Frankie S. Turla-Vitiello, Esq.
PRACTICE AREAS
Marital & Family Law
Criminal Defense
Civil Litigation
EDUCATION
University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D., 2023
Florida State University, B.A. in Philosophy, 2015
BAR ADMISSIONS
Florida
COURT ADMISSIONS
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
PUBLISHED WORKS
Co-Author Two Sides of Justice
PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
LEAD Brevard 4 Under 40 Award Recipient (2026)
18th Circuit Governor,
The Florida Bar YLD
Board of Governors
Associate, Vassar B. Carlton
American Inn of Court
Board Member, Young Lawyers Division, Brevard County Bar
Association
Board Member, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
(FACDL), Brevard Chapter
Coach, 2025 BCBA High School Mock Trial Competition
Violist, Indian River Quartet
Frankie S. Turla-Vitiello is a litigation attorney focused on criminal defense and high-conflict family law. He represents clients in cases where liberty, parental rights, financial security, and reputation are on the line. His practice is built around litigation strategy, courtroom advocacy, and the ability to take difficult cases through contested hearings and trial when necessary.
His work includes DUI defense, injunction litigation, contested custody disputes, support and alimony litigation, and emergency family court proceedings. He is routinely retained in cases that have become entrenched, over-litigated, or headed toward trial.
Frankie is known for disciplined motions practice, aggressive case positioning, and direct courtroom advocacy. In an era where many attorneys avoid the courtroom, he has developed a reputation for trying cases and seeing litigation through to verdict. His experience includes both jury and non-jury trials across criminal and family law matters, including DUI, domestic violence allegations, injunction proceedings, custody disputes, and contested evidentiary hearings. He has obtained dismissals, favorable negotiated resolutions, and not guilty verdicts, while maintaining a practice grounded in preparation rather than theatrics.
Beyond the courtroom, Frankie serves as an elected Governor for the Eighteenth Circuit on the The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors and is active in leadership throughout the Brevard legal community, including 2026-2027 President of the Brevard County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. He was recognized for his extraordinary accomplishments in leadership as a recipient of the 2026 LEAD Brevard 4 Under 40 Leadership Award. He has organized large-scale legal and civic initiatives bringing together members of the bench, prosecution, defense bar, law enforcement, and community organizations.
Frankie received his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he attended on a full-tuition merit scholarship with stipend as an Ethos of Excellence Scholar. He previously studied philosophy at Florida State University and remains deeply influenced by classical thought and disciplined study outside the law. He is a classically trained pianist, plays viola in a string quartet, and credits earlier formative years spent living and working in Hawaii with shaping the perspective and restraint he brings to litigation and negotiation.