JWLA 2026 Woman Lawyer Of The Year
Dana Jacobs
This recognition was first awarded in 2003. Each year since, JWLA has presented the Woman Lawyer of the Year Award to a woman lawyer who is not necessarily at the pinnacle of her career, but who has made meaningful contributions in her community through her legal service or volunteer activities and who has been a positive role model for JWLA members.
Dana Jacobs is a shareholder at Coker Law. She concentrates her practice on personal injury.
Outside of her practice, this recipient is a member of American Board of Trial Advocates, Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association, Florida Justice Association, Jacksonville Bar Association, and the Jewish Community Alliance. Jacobs also serves on the Board of Trustees for her temple Ahavath Chesed. She has also regularly been recognized in Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers.
Jacobs is proud to be a “Double Gator.”
PAST WOMAN LAWYER OF THE YEAR RECIPIENTS
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2003 - Linda Calvert Hanson
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2004 - Cindy Laquidara
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2005 - Hon. Eleni Derke
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2006 - Lois Ragsdale
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2007 - Rebekah Gleason
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2008 - Linda Farrell
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2009 - Courtney Grimm
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2010 - Katherine "Kathy" Para
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2011 - Patricia "Patty" Dodson
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2012 - Paola Parra Harris
- 2013 - Leslie Goller
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2014 - Connie Byrd
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2015 - Ann Finnell
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2016 - Imani Boykin
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2017 - Sharón Simmons
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2018 - Hon. Michelle Kalil
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2019 - Joni Alexis Poitier
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2020 - Lindsay Tygart
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2021 - Charmaine T.M. Chiu
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2022 - Missy Davenport
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2023 - Magistrate Marquita Green
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2024 - Magistrate Donna Vincent
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This recognition was first awarded in 2003. Each year since, JWLA has presented the Woman Lawyer of the Year Award to a woman lawyer who is not necessarily at the pinnacle of her career, but who has made meaningful contributions in her community through her legal service or volunteer activities and who has been a positive role model for JWLA members.
