Dawn M. Vallejos‑Nichols

Dawn Vallejos-Nichols graduated with Honors from the University of Florida College of Law in 1994. She joined Avera & Smith in 1996 and now serves as Managing Partner. Her primary focus is wrongful death and personal injury litigation against tobacco manufacturing giants, having played an instrumental role in winning significant cases with multi-million dollar verdicts. She has been involved in 21 tobacco cases, achieving over $100 million in verdicts and settlements. Dawn has served on the board of directors of the Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association since 2005, including as President...