Hidden Gems: Meet Dameka Davis

Today we’d like to introduce you to Dameka Davis.

Hi Dameka, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
I was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which was also known as “Black Wallstreet.” My mother was a teenage mom of four children. I will always be grateful for my family, who was there with me every step of the way. My family has and will always be the inspiration in everything that I do. While I was young, my mother was ultimately convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced to prison during the notorious “war on drugs era.” My sisters and I were separated at a young age and, thankfully, only temporarily.

After graduating from high school, I moved to Atlanta, Georgia, to pursue my bachelor’s degree in economics. From inception, I loved to learn about economic development and I always had a strong desire to help the less fortunate obtain economic mobility. During college, I was the victim of a crime and after this happened, I knew I had a different calling. I went to law school in Michigan and was fortunate enough to be involved with the Innocence Project, to which I credit with exposing me to many of the injustices of the legal system. No doubt, after law school, upon the advice of my mentor, I opted to intern and work with the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s office representing the State of Florida in criminal prosecutions.

I remember during my interview, the State Attorney asked me several questions related to my background, education, and life experiences. I no doubt got the position because of my life experiences. I remember her looking at me and telling me, Wow! Your story deserves to be told as she handed me my offer letter. I then began embarking upon my journey with an office that I was proud to be apart of, even though I now do criminal defense work. I then used my experience from being a prosecutor and embarked on a journey helping those accused of crime in the State of Florida. I remember when I began contemplating this part of my journey, I had Dr. King and my story at the forefront. I wanted to raise the bar in criminal defense and do everything that I could to keep families together. I now understand how all the pieces to my life puzzle began coming into focus. I am proud of the work that we do for our community and most importantly, I am happy that we are helping people within criminal defense and civil rights work. This is my life’s work and I remain grateful for having the trust of my clients.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
I laugh all the time and tell people, if anything goes wrong, it will always happen to me. I had so many delays and detours along the way I am not sure where to start. I am the first attorney, college graduate, and business owner in my family. I had to learn how to practice law, secure money to operate and teach myself how to run a business. In most of these lessons, I have had to learn by way of my mistakes but as they say, “Experience is the best teacher.” I believe that and I regularly make sure that I am self-aware of myself, mission, and purpose.

Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
Davis Legal Center is a small boutique firm that handles criminal defense and civil rights cases. We are known for our advocacy work in and out of the courtroom. We strongly believe in keeping families together and ensuring equal access to justice. I am proud of the work that my office does with regard to juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, and civil rights advocacy. I want readers to know that we take the approach that our clients leave better after our representation.

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