial Skills, Sarasota
- 10.0 Superb Rating
- Avvo
- AV Preeminent
- Martindale-Hubbell Lawyers Service
- Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence Selected: 2020 - 2021
- Top 100
- The National Trial Lawyers
- Client Reviewed: (5/5)
- Martindale-Hubbell Lawyers Service
- Maui County Bar Association
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- The Colorado Bar # 52816
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- Hawaii State Bar Association # 10932
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- Denver Bar Association
- Member
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- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
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- Colorado Bar Association
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- Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Life member
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- Manasota Trial Lawyers Board
- Member
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- Louisville Bar Association
- Member
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- Sarasota County Bar Association
- Member
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- Kentucky Bar Association # 93460
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- The Florida Bar # 0050673
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- Jacksonville Bar Association
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- Colorado
- Colorado Supreme Court
- ID Number: 52816
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- Florida
- The Florida Bar
- ID Number: 50673
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- Hawaii
- Hawaii State Bar Association
- ID Number: 10932
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- Kentucky
- Kentucky Bar Association
- ID Number: 93460
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- 11th Circuit
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- U.S. District Court for Colorado
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- U.S. District Court for Hawaii
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- U.S. District Court for the Eastern & Western District of Kentucky
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- U.S. District Court for the Middle & Southern Districts of Florida
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- United States Court of International Trade
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- United States District Court for the District of Colorado
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Free Consultation
I offer free consultations by phone, video conference, or in-person meetings. - Credit Cards Accepted
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Contingent Fees
I accept personal injury cases on a contingent basis as set forth by the bar.
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
- English: Spoken, Written
- Q. Do I need a lawyer with me if the police want to question me about a crime
- A: Absolutely. If you are suspected of any crime, then it is always better to have counsel.
First, you are under no obligation to speak with the police. If they want to talk with you about a crime, chances are they don’t have enough evidence to charge you. Yet. Because if they did have enough evidence, then they would get a warrant and arrest you.
Second, you can rarely, if ever, talk yourself out of an arrest, but you can certainly talk yourself into one!
- Q. What would be the charge for getting a Emergency order citation
- A: 127A-29 violations are generally misdemeanors with the maximum punishment of a $5000 fine and a year in jail. These charges also have the right to a jury trial. See https://www.fayard-law.com/maui-criminal-defense/maui-127a-29/ for more info
- Q. What is the code to a lawyer by entering the number associated with that particular attorney called
- A: Do you mean bar number? If so, you can find that on the state bar association’s website (Hawaii is HSBA.org). And then you can search by attorney name. Other states allow searching by different parameters.
Michael Fayard, Attorney at law