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- Florida
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
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| Education |
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- J.D., Harvard Law School, 2005
- B.A., Emory University, 2002 (magna cum laude)
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| Noteworthy |
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- Law Clerk to the Honorable Peter T. Fay, United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 2005-2006
- Legal Intern, United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida, Appellate Division, 2003
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| Professional Affiliations |
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- American Bar Association, Website Notes Editor for the United States Supreme Court, Section of Litigation, Appellate Committee
- American Bar Association, Website Notes Editor for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Section of Litigation, Appellate Committee, 2008-2011
- Member, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation
- Member, Cuban American Bar Association
- Member, Dade County Bar Association
- Member, Peter T. Fay American Inn of Court
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| | | Lara O'Donnell Grillo
AssociateMiami Email: log@jordenusa.com
Phone: 305.347.6847
Fax: 305.372.9928 Lara O'Donnell Grillo is an associate in the firm's Miami office. She joined Jorden Burt LLP following her clerkship with the Honorable Peter. T. Fay in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Prior to her clerkship, Ms. O'Donnell served as an intern in the Appellate Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, where she worked on federal criminal appeals, including drafting briefs on behalf of the United States.
Ms. O'Donnell represents financial institutions in a range of complex litigation in federal and state courts throughout the United States , including substantial class action litigation. In addition, Ms. O'Donnell has extensive experience in Indian tribal litigation at both the trial and appellate levels, including environmental, constitutional and commercial matters. Ms. O'Donnell also has experience in federal criminal defense, including briefing criminal appeals on behalf of indigent defendants and successfully arguing a federal criminal appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Speeches and Publications
- ABA Appellate Practice Journal, Appellate Advocacy: A Young Attorney's Perspective (Fall 2011).
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