The attorneys

Two generations at the defense table

One firm, two attorneys, 250+ trials between them. Experience that predates the bench, and energy that doesn’t quit at 5 p.m.

Portrait of James R. Barnes at his Pensacola law office
Founding attorney · Florida Bar 1990

James R. Barnes

  • 14,500+ cases handled · 211 trials to verdict
  • 25 murder cases · 7 murder trials · 50+ capital-case trials
  • J.D., University of Mississippi School of Law, 1990
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Portrait of Mason Barnes at the firm’s Pensacola office
Attorney · Florida Bar 2022

Mason Barnes

  • 1,750+ cases handled · wins the clear majority of his trials
  • Cum laude, top of his class · criminal law exclusively
  • One of the area’s only private juvenile defense attorneys
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