Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, a leading civil defense litigation law firm with more than 500 attorneys and four offices in Florida, has added Kathleen A. Carlson and Avery D. Sander as Associates in the firm’s Jacksonville office.

Kathleen A. Carlson joins the firm’s Casualty Department. Throughout her career, she has litigated automobile liability, uninsured/underinsured motorist and general liability matters. Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey, Ms. Carlson was an associate with a statewide insurance defense firm in Jacksonville, handling automobile liability, uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage matters, and bad faith litigation. Additionally, she served two years as judicial law clerk for the Honorable James A. Edwards of the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach.

Ms. Carlson is a dual graduate of the University of Florida earning both her bachelor’s degree and juris doctor from the university. She is admitted to practice law in Florida and the U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Northern Districts of Florida.

Avery D. Sander is a member of Marshall Dennehey’s Professional Liability Department. Most recently, she served the State of Florida as a litigation attorney with the St. Johns River Water Management District and State Attorney's Office for the Fourth Judicial Circuit. She has tried numerous jury trials to verdict, and has assisted in litigating cases before Florida's Division of Administrative Hearings. Active in her community, she is a member of the Jacksonville Bar Association, the Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association, and the Chester Bedell Inn of Court. She volunteers with the Sulzbacher Center and Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Ms. Sander is a graduate of Principia College and earned her juris doctor from Florida Coastal School of Law. She is admitted to practice law in Florida as well as the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

About Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin

Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, founded in 1962 and headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, is a leading civil defense litigation law firm that represents and advises insurers, self-insured businesses and professionals in a wide range of professional liability, casualty, health care, employment and workers' compensation matters. With more than 500 attorneys in 20 offices throughout PA, NJ, DE, OH, NY & FL, Marshall Dennehey is uniquely positioned to assist clients in both avoiding litigation, as well as providing them with a vigorous defense in the event of claims and suits made against them. For more information, please visit www.marshalldennehey.com.