Who is Dawn Florio? Lil Tjay's attorney reveals she successfully won 2 separate gun cases for the rapper

Dawn Florio is an attorney who has been practicing law for over thirty years. She is based in New York and New Jersey and is considered to be one of the most prominent trial attorneys in New York.

Dawn Florio is also the founding and managing partner of the Dawn M. Florio Law Firm PLLC. She majored in biology, obtained a Bachelor's of Arts in 1984, and completed her Juris Doctorate from St. John’s Law School in 1988.

During her time in law school, Dawn clerked for numerous judges, interned with the Nassau County DA’s Office, and was the President of The Entertainment and Sports Law Society.

After school and before opening her private practice, Dawn was the Director of the Elder Abuse Unit, the President of the Columbian Lawyers Association, the Vice President of the Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Awareness Bar Association, and sat on the Board of Directors of the Bronx Women’s Bar Association.

Her law firm's official website describes her as follows:

“Ms. Florio is known as the “Pretty Pitbull Attorney”; her honesty, compassion, tenacity, integrity, and relentless work ethic set her apart from the rest. Ms. Florio’s approach to criminal defense is like no other, a ferocious advocate. She not only builds a case in the courtroom but also builds a foundation of trust with her clients. Ms. Florio believes it is important to care for the people she is representing.”

More details on Dawn Florio and Lil Tjay’s gun cases

Lil Tjay, known for his popular tracks like “F.N” and “Calling My Phone", was hit with two separate gun charges in 2023. The first case was in January 2023 when the police arrested Lil Tjay after a traffic stop in the Bronx.

The police pulled over the rapper– their reason was his car was tinted and didn't have a front license plate– and had his vehicle searched. After a thorough search, the police came up with four loaded guns. Lil Tjay was slammed with a charge of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

His second case happened in May 2023 when Tjay turned himself in for another gun-related charge. This case was related to a 2022 shooting case where he, as the victim, was shot seven times during an attempted robbery. During the incident, guns were found in his car, leading to his second gun case.

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However, his attorney, Dawn Florio, wasn't anxious about both charges. For the first gun charge, she argued that the police conducted an illegal search as her client's vehicle was parked legally at the time. Dawn also argued that her client was just a passenger in the vehicle, and no evidence identifies him as the owner of the guns.

For the second gun case, Dawn Florio argued that the case wasn't a fresh one; instead, it was a lingering issue from a case where her client wasn't breaking the law but was the victim left bleeding. She also stated that no evidence linked him to the guns in the vehicle.

Dawn Florio based her argument on the illegality of the police search, their shaky procedures, and the weak links in the prosecution’s argument. Dawn’s argument was a game-changer, and she won the case, keeping her client, Lil Tjay, out of jail and leaving his record clean.

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Dawn Florio’s actions in Lil Tjay’s gun cases highlight her exceptional professionalism and demonstrate her dedication to achieving a favorable outcome despite the searches and evidence that were available.

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