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Biography
Mary Ibrahim is a criminal defense trial attorney in Florida. She holds a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Barry University, Dwayne O. Andreas, School of Law, a Master's Degree (M.A.) in mental health therapy from Webster University, and a Bachelor's Degree (B.A.) in criminal justice, sociology, and anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Ms. Ibrahim has eight years' experience in social services and five years' experience as a mental health, domestic violence, and substance abuse therapist. In law school Ms. Ibrahim worked a judicial externship under Judge Alva in Seminole County and was the vice president of The Student Bar Association and The Women's Law Association.
In 2019, Ms. Ibrahim was recruited to The Office of the Public Defender for the 9th Judicial Circuit of Florida. This office represents the indigent with their criminal, Veterans, substance abuse, and mental health court cases within Florida's 9th circuit. While at the Public Defenders Office Ms. Ibrahim served within the trial division, Veterans court, drug court and Mental Health court division of Osceola County. In addition, Ms. Ibrahim handled the Baker Act division for both Osceola and Orange County. In these divisions she handled thousands of cases from arrest to jury trial and gained extensive experience handling felonies, specialty courts, and misdemeanors throughout her career. Ms. Ibrahim also worked with appeals in which the 5th DCA reversed and remanded back to the trial court.
Practice Areas
- Criminal Law 90%
- Mental Health Law 10%
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 2019
Education
- Barry University School of Law, Orlando, Florida
- J.D.
- Webster University , St. Louis, Missouri
- M.A. - 2009
- Major: Mental Health Therapy
Professional Associations
- Osceola Bar Association, Member, 2019 to Present
- Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, 2022 to Present
Fraternities or Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta
Past Employment Positions
- Office of the Public Defender 9th Circuit, Attorney, 2019 to 2022
- The 850 Call Joe Law Firm, Paralegal, 2017 to 2019
Languages
- English
- Arabic
- Spanish