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Jennifer C. Lester

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Biography

A Gainesville native, Jennifer has spent her entire legal career in North Florida. After attending college and law school at the University of Florida, she moved to Tallahassee to practice law in a major law firm before moving back to Gainesville. Since moving back, Jennifer has concentrated solely on defending individuals and corporations in civil court. She joined Dell Graham in 2002 and now concentrates her practice in a wide variety of cases involving personal injury, fiduciary and commercial litigation and wrongful death.

Admissions

• Florida, 1992
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Education

• University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1992, Juris Doctorate, With Honors
  Honors: Gainesville Scholarship Award; Book Award in Civil Procedure; Book Award in Property; Teaching Assistant for Appellate Advocacy
• University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1989, Bachelor of Arts
  Major: Sociology   Minor: Criminology and Law

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Board of Trial Advocates, Florida Chapter
• Treasurer 2010
• President Elect 2011
• The Florida Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section
• Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association
• President 2000-2001
• Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division
• Eighth Circuit Bench/Bar Committee
• Florida Defense Lawyers Association
• Defense Research Institute (DRI)
• Eighth Circuit Guardian Ad Litem Program, Volunteer Attorney
• Dance Alive! Board of Directors, Past Treasurer