Tampa Family Law & Criminal Defense Attorneys
Florida marital and family law attorneys & criminal defense lawyers
Tampa attorneys Scott Paul Davis and Kendra Davis practice marital family law and criminal defense for clients in west central Florida to include Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Manatee counties.
Both lawyers are Florida Bar Board Certified Specialists in Criminal Trial Law and Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediators. Scott Paul Davis is also a Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in Marital and Family Law.
About Scott Paul Davis, Esq.
Scott Paul Davis, Esq., received his B.S.B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Florida, and his law degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Before founding The Davis Law Group, P.A. in 2001, Mr. Davis was a prosecutor for the Office of the State Attorney for the Third Judicial Circuit and then served the Hillsborough County Public Defenders Office in Tampa. Mr. Davis applies his significant trial experience in his day-to-day representation of his clients.
Mr. Davis is a Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in both Marital and Family Law and Criminal Trial Law. In addition, he is certified as a Family Law Mediator by the Florida Supreme Court.
Mr. Davis has received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell a testament to the fact that his peers rank him at the highest level of professional excellence. He has also received a 10/10 (superb) rating by AVVO.
Mr. Davis is licensed to practice in Florida and the District of Columbia, as well as the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Davis is a member of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, Florida Bar Family Law and Criminal Law Sections, and the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. In addition, he is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons of Florida, the Scottish Rite, and Egypt Shriners. Mr. Davis has served his community as the former president of the Civic Association of Port Tampa City, and the former vice chair of the Interbay Peninsula Partnership.
About Kendra R. Davis, Esq.
Kendra R. Davis, Esq. is a native of Tampa. She attended high school at The Academy of the Holy Names in Tampa, received her B.A. in English from the University of South Florida, and her law degree from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama.
Before becoming a shareholder at The Davis Law Group, P.A., Mrs. Davis was a member of two prominent Tampa law firms. In addition, Mrs. Davis has previously served as the Drug Division Chief and Misdemeanor Division Chief at the Hillsborough County Public Defender's Office, as well as staff counsel to the judiciary of the Second District Court of Appeal.
Mrs. Davis is certified as a Family Law Mediator by the Florida Supreme Court. In addition, she is a Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in Criminal Trial Law. Mrs. Davis is licensed to practice in Florida and Georgia, as well as the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.
Mrs. Davis is a member of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, Florida Bar Family Law and Criminal Law Sections, Tampa Bay Inn of Court, and the Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers.
Board Certification
The Florida Bar Board Certification Program recognizes an attorneys special knowledge, skills and proficiency in various areas of law and professionalism and ethics in practice. Certified attorneys are the only lawyers allowed to identify or advertise themselves as "Florida Bar Board Certified, experts or specialists.
Scott and Kendra Davis are both Criminal Law Specialists having earned the distinction of being Florida Bar Board Certified in Criminal Trial Law. Scott Paul Davis is also a Marital and Family Law Specialist having earned the distinction of being Florida Bar Board Certified in Marital and Family Law.
As of June 1, 2010, of the more than 87,000 Florida lawyers, only 364 are Board Certified in Criminal Trial Law; and only 272 are Board Certified in Marital and Family Law. Certification requires trial experience, a peer review, a judicial review, a review by the Board of Legal Specialization and Education, continuing legal education, and a passage of a rigorous examination demonstrating knowledge, skills and proficiency in that particular field.
