Criminal-defense transparency & access

Know Who Is Defending You.

JPALM.AI gives defendants, incarcerated individuals, families, and the public access to criminal-defense attorney experiences that traditional review platforms often never capture.

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Criminal Defense Attorneys

A nationwide directory built on transparency, verification, and lived experience.

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John A. James

Public Defender

Not Yet Rated

Law Office of the Public Defender, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Public DefenseCriminal DefenseJuvenile Defense+2 more

Melinda Nell Blostein

Public Defender

Not Yet Rated

Law Office of the Public Defender, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Public DefenseMental Health CourtDrug Court+3 more

Nicolas Torres

Private

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Rier Jordan, P.A.

Miami, Florida

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Criminal DefenseFederal Criminal DefenseState Criminal Defense+2 more

Jori Henrietta Opara

Public Defender

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Law Office of the Public Defender, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Public DefenseCriminal DefenseIndigent Defense+1 more

Frank Jose De La Torre

Not Yet Rated

Florida Atlantic University

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Lisa Steinberg Lawlor

Public Defender

Not Yet Rated

Law Office of the Public Defender, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Criminal Appellate AdvocacyMisdemeanor AppealsPost-Conviction Litigation+2 more

Geography

Explore Attorneys by Location

Find defense counsel across federal districts, states, and major cities.

Client Experiences

Verified Client Experiences

Voices from currently and formerly incarcerated clients, defendants, and families — captured responsibly.

Formerly incarcerated client Attorney Relationship Confirmed

"My attorney explained every step of the federal process. I understood my exposure before I ever entered a plea."

Family member Identity Confirmed

"As a mother researching counsel for my son, JPALM.AI helped me understand who actually showed up for families."

Former defendant Case Relationship Confirmed

"Communication was inconsistent, but courtroom preparation was strong. I felt ready for trial."

Trust

How JPALM.AI Verification Works

Verification confirms aspects of a contributor's relationship to an attorney or case. It does not establish the truth of every statement.

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Unverified

No verification steps completed.

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Identity Confirmed

Contributor identity confirmed via platform signals.

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Case Relationship Confirmed

Contributor linked to a specific case.

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Attorney Relationship Confirmed

Contributor linked to the attorney reviewed.

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Institutional Submission

Submitted through an approved institutional channel.

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JPALM Verified

Highest level of multi-factor verification.

Compare Attorneys Side by Side

Compare up to four attorneys across JPALM.AI Score, location, practice areas, languages, and verified experience ratings.

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Ask questions. Get grounded answers.

Compare attorneys, surface court experience, summarize recurring review themes, and generate consultation questions — with clear distinctions between verified data, user-reported information, and AI-generated summaries.

Innovation

Sixth Amendment Lab

Building technology for meaningful access to counsel and legal information.

Legal Information Access

Plain-language legal information delivered to the people closest to the criminal-defense system.

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Attorney Communication Technology

Tools to improve the quality and frequency of attorney-client communication.

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Case Understanding

Helping defendants understand the charges, process, and options they face.

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Correctional Legal Technology

Infrastructure designed for the realities of correctional environments.

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Attorney Accountability

Structured, responsible transparency around attorney experiences.

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Family Communication

Keeping families informed and equipped to support their loved ones.

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AI Legal Education

Educational AI tools that distinguish information from individualized legal advice.

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Legal Resource Navigation

Connecting people to courts, counsel, records, and support services.

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Privacy by Architecture

Inmate IDs, booking numbers, private addresses, victim and witness information, medical information, and privileged communications are never automatically exposed publicly. Private verification data is separated from public profile data.

Trust & Transparency

Review guidelines, verification standards, dispute and correction policies, a public transparency report, and a clear law-enforcement request policy — all in the Trust Center.

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Our Mission

Justice Powered by Accountability, Legal & Meaningful Access to Intelligence

The existence of a constitutional right and a person's practical ability to understand and participate in their defense are not always identical. JPALM.AI is infrastructure designed to help address information and communication gaps responsibly — not a claim that every incarcerated person is being deprived of their rights.

Technology for the other side of the justice system.

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Frequently Asked Questions