Marshall T. Bower Home
Marshall T. Bower Home
DEPUTY STATE ATTORNEY, State Attorney’s Office, 20th Judicial Circuit,
Ft. Myers, FL, 1985-Present
ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY
Current responsibilities also include: Grand Jury Advisor; Prosecution of high profile cases.
LAW CLERK, Hubbard, Fox, Thomas, White & Bengtson, PA
Lansing, MI, 1983
LAW CLERK, Greydanus & Levine
Lansing, MI, 1982
RESEARCHER/INTERN, Hillsborough County Planning Commission
Tampa, FL, 1980
EDUCATION
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, MI
J.D. Degree, 1981-1984
Graduated Cum Laude
University of Florida Law School, Gainesville, FL
Taxation Program, 1984
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
B.A. Political Science, 1979-1980
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Major: Public Administration, 1978
HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2001 State of Florida Prosecutor of the Year Gene Berry Award2001 Extraordinary People Award for Contributions to Domestic Violence Prevention Florida Gulf Coast University, Division of Social Work
Mutual of America Community Partnership Award
2000 Best Interagency Coordination/Collaboration Award "Child Watch"
2000 Outstanding Achievement Award in Drug Abuse Prevention – Presented by Lee County Coalition for a Drug-Free Southwest Florida
2000 Kiwanis International Award - Name inscribed in the tablet of honor for outstanding leadership with volunteer groups in addressing problems that plague local children ranging from child abuse to infant mortality. Presented by the Kiwanis Club of Cape Coral
2000 Southwest Florida Crimestoppers Appreciation Award
1999 Recipient in the overall category of the Governor’s Peace at Home Award
1999 Recipient of the Distinguished Service Award in the Area of Criminal Justice by the Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency
Lecturer at 24th Annual Seminar in Family Practice for Southwest Florida Osteopathic Medical Society, October, 1999
Presenter at NDAA Metropolitan Prosecutors Seminar on Juvenile Justice Programs, May, 1999
Member of Southwest Florida Mental Health Task Force Chaired by Representative Carole Green
Executive Board Committee Member of Coalition for a Drug Free Southwest Florida
Board of Directors: The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools, Inc.
Co-Chair Take Stock in Children Advisory Committee
Presenter at the 1999 Metropolitan Prosecutors Meeting on Juvenile Justice/Violent Juvenile Offenders
Presenter at the 1999 Annual Conference of the Florida Coalition of Victim/Witnesses Services
1998 Presenter and Facilitator for Ending Domestic Violence - Racing Against Time, Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence 20th Anniversary Conference
Board Member Southwest Florida Marine Institute
Board Member Ruth Cooper Center for Behavioral Health Care
Board of Directors Member, Children’s Home Society of Florida
Community Based Care Advisory Board Member
National District Attorneys Association
Florida Network Victim Witness Services Board of Directors
Roach Motivational Education Foundation Board of Directors
Lee County Child Watch Chair
Invited to be presenter at the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence Ethics Institute, June 17, 1998
Presenter at the 1998 Annual Conference of the Florida Coalition of Victim/Witnesses Services
Member of the Professionalism Committee formed by the Chief Judge of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit
Member - Department of Children and Families KIDS 1st Community Stakeholder-focus is improving services and outcomes for area youth
Steering Committee Member - Volunteer Lee - organized first three Annual Volunteer Fair showcasing community organizations and recruiting volunteers
Member of the Child Abuse Death Review Committee - July, 2000
Executive Committee Member - Lee County and Collier County SHOCAP (Serious Habitual Offender Comprehensive Action Program)
Chairperson - Executive Committee for the Implementation of the Comprehensive Strategy Program by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the U.S. Department of Justice
Chairperson - Lee County Juvenile Justice Council
Executive Committee Member - District 8 Juvenile Justice Board
President, Board of Directors - Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Southwest Florida
Regional Vice-President - Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America
Board of Directors: Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc.
Initiated and set up State Attorney’s Office Domestic Violence Program, including Diversion Program, in Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Hendry and Glades Counties
Co-Founded and organized Collier County Domestic Violence Council
Founded and organized, and current chairperson of, the Lee County Domestic Violence Council
Founded and organized Charlotte County Domestic Violence Council
October 1997, Invited by the Governor’s Office to participate in the 1997 Governor’s Fourth Annual Summit on Domestic and Sexual Violence
September 1997, Invited by the American Prosecutors Research Institute to participate in the National Prosecutors Symposium on Juvenile Legislation
November 1996, Appointed by Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, Honorable Gerald Kogan, to the Judicial Management Council Workshop on Long Range Planning
1996 Outstanding Young Man of America
1994 State Attorney’s Office Attorney of the Year
1991 Florida Council on Crime & Delinquency Distinguished Service Award
1991 State Attorney’s Office Employee of the Year
Member, Florida Gulf Coast University Criminal Justice Advisory Board
Member Steering Committee for the Weed and Seed Grant Award from the U.S. Department of Justice to the Fort Myers Police Department
Chairperson Weed and Seed Advisory Board Committee
Presenter at the Governor’s Third Annual Summit on Domestic Violence
Member City of Cape Coral Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program Advisory Board - U.S. Department of Justice/Bureau of Justice Assistance
Member, Board of Directors Coalition for a Drug-free Southwest Florida
Member of Fort Myers Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Advisory Board - U.S. Department of Justice/Bureau of Justice Assistance
Presenter and Facilitator at the Annual Conference of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence
BAR MEMBERSHIP
Florida Bar Association, June, 1984
Lee County Bar Association
Admitted to practice before the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
Email Contact: marshall@marshalltbower.org