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Clay Adkinson

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Clay Adkinson

Firm: Adkinson Law Firm, LLC

572 US Hwy 90 East , DeFuniak Springs , Florida 32433

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Clay B. Adkinson is a skilled and experienced criminal defense attorney at Adkinson Law Firm in DeFuniak Springs, Fla. The firm, which has more than 30 years of experience in north Florida, represents clients facing criminal charges and other involved in family law issues.. Adkinson earned his bachelor's degree in political science at Florida State University in Tallahassee in 2003. He then attended law school at Florida State University College of Law where he graduated with his juris doctor degree in 2005.. After law school, he joined Adkinson Law Firm with his father, attorney and partner Clayton J. M. Adkinson. As a partner, the younger Adkinson focuses on criminal defense and family law matters throughout Walton County and the surrounding areas in North Florida.. Adkinson has experience in courts throughout the area. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida.

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