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Dwight Slater is a Board-Certified Specialist in Appellate Practice. He was born and raised in Miami, Florida. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in 2002, and his law degree from Emory University in 2006.
Slater has extensive trial and appellate litigation experience. He began his career as a criminal defense attorney in Orlando, Florida, where he tried numerous misdemeanor and felony cases. He moved to Tallahassee in 2009 to the join the General Counsel’s Office at the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. There, Slater handled health facility licensure and Medicaid overpayment cases at the trial level and on appeal.
Thereafter, Slater handled insurance agent and agency licensure matters for the Florida Department of Financial Services before accepting a Regional Appellate Counsel position with the Florida Department of Children and Families’ Children’s Legal Services. Slater served as Chief Appellate Counsel for the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation before teaming up with his former colleague, Diana Cohn, to form Cohn Slater, P.A. Slater now serves as Of Counsel with Guilday Law, P.A.
In his free time, Slater plays the bassoon and performs with several large and small ensembles in Tallahassee. He also enjoys gardening and playing with his dog, Coltrane.
| Dwight Oneal Slater: | Member at The Guilday Law, P.A. |
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1983 Centre Pointe Blvd. Suite 200 Tallahassee, FL 32308 |
| Website: | cohnslater.com |
| Phone: | 850-228-3865 |
| Offices: |
Guilday Law, P.A.
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Dwight Slater extensive public sector law experience, with a significant portion dedicated to professional licensing and administrative appeals. He handles administrative complaints, licensing and credentialing.
Cohn Slater will fight for you and your children, work to protect your rights, and stand with you during this stressful time.
Dwight Slater handles all your administrative law and professional licensing issues, including professional license defense, health care facility license defense, and administrative law appeals.
Dwight Slater handles appeals for his own clients and on referral from other attorneys and law firms. He also provide trial support consultation, including helping to ensure the proper preservation of issues for appeal.
Are you impacted by FL's Professional Licensing Laws? Professional license issues can impact the lives of those working in a wide variety of sectors including, but not limited to: Doctors, Nurses, Dentists, Pharmacists, Insurance, Accountants
At Cohn Slater, we represent clients in a variety of child custody matters, including time-sharing, family relocation, custody evaluations, and trials, and child abduction and enforcement issues.
Cohn Slater can help with calculating and securing child support payments and enforcing child support orders.
Cohn Slater is prepared to handle a wide variety of issues that can emerge during the divorce process. From simple settlements to complex challenges, we will represent your interests during negotiation, mediation, trial litigation, and even appeals.
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Tallahassee Bar Association | N/A | N/A |
| Tallahassee Barristers Association | N/A | N/A |
| Tallahassee Bar Association | N/A | |
| Tallahassee Barristers Association | N/A | |
| Tallahassee Bar Association | N/A | 1900 - 1900 |
| Tallahassee Barristers Association | N/A | 1900 - 1900 |
| Florida Bar, Appellate Court Rules Committee | N/A | 2012 - 2018 |
| Florida Bar, Appellate Court Rules Committee | 2012 - 2018 | |
| First District Appellate American Inn of Court | Member | N/A |
| First District Appellate American Inn of Court | N/A | N/A |
| First District Appellate American Inn of Court | Member | 2014 - 1900 |
| Florida Bar | Board Certified - Appellate Practice | N/A |
| Florida Bar | Board Certified - Appellate Practice | 2016 - 1900 |
| Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
|---|---|---|
| Board Certified - Appellate Practice | Florida Bar | 2016 |
| School name | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), | 2002 |
| Emory University School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 2006 |
| Emory University School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 2006 |
| State | Number | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 30607 | Member in Good Standing | 2006 | 04/25/2019 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Public Defender | Office Of The Public Defender In Orlando | 2006 - 2009 |
| Assistant General Counsel | Agency For Health Care Administration | 2009 - 2012 |
| Assistant General Counsel | Department of Financial Services | 2012 - 2013 |
| Appellate Counsel | Department of Children & Families--Children's Legal Services | 2013 - 2017 |
| Adjunct Professor | Florida State University College Of Law | 2014 - 2015 |
| Chief Appellate Counsel | Department of Business & Professional Regulation | 2017 - 2018 |
| Shareholder | COHN SLATER, P.A. | N/A |
| Shareholder | COHN SLATER, P.A. | 2018 - 2021 |
| Of Counsel | Guilday Law, P.A. | 2021 - 1900 |
| Of Counsel | Guilday Law, P.A. | N/A |
