Edwina V. Kessler

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Edwina V. Kessler: Attorney with Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C.
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  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Edwina V. Kessler is a shareholder of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. and the Managing Attorney of the Fort Lauderdale office . She concentrates her practice in the areas of automobile accident litigation, bodily injury litigation, civil law, general liability, insurance bad faith litigation, insurance company law, insurance coverage litigation, insurance defense, mediation, negligence, personal injury litigation, premises liability, product liability law, tort defense, and transportation law, with a particular emphasis in civil litigation.

Ms. Kessler is an experienced and successful mediator and arbitrator of cases in the county and circuit courts. Prior to joining the firm, she served as an attorney with Catri, Holton, Kessler, & Kessler, P.A. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Professional Accomplishments

•AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell since 2004
•Broward County Bar Association Weir Fellowship of Distinction for Women Pioneers in Law Award 2018-2019
•International Association of Defense Counsel

Speaking Engagements

•“Technological Advancements in the Transportation Industry: How Tech is Reshaping the Industry” (Moderator); Transportation Lawyers Association 2024 Annual Conference; Puerto Rico; 5/2/2024

Community

•FBI Citizens Academy Alumni Association (Board of Directors Secretary)
•FBI Citizens Academy Graduate 2022
•Pace Center for Girls - Broward
•St. Thomas More Society

Press Releases

12/20/2023 Press Releases

Dickie McCamey Expansion Continues with Addition of Fort Lauderdale Office

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Areas of Practice (2)

  • Insurance Law and Litigation
  • Transportation Law

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Florida, B.A., History/Political Science, 1989; Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator, Circuit and County; Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator
Law School Attended:
Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad College of Law, J.D., 1994
Year of First Admission:
1994
Admission:
Florida Bar Admission; United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida; United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida; United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; 1994, Florida
Memberships:

Memberships

•American Bar Association
•American Inns of Court - Stephen R. Booher Chapter
•Broward Bar Foundation Vice President 2025-present
•Broward County Bar Association
•- President 2026; 2018-2019
•- Board of Directors 2013-2026; 2008-2012; 2003-2007
•- Chairperson of Publicity & Publications Committee and Barrister publication 2011-present
•- Member 1994-present
•- Past President 2019-2020
•- President 2018-2019
•- President-Elect 2017-2018
•- Treasurer 2016-2017
•- Executive Board Member 2015-2017
•- Secretary 2015-2016
•- Young Lawyers Section Executive Board Member 1995-2003; President 2002-2003; President-Elect 2001-2002; Secretary/Treasurer 1999-2001
•Broward County Women Lawyers’ Association/Florida Association for Women
•- Board of Directors 2020-2024
•- President-Elect 2023-2024
•- Treasurer 2022-2023
•Conference of Freight Counsel
•Defense Research Institute
•- Trucking Law Committee
•- Women in Trucking (Chair)
•Federal Bar Association
•Florida Defense Lawyers Association
•Transportation Lawyers Association
•Trucking Industry Defense Association

Birth Information:
Miami, Florida, June 25, 1965
ISLN:
909595966

Peer Reviews

5.0/5.0 (2 reviews)

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    5.0/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    5.0/5.0

  • Judgment

    5.0/5.0

  • Communication

    5.0/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    5.0/5.0
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