Sylvia Irvin, Esq. | Federal Defender - District of Florida Middle

Sylvia Irvin, Esq.

Division Supervisor

Tampa

Sylvia Irvin was the La Alianza Latino Law Students Association President and the Articles Editor for the Howard Law Journal while attending Howard University School of Law.

Education

Juris Doctor, Howard University School of Law
Bachelor of Arts, History, Whittier College

Bar Admissions

Florida
California (inactive)

Court Admissions

United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
United States District Court, Nevada
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Notable Cases

U.S. v. Fontus - Lead counsel on one not guilty jury verdict and one hung jury
Gutierrez v. State of Nevada - Co-counsel on a 14-day, 28 witness, capital habeas post-conviction evidentiary hearing which led the court to vacate client's death sentence.