Areas Of Practice
Alexis Sykes is an Associate Attorney in Boyd & Jenerette’s Jacksonville office. She practices auto liability defense, insurance defense, and general litigation.
Alexis gained trial experience as a former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney. She has tried over 90 jury trials. Her legal career spans the state of Florida to include criminal law practice in Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, and Panama City. She was formerly a homicide prosecutor in both Jacksonville and Orlando. She has served as the Chief of Violent Crimes in Orlando, a Felony Division Chief in Panama City, a Homicide Major Crimes Prosecutor in Jacksonville, and in the Career Criminal Unit in Miami. She also was a Visiting Professor at Florida A&M University College of Law where she taught Legal Research & Writing.
In her free time, Alexis loves going to the beach, cheering on the Jacksonville Jaguars, and being a dance mom. She is the mother of a beautiful daughter, Ava Grace, and the dog mom of rescue chihuahuas, Bella Marie & Beaux Mikel.
Admissions
- Florida Bar, 2007
- United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, 2025
- United States District Court, Northern District of Florida, 2025
- United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2025
Memberships
- The Florida Bar, 2007 – present
- Mental Health and Wellness Committee, 2019-2022
- Jacksonville Bar Association, 2023 – present
- D.W. Perkins Bar Association, 2023 – present
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated
Awards and Recognition
- The National Black Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers in Florida, 2024 & 2025
- Certificate of Appreciation, State Attorney’s Office, Ninth Judicial Circuit, 2016
- Rookie of the Year Award, State Attorney’s Office, Fourth Judicial Circuit, 2009
Comprehensive Services
Many cases overlap several areas of law. As a full service law firm, we are able to recognize how one legal discipline impacts another. We work as a team on complex issues that require knowledge of a variety of state and federal laws. This multi-disciplinary approach allows clients to receive the large-firm advantage of access to multiple attorneys in a wide scope of practice areas as well as the hands-on customer service offered by a boutique law firm. In addition to civil litigation, employment law, workers’ compensation defense, commercial law, construction law and appeals, our firm also handles professional liability claims.
Our bilingual staff is available to assist with immigration matters, including consular and removal defenses.