Dawn McMahon

Practice Areas

• Civil Rights Defense
• Employment Discrimination Defense
• Insurance Coverage and Defense
• First and Third Party Injury Defense
• Wrongful Death
• Professional Malpractice
• Real Estate Litigation
• First and Third Party Property Defense
• General Tort Defense
• Correctional Officer Liability Litigation

Education

• Richard T. Farmer School of Business, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio: B.S. in Human Resources Management 1998
• Nova Southeastern University Shepherd Broad Law Center: J.D. 2001

Professional

• Recently asked to speak on “How to Successfully Defend Discrimination Lawsuits” at the Meeting of the Firm seminar put on by the Florida Department of Health in May, 2017
• Has successfully defended civil rights and employment discrimination and retaliation cases brought against numerous state agencies
• Has successfully argued appellate cases before the Florida District Courts of Appeal
• Represented several insurance carriers in wrongful death claims, insurance coverage disputes, professional malpractice claims, first and third party personal injury litigation ad first and third party property damage litigation
• Member of the Labor and Employment Law and Trial Lawyers sections of the Florida Bar
• Admitted to practice in all Florida state courts, the United States District Courts for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Dawn McMahon joined the firm in August, 2012. She graduated from the Richard T. Farmer School of Business at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio in 1998 and Nova Southeastern University Shepherd Broad Law Center in 2001.

Ms. McMahon began her legal career in a general practice civil litigation firm where she gained valuable experience in wrongful death, insurance coverage and defense, professional malpractice and real estate litigation. Most recently, from 2009-2012, she practiced with the North Palm Beach defense firm of  Williams, Leininger & Cosby, P.A., and was engaged in defense litigation for insurance and governmental sector clients, including employment and civil rights claims, first and third party personal injury litigation and first and third party property damage litigation. 

Ms. McMahon is a member of the Florida Bar, and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida, and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. She is a member of the Appellate Practice and Health Law Sections of the Florida Bar, as well as its Young Lawyers Division.