News & Updates
- Michael F. Coppins has been selected for inclusion in the 2009 edition of Superlawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition, in the practice area of business litigation.
- Holly A. Dincman recently served as a guest instructor at Florida State University College of Law, teaching a two-day segment on Florida Corporations for the Topics in Florida Law Symposium, a class designed to prepare students for the Florida Bar Exam.
- Holly Dincman has received her Board Certification in Labor and Employment Law from the Florida Bar Board of Examiners.
- Holly Dincman has been admitted as a Barrister Member of the William H. Stafford American Inn of Court.
- Holly Dincman presented training sessions for teachers and administrators in Calhoun and Washington counties regarding e-mail and internet usage in the workplace and teacher ethics.
- Holly Dincman conducted a seminar for Walton County schools entitled, "Don't Stand So Close to Me – Sexual Harassment in Schools."
- Three Coppins Monroe attorneys named to 2007 Florida Trend "Legal Elite". Michael F. Coppins and Gwen P. Adkins have both been named to the 2007 edition of Florida Trends® "Legal Elite"™
- Gwen P. Adkins gave a presentation titled "Law Enforcement Liability Update" at the annual meeting of the Florida Municipal Attorney's Association.
- Michael F. Coppins has been named as a Florida Super Lawyer® for the second consecutive year, in a publication by Law & Politics®.
"Super Lawyers" is a listing of outstanding attorneys representing a wide range of practice areas, firm sizes and geographic locations. The selection process is designed to identify attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The 2007 lists are based on surveys of thousands of lawyers and only the top five percent of lawyers, from nearly 60 practice areas, are named "Super Lawyers."
- Holly Dincman was a presenter at the Panhandle Area Educational Consortium's 40th annual Leadership Conference, "Setting the Pace, Winning the Race . . . 40 years of Educational Excellence," in Bay County, Florida. Her presentation was focused on technology in the workplace and the unique legal issues created by rapidly changing technology.
- Holly Dincman gave a presentation to school administrators in Wakulla County entitled "Wakulla Discipline Squad – Performance Under Fire" which addressed the topics of spotting potential liability events for schools, maintaining good documentation, conducting effective investigations, and improving communication.
- Gwen P. Adkins has been certified AV by Martindale Hubbell. An AV rating is based on peer reviews by members of the Bar and Judiciary. An AV rating signifies a lawyer that has "achieved the highest levels of professional skill and integrity".
- Holly Dincman was the keynote speaker for the Big Bend Paralegal Association, speaking about Sexual Harassment in the workplace.
- Holly Dincman spoke to all employees of the Calhoun County School Board regarding the psychology of litigants and strategies for educators to avoid litigation.
- Holly Dincman was a presenter at the Panhandle Area Educational Consortium's 39th Annual Leadership Conference in Bay County, Florida, speaking to educators from 14 school districts across North Florida. Her presentation was focused on strategies for keeping educators in the classroom and out of the courtroom.
- Gwen P. Adkins has been named the recipient of the Florida Second Judicial Circuit’s Pro Bono Award.
- Gwen P. Adkins was elected as Secretary of the William H. Stafford American Inn of Court.
- Holly Dincman was a speaker at the Florida Bar Young Lawyer Division’s Basic Labor and Employment Law seminar held in Tampa and Miami, her third year participating in this seminar. Holly Dincman spoke on the topics of sexual harassment law and retaliation.
