Varinia Van Ness formed Van Ness Law Group, P.A. in June of 2002, formerly known as The Law Offices of Van Ness & Van Ness, P.A. The firm’s partner and associates combine experience of over 24 years of litigation experience ready to serve you. The members of this firm acquired this experience working as prosecutors and as attorneys in private law firms. Varinia practices exclusively in the area of criminal defense. In her career, Varinia has tried more than 100 cases in front of juries and hundreds of other trials in front of judges, achieving a winning percentage. Additionally, Varinia’s criminal defense practice is strongly motion driven, where often time, the evidence is thrown out, leading to further success for her clients. Given the level of experience and professionalism, Martindale-Hubble has given Varinia Van Ness a BV ranking. Furthermore, AVVO, an independent company that ranks attorneys has ranked Varinia a 10/10, Superb lawyer. For more information on this ranking, please visit the Avvo link on the left of the screen at the home page of this web site, or visit www.avvo.com and search for Varinia Van Ness. At Van Ness Law Group, we are committed to providing our clients with care, personal attention and communication. We pride ourselves in being accessible to our clients and phone calls are promptly returned. At Van Ness Law Group, customer care and satisfaction are as important as unmatched and superior representation. We cover any criminal case in the counties of Sarasota, Manatee, Desoto, Pinellas, Hillsborough and Charlotte. Our offices are conveniently located in the heart of beautiful downtown Sarasota, Florida. We speak English, Spanish, French and Italian.