Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Support
  CH v. CH: Dissolution of marriage involving assets/debts, child custody, child support and alimony. Client: respondent/husband. Outcome: dissolution granted at Final Hearing; court awarded no "back" child support or alimony to petitioner/wife.
• Child Custody and Visitation
  SG v. HG: Dissolution of marriage involving assets/debts, child custody, child support and alimony. Client: respondent/husband. Outcome: settled by agreement of the parties.
• Spousal Support
  ANSWER: Again, like other industries, lawyers may specialize in a certain or more than one area. Similarly, law firms may specialize, provide general legal needs or offer services in a few specific areas of law. Trial lawyers handle cases involving lawsuits; family law attorneys handle divorce, child custody/visitation, child support, alimony and related matters; general practitioners handle most matters. Some areas of law are very technical, like bankruptcy or taxation; others are delineated by statute, such as worker's compensation. Any lawyer should be able to discuss your particular issue, determine if he/she is qualified to handle such matters or advise you of the need to consult with another in a specialized area.

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  EXPERIENCE: Christina Mesa graduated from Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida with a Juris Doctorate in 1991. She has been licensed by the Florida Bar since 1992. Her experience includes serving as an Assistant State Attorney in the Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office in Tampa, Florida, prosecuting felony, misdemeanor, juvenile, dependency and Baker Act division cases from 1993 through early 1996. Since then, she has handled general civil litigation suits - representing either plaintiffs or defendants - and criminal defense matters. She has extensive experience with over 85 jury trials (criminal and civil), hundreds of non-jury trials and administrative hearings and representing clients on various civil issues throughout the state of Florida.
• DUI/DWI
• Wrongful Death
• Traffic Violations
  Reckless Driving: If the court has reasonable cause to believe that the use of alcohol, chemical or controlled substances contributed to a violation of reckless driving, the person convicted of reckless driving must
• Burglary
• Theft
• Misdemeanors
  If you have been charged with a DUI, DWI, Juvenile, Misdemeanor, or Felony, call today and ask to speak directly with Attorney Christina Mesa.
• Murder
  D. Fourth Conviction, Regardless of When Prior Convictions Occurred) and Murder with Motor Vehicle: Mandatory permanent revocation. No hardship reinstatement.
• Homicide
  Vehicular Homicide/Leaving the Scene: A driver convicted of vehicular homicide who left the scene of an accident is guilty of a First Degree Felony (nor more than $10,000 fine and/or 30 years imprisonment).
• Manslaughter
  DUI Manslaughter/Leaving the Scene: A driver convicted of DUI Manslaughter who knew/should have known accident occurred; and failed to give information or render aid is guilty of a First Degree Felony (not more than $10,000 fine and/or 30 years imprisonment).

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
• Employment Litigation

Property Law

• Premises Liability
• Property Damage
  Any person who causes property damage or personal injury to another while driving under the influence is guilty of a First Degree Misdemeanor (not more than $1,000 fine or 1-year imprisonment).

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Tampa Florida divorce, personal injury, accident, and criminal lawyer Christina Mesa is a Martindale-Hubbell AV® rated attorney with 31 years of experience. Less than five percent of America's lawyers have an AV® certification which is their highest rating accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.
• Medical Malpractice
• Auto Accidents

Trusts and Estates

• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Tax Law