John Trevena (lawyer)

John Trevena is an American lawyer from Largo, Florida and the owner and principal attorney at the firm Trevena, Pontrello & Associates. Trevena has been the lead criminal defense lawyer on several high-profile cases, including the Michael Drejka "Stand Your Ground" case.[1]

John H. Trevena
Born
John Harry Trevena

Tampa Bay, Florida
Alma materUniversity of South Florida, Stetson University College of Law
OccupationCriminal defense attorney
Years active1987 to present
Children1
Websitetrevenapontrellolaw.com

Early life and education

Trevena attended the University of South Florida and Stetson University College of Law.[2] He became a police officer and then Assistant State Attorney in Hillsborough County, Florida.[3]

Trevena was an Assistant State Attorney from 1985 to 1987. He was admitted to the State Bar of Florida and started his own practice in 1987. In 2015 he became a partner at the firm Trevena, Pontrello & Associates.[2]

Notable cases
  • 2009 Represented Ed Graziano (hired a hitman who was actually an undercover detective to kill his wife Debra).[4] Graziano pleaded no contest to charge of solicitation to commit the murder of his wife in 2011 and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.[5]
  • 2010 Jennifer Mee "Hiccup girl" Charged with murder.[6][7] Mee was convicted of first-degree murder, and she was sentenced to life without parole.[8]
  • 2019 William Matthew Napolitano who was convicted in federal court for child pornography offenses and sentenced to life in prison.[9]
  • 2019 Michael Drejka in a "Stand Your Ground" case.[10][1] Drejka was convicted of manslaughter on August 23, 2019, and was sentenced to imprisonment for 20 years on October 10, 2019.[11]

References
  1. "New attorneys for Michael Drejka address reasons for taking case". USA Breaking News. USA BREAKING NEWS. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  2. "John H. Trevena". Lawyer Legion. Lawyer Legion. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  3. "Power of Attorneys". Trevena Portello Law. Web.com Group, In. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  4. Thompson, Stephan. "Undercover detective testifies in Graziano hearing". Suncoast News Network. Times Publishing Inc. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  5. "Edward Graziano seeks leniency for man accused of killing son". Tampa Bay Times. August 8, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  6. "'Hiccup girl' Jennifer Mee may use Tourette's Syndrome as murder defense". Advance Ohio. Associated Press. October 26, 2010.
  7. "'Hiccup Girl' Lived Transient Life Before Alleged Role in Murder, Cops Say". FOX News Network, LLC. Associated Press. October 26, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  8. Botelho, Greg (September 21, 2013). "Florida 'Hiccup Girl' found guilty of murder". Cable News Network. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  9. Salomone, Julie (December 6, 2018). "Former Pasco Schools employee sentenced to life in prison for child pornography". Scripps TV Station Group. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  10. Couwels, John; Sanchez, Ray; Levenson, Eric (August 23, 2019). "Florida man found guilty of manslaughter in parking lot shooting that led to 'Stand Your Ground' trial". CNN. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  11. Varn, Kathryn (October 10, 2019). "Michael Drejka sentenced to 20 years in parking lot shooting". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
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