About Donna M. Goerner

            Attorney Donna M. Goerner has nearly twelve years of public service as a prosecutor with the Seminole County State Attorney’s Office in Sanford, Florida.  Mrs. Goerner has significant experience in all areas of criminal law including misdemeanors such as DUI and domestic violence and felonies such as murder, robbery and sex offenses.  Specifically, Mrs. Goerner prosecuted thousands of cases and has tried more than one hundred (100) jury trials, winning the Irving Awerman Outstanding Trial Attorney of the Year Award in 2001 and 2002.  Mrs. Goerner was also a felony Division Chief, responsible for supervising other attorneys in addition to prosecuting cases.  Mrs. Goerner has been featured in the public media on multiple occasions for high profile crimes including a UCF professor accused of unlawfully using his computer to lure a twelve year old girl, a man accused of attempting to kidnap a four year old girl and her sister, and most recently, a Seminole County teacher accused of abusing her autistic students.   Each of those cases resulted in felony convictions.  Mrs. Goerner knows the law and is intimately familiar with law enforcement strategies and tactics.   Because of her extensive experience with the criminal justice system, Mrs. Goerner provides her clients with the advantage of superior case management and preparation.

            Mrs. Goerner left the Office of the State Attorney to engage in private practice and now serves the individual needs of Central Florida residents.  Mrs. Goerner’s areas of practice include , WILL, ESTATE PLANNING, and BANKRUPTCY.   Mrs. Goerner diligently provides personal attention to each case and aggressively pursues the course of action that is in the best interest of every client.  While results can never be guaranteed, Mrs. Goerner is careful to explain her clients’ rights and all legally available options in easy-to-understand terms.  Mrs. Goerner is personally committed to making her clients’ legal experience as comfortable and as possible.  

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• Former Assistant State Attorney 1995-2007
  
• Florida Bar 1996
  
• U.S. Middle District Court of Florida 1998
  
• Orange County Bar Association
  
• Seminole County Bar Association
  
• Paul C. Perkins Bar Association
  
• Past President of the Paul C. Perkins Bar Association
  
• University of Florida College of Law   1995
  
• University of Florida College of Business     1992
  
• Florida Native – originally from Jacksonville