Brooke M. Gaffney
Of Counsel, Smith Stout Bigman & Brock PA
Experience:
12 years
Brooke M. Gaffney | Of Counsel
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About Brooke
Brooke Gaffney is Of Counsel working with our Insurance Defense practice group at Smith Bigman Brock. She graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Ms. Gaffney graduated from Barry University School of Law, Magna Cum Laude, earning her Juris Doctorate in 2014. During law school Ms. Gaffney was a Law Review Associate Editor; served on the Editorial Board as a Note and Comment Editor; and authored, Amendments to Federal Removal Statute: Curtailing Adjudication of Diversity Cases or Bad Faith Causes of Action?, published in the Spring 2014 Journal which was selected as Barry University's 2014 entry for the Scribes Law Review Award and Burton Award for Excellence in Student legal Writing. Ms. Gaffney earned highest grade awards for Torts, Legal Writing and Research I, Contracts, Legal Writing and Research II, Insurance Law, Florida Constitutional Law, Motions and Depositions, Florida Evidence, and Remedies. Prior to and while pursuing her undergraduate degrees, as well as throughout the majority of her time in law school, Ms. Gaffney worked in the legal field. In fact, one of her first positions was as billing clerk for Smith Bigman Brock in 1999. During the course of her employment with our Firm, Ms. Gaffney was promoted from billing clerk to legal secretary, paralegal and, during law school she continued her employment with the firm as a law clerk. There were periods in time when, due to relocation, Ms. Gaffney worked as a paralegal for law firms in both Texas and Colorado. Ms. Gaffney has in excess of a decade of experience working as a litigation paralegal in the practice areas Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice Defense, Nursing Home Defense, and Personal Injury. Her years of practical, hands-on experience, combined with her excellent academic achievements and long sustained professional relationship with our Firm exude the very commitment to excellence that we strive for every day, with every client and in every matter at Smith Bigman Brock.
Admission
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
2021
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
2015
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
2015
Florida
2014
Education
Barry University School of Law
J.D.
2014
Recognitions & Achievements
Associations
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Volusia County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Board of Directors, to2015 / 2016
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Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Member, to2014 / Present
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Volusia/Flagler Association for Women Lawyers, Member, to2014 / 2018
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Volusia County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Member, to2014 / Present
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Volusia County Bar Association, Member, to2014 / Present
Honors / Awards
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Trial Team2011 - 2012
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Moot Court2012 - 2014
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Moot Court First Year Oral Arguments Elite Eight2012
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ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition2013
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ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition Sweet Sixteen2014
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Book Award Torts Fall2011
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Book Award Legal Writing & Research I Fall2011
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Book Award Contracts Fall2011
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Book Award Legal Writing & Research II Spring2012
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Book Award Insurance Law Spring2013
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Book Award Florida Constitutional Law Spring2013
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Book Award Motions & Depositions Fall2013
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Book Award Florida Evidence Spring2014
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Book Award Remedies Spring2014
Notable Work
Publications
Amendments to Federal Removal Statute: Curtailing Adjudication of Diversity Cases or Bad Faith Causes of Action?, Barry Law Review Journal, Spring,
2014
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