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Bryan Scott Gowdy

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Overview

Practice Areas

100% Appeals

Fees and Payment Types

Fees

Fixed (Sometimes), Hourly ($275-$350/hour), Retainer (Always)

Payment types

Cash, Check, Credit Card

Contact Information

Creed & Gowdy, P.A.

865 May St

Jacksonville, Florida 32204

Office: 904-350-0075
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English

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Bryan Gowdy is a Florida Bar board-certified appellate specialist who has briefed and argued numerous appeals in state and federal courts,... more

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Résumé

License

13 years since Bryan Scott Gowdy was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
Florida	Member in Good Standing	1999	04/29/2012

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Work Experience

Position	Duration
Partner at Creed& Gowdy, P.A.	2006–present
Associate at McGuireWoods LLP	2001–2006

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Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
Georgetown University	International Economics	BSFS	1992
University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law		law

Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Florida Trend Magazine	Legal Elite	2010
Florida Trend Magazine	Legal Elite	2009

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Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Vice-Chair of the Appellate Section	Florida Justice Association	2010-present
	Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	2009-present

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Portfolio

Cases

Graham V. Florida

Outcome: Appeal that resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court invoking the Eighth Amendment to categorically prohibit a non-capital sentence for the first time in its history– life without parole for juvenile offenders who did not commit homicides

Rando v. GEICO

Outcome: Certified question from U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit concerning interpretation of Florida’s uninsured motorist statute

Roberts v. Stidham

Outcome: appeal of dismissal for untimely service of process

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
Graham v. Florida A Juvenile's Hope for Redemption	The Florida Defender	2010
Leniency Bribes: Justifying the Federal Practice	Louisiana Law Review	2000

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Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date
Juvenile Life Without Parole Sentences	NAACP Convention	2010
Practice Before the U.S. Supreme Court	Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section	2010

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