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| Name: | Marilyn J. Holifield |  |
| Law Firm: | Holland & Knight LLP | |
| Address: | Suite 3000 701 Brickell Avenue Miami, FL 33131 |
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| Phone Number: | 305 789 7730 | |
| Email: | mholifie@hklaw.com |
| Specialty Areas: | General litigation: Employment, covenants-not-to compete, trade secrets, defamation, business torts, intellectual property, commercial litigation. |
| Licenses: | Florida, New York |
| Education and Honors: | Swarthmore College, B.A., 1969; Harvard Law School, J.D. 1972. |
| Professional Background: | Assistant Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund(class action employment and prison reform); General Counsel, New York State Division for Youth; Clerk, Hon. Paul H. Roney, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit(formerly). Obtained defense jury verdicts, arbitration awards, dismissals, and summary judgments as lead trial counsel in numerous employment actions. Successfully defended multiple antitrust defendants up through the U, S. Supreme Court. Continuing education lecturer for National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Florida , American and National Bar Associations. Received 2000 Chesterfield Smith Outstanding Lawyer Award. |
| Major Clients: | The Clorox Company, Pfizer, JP Morgan Chase, Federated Stores, Canon Latin America |
| Public Service/Community Affairs: | Member of Board of Miami-Dade Performing Arts Center Foundation; American Judicature Society; Executive Committee of National Conference of Community and Justice Greater Miami Region. Served as chairperson of the ABA Conference of Minority Partners in Majority /Corporate Law Firms, member of ABA Commission on Opportunities for Minorities in the Profession, and Co-Chair of the 1994 Summit of the Americas |
| Board Memberships and/or Corporate Directorships: | Served on Board of Managers of Swarthmore College, Directors Committee of Holland & Knight, LLP. Currently, University of Miami Board of Trustees |
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