Florida Supreme Court Permanently Revokes License of Bartow Attorney After Finding She Forged a State Attorney Signature
The Florida Supreme Court permanently revoked Bartow attorney Sonya Charmaine Davis’s license in January 2025 after a small-claims court found she forged a State Attorney’s Office representative’s signature on an FDLE Certification of Eligibility application, among other client-neglect findings.
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Published Nov. 6, 2026. Case status is current as of that date.
According to The Florida Bar News’s February 1, 2025 report, the Supreme Court of Florida granted Sonya Charmaine Davis of Bartow a disciplinary revocation without leave to apply for readmission, effective 30 days following a January 16, 2025 order in Case No. SC24-1613, after a small-claims court found she had forged the signature of a State Attorney’s Office representative on an FDLE Application for Certification of Eligibility, among other findings of neglect and failure to appear [1].
Status: Permanent disciplinary revocation (without leave to apply for readmission); order January 16, 2025 (SC24-1613) [1].
What the Bar News reports
According to The Florida Bar News [1]:
- After Davis (admitted 2001) failed to take action to expunge a client’s arrest record, the client’s father sued her in small claims court to recover the fee.
- The small-claims court entered an order finding that Davis had forged the signature of the representative of the State Attorney’s Office on the FDLE Application for Certification of Eligibility.
- In other matters, she failed to be diligent and communicate in a dissolution case, failed to appear for hearings, and left a motion to withdraw pending for over a year.
The attorney whose license was permanently revoked
Sonya Charmaine Davis, Bartow, Florida. Admitted 2001. Permanent disciplinary revocation January 16, 2025 (SC24-1613) [1].
Case status (as of Nov. 6, 2026)
| Respondent | Court | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonya Charmaine Davis, Bartow | Supreme Court of Florida, SC24-1613 | Disciplinary revocation without leave to apply for readmission; order Jan. 16, 2025 | [1] |
Permanent revocation without leave is functionally equivalent to permanent disbarment under Florida practice.
Sources
- The Florida Bar News, “February 1, 2025 Disciplinary Actions” (reporting Supreme Court order in SC24-1613). https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/february-1-2025-disciplinary-actions/
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