Meltzer & Bell, P.A.

Meltzer & Bell, P.A. is a West Palm Beach criminal defense and DUI defense law firm known for aggressive courtroom advocacy, extensive trial experience, and responsive representation across South Florida. The firm handles serious criminal charges with strategies built around evidence, procedure, and each client’s circumstances. With more than 500 combined jury trials through verdict, the legal team brings practical courtroom judgment to cases involving arrests, investigations, negotiations, hearings, and trials where freedom, reputation, licensing, and long-term opportunities are at risk.

Meltzer & Bell, P.A. focuses on criminal defense, DUI defense, domestic violence, drug charges, economic crimes, federal offenses, firearm and weapons charges, marijuana matters, prostitution and solicitation, sex offenses, sealing and expungement, theft and property crimes, traffic offenses, traffic fatalities, violations of probation, and violent crimes. The firm’s attorneys prepare cases by reviewing reports, testing evidence, challenging searches, questioning traffic stops, examining chemical testing, consulting experts, and identifying weaknesses in the prosecution’s burden of proof before plea, hearing, or trial decision.

Meltzer & Bell, P.A. is recognized for personalized legal solutions that reflect the facts, penalties, collateral consequences, and goals connected to each case. The firm develops defense plans through thorough investigation, motion practice, witness review, and careful communication, allowing clients to understand options at every stage. Deep knowledge of criminal procedure, DUI science, constitutional protections, suppression issues, and local court practices supports defense strategies designed to reduce exposure, protect rights, and pursue dismissals, acquittals, favorable negotiations, or reduced charges whenever possible.

Meltzer & Bell, P.A. has earned recognition through affiliations and honors connected to criminal defense and DUI advocacy, including the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National College for DUI Defense, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the DUI Defense Lawyers Association, and the N.O.R.M.L. Legal Committee. The firm notes an A+ BBB rating, Super Lawyers recognition for Steven Bell, peer-rated professional excellence, strong client reviews, and multiple Florida offices serving Palm Beach, Broward, Fort Pierce, Stuart, and Miami.