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Dawn Marie Vallejos-Nichols

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Rating: 8.7

Licensed for 31 years

Wrongful death Lawyer at Gainesville, FL
Practice Areas: Wrongful Death, Personal Injury

2814 SW 13 Th St, Gainesville, FL

About Dawn

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Wrongful Death 75%

I represent former Engle class members in their pursuit of damages against major tobacco manufacturers for their dangerous and defective products. Engle v. Liggett Group was a 2006 Florida Supreme Court decision in which the Court decertified a class action against the tobacco injury, permitting individual claimants whose addiction to nicotine caused one or more tobacco related diseases to manifest between 1990-96 file their own damages claims.

30 years

75%
Personal Injury 25%

I represent former Engle class members in their pursuit of damages against major tobacco manufacturers for their dangerous and defective products. Engle v. Liggett Group was a 2006 Florida Supreme Court decision in which the Court decertified a class action against the tobacco injury, permitting individual claimants whose addiction to nicotine caused one or more tobacco related diseases to manifest between 1990-96 file their own damages claims.

30 years

25%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Contingency

40%-40%


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Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 31 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 1994

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Dawn Marie Vallejos-Nichols

2814 SW 13 Th St, Gainesville, FL, 32608-2017

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Experience

Rating:  8.7 (Excellent)

Honors

2007

President's Award, Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association

1993

Book Award - Family Law, University of Florida College of Law

Work Experience

1996 - Present

Associate, Avera & Smith, LLP

1993 - 1996

Attorney, Three Rivers Legal Services

Associations

2013 - Present

Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission

Member, Northern Conference

2012 - Present

James C. Adkins, Jr. American Inn of Court

Barrister

2005 - Present

Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association

Board of Directors

1996 - Present

American Bar Association

Attorney Member

1996 - Present

American Justice Association

Attorney Member

2012 - 2013

Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association

President

2004 - 2005

Florida Justice Association

Women's Caucus Chair

2000 - 2006

Florida Justice Association

Former Board of Directors

Sample of Legal Cases

Bowden v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al.

$5 million verdict

Alexander v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

Verdict of $5 million

Hall v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

Verdict of $17.5 million

Soffer v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

Verdict of $5 million

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Education

1994

University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

Languages

English

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