Jean H. Kwall
133 N. Fort Harrison Ave.
Clearwater, Florida
Phone: (727) 441-4947
Fax: (727) 447-3158
Email: jkwall@ksblaw.com
Jean Kwall served as the General Counsel to three Pinellas County Sheriffs for a total of over twenty years. Prior to becoming associated with the firm she also served as a Public Defender in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and an assistant state attorney in the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida.
Jean was an adjunct professor at St. Petersburg College for ten years teaching civil process and procedure and has been a frequent speaker for the Florida Association of Police Attorneys, Florida Sheriffs’ Legal Advisors, American Jail Association and the Florida Association of Professional Process Servers.
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Law
- Civil Rights
- Employment Law
- General Civil Litigation
- Law Enforcement
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1975
- Pennsylvania, 1975
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
Education
- Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1975
J.D. - University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1971
B.A.
Major: Psychology
Classes/Seminars Taught
- Adjunct Professor, Civil Process and Procedure, St. Petersburg College
- Frequent Speaker, Florida Association of Police Attorneys
- Frequent Speaker, Florida Sheriffs’ Legal Advisors
- Frequent Speaker, American Jail Association
- Frequent Speaker, Florida Association of Professional Process Servers
Honors and Awards
- AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Clearwater Bar Association, Board of Directors, 1993 – 1995
- Leadership Pinellas
- Personal Enrichment Mental Health Services, Board of Directors
- New Port Richey Marine Institute, Board of Directors
Past Employment Positions
- Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Public Defender
- Sixth Judicial Circuit, Florida, Assistant State Attorney
- Pinellas County Sheriff, General Counsel
