Professional Experience
The Davies Law Firm, LLC
Owner, 2008 – Present
- Work on Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Custody Cases.
- Also handle Wrongful Death, Products Liability and Negligence Claims.
Todd E. Copeland & Associates
Chief of Litigation, 2007 – 2008
- Worked on personal injury, wrongful death, products liability and negligence claims.
The Nation Law Firm
Associate Attorney, 2006
- Worked on class-action RICO suit against the tobacco industry.
Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld and Toll
Of-Counsel, 2005
- Worked on class-action RICO suit against the tobacco industry.
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Assistant United States Attorney, 1992-2002
Senior Homicide Prosecutor for the Seventh District
- Handled more than 45 major felony jury trials
- Performed all aspects of criminal prosecutions, including grand jury investigations, depositions, hearings, motions, litigation, briefs and appellate arguments
- Received Special Achievement Award for Meritorious Service, 1997, 2001 and 2002
- Earned Commendation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General, for outstanding performance in the prosecution of a federal public corruption case, 1996
William J. Fulbright Association
Fullbright Scholar, 1999-2000
- Lectured on the U.S. legal system, criminal law, criminal procedure and trial advocacy at the Kaliningrad State University Law School and the International Law School
- Taught seminars on U.S. criminal procedure for the Kaliningrad State University law faculty, the Kaliningrad Police Academy, and the Office of the Kaliningrad Prosecutor
U.S. Department of Justice
Lecturer, 1998
- Taught workshops on criminal law for judges in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia
Dade County State Attorney’s Office
Assistant State Attorney, 1987 – 1992
Division Chief
- Handled more than 50 jury trials and 75 bench trials
- Supervised all felony attorneys in the division
- Received Special Achievement Award, 1990, 1991
Harvard Law School Trial Advocacy Program
Guest Lecturer, 1993
- Taught trial advocacy to third year law students
Education
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA
- Master in Public Administration, 2003
- Concentration in Negotiations and Leadership
- Lucius Littauer Award for Scholastic Achievement and Public Service
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, College of Law, Gainesville, FL
- Juris Doctorate, 1987
OXFORD UNIVERSITY, St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, England
- Summer Program, 1985
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, College of Journalism, Gainesville, FL
- Bachelor of Science, 1984
Languages
Russian (conversant), Spanish (conversant)
Areas of Practice
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