Boyd & Jenerette Shareholder Kansas Gooden Elected President of the Florida Defense Lawyers Association

June 22, 2021 by on News

Boyd & Jenerette congratulates Shareholder Kansas Gooden on being elected President 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. Click here to learn more about the Florida Defense Lawyers Association.

Kansas R. Gooden
Shareholder / Practice Group Leader
Direct: 305.537.1238
Email: kgooden@boydjen.com

About Kansas R. Gooden

Kansas Gooden is Board Certified in Appellate Practice by The Florida Bar and is AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. She serves as the firm’s Appellate Practice Group Leader. Kansas is an expert in handling all types of civil appellate proceedings, including extraordinary writs and plenary appeals, in state and federal courts.

Ms. Gooden is active in state and local bar associations. Currently, she serves on The Florida Bar’s Board of Legal Specialization and Education, is the Secretary/Treasurer of The Florida Bar’s Appellate Section, and is on the board of the Third District Court of Appeal Historical Society. She previously chaired The Florida Bar’s Appellate Certification Committee and the Section’s CLE Chair.

The FDLA recently awarded Kansas the Joseph P. Metzger Outstanding Achievement Award. This award is bestowed on the member who goes above and beyond over the course of his or her membership tenure. Kansas chairs the Amicus Committee, where she authors and co-authors briefs on important and high-profile issues before the Florida Supreme Court and other appellate courts. She has served on the FDLA board since 2016.

Ms. Gooden is a frequent speaker on appellate topics, including preservation of error, for both attorneys and adjusters. She is licensed in Florida (2008).

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