PARTNERS
Richard H. Smith (Partner) born Mobile, Alabama, September 29, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida; 1994, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: University of The South (B.A., 1989); Cumberland School of Law at Samford University (J.D., 1991). State of Florida: Attorney General's Office; State Attorney's Office; Second Judicial Circuit. Member: Tallahassee Bar Association (Member: Nominating Committee; Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division); The Florida Bar; Tallahassee William Stafford American Inns of Court; Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Criminal; General Civil; Personal Injury; Appellate Practice.Email: Richard H. Smith
William H. Davis (Partner) born Monmouth, Illinois, May 24, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., cum laude, 1974); Florida State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977). Omicron Delta Kappa. Notes and Comment Editor, Florida State University Law Review, 1976-1977. Instructor, Florida State University College of Law, 1976-1977. Member, Florida Supreme Court Commission Professionalism, 2004-2006, Ex Officio, 2007. Member, Second Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission, 1986-1990. Certified Circuit Court Mediator, Florida Supreme Court. Member and President, 2005-06, Board of Directors, Florida Bar Foundation, 1998-2006. Chair, Board of Trustees of The Florida Bar Foundation Endowment Trust, 2007 ; Trustee, Florida Supreme Court Historical Society; Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1996 and President, 1993-1994, Florida Legal Services, Inc.; Member Emeritus, Tallahassee William Stafford American Inns of Court. Member: American Bar Association (Section on Litigation, Criminal Justice Section White Collar Crime Committee, Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries); The Florida Bar (Chairman, Second Circuit Grievance Committee, 1988-1990; Member, Civil Procedure Rules Committee, 2008; Member, Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services, 2007); Tallahassee Bar Association (President, 1986-1987; Member, Board of Directors, 2006-2007); Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents (Member, Board of Directors, 1987-1988); Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Reported Cases: 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); In re Grand Jury Investigation of Fla Dept. of HRS, 659 So.2d 347 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense; Attorney Discipline; Administrative Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death.Email: William H. Davis
Stephen S. Dobson, III (Partner) born Tallahassee, Florida, March 8, 1952; admitted to bar, 1988, Florida; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., Criminology, 1976; J.D., with honors, 1988). Order of the Barrister. Moot Court Team. Appellate Moot Court Team. Recipient, Community Service Award, Legal Services of North Florida, 1992. Special Agent, 1977-1981, Supervisor, Protective Operations Section, 1981-1985, Inspector, 1985-1986, Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Tallahassee, Florida, 1989-1991. Member: Tallahassee (Member, Board of Directors, 1992), Jefferson County, Federal and American Bar Associations; Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Tallahassee William Stafford American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Criminal; Appellate; Personal Injury; Civil Practice.Email: Stephen S. Dobson, III
ASSOCIATE
Stephen G. Webster (Associate) born Columbus, Georgia; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: Florida Atlantic University (B.A., Criminal Justice, summa cum laude, 2002); Florida State University (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Recipient, Multiple Scholarship, Florida State University. Assistant State Attorney, Second Judicial Circuit, 2005-2007. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Appellate Practice; Family Law.Email: Stephen G. Webster
OF COUNSEL
Gary M. Ketchum (Of Counsel) born Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, B.W.I., December 12, 1941; admitted to bar, 1970, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1963); University of Florida (J.D., 1969). Phi Delta Phi. Executive Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1969. Author: "Labor Relations: Public School Teachers, the Right to Strike and Collectively Bargain," University of Florida Law Review, Vol. XXI, p 403 (Gainesville, 1969); The History of the Supreme Court of Florida, 1821-1917, Part V, "Before the Great War," 1897-1916 (Florida Supreme Court Historical Society, Tallahassee, 1997). Member: The Florida Bar; Jefferson County Bar Association. [U.S. Navy, Lt.J.G., 1964-1967]. (Also Member, McCord, Bubsey, Ketchum & Donohue, LLP). Practice Areas: Local Government Relations and Litigation; Land Use; Environmental Siting and Permitting; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Admiralty; Estate Planning; Probate; Family Law.