Boyd & Jenerette congratulates Kansas Gooden for being unanimously elected as President-Elect of the Florida Defense Lawyers Association. The Florida Defense Lawyers Association is a statewide organization of civil defense attorneys that has over 1000 members.  When she assumes the role of President, she will be just the fourth woman to lead the organization since its founding in 1967. Kansas R. Gooden Shareholder / Practice Group Leader Direct: 305.537.1238 Email: kgooden@boydjen.com

Shareholder Kansas R. Gooden is featured in a September 10 article in Law360 titled, “Fla. High Court Asked to Rethink ‘Upended’ Discovery Rules.” The article focuses on two oral arguments, which Kansas handled on the same day, seeking to overturn a 2017 ruling from the Florida Supreme Court on financial bias impeachment discovery. The prior ruling exempted from discovery a Plaintiff’s law firm’s referral relationship with a treating physician. Her cases concerns the prior ruling’s effect on discovery directed to a defense law firm or insurance company and their relationship […]

When did you first know you wanted to be an attorney? What drew you to this career? On September 11, 2001, I was working as an international student advisor in an international language school Miami. In the aftermath, I was fascinated by learning all the new federal regulations and procedures pertaining to the issuance and maintenance of F-1 visas. I decided to go to law school to be an immigration lawyer. What personal trait most aided you in your career? I think resilience, flexibility, and humility are all essential. What […]

Associate attorney Kimberly Woods is featured in a Jacksonville Daily Record article titled, “COVID-19 and the Lawyer-Mom.” Kimberly works remotely from the firm’s Jacksonville office and is the mother of a 21-month old daughter. She writes in the article, “At the end of the day, it is important to be conscious of what the people around us are going through. The lawyer-mom is not the only one with this struggle and it is seen in almost every work environment. This is our shared experience and with each other and we can overcome […]

Boyd & Jenerette now has attorneys available for consultation in Pensacola and Tallahassee, which gives the firm’s clients complete coverage across Florida’s northern border from Alabama on the west to the Atlantic Ocean on the east. Partner Amanda Kidd, who works remotely in Pensacola, has extensive experience defending insurance carriers in Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”)/No-Fault litigation. Kansas Gooden, the chair of the firm’s Appellate Practice, is experienced in managing PIP appeals on a statewide basis from her remote office in Miami. Amanda L. Kidd Partner Direct: 904.520.7369 Email: akidd@boydjen.com Kansas […]