William Davell

• B.S. from Wright State University, summa cum laude
• M.B.A. from Wright State University
• J.D. from Stetson University, cum laude

William  C. Davell, partner in the firm of May, Meacham & Davell, P.A., has  been practicing law in South Florida for more than 39 years. He is AV  Preeminent® Rated by Martindale Hubbell. Davell joined the firm in 1995  as a partner. He was admitted to the Florida bar in 1976, and is  admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court as well as the  United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of  Florida.

Davell has been actively involved within  the South Florida legal community. He is a member of the Broward County  Bar Association and was active in the Young Lawyers Section, serving as  President in 1979. Davell also has served as chairman of the Continuing  Legal Education Committee of the Florida Bar, and was the secretary and  a member of the Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Division.

Davell is dedicated to giving back  through involvement in community activities. He served as Chairman of  the Christmas and Winterfest Boat Parades in Fort Lauderdale, and also  served on the city’s Aviation Advisory Board. Mayor Jim Naugle appointed  Davell to the first Riverwalk Committee, where he provided input for  the original Riverwalk design and construction. Davell graduated from  the first class of Leadership Broward and served as the second President  of the alumni association. He graduated from Lifework Leadership in  2007, and remained active as a coach for the following nine years of  Lifework classes. Davell also served six years on the board of 4Kids of  South Florida, the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast and the Christian Business  Men’s Committee of Fort Lauderdale. He served a three-year chairmanship  of the CBMC Southeast Family Conference in North Carolina. He lives in  Broward County.