Dorothy Clay Sims
Dorothy Clay Sims is an American lawyer and nationally renowned expert in medical expert cross examination. She is best known for her pro bono contributions to the defense and acquittal of Casey Anthony.
Background
Sims was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was raised in Owensboro, Kentucky, and Sarasota, Florida. Sims is one of three children, and the only daughter of Benham Sims Jr., a Southern Bell worker, and Dorothy Brown, a Head Start teacher. Sims has two younger brothers: Benham Sims III and David Sims. Her grandfather is Kentucky politician and civil rights activist John Y. Brown Sr. and her uncle is former Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown Jr. Sims' cousins include former Kentucky Secretary of State John [Young Brown III] and journalist Pamela Brown.Legal practice
Sims began her career representing injured workers in North Florida. She co-founded and served as chair of Florida Workers' Advocates; Florida's only statewide injured worker advocacy organization. In 1999 she was elected the first female president of the Florida Bar Association Worker's Compensation Section. She remains a lifetime emeritus member. From 2003 to 2004, Sims served as the president of the Marion County Bar Association.Sims is the author of Exposing Deceptive Defense Doctors, a treatise on her trade. She co-authored the Thomson Reuters text, Litigating Minor Impact Soft Tissue Cases. Sims has authored articles in the magazines National Association of [Criminal Defense Lawyers|The Champion] and Trial. She is also the author of several children's books that address difficulties faced by children of injured workers.
Sims has appeared in The [Wall Street Journal] and Time, and has been featured on The Piers Morgan Show, On the Record w/ Greta Van Susteren, Voice of America, and In Session.
Since 2000, Sims has lectured at law schools and conducted seminars at various legal and governmental organizations around the world.