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When speaking about her strong team of attorneys, she offers
sage advice: “Find good people to practice with. The people are
as important or more important than your practice.”
She enjoys the long-term relationships that she develops with her
clients and is passionate about her work. Rigdon was named a
Rising Star in Securities & Corporate Finance by Washington
D.C. SuperLawyers in 2018.
In addition to practicing high-level corporate law, Rigdon is also
committed to building the Stetson community. President of the
Stetson Lawyers Alumni Association, she is planning to broaden
the visibility of the alumni network. The plan is to create a board
of a dozen or so alumni from all over the world who will act as
an interface with the university to add to the alumni prospective.
Board members would serve a two-year term forming short- and
long-term goals aimed at strengthening our network. Having a
stronger community will allow alumni to develop authentic
connections with each other and students through thoughtful
engagement.
Strengthening our community will strengthen us as lawyers as
well. Rigdon pointed to the practice of law as an industry as
being the main issue lawyers face today. Technology has changed
the practice.
“We need to find the balance where technology is beneficial and
not a weapon,” she said. “Setting personal boundaries is very
important.”
Rigdon finds her own work-life balance through travel and
dining with her husband.
One of her main focuses while co-chairing a women lawyers
group at her firm was mental health–specifically, how to find
your ideal work-life balance. Further, she commends the Florida
Bar Young Lawyers Division for its role in helping to remove
stigmas surrounding mental health in law.
Amy Rigdon, a Double Hatter, graduated from Stetson
University in 2005 and Stetson Law in 2008. Rigdon
said that she always knew she wanted to go to law
school. The culture and connections she encountered as
an undergraduate made Stetson Law a clear choice for her. While
at Stetson Law, she became a research assistant for both professors
Ellen Podgor and Paul Boudreaux. She recalls both as great
resources and very thoughtful people. She said that her fondest
memories of law school consist of the supportive, dedicated
people in her 1L study group. Her interests at the time were
litigation and real estate law. She describes Stetson Law as “a
place where someone can thrive,” and thrive she did. In addition
to becoming a research assistant, Rigdon became editor-in-chief
of the Stetson Law Review. Through on campus recruitment, she
became a law clerk at Holland and Knight. It was here that
Rigdon’s focus shifted to corporate law. She later accepted an
associate position at Holland and Knight upon graduation.
We need to find the balance where technology
is beneficial and not a weapon. Setting
personal boundaries is very important.
Rigdon worked for Holland and Knight for six years. After
seeing her performance at Holland and Knight as opposing
counsel, Latham and Watkins offered her a position as an
investment funds associate in Washington, D.C. She accepted
and has worked with Latham and Watkins for almost five years.
Her favorite aspect of being an investment funds associate is that
it is the perfect blend of constitutional law, tax law and negotiation.
She and her team are constantly watching Congress for new
tax and regulatory reforms.
— Amy Rigdon B.A. ’05 J.D. ’08
INTRODUCING
THE NEW PRESIDENT
OF THE STETSON LAWYERS
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION:
AMY RIGDON
B.A. ’05, J.D. ’08
B Y M O L LY K A E L I N