Katie L. Dearing
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Katie L. Dearing is an experienced trial and appellate attorney whose practice emphasizes litigation of civil cases in both state and federal courts. Ms. Dearing represents national and local businesses and individuals in matters relating to business and commercial litigation, professional liability defense, product liability defense, contract and insurance disputes, and personal injury and wrongful death claims. Ms. Dearing has been named to the 2011 Florida Super Lawyers "Rising Stars" list as one of the top attorneys in Florida, a distinction achieved by less than three percent of the lawyers in the state.
Katie L. Dearing received her law degree with honors, as well as her undergraduate degree, from the University of Florida, where her strong advocacy and writing skills earned her a position as a Teaching Assistant for Legal Research and Writing and Appellate Advocacy. After graduation, Ms. Dearing returned to Jacksonville to serve as an Assistant State Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida where she gained extensive trial experience in the prosecution of complex cases involving the use of forensic evidence, including murder and financial crimes.
Ms. Dearing is an active member of the Jacksonville Bar Association where she currently serves on the Board of Governors. Ms. Dearing continues her long-standing service to The Florida Bar through her recent appointment to the Fourth Circuit Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee. While not practicing law, Ms. Dearing enjoys spending time with her husband, Dan, and their two sons.
Professional Honors & Awards
- Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star (2011)
- Named by 904 Magazine as one of the top legal practitioners in Jacksonville under 35 (2009)
Professional Associations & Memberships
- The Florida Bar
- Fourth Judicial Circuit Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee (2010 present)
- Committee on Judicial Independence (2005-2007
- Committee on Professionalism (2006-2008)
- Jacksonville Bar Association
- Board of Governors, 2009-present
- Young Lawyers Section Board of Directors (2003-2009, President 2008-2009)
- Defense Research Institute
- American Bar Association
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Florida Bar Foundation
- University of Florida College of Law Alumni Council
- City of Jacksonville Ethics Commission (2003-2007, Vice Chair 2007)
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- Florida
Past Employment Positions
- Assistant State Attorney, Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida, 1999-2003
Reported Opinions
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Rounds v. Genzyme Corp., 2011
WL 3925353 (11th Cir. 2011)
- Rounds v. Genzyme Corp., 2011 WL 692218 (M.D. Fla. 2011)
Published Works & Lectures