Mack Law P.A. defends felony cases only — drug trafficking and serious drug charges, violent felonies, firearms cases, and white-collar matters across Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties. No ticket volume, no misdemeanor mill: when the stakes are your freedom, your license, or your business, you work directly with the attorney from the first call to the last hearing.
A trial practice built for serious charges
Michael T. Mackhanlall built the first decade of his practice in Central Florida's criminal courts, defending felony cases before broadening the firm into complex divorce and business litigation. That history matters for a simple reason: felony defense is won by lawyers who know how these cases actually move — what the State Attorney's intake division looks for when deciding charges, which motions change the math, and when a case should be tried rather than resolved. The firm's family-law and business clients get a trial lawyer; its criminal clients get the same one.
Every felony engagement follows the same rules. You speak with the attorney — not a case manager. Your file is handled with the same discretion the firm's high-net-worth divorce clients expect. And the fee is quoted to you plainly at the consultation, before you commit to anything.
What we defend
Drug Trafficking & Minimum Mandatories
Weight-based trafficking charges under § 893.135 — where the sentence is decided by grams and the only way out runs through strategy, suppression, and negotiation.
Violent Felonies
Aggravated assault and battery, robbery, burglary, and other Chapter 782–812 charges where injury points and enhancements drive the exposure.
White-Collar & Fraud
Grand theft, fraud, and embezzlement allegations against business owners and professionals — cases where the defense starts in the documents.
Firearms & 10-20-Life
Gun charges and the mandatory minimums that follow them — possession, discharge, and felon-in-possession cases.
The Felony Scoresheet, Explained
Florida sentences start with Criminal Punishment Code math. Understand your points, the 44-point line, and what can move the number.
Criminal Defense Q&A Library
Real questions from a decade in these courtrooms — VOPs, warrants, sealing, drug and theft charges — answered under current law.
The Felony Process in Orange County
From arrest and first appearance through bond, arraignment, and resolution — what happens, in what order, and when decisions get made.
The first 72 hours decide more than most people realize
A felony arrest in Florida triggers a fast sequence: first appearance within 24 hours, a bond determination, and — often within days — the State Attorney's charging decision. That charging window is the quietest and most valuable moment in the whole case. Charges are sometimes filed lower, or not at all, because a defense lawyer put the right information in front of the right prosecutor before the information was filed. Once charges are set, every path gets longer.
If someone you love was arrested last night, call now rather than Monday. Phones are answered around the clock, and calls go to the attorney.
Common questions
No — the criminal practice is limited to felony matters. That focus is deliberate: serious charges demand full preparation, and a felony-only docket keeps the calendar clear for it. If your matter is a misdemeanor or DUI, we're glad to point you to capable counsel who concentrates there.
No. Be polite, identify yourself, and then say the eleven most valuable words in criminal law: "I am not answering questions and I want a lawyer." Detectives are allowed to tell you that cooperating will help you; statistically, unrepresented interviews help the State build cases far more often than they end them. Invoke first, then call — nothing about asking for counsel can be used against you.
It depends on the charge and how far the case must go — a trafficking case with suppression issues is a different engagement than a third-degree felony resolved at arraignment. What we promise is candor: the fee is quoted at the consultation, in plain numbers, before you commit. You will never be surprised by the bill.
Yes — this is exactly why the phones are answered around the clock. First appearance happens within 24 hours of arrest, and having retained counsel there (or at a promptly-set bond motion) can change both the bond amount and the conditions attached to it.
It changes them substantially — and it's a combination this firm is unusually built for. Domestic-violence allegations, injunctions, and criminal charges that surface mid-divorce interact: what happens in one courtroom echoes in the other, from time-sharing to firearms rights. Having one lawyer who tries cases in both arenas prevents the classic mistake of winning the criminal case in a way that loses the family one. See our injunction Q&A for the family-court side.
Most felony cases resolve without one — but the cases that resolve well are the ones prepared as if trial were certain. Prosecutors price their offers on risk. A defense that files real motions and is visibly ready to pick a jury gets different numbers than one that was always going to plead. We prepare every case on that footing and let you make the final call with clear eyes.
Arrested, or expecting charges? The earliest hours matter most.
Call (407) 749-1034 — phones answered around the clock — or request a confidential consultation.
General information about Florida criminal law — not legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is created by reading it. Every case turns on its own facts; prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Statutes referenced include chs. 775, 782, 810, 812, and 893, Florida Statutes (verified July 2026).