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Attorneys

Larry T. McMillan

McMillan@dmt-law.com

PhotoLarry Thomas McMillan is a native Floridian who was born and raised in South Miami-Dade County. Mr. McMillan is married and has four children. He is currently the Managing Shareholder and one of the founding partners of Donet, McMillan & Trontz, P.A. His primary area of practice involves the defense of individuals and corporations under criminal investigation or charges. As a criminal lawyer, Mr. McMillan has extensive criminal trial experience in both state and federal court. Mr. McMillan’s legal practice also includes Personal Injury (auto accidents, slip-n-fall), Product Liability, Wrongful Death, and Commercial Litigation. For more detailed information regarding Mr. McMillan’s practice call 305-643-0400 to schedule a consultation.

Mr. McMillan received his B.A. in Political Science with a Minor in Criminal Justice from Florida International University in 1989. He received his J.D. from Nova Southeastern University in 1994, graduating at the top of his class.

His legal career began as a criminal prosecutor in the Miami-Dade County State Attorney's Office. He served as an Assistant State Attorney from 1994 through 2000. As the chief prosecutor in the Misdemeanor Crimes Division, he co-authored the training manual for prosecutors, supervised and trained over 30 attorneys and prosecuted high profile media cases. Upon promotion to the felony division, Mr. McMillan investigated, prepared and tried countless jury trials. His trial experience includes assault, battery, burglary, car jacking, drug possession and trafficking, domestic violence, DUI and DUI manslaughter, habitual traffic offender (HTO), child abuse, insurance fraud, environmental law violations, kidnapping, murder, perjury, robbery, sexual battery and theft. He prosecuted major criminal cases including numerous career criminals (habitual felony offender, habitual violent felony offender, Violent Career Criminal and Prison Release Reoffender), drug traffickers and gang members. Due to his superior experience and skill as a criminal trial attorney, Mr. McMillan was selected to prosecute highly sensitive media cases involving tourist robberies. After more than six years and 100 jury trials, Mr. McMillan resigned from the Dade State Attorney's Office to embark upon a criminal and civil defense practice with Thornton, Davis & Fein, P.A.

Mr. McMillan’s reputation as an outstanding criminal defense lawyer was immediately established in one of the first cases he defended. Mr. McMillan and his partner, David Trontz, obtained a not-guilty verdict (acquittal) in a case where the jury deliberated less than one hour. That acquittal has been followed by numerous other successful defenses. In several cases, after thorough investigation and research, Mr. McMillan has successfully convinced prosecutors to dismiss and/or reduce criminal charges against his clients. Mr. McMillan has vast experience representing clients in both Federal and State Courts.

Mr. McMillan has extensive civil litigation experience handling multi-million dollar product liability, aviation disaster, negligent security, wrongful death, and asbestos exposure claims. Similar to his criminal practice, he has experience handling civil litigation from the perspective of the Defendant, as well as the Plaintiff. He has drafted and successfully argued numerous motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment. Mr. McMillan has participated in countless mediations where he has succeeded in achieving significant monetary awards for his clients.

Mr. McMillan has been awarded the AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell's leading legal rating service. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review process that rates lawyers. The AV rating is the highest accolade in Martindale Hubbell's grading service and is awarded as a result of an extensive and confidential review conducted among legal professionals. The rating reflects the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. This rating signifies that Mr. McMillan’s legal abilities as a criminal defense lawyer are “Very High to Preeminent” and that his professional ethics are “Very High.”

Fellow criminal attorneys in the State of Florida consistently choose Mr. McMillan for Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite. Only the top 2% of lawyers practicing in Florida have been distinguished with this honor. In electing Mr. McMillan as a Legal Elite criminal attorney throughout Florida, fellow criminal defense lawyers or attorneys have recognized Mr. McMillan’s exceptional legal skills and his reputation as a tireless criminal defense advocate for his client’s rights.

Fellow criminal defense lawyers throughout the State of Florida have also selected Mr. McMillan as one of the Superlawyers in the area of criminal defense work. For more detailed information regarding this distinguished award, please visit www.superlawyers.com.

Mr. McMillan is a member of the Florida Bar, the American Bar Association, the Dade County Bar Association, the Cuban American Bar Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Dade County Defense Bar. He is also on the Board of Directors of the League of Prosecutors, a member of the Florida Bar Grievance Committee, the Criminal Law section of the Florida Bar and the Sports and Entertainment Law Section of the Florida Bar. Mr. McMillan is also a member of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys also known as the FACDL.

He is admitted to practice in all Florida State Courts, the United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and United States District Court for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida.