Biography: ELERLAW is a general trial practice law firm h,ling all family, criminal , general litigation matters in both State , Federal courts. My 30+ year legal career began as Assistant State Attorney in Duval County where I prosecuted criminal offenses. For approximately 20 years thereafter I was a private practitioner.I started as an associate attorneyat the law Offices of Tassone & Ferebee , represented clients in criminal , civil litigation. I then went on to partner of Tassone & Eler, with a focus on complex , major litigation practices in criminal , civil law matters including homicide (Death Penalty), robbery, kidnapping, arson , drug trafficking cases. In 2006, I launched The Law Offices of Refik W. Eler, P.A., a general practice law firm specializing in similar aspects of criminal , civil litigation in State , Federal Courts. Thereafter, I was appointed as Chief Assistant Public Defender. I was the Chief Assistant Public Defender serving the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida, a post I held from January 2009 until January 2017. For several years, I was an Adjunct Professor at The Florida Coastal School of Law where I taught trial advocacy including mock trial of criminal , civil cases to second , third year law students. I am a longtime member of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers , the Jacksonville Bar Association where I sit on the Governmental Relations Committee. Other legal memberships included, the Florida Public Defender Association’s Death Penalty Steering Committee , Mental Health Steering Committee , the Fourth Judicial Circuit’s Pro Bono Committee. Since 2009, I have served as a Board Member for the Sulzbacher Center for the homeless , for five years I also sat on the Board at the Jacksonville Humane Society.