Victor J Pellegrino Tampa, Florida
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BOARD CERTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL COLLEGE FOR DUI DEFENSE
VICTOR J. PELLEGRINO is a partner in the criminal law firm of BAUER, CRIDER, PELLEGRINO & PARRY, with offices in Tampa and Clearwater, Florida. He is a 1977 graduate of Vermont Law School, and was admitted to The Florida Bar that same year. His practice is limited to defending DUI cases throughout Florida. He is a founding member and current Regent of the National College For DUI Defense, Inc. (NCDD) He is a frequent lecturer for The Florida Bar, NACDL and FACDL. He has lectured on numerous DUI issues and trial tactics for the Hillsborough and Pinellas County Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Clearwater and Hillsborough County Bar Associations, Stetson Law School Public Defender Clinic, The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Florida Public Defender Association, Inc., 1985 Summer Conference, Seventh Annual Southeastern DUI Offender Systems Conference Panel (1991), the 20th Annual Medical Examiners Educational Program Medico-Legal Investigation of Traffic Fatalities seminar (1992). He has served as lead counsel in approximately 1,000 DUI jury trials dating back to 1978. He has previously lectured on the topic of ethics of the DUI practitioner and prosecutor for NCDD, NACDL and FACDL. He is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell
- Bar Admissions:
- Florida, 1977
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1978
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1978
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1978
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1987
- Education:
- Vermont Law School, South Royalton, Vermont,
1977
J.D. - University of South Florida, Tampa, FL,
1970
B.A.
Major: Political Science
- Published Works:
- Co-Author, Must DUI Suspects Be Advised That Refusal To Take Field Sobriety Tests Is Admissible At Trial?, Fla. B.J., November, 1991
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Instructor, National College for DUI Defense, Inc., 1999 - 2001
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- North Florida District Optimist International, 1985 - 1986
- Distinguished Lt. Governor
- North Florida District Optimist International, 1985 - 1986
- Distinguished Lt. Governor
- Hillsborough County Criminal Defense Lawyers, Inc., 1985
- President
- Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee, 1986 - 1991
- Chairman
- Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Member
- The Florida Bar, Criminal Law Section
- Member
- Florida Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Member
- National Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member
- Pinellas County Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member
- NW Optimist Club of Tampa, 1981 - 1982
- President
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Phi Alpha Delta
