May, Meacham & Davell, a six-lawyer Florida firm founded in 1992, will combine with Fort Lauderdale-based Tripp Scott on Dec. 1.

The move will give Tripp Scott more than 60 lawyers and make it a major player in the charter school industry, representing such clients as Charter Schools of Excellence, Florida Coalition of Charter Schools, Charter Schools USA, Red Apple Development and Florida Alliance of Charter Schools. Charter Schools USA alone manages 90 charter schools across seven states.