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C L A S S N OT E S
Kayla
Richmond,
J.D./MBA ’13,
of Henderson,
Franklin, Starnes
& Holt, P.A.,
was honored during the Lee
County Bar Association’s Pro
Bono Awards held Oct. 16,
2020. Richmond is a
stockholder who focuses her
practice in the areas of divorce,
marital and family law,
including custody, paternity,
child support and domestic
violence cases. Her most
rewarding pro bono case this
year was assisting a father
reunite with his daughter after
two years of estrangement.
Victoria San
Pedro Madani,
J.D. ’14, was
named a partner
in the Miami
office of Shutts &
Bowen LLP. She is a member
of the Class Action & Mass
Litigation Practice Group.
Prior to joining the firm,
Victoria was an associate at a
regional firm where her
practice encompassed all
aspects of civil litigation. She
represented airlines in complex
litigation, with representative
experience in cases involving
international transportation
treaties. She also has
experience defending
corporations in wrongful
death, personal injury, and
premises liability matters.
Hieu Le, J.D. ’14, and his
firm received the 2020 Annual
Chief Justice’s Law Firm
Commendation Pro Bono
Award from the Supreme
Court of Florida.
Jennifer Wilson, J.D./MBA
’15, has joined Marshall
Dennehey Warner Coleman &
Goggin’s Tampa office as an
associate. She is a member of
the firm’s Amusements, Sports
and Recreation Liability
Practice Group. Her clients
include water parks, theme
parks, recreational attractions,
amusement and sports
facilities, and other entities
facing a claim against their
businesses.
Carolin A. Pacheco, J.D. ’15,
an attorney with Marshall
Dennehey Warner Coleman &
Goggin, has been included in
the inaugural edition of the
2021 Best Lawyers: Ones to
Watch, a new recognition given
to attorneys who are earlier in
their careers for outstanding
professional excellence in
private practice in the United
States. She was selected in the
category of Insurance Law.
Sarah A. Gottlieb, J.D. ’16,
has joined Freeborn & Peters
LLP as an Associate in the
Litigation Practice Group and
a member of the Insurance
Brokerage team. She will focus
her practice on complex
commercial litigation.
Timothy C.
Jones, J.D. ’16,
joined
Strubinger Law,
P.C., on June 1,
2020, as an
associate. Also, he and his
wife, Maria, welcomed their
second child, Daniel Jones,
into the world on Dec. 17,
2019. Their daughter Libby
Jones, who was born on July
17, 2018, enjoys being a
big sister.
Jennifer L. Hutchins, J.D.
’18, has joined Marshall
Dennehey Warner Coleman
& Goggin’s Tampa office as
an associate. She joins the
firm’s Casualty Department
representing many large
insurance carriers and their
insureds. She defends clients
in litigation involving
automobile liability, premise
liability, and other general
liability matters.
Madison Wahler, J.D. ’19,
joined Hamilton, Miller &
Birthisel, LLP as a litigation
associate in the Tampa office.
John Marra,
J.D. ’20, has
joined
Henderson,
Franklin,
Starnes & Holt,
P.A., as an associate in the
Tort & Insurance Litigation
Department. Marra was a
member of Henderson
Franklin’s 2019 Summer
Associate Program. While in
law school, Marra was a
member of the Stetson Law
Review and served as an
intern for U.S. District Judge
Robin Rosenberg and U.S.
Magistrate Judge Sean Flynn.
IN MEMORIAM
James C. Dauksch, J.D. ’64, died Feb. 7, 2020
Robert Glenn Stokes, J.D. ’61,
died April 26, 2020
Richard “Dick” W. Hogan,
J.D. ’70, died May 18, 2020
Jack W. Windt, J.D. ’59, died July 4, 2020
The Hon. Mark I. Shames,
J.D. ’76, died July 9, 2020
Robert E. Jagger, J.D. ’58,
died July 28, 2020
Joseph W. Fleece, Jr., J.D. ’56,
died July 29, 2020.
Robert S. Andringa, J.D. ’92,
died Aug. 10, 2020
John S. Slye, J.D. ’64, died Aug. 21, 2020
Thomas C. Marks, Jr.,
J.D. ’63, died Sept. 28, 2020
Christopher C. Ferguson, J.D. ’73,
died Oct. 1, 2020
Rowlett W. Bryant, J.D. ’62, died Oct. 2, 2020
John Lynwood McFadyen, J.D. ’73,
died Oct. 16, 2020
Bernard “Bernie” J. McCabe,
B.A. ’69, J.D. ’72, died Jan. 1, 2021
Acton Wayne Chalu, J.D. ’75,
died Jan. 17, 2021
Carol Abernathy, B.A. ’58, J.D. ’82,
died April 4, 2021
William J. Carnes, J.D. ’92, died April 11, 2021
John S. Valenti, Jr., J.D. ’12, died April 20, 2021
Lauren Rosenthal, J.D. ’20,
died April 30, 2021