Meet the Attorneys at Sammis Law Firm

Sammis Law Firm was founded in 2008 by Jason Sammis and Leslie Sammis. For the past 15 years, our main office is located at 1005 N. Marion Street in downtown Tampa. Over the years, we have grown to six (6) attorneys, four paralegals, and an intake coordinator. We have additional offices in Clearwater in Pinellas County and New Port Richey in Pasco County.

When you call our firm, you can typically schedule an office visit or phone consultation on the same day. Call 813-250-0500.

Jason D. Sammis
Attorney at Law
Sammis Law Firm, P.A.
813-250-0500

Jason Sammis has focused his career on defending individuals charged with misdemeanor and felony offenses in Tampa, FL. He co-founded the Sammis Law Firm in 2008. After growing up in Tampa, FL, he graduated from high school at Berkeley Preparatory. He graduated with a B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1996.

In 1999, he graduated from the University of Florida (UF) College of Law. While at the UF College of Law, Jason was a member of the prestigious Florida Law Review. Jason was also elected the Vice-Chair and then Chair of the Justice Campbell Thornal Moot Court Board.

Since co-founding the Sammis Law Firm in 2008, he has focused exclusively on criminal and DUI defense in the greater Tampa Bay area.

Read his full profile here – Jason D. Sammis.

Leslie M. Sammis
Attorney at Law
Sammis Law Firm, P.A.
813-250-0500

Leslie Sammis graduated from law school at the University of Florida, with Honors, in 1999. She gained valuable trial experience while completing internships with the State Attorney’s Office prosecuting felony offenses, the United States Attorney’s Office in Tampa assisting federal prosecutors, and a federal judicial internship with the Honorable Henry Lee Adams, Jr., United States District Judge, for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division.

As a former Assistant Public Defender for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Leslie has represented hundreds of clients in misdemeanor, felony, and DUI cases.

Since entering private practice in 2001, Leslie continued to focus exclusively on criminal defense and has obtained numerous “not guilty” verdicts at trial for misdemeanor and felony criminal charges with an emphasis on DUI defense. She has conducted hundreds of formal review hearings at the Bureau of Administrative Review (BAR) in both Tampa and Clearwater, FL.

Read her full profile here – Leslie M. Sammis.

Joshua L. Monteiro
Attorney at Law
Sammis Law Firm, P.A.
813-250-0500

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Katherine A. Aranda
Attorney at Law
Sammis Law Firm, P.A.
(813) 250-0500

Originally from New Jersey, Katherine Aranda moved to Tampa, FL to attend the University of Tampa. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in English Literature, Katherine earned her Law Degree from Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg, FL. Katherine competed on the nationally ranked Trial Team, worked with the Innocence Project on prosecutorial misconduct cases, and completed a semester of clinical work with the Public Defender’s Office in Clearwater. After law school, Katherine served as an Assistant Public Defender for the 6th Judicial Circuit in Pinellas County, FL. She gained extensive jury trial experience by defending clients charged with an array of criminal offenses ranging from misdemeanor traffic violations, DUIs, and Petit Thefts to serious felony offenses for aggravated battery, firearm offenses, and drug trafficking.

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Dominique Celerin
Attorney at Law
Sammis Law Firm, P.A.
(813) 250-0500

Dominique Celerin earned her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Miami School of Law. After Dominique returned to Tampa, she served as an Assistant Public Defender in Hillsborough County for more than three years. Dominique has defended a wide array of clients charged with juvenile offenses, misdemeanor offenses, felony violations of probation, and serious felony cases. She has also successfully written and argued several motions to suppress, motions to dismiss, and bond motions. Dominique’s trial and litigation experience included handling serious charges such as sexual battery, aggravated stalking, possession of a controlled substance, and DUIs.

Read his full profile here – Dominique Celerin.

Idalis Vento
Attorney at Law
Sammis Law Firm, P.A.
(813) 250-0500

Idalis Vento received her Bachelor of Arts in History at Stetson University and her Juris Doctorate degree from New England Law | Boston. While in law school, Idalis completed internships at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office in the Environmental Crimes Section and the Committee for Public Counsel Services, working on public defense cases in the Quincy office. After passing the Uniform Bar Exam, Idalis practiced as an Assistant Public Defender at the Office of the Public Defender in Montgomery County, Maryland. Upon moving back to Florida, Idalis passed the Florida bar and briefly worked at a private criminal defense firm working on white collar crime and complex civil litigation cases. Wanting to learn both sides of the law, Idalis worked as an Assistant State Attorney at the 13th Judicial Circuit before joining Sammis Law Firm. She uses the knowledge and skills learned as a PD and an ASA to benefit her clients and their cases. Idalis is a native Spanish speaker.

Read his full profile here – Idalis Vento.