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Joanne M. O'Connor
Joanne, a shareholder with the firm who
has been named among Florida's Leading Lawyers by Chambers USA,
and
has been
identified as one of South Florida's Up and Coming Attorneys by
the South Florida Legal Guide, practices in the areas
of complex commercial litigation, business torts, products liability,
lawyer and law firm defense and constitutional law. Since joining
Jones Foster in 2001, she has litigated a broad range of matters at
all levels from arbitration and trials through appeals. Joanne has
particular experience in representing national clients in cases pending before Florida federal
courts.
Joanne graduated summa cum laude from the Tulane University
School of Law, where she was a Managing Editor of the Tulane Law Review
and named to the Order of the Coif. She holds a master’s degree in
political science and Latin American Studies from the
University of
Florida. She received her undergraduate degree, cum laude, from
Duke University.
Prior to joining Jones Foster, Joanne served as a law clerk to the Honorable Sarah S. Vance of the
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Practice
Highlights
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Represented publicly held financial services corporation and its
chairman and chief executive officer in defense of $65 million claim
brought by minority shareholders of wholly owned subsidiary alleging
breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, fraud and civil theft in
two-week hearing before AAA arbitration panel.
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Obtained directed
verdict, affirmed on appeal, on behalf of national law firm sued for
damages in excess of $20 million for alleged legal malpractice in
drafting limited partnership documents.
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Practice
Groups
Litigation
Municipal Law
Product
Liability
Defense
Education
J.D.,
summa cum laude,
Tulane Univ., 1999
M.A., Univ.
of Florida, 1996
A.B., cum laude,
Duke Univ., 1992
Bar
Admissions
The Florida Bar
American Bar Association
Palm Beach County Bar Association
Court Admissions
All Florida State Courts
U.S. Court of
Appeals for the
11th Circuit
U.S. District Courts for the Southern,
Middle and Northern Districts
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