C. Popham Decunto

Mrs. Decunto has been licensed to practice law in the State of Florida since 2003. Mrs. Decunto is admitted in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the First District Court of Appeals, and United States District Court - Middle District of Florida. Her practice includes private & commercial insurance, construction and contract litigation, and criminal defense.

Education:

University of Southern California, J.D., Order of the Coif, 2003
Wake Forest University, B.A., Magnum Cum Laude, 2000

Publications:

When to Arrest: What Influences Police Determination to Arrest when there is a Report of Domestic Violence?, 12 RLAWS 301 (Spring 2003).

Experience:

Durant & Schoeppel, P.A., Jacksonville, Florida
Partner since 2010
Associate, 2006-2009

Office of the Public Defender, Jacksonville, Florida
Associate Public Defender, 2005-2006

Office of the Public Defender, Miami, Florida
Associate Public Defender, 2003-2004

Office of the Federal Public Defender, Capital Habeas Unit, Los Angeles, California
Intern, May-August 2002

Hubbard House, Jacksonville, Florida
Case Manager, January-August 2000

Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Ryan White Project, Jacksonville, Florida
Intern, May-August 1998

Office of the General Counsel, Jacksonville, Florida
Intern, May-August 1997

Honors and Honors Activities:

• 2002 Alfred J. Mellenthin Award - awarded to the law student with the highest GPA after two years of law school
• Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood Public Interest Fellow, Summer 2001
• Southern California Review of Law and Women's Studies, Editor-in-Chief 2002-2003, Staff 2001-2002
• Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society

Other Activities and Interests

Mrs. Decunto founded the Wake Forest Rowing Club in 1998 and served as its President in 1999.

Mrs. Decunto lived abroad in Seville, Spain, in 1998 and is proficient in Spanish.