William H. Davis

Bill Davis is a trial and appellate lawyer, focusing on both criminal defense and civil litigation, based in Tallahassee, Florida. Bill graduated with high honors from the Florida State University College of Law, in 1977; where he was employed as a legal writing instructor and served as Notes & Comments Editor of the Law Review and as Chief Justice of the Student Supreme Court.  In undergraduate school, he served as President of Student Government and as Chair of the State Council of Student Body Presidents.  

He is an elected Member of the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar, where he serves on the Disciplinary Review Committee and on the Review Committee on Professional Ethics.  He is Chair of The Trustees of the Endowment of The Florida Bar Foundation, an ex officio Member of The Florida Supreme Court Commission On Professionalism, and a Member of the Board of Trustees of The Florida Supreme Court Historical Society (Executive Committee).  He also chairs the Tallahassee Bar Association's Judicial Poll Committee. 

Bill has served as President of the Florida Bar Foundation (2005-06) and as a member of The Florida Bar's Civil Rules Committee (2008-10).  Locally, Bill has served as President of Tallahassee Bar Association (1986-87), as Chair of the Florida Bar's Second Circuit Grievance Committee, and as a member of the Second Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission.

He is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and he serves on the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section White Collar Crime Committee and on its Juvenile Justice Committee.  In support of his civil practice, he is also a member of the ABA's Section on Litigation and of the ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries (member, Music and Personal Appearances Committee).

For over thirty years, he has been actively engaged in a diversified legal practice, including criminal defense, civil litigation (personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, business disputes), and administrative litigation (professional licensure, lawyer discipline, Bar admission). He also enjoys appellate work and has handled civil and criminal appeals to every level of appellate court in the Florida and the Federal judicial systems.

Apart from his professional activities, Bill is certified in SCUBA Lifesaving and Accident Management; he is an active participant in the Gulf Winds Track Club; and he is an avid cook, hiker, fisherman and music buff. He has three young-adult children.