Attorneys & Staff

Rebecca Cavendish is a shareholder who joined the firm in 1998.

Practice Areas

• Products Liability
• Complex Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law

Education

• University of Florida College of Law, J.D., with high honors, 1998
  Florida Law Review, Writing Competition Editor
• University of Florida, B.A., with honors, 1995

Bar Admissions

• The Florida Bar, 1998

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court
  Southern District of Florida, 1999
  Middle District of Florida, 1999
  Northern District of Florida, 1999
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2000

Professional Associations & Memberships

• Palm Beach County Bar Association
  Young Lawyers Division
• Defense Research Institute
  Drug and Medical Device Committee
  Young Lawyers Publication Subcommittee
• Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers

Honors

• AV rated as independently determined by Martindale-Hubbell
• Order of the Coif
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Phi Kappa Phi

Seminars & Presentations

• “Determining the Fair Value of Minority Ownership Interests in Closely Held Corporations: Are Discounts For Lack of Control and Lack of Marketability Applicable?,” Florida Bar Journal, 2008
• “Valuation of Closely Held Entities,” Palm Beach County Bar Association, 2008
• “New ADA Law Will Increase Burden for Employers,” DRI’s The Whisper, 2008
• “Challenging Expert Witness Testimony in Florida Products Liability Cases Under Frye,” Florida Bar Journal, 2007
• “Jury Selection in the Age of Blogging Jurors,” DRI’s The Whisper, 2007
• “Hiring and Firing: How to Do It Right,” Sterling Education Services, 2003
• Hard Core EEO,” Gunster Yoakley Labor and Employment Seminar, 2002
• “Jury Selection,” Lorman Education Services, 2000
• “Managing Overlapping Leaves of Absences,” Gunster Yoakley Labor and Employment Seminar, 2000
• “Discrimination Based on Race, Color or National Origin,” Lorman Education Services, 1998
• “Sex Discrimination,” Lorman Education Services, 1998
• “Age Discrimination,” Lorman Education Services, 1998

Civic & Community Service

• Florida Guardian Ad Litem Program, 2004-08

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777 South Flagler Drive, Suite 500 East
West Palm Beach, FL 33401-6194

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