Criminal justice attorney, Divorce lawyer, Estate planning attorney in Shalimar, FL
A general civil and criminal practice serving Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County and northwest Florida. Practice areas include criminal defense (DUI, drug, property, assault, sex and juvenile charges, and probation violations), sealing and expungement of arrest records and convictions, family law such as divorce, child custody, time-sharing, alimony and paternity, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives and probate, residential and commercial real estate transactions and disputes, and personal injury including car and truck accidents and wrongful death. Attorneys Byron E. Cotton, Michael R. Gates and Cassie M. Reed handle cases, and consultations are free.
The firm was founded in 1976 and its attorneys have more than 75 years of combined legal experience. Its lawyers grew up in the Florida Panhandle, graduated from local high schools and have lived in the area most or all of their lives, giving them familiarity with the state and local court systems in Okaloosa County.





