Cody Fowler Davis

Firm founder Cody Fowler Davis, a Tampa native, received his B.A., cum laude, from Vanderbilt University in 1981 and his Juris Doctorate degree, from Florida State College of Law in 1984. Upon his graduation from Florida State College of Law, Cody accepted a position as an Associate with the prestigious Tampa civil defense firm of Macfarlane, Ferguson & McMullen P.A., eventually becoming the youngest Partner and Board of Director Member in the firm's history. In 2001, Cody founded Davis & Harmon, P.A., where he was the President and Managing Partner until 2010. Cody comes from a family deeply involved in law. His grandfather, Cody Fowler, was the founder of the Fowler, White law firm and served as President of the American Bar Association. His father James was a Judge and Law School Professor. Cody's brother Jim served as House Majority leader of the Florida Legislature and was President of the Freshman Democratic class during his twelve years of service in the United States House of Representatives. Recently, Cody formed CODY FOWLER DAVIS TRIAL ATTORNEYS, P.A., which is a boutique civil litigation firm emphasizing personal service. The firm is structured with driven attorneys who have successful track records in the courtroom. Cody draws on his past experience of representing large insurance companies on a myriad of complex matters to now advocate in good part on behalf of seriously injured individuals who have fallen victim to catastrophic personal injury. The firm also focuses on cases involving business/commercial disputes. Over the past 25 years, Cody has successfully recovered millions of dollars on behalf of his clients and their families in both personal injury and business/commercial matters. Cody is one of the few attorneys in Florida to be Board Certified by the Florida Bar in both Civil Trial Law and Business Litigation Law. Cody has also gone on to receive a Board Certification by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Boston, Massachusetts in the area of Civil Trial Advocacy. In addition, Cody is a Certified Circuit Court mediator and Federal Court mediator. Cody has been lead counsel in jury trials in Federal Court and in Circuit Court in the following counties: Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk, Pasco, Manatee, Sarasota, Orange, Duval, Highlands and Sumter. When Cody is not zealously advocating on behalf of his clients, you can find him lecturing other attorneys around the state in matters involving Civil Trial Law and testifying as an expert in both State and Federal Court on behalf of lawyers, companies, and The Florida Bar. Awards and Honors Honors Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer Board Certified Business Litigation Law Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy Certified Circuit Court Mediator Certified Federal Court Mediator Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum Elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates Florida Super Lawyer Florida trend Magazine has named Mr. Davis as one of the State's legal leaders for 5 consecutive years (only 1.6% of lawyers in Florida are honored by Florida Trend)

• Davis & Harmon, P.A., Partner, 2000 - 2010
• Macfarlane, Ferguson & McMullen, P.A., Partner, 1984 - 2000

• Invited speaker at the annual meeting of the Southern Trial Lawyers Association in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Invited speaker at the meeting of the Florida Justice Association in Orlando, Florida
• Speaker at Seminar on Mediation and Arbitration
• Speaker at Seminar on Advanced Depositions
• Speaker at Tampa Seminar on Jury Selections
• Speaker at Florida Bar Seminar in Ft. Lauderdale on use of appellate lawyers at trial
• Participant, ABOTA Masters in Trial Seminar
• Judge at Student Moot Court Competition for Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Featured speaker at seminar entitled "The Use of Paralegals at Trial"
• Featured speaker at Hillsborough County Bar Association seminar on cross examination of experts
• Speaker at the Florida Bar Seminar, "What Do You Mean I Didn't Preserve the Issue" on working with Appellate Lawyers at the Trial Level
• Featured speaker at the seminar of Premises Liability for insurance company executives
• Featured speaker at the seminar on Uniqueness of Gas Claims, Tampa
• Interview of a Certified Trial Attorney by the Florida Orthopedic Journal regarding the effect of Florida Law on Orthopedic Surgeons; article, What's new in Orthopedic Trauma Litigation
• Speaker at the annual Convention of the Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Title: Voir Dire, Art of Persuasion.
• Speaker at the seminar of Strategy and Techniques for Deposing Experts sponsored by the Hillsborough County Bar Association
• Speaker at the Inadequate and Negligent Security Seminar sponsored by Professional Education Systems, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville locations
• Featured defense lawyer speaker at the Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers Premises Liability Seminar, West Palm Beach and Orlando locations

• Florida, 1984
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1984
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

• Hillsborough County Bar Association (Board of Directors)
• Hillsborough County Bar Association (Member, Professional Courtesy Committee)
• Hillsborough County Bar Association (Member, Medical-Legal Committee)
• Hillsborough County Bar Association (Member, Trial Lawyers Section)
• Trial by Jury Program
• Inns of Court Program (both the Ferguson White Inn of Court and the Glenn Terrell Inn of Court)
• The Florida Bar Association, 1988 - Present
• Florida Defense Lawyers Association
• Florida Defense Lawyers Association (President's Appointee - General Liability Committee)
• American Association for Justice
• Defense Research Institute
• 110 North 11th Street, LLC (Managing Member)
• Berkley Preparatory School (Board of Trustees)
• Berkley Preparatory School (Development Council)
• Palm Bank of Tampa (Board of Directors)
• Tampa General Hospital Foundation (Board of Directors)
• University of South Florida Psychiatry Center (Board of Trustees)
• Museum of Science and Industry (Advisory Board Member)
• Tampa Yacht & Country Club (Board of Directors)
• Tampa Yacht & Country Club (Commodore)
• The University Club (Board of Directors)
• Harbour Island Athletic Club (Board of Advisors)
• Useppa Island (Board of Directors)
• Property Owners Association of Useppa Island (President)
• Community Health Purchasing Alliance, District 6 (Board of Directors (appointed and approved by the Florida Senate))
• Tampa Bay Vanderbilt Club (President)
• Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce (Member)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Sigma Alpha Epsilon