James O. "Jim" Davis III - Lawyer in Tampa, FL

Jim Davis, a member of Holland Knight's Public Policy Regulation Group, draws upon his extensive experience in the public sectorto provide strategic legal, legislative and regulatory counsel to clients inFlorida, the District of Columbia and across the country.

Mr. Davis served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 10 years, from 1997to 2007. He represented the City of Tampa and portions of St. Petersburg,Bradenton and Hillsborough County, Florida. In 2006, Mr. Davis was thedemocratic nominee for governor of Florida.

While in Congress, Mr. Davis served on the Energy and Commerce Committeewhere he was focused on energy, telecommunications and electronic commerce,healthcare, the environment and consumer protection issues. In addition, Mr.Davis served on the Committee on International Relations and the BudgetCommittee, and was elected by his peers to be the president of the DemocraticFreshman Class in 1997. Mr. Davis was also a leader of the U.S. House NewDemocratic Coalition, a group of centrist democrats, and served as theirnational co-chair.

Before entering Congress, Mr. Davis was a state representative in the FloridaHouse of Representatives from 1988 to 1996, serving as the majority leader in1995 and 1996. He was also in private practice in Tampa as a commerciallitigator for 14 years. While in law school, the Tampa native served as chairmanof the Moot Court Team.

Mr. Davis maintains offices in Tampa and Washington, D.C.