Criminal Defense Law Firm Serving Tampa Bay Florida
Welcome to the HOME PAGE of BLAKE & DORSTEN, P.A. . We are Nicholas J. Dorsten and Rex R. Blake, Esq., Owners of BLAKE & DORSTEN, P.A. If you are looking for an experienced criminal trial attorney to assist you in any criminal law matter that you may have, then you have come to the right place.
BLAKE & DORSTEN, P.A. serves the entire Tampa Bay area and handles select cases throughout the State of Florida. On any given morning, the attorneys of BLAKE & DORSTEN, P.A. can be in court in Tampa or St. Petersburg. Later in the day, they may be doing depositions in Clearwater. Over the last few months, BLAKE & DORSTEN, P.A. have handled criminal and personal injury cases in Pinellas County, Pasco County, Hillsborough County, Sarasota County, Polk County, Charlotte County, Manatee County, Hernando County and Lake County.
BLAKE & DORSTEN, P.A. are known for the diversity of criminal matters that it handles. No case is too small or too large. The lawyers of BLAKE & DORSTEN , P.A. have tried cases ranging from traffic ticket hearings to DUI to murder!
BLAKE & DORSTEN, P.A. has a solid presence in the Tampa Bay community. You can see their television commercials. You can hear its radio commercials on Life Improvement Radio and WDAE, "The Sports Animal." On some afternoons, you can catch the attorneys on " Attorney Answers" -- a local radio call-in show -- where they help answer personal injury, criminal and traffic-related questions from members of our community.
BLAKE & DORSTEN, P.A. prides itself on being available for its clients. Its phone lines are open 24 hours a day. After hours, and on weekends, the phones at BLAKE & DORSTEN, P.A. are forwarded directly to the attorney’s personal cell phone. You will never receive an answering service as your case deserves to be handled immediately by an experienced attorney. BLAKE & DORSTEN, P.A. will always offer appointments that will meet YOUR schedule. If requested, the lawyers of BLAKE & DORSTEN, P.A. will travel to any local county jail to meet with a potential client. In addition, BLAKE & DORSTEN, P.A. accepts collect and prepaid calls from any of our local county jails.
BLAKE & DORSTEN, P.A. will always strive to provide each and every client with the following:
- An honest assessment and evaluation of your case.
- A competitive fee commensurate with like experience.
- A response to your call or inquiry on the same day.
- The flexibility of evening and/or weekend appointments.
- 24-hour availability in times of emergency.
- The proper balance of creativity and tenacity.
- Good, old-fashioned, roll-up-the-sleeves hard work.
When your criminal case requires the very best representation, BLAKE & DORSTEN, P.A. will be there for you. 365/24/7.

The Lawyers of BLAKE & DORSTEN, P.A. are regular regular hosts on the radio program " Attorney Answers" where they answers call-in questions on personal injury, criminal and traffic law.
Nicholas J. Dorsten, of BLAKE & DORSTEN, P.A., publishes monthly crime stories on a variety of topics as the "St Petersburg Crime Examiner," for Examiner.com .
Tampa Bay Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog
- Clearwater, Florida: 20 most commonly asked questions regarding sealing and expunging criminal record. By Rex Blake, Esq. At Blake & Dorsten, P.A. many of our clients have questions regarding the sealing or expunging of their criminal records. Generally speaking, if you ....
- Florida Drug Offender Probation: What you need to know BEFORE agreeing to the terms. Many Florida residences are often accused of crimes involving the illegal possession of controlled substances defined under Florida Statute section ....
- Pinellas County jail visitation ends in arrest after visitor "lets it all hang out" A humorous story posted in the Tampa Bay Times website about a jail visitor. This man was visiting his incarcerated wife over video when he decided ....






