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Criminal Defense Law Firm in Orlando and Central Florida

Fighting for Your Rights and Freedom in Florida State and Federal Courts

With three locations in Central Florida (Orlando, Altamonte Springs and Kissimmee), our criminal defense lawyers at Carsten & Ladan, P.A. have the experience, knowledge and aggressive approach you seek. For information about the benefits of retaining our criminal defense firm, please visit our Firm Overview page. For information about criminal defense practice in Central Florida, please visit our Criminal Defense page.

Call us in Orlando / Orange County, 407.657.1555; Altamonte Springs / Seminole County, 407.657.9945; Kissimmee / Osceola County office, 407.846.6432 to speak with a former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney. Free initial confidential consultation — call today.

To provide you with some background about our defense attorneys, we have included some biographical information below.

Attorney Amir A. Ladan is a former assistant state attorney for Orange and Osceola counties and has handled thousands of cases and dozens of trials in both adult and juvenile courts, ranging from DUI and traffic offenses to murder.

Attorney Keith A. Carsten, a lifelong resident of Central Florida, served as a former assistant state attorney for Orange and Osceola counties and now dedicates his practice to criminal defense.


Attorney Monica Victorica, abogada habla español, is a former assistant state attorney with the Ninth Judicial Circuit in Orange and Osceola counties. She oversaw thousands of criminal cases and, as a supervising attorney, focused on serious crimes such as aggravated battery, robbery, drug trafficking and attempted murder.

Attorney William R. Jay is a former assistant state attorney, where he worked in the sex crimes and child abuse unit for six years. He oversaw prosecutions for serious crimes, including murder, as well as DUI.

To schedule a free initial confidential consultation to discuss your criminal charges with a former prosecutor and experienced criminal defense lawyer, call us at 407.657.1555 (in Orlando / Orange County), at 407.657.9945 (in Altamonte Springs / Seminole County) or at 407.846.6432 (in Kissimmee / Osceola County), or you can fill out an intake form on our contact page. Let us put our knowledge to work for you.

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With offices in Orlando, Altamonte Springs and Kissimmee, the criminal defense lawyers at Carsten & Ladan, P.A. defend clients throughout Central Florida, including the cities of Orlando, Altamonte Springs, Kissimmee, Apopka, Azalea Park, Buena Ventura Lakes, BVL, Casselberry, Citrus Ridge, Clermont, Conway, Dr. Phillips, Eustis, Fern Park, Forest City, Goldenrod, Lady Lake, Lake Buena Vista, Lake Mary, Leesburg, Lockhart, Lokosee, Longwood, Maitland, Metro West, Minneola, Mount Dora, Oakland, Ocoee, Oviedo, Pine Castle, Pine Hills, Saint Cloud, Sanford, Slavia, Sunset Island, Winter Park, and Winter Springs. Our criminal defense attorneys also represent clients throughout the communities in the Florida counties of Orange County, Seminole County, Osceola County, Lake County, Polk County and Volusia County.

Office Locations

Main Office: Orlando
121 S. Orange Avenue
Suite 1420 North
Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: 407.657.1555
Fax: 407.657.1526
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Orange County

Altamonte Springs Office
101 S. Wymore Rd., Suite 440
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
Phone: 407.657.9945
Fax: 407.657.1526
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Seminole County

Kissimmee Office
808 Mabbette Street
Kissimmee, FL 34741
Phone: 407.846.6432
Fax: 407.846.6549
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Osceola County