Carmen Vizcaino

Carmen M. Vizcaino was born and raised in Miami. She has developed a reputation as an aggressive and passionate fighter for the rights of her client’s. Carmen practices in Florida State, US District, and 11^thCircuit Appeals Courts. She has garnered an immense array of trial victories in her over 100 trials to verdict including some of the most high profile defendants of the past decade. Carmen has been in the legal field for twenty years, over a decade as a practicing attorney.

Carmen has defended a wide range of charges such as drug trafficking, drug possession, murder, bank robbery, financial fraud, mortgage fraud, internet and other sex crimes, and terrorism. She has a great deal of experience with clients who have mental health, drug addiction, and juveniles. Carmen has fought for the best results for all of her clients in many cases saving them prison sentences in exchange for treatment. She is also one of the few private attorneys in Florida who represents individuals on involuntary civil commitment matters under the Jimmy Ryce Act. Carmen has represented minors in actions such as representing a five year old child who was tasered by the police.

Carmen received her B.A. from Florida International University and graduated second in her class from the University of St. Thomas Law School in Miami. Believing in our system of justice for all she began her career an Assistant Public Defender in Miami-Dade County prior to entering private practice. Carmen is an active member of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Carmen Vizcaino Articles

Carmen Vizcaino represents 6 year old boy tasered by police

SUSAN CANDIOTTI, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): CNN has seen photographs of the 6-year-old boy shortly after he was Tasered by police. Four adults, including two police officers, had him cornered in a school office. This photo provided by the boy's attorneys shows mark on the first grader's torso, a small puncture wound near the top of his chest, a larger bruise below his waist.

CARMEN VIZCAINO, ATTORNEY: We've managed to educate children and discipline them for hundreds of years in the absence of a Taser. The fact that anyone would have the position that we had no choice but to use a Taser I find to be preposterous.

CANDIOTTI: The youngster is just under 3.5-feet tall and, according to the family, weighs 53 pounds.

DAVID GORDON, BOY'S ATTORNEY: It's outrageous to me that these grown adults would use that type of discretion on a grown child.

CANDIOTTI: A Taser shoots...

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