Background
Holifield, Marilyn J. was born on June 17, 1948 in Tallahassee, Florida, United States.
Holifield, Marilyn J. was born on June 17, 1948 in Tallahassee, Florida, United States.
Swarthmore College (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1972).
Worked at Holland & Knight Limited Liability Partnership (Miami, Florida) specializing in General Practice including Administrative Law, Admiralty, Agribusiness, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Civil and White Collar Criminal Litigation, Computer Law, Construction Law, Environmental and Land Use, Energy, Financial Institutions, General Corporate, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Business, Labor/Employment/Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Legislation, Media Law, Probate and Estate Planning, Public Finance, Real Property, Securities and Corporate Finance, Taxation (State, Federal and International) and Workers" Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1973, New New York 1980, Florida.
Honorary Member, Phi Delta Phi.
Member, American Inn of Court of Saint Thomas University Law School, 1987-1990.
President, Harvard Law School Association of Florida, 1986-1988. Member, Swarthmore College Alumni Council, 1987-1989.
Member, Swarthmore College Board of Managers, 1993. Member, Federal Magistrate Selection Panel for the Southern District of Florida, 1989-1990.
Chairperson, American Bar Association Conference of Minority Partners, 1991-1995.
Member: National and American (Member, Litigation. Labor and Employment. Business Law Sections) Bar Associations.
American Law Institute.
American Judicature Society. Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Holland & Knight is the largest law firm in Florida, with offices throughout Florida (Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando, Saint St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach), in Atlanta, Georgia and in Washington, District of Columbia The firm traces its origins to two separate firms, one which dates from the 1880"s and the other from the early 1900"son
Spessard L. Holland, former Florida Governor and United States Senator, founded one of the firms.
Peter O. Knight, one of the organizers of Tampa Electric Company and The Exchange National Bank of Tampa (the predecessor of NationsBank of Florida), founded the other. The two firms merged to form Holland & Knight in July 1968. The firm comprises approximately 500 lawyers, including Chesterfield Smith, a former president of the American Bar Association, a former president of the State Bar of Georgia, two past presidents of The Florida Bar and many other lawyers who have distinguished themselves in public and professional service on local, state, national and international levels.
Member, American Inn of Court of Saint Thomas University Law School, 1987-1990. President, Harvard Law School Association of Florida, 1986-1988. Member, Swarthmore College Alumni Council, 1987-1989.
Member, Swarthmore College Board of Managers, 1993.
Member, Federal Magistrate Selection Panel for the Southern District of Florida, 1989-1990. Chairperson, American Bar Association Conference of Minority Partners, 1991-1995.
Member: National and American (Member, Litigation. Labor and Employment.
Business Law Sections) Bar Associations.
American Law Institute. American Judicature Society. Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
