Michael A. Graves
Partner
President
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Defense
- DUI/DWI
- All Felonies
- All Misdemeanors
- All Juvenile Crimes
Certified Legal Specialties
- RCP 3.112 Death Penalty Qualified, Florida Supreme Court
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1982
Education
- Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, Florida
- J.D. - May, 1982
- Honors: Victor O. Wehle Award, Outstanding Student in Trial Practice
- Honors: Chairman, Government Academic Affairs Committee
- Honors: Freshman Moot Court, Outstanding Brief Award
- University of South Florida, Florida
- B.A. - June, 1979
- Honors: Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society
- Honors: Outstanding Senior Leader
- Honors: Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, President 1975-1977
- Honors: Inter-Fraternity Council, President 1977-1978
- Honors: University Athletic Committee
Classes/Seminars
- Instructor, Florida Defender Trial College
- Lecturer, Florida Public Defender Program-Life Over Death
- Speaker, Lake County Rape Crisis Center Training Seminar
- Judge, Florida Bar Association, State Moot Court
- Instructor, Lake County Vocational & Technical Institute, Police and Corrections Standards
- Guest Speaker, Court TV
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Florida Bar Association, Member
- Lake County Bar Association, Former Bar President
- Lake County Bar Association, Member
- Florida Public Defender's Association, Member
- Lake County Republican Party, Member
- Lake County Republican Party, Former General Counsel
- Citizens Dispute Mediator
Past Employment Positions
- Michael A. Graves, P.A., Tavares, Florida, President, 1996 - 1998
- Michael A. Graves, P.A., Tavares, Florida, Sole Practitioner, 1996 - 1998
- Aulls & Graves, P.A., Tavares, Florida, Partner, 1990 - 1995
- State of Florida, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Tavares, Florida, Chief Assistant Public Defender, 1984 - 1990
- State of Florida, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Clearwater, Florida, Assistant Public Defender, 1982 - 1984
- Judicial Nominating Commission, Fifth Judicial Circuit, State of Florida, Commissioner, 2001 - 2003
