Postconviction Forms for the Florida Prisoner - Paperback

Rhoton, Loren: - Loren D. Rhoton is an attorney in private practice in Tampa, Florida. Mr. Rhoton graduated from the University of Toledo College of Law and has been a member in good standing with The Florida Bar since his admission to practice in 1995. Mr. Rhoton's office specializes in criminal appeal/postconviction cases. Mr. Rhoton is a member of The Florida Bar's Appellate Practice Division. He is also a member of the U.S. District Court, in and for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida. Mr. Rhoton is licensed to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit and is also certified to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Rhoton regularly practices before Federal District Courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Mr. Rhoton typically deals with clients who have lengthy prison sentences. He has investigated and pursued thousands of postconviction cases. He has practiced in all phases of the Florida Judicial System, all the way from misdemeanor county courts up to the Florida Supreme Court. Additionally, Mr. Rhoton has been directly responsible for amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 (the main vehicle for most postconviction actions). Mr. Rhoton was appointed by the Florida Supreme Court to the Florida Criminal Rules Steering Committee, Subcommittee on Postconviction Relief, which focused on rewriting Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Mr. Rhoton worked on said subcommittee with judges and other governmental officials in an effort to improve the administration and execution of postconviction proceedings. Mr. Rhoton's role on the committee was to advocate for changes that were beneficial to postconviction litigants. For over a decade, Mr. Rhoton authored a bimonthly article, Post Conviction Corner, for Florida Prison Legal Perspectives. Thereafter he commenced publication of his own postconviction newsletter, The Florida Postconviction Journal. Selected articles from Post Conviction Corner and the Florida Postconviction Journal have been compiled and printed in a legal self-help book, Postconviction Relief for the Florida Prisoner. Mr. Rhoton previously served on the Board of Directors of the Florida Prisoners' Legal Aid Organization and the Florida Postconviction Legal Aid Organization, Inc. Contact Loren Rhoton at: 412 E. Madison Street Suite 1111 Tampa, Florida 33602 Phone: 813-226-3138 Email: lorenrhoton@rhotonpostconviciton.com Website: www.rhotonpostconviction.com