Michael Bowdish – Education & Experience
WORK HISTORY
- 1995 – 1997 Legal Assistant, Crary, Buchanan, Bowdish, et. al., Stuart, Florida
- 1998 Judicial Internship with the Honorable David A. Demers, Circuit Judge, Sixth Judicial Circuit, St. Petersburg, Florida
- 1999 Certified Legal Intern with the State Attorney Office, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Clearwater, Florida
- 1999 Certified Legal Intern with the Public Defender’s Office, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Clearwater, Florida
- 2000 – 2004 Assistant Public Defender, Sixth Judicial Circuit
- 2004 – present Associate Attorney, Melissa R. Sharpsteen & Associates, P.A.
EDUCATION
- 1995 B.A., Political Science, Stetson University, Deland, Florida
- 1996 Study Abroad Program, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- 1999 J. D., Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, Florida
ACTIVITIES
- 2006 – 2008 Barney Masterson Inns of Court
- 2003 – present Pinellas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (P.A.C.D.L.)
- 2000 – present Florida Bar Association
- 2010 – present Celma Mastry Ovarian Cancer Foundation
- 2011 – present Board Member, Celma Mastry Ovarian Cancer Foundation



