Our injury attorneys fight for your just compensation. Our criminal defense and DUI attorneys fight for your justice. Serving Clearwater and Tampa since 1971.

When you need it most, we are here to help. For more than four decades, Floridians have relied on the experienced personal injury, criminal defense and DUI attorneys at Carlson, Meissner, Hart & Hayslett, P.A. to protect their rights and fight for them, in and out of court.

If you have been injured in an accident, on the job, or as a result of someone else's negligence, count on our aggressive Tampa injury attorneys to fight for maximum compensation for your damages, pain and suffering. If you have been charged with a crime, your future may hang in the balance. Trust our skilled Tampa criminal attorneys to craft a strategic defense. Facing a DUI? Our Tampa and Clearwater DUI attorneys are known for their outstanding DUI defense strategies. Carlson, Meissner, Hart & Hayslett, PA., fighting for the injured, defending the accused since 1971.

Attorney and Lawyer Gary Kollin is an expert and specialist in criminal defense law, criminal appeals law and police misconduct law. Gary handles cases in ALL state and federal trial and appeals courts. Gary Kollin handles all levels of cases from petty theft to first degree murder and well as all federal charges including drug trafficking and continuing criminal enterprises. Gary Kollin is one of a few lawyers who specialize in police misconduct cases. He represents people who have been mistreated by being falsely arrested, illegally searched, and being victims of police beatings. These cases are also known as civil rights and 1983 cases. Gary Kollin argued in the United State Supreme Court in the case of Smith v. United States, 508 U.S. 223 (1993). The justices of the Supreme Court appointed him to represent John Angus Smith. There are only 80 cases a year for the entire nation argued in the Supreme Court. Gary Kollin sued the Sheriff for keeping people in jail after they were found not guilty. The Sheriff had to pay over a million dollars in a class action case, Jones v. Sheriff, 9 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D109 (S.D. Fla. 1995). The federal judge ordered the Sheriff to stop holding people in jail when they were not guilty. The Sheriff must now let the innocent leave from out of the courtroom. He is Martindale-Hubbell AV rated, rated 10 by AVVO and selected as a Leading Florida Attorney in the area of Felonies and Misdemeanor Defense Law by the American Research Corporation. He is rated a Super Lawyer in the areas of criminal defense, criminal appellate and civil rights law by Super Lawyers magazine.

We practice all laws related to personal injury, some of these include: Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Car Accidents and much more. We provide you with amazing service, and always willing to help and answer all of your questions with a smile on our faces. We have been doing personal injury for 20 years with phenomenal results. We wish to give you the best possible service will delivering amazing results.