He was handpicked to be an attorney by his father, famed Supreme Court Justice Ira Rowe of Jamaica. He was named in honour of some well‑known attorneys. Each name was well chosen:‑ David Patrick Denning DeCordova Rowe. "David" in honor of Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, who later became Lord Chancellor under the name of Lord Kilmuir, "Patrick" after the renowned Barrister Sir Patrick Hastings; "Denning" after Lord Denning, Master of the Rolls; and "DeCordova", his father's middle name, It is little wonder then that he pursued law as a profession.
    Since committing himself to the judiciary, David Rowe has excelled and has become one of Florida's most trusted lawyers.
  Born in Savanna-la-mar, Westmoreland, Jamaica
 on May 8,  1959, his father at the time was the Government Prosecutor in the Westmoreland, and his mother a registered nurse at
the Savanna-la-Mar Public
Hospital.
   His parents later went to Kingston where his father joined the Diplomatic Corps and was posted to London in September 1962. The family, which had grown by the addition of a girl, Patricia now Rowe-King, MD, Pediatrist and Associate Professor of Medicine, Nova University, at Broward Medical Center, Ft Lauderdale), went to London.

The family returned to Jamaica in 1965.
     David attended St. Andrew Prep and received his high school education at Wolmer's Boys School. An avid sports fan he actively participated in all sports but he found his niche in debating at which he excelled. Although only a fifth former, he debuted as Captain of the School's Challenge Quiz Team winning a trip to Trinidad that same year. David then became coach of the team in 1977 guiding Wolmers to the School's challenge Quiz Cup again, for which he won a trip to New York. He was an all‑round scholar and had the distinction of placing first amongst his peers in the University of Cambridge (Overseas) Advanced Level Exams. At Wolmer's he enjoyed a level of authority and responsibility, first as a Prefect and later as Deputy Head Boy. In recognition of his outstanding high school contribution, at graduation, he was awarded the Sidney McDonald Medal for Courage, Loyalty and Devotion to Duty.
   David's exceptional per-
formance in the Cambridge exam earned him an Open Scholarship to the University of the West Indies Law Faculty. He would spend the next two years at the Cave Hill Campus in Barbados, where he became associated with Amnesty International. David graduated from Cave Hill with an Upper Second Class Degree in Law, placing second overall in the Class of 1980.
      During the summer of 1981 he took the LSAT exam and was awarded the Martin Luther King and John F Kennedy academic Scholarship to the University of Miami (UM) School of Law. Upon graduating from the Faculty of Law at the University of the West Indies, he continued his legal studies at UM School of Law. David wasted no time in putting his adept challenge quiz experience to work as during his first year, he won the prize for the Most valuable Player in the College Bowl quiz competition. It was while at the University of Miami School of Law he met his wife of 19 years, Rosemarie D. Robinson Esq. of Jamaican origin, who is currently practicing on her own in the field of immigration. David who was treated as an advanced student was able to complete the three-year course in 2 1/2 years. On October 26, 1983, he was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the State of Florida.    

He has been admitted to practice at the Trial Bar of Federal Court of the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Although most of his work was before Judge and Jury in the Federal and State Courts, he had the opportunity earlier this year to appear for Oral Argument before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. "I appeared alone in the matter and was gratified that the judges reserved their decision and later wrote a full judgement in the case".
    For nearly 20 years David has devoted himself to the practice of law. Even before he completed the Bar Exams he was employed by the firm of Greenberg Taurig, in Miami and remained there for nearly two years. From there he was hired as an Associate with Holland & Knight, LLP where he moved up the ladder quite rapidly from an Associate to a Non-Capital Partner.
    "It has been reported that I was the first Jamaican to be elected a Capital Partner in a major U.S. law firm", said David. "I had the privilege during my tenure at Holland & Knight to represent several Financial Institutions, including Bando Mercantil de Venezuela, Bank of Jamaica and BCCI. I developed and encouraged strong relationships between Florida law firms and Jamaican law firms and I believed that the relationship forged between Myers Fletcher & Gordon in Jamaica and Holland & Knight still subsists". His   clients  included Ministries   of the  Government of Jamaica and many statutory bodies in Jamaica. He served as the Chairman of the Caribbean Law Committee of the American Bar Association and has been instrumental in developing contacts between law firms in Jamaica, London and Florida.
    "I opted to see what it was like on the other side of the fence", he said, and he resigned from Holland & Knight in 1994 and started on his own.
    "There have been interesting and rewarding years" he explained. "I have been engaged in the Federal Courts in the Southern District of Florida on an almost daily basis, yet I must find time for my clients in the numerous State Courts from Palm Beach to Dade", he told the Weekly Gleaner.
   David selected Civil Right litigation as an area of expertise, and a high proportion of his civil work in the Federal Court concerns complaints of employment discrimination.
   "I have so far been successful representing individuals in cases in which either the State of Florida or the Federal Government was requesting the death penalty"; said David". I also represented a slew of people charged with drug offenses". He has had high profile successes when he successfully defended Peter Hargitay, the Swiss diplomat, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He has had cases with high media interest, for instance when he defended Vivian Blake, the notorious leader of the Shower Posse, now in prison.
    David concedes that "some cases cannot be won outright. One must then devise the best legal strategy to ameliorate the penalty. I have been working round the clock to assist West Indians facing deportation. It is a field in which, given the post 9‑11 syndrome, there is little room for success. Yet I have been able to obtain release for many Jamaicans who never thought there was a way".
    Away from the Courtroom Rowe does community service often time assisting Consulates of Caribbean States.
"I have had the privilege of addressing mixed communities all over Broward and Dade Counties at Townhall Meetings venturing as far as Tampa; to share with the communities solutions to their everyday legal problems. I have served as a member of the Vestry of the Chapel of the Venerable Bede, Coral Gables, Florida (Episcopalian)" he said.
    One of the joys of his life is to act as host of The Bank United Bulldog Sports Report on W. V. C. G. Radio at 9:30 am on Saturday morning, which features sports with a Caribbean flavor, with special emphasis on Cricket and European Soccer.
    He says he has had great satisfaction in his position as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Miami School of Law, and was invited by the faculty to introduce a Course in Caribbean Law for the law school. Since 1998 he has taught this class and has been able to touch the lives of hundreds of law students, who as lawyers, will better understand Caribbean people living in Florida.