Office:
Dobson, Davis & Smith
610 North Duval St, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Specialties:
Trial Practice, Appellate Practice, Civil Litigation, Criminal Defense, Wrongful Death, Attorney Discipline, Administrative Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Personal Injury
Memberships:
Tallahassee (President, 1986-1987, Member, Board of Directors, 2006-2007) and American (Member, Section on: Litigation, Criminal Justice, White Collar Crime Committee and Juvenile Justice Committee, Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries) Bar Associations, The Florida Bar (Chairman, Second Circuit Grievance Committee, 1988-1990, Member: Civil Procedure Rules Committee, 2008-2010, Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services, 2007—, , Member, Board of Governors, 2010—, ), Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents (Member, Board of Directors, 1987-1988), National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Tallahassee William Stafford American Inns of Court (Emeritus Member).
Admitted:
1977, Florida, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
University:
University of South Florida, B.A., cum laude, 1974
Law School:
Florida State University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1977
Reported:
Vagner v. Wainwright, 398 So.2d 448 (Fla. 1981); Bialek v. Lensen, 421 So.2d 654 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982); State v. Jenkins, 469 So.2d 733 (Fla.1985); Gorday v. Faris, 523 So.2d 1215 (Fla. 1st DCA1988); W.E.B. v. State, 553 So.2d 323 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989); Reshard v. Britt,839 F.2d 1499 (11th Cir. 1988); In re Grand Jury Investigation of Fla. Dept. of HRS, 659 So.2d 347 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995).
Biography:
Bill Davis is a trial and appellate lawyer practicing criminal defense (adult and juvenile) and civil litigation (professional, business, and personal damages and liability). He also handles administr...