Leslie M. Sammis is a criminal and DUI defense attorney in Tampa, FL, at Sammis Law Firm. She co-founded the firm in September of 2008. For more than 10 years, the main office of Sammis Law Firm has been at the same location in downtown Tampa, just a few blocks from the courthouse. Additional offices are located in New Port Richey and Clearwater, FL.
The firm has six experienced criminal defense attorneys, four paralegals, and an intake coordinator.
Ms. Sammis graduated with Honors from the University of Florida College of Law in 1999. Gaining valuable insight into the criminal justice process, she completed internships with the State Attorney’s Office prosecuting felony offenses, the United States Attorney’s Office in Tampa assisting federal prosecutors, and a federal judicial internship with the Honorable Henry Lee Adams, Jr., United States District Judge, for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division.
Her passion for trial advocacy led her to the Public Defender’s Office for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida, where she gained valuable jury trial experience while representing individuals in misdemeanor, juvenile, and felony divisions.
Leslie Sammis entered private practice after several years as an Assistant Public Defender. She worked for five years as an associate attorney at Head, Thomas, Webb, and Willis, a DUI defense firm in Atlanta, GA. After returning to Tampa, she worked for two years at Escobar, Ramirez & Associates, P.A., where she continued to focus exclusively on criminal defense before co-founding the Sammis Law Firm in 2008.
Active in the legal community, Leslie Sammis is a lifetime member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), and holds a lifetime membership in the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (FACDL) and the Hillsborough County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (HCACDL). She is a National College of DUI Defense (NCDD) member and serves as the State Delegate. She is also a member of DUIDLA.
Call 813-250-0500 to schedule a consultation with Leslie Sammis.