Mary L. Wakeman

Partner

PRACTICE
Mary Wakeman concentrates her practice on all aspects of civil appellate practice, including employment law, general liability and workers' compensation defense.  In addition, she is part of the firm's elder law section where her practice consists of wills, trusts, probate and incapacity planning, including powers of attorney, living wills and health care surrogate designations.  Mary is Board Certified in Appellate Practice and frequently lectures at accredited seminars each year on a variety of topics related to civil practice, workers' compensation and elder law. She has also attained the rating of "AV Preeminent," the highest rating possible by her peers through Martindale-Hubbell.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Defense Research Institute
Big Bend Society for Human Resource Management
Florida Association of Women Lawyers
Florida Defense Lawyers Association
Florida Lawyers Assistance, Inc., past President
Society for Human Resource Management
Tallahassee Bar Association
Tallahassee Women Lawyers

CIVIC ACTIVITIES
Big Bend Cares, Board of Directors

ADMISSIONS
The Florida Bar
The Georgia Bar
The Florida Bar, Board of Legal Specialization, Certified Appellate Specialist
United States Supreme Court
United States District Court for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
United States District Court for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia
Certified Circuit Court Mediator

CLERKSHIPS
Judge Stephen H. Grimes (retired), Florida Supreme Court

EDUCATION
Stetson University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1986
Florida Atlantic University, B.A., 1984