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January 22, 2024
Nashville partner Bob Wade will participate in the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) Anchorage Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference in Feb. 22-23. The conference will include topics on regulatory requirements, compliance enforcement, risk management, and maintaining an effective compliance program. Attendees will have the opportunity to earn live Compliance Certification Board (CCB) continuing education units (CEUs) and network with other professionals.
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Kayla K. Quintana
Senior Associate
21st Floor
Miami, FL 33131
Kayla focuses her practice in the areas of civil and complex commercial litigation, products liability, and federal Title IX compliance. She has extensive trial experience as well as extensive experience with motion practices and depositions. Kayla has significant experience developing case strategy, conducting discovery, preparing for and taking depositions, drafting and arguing motions, participating in hearings,...
Kayla focuses her practice in the areas of civil and complex commercial litigation, products liability, and federal Title IX compliance. She has extensive trial experience as well as extensive experience with motion practices and depositions. Kayla has significant experience developing case strategy, conducting discovery, preparing for and taking depositions, drafting and arguing motions, participating in hearings, trials, and other court-mandated appearances. Throughout her practice, she has first chaired nearly a dozen jury trials and over 40 bench trials. She has argued countless motions and taken hundreds of depositions of experts and fact witnesses. Kayla has represented clients in all stages of litigation from pre-litigation, to discovery, to trial. Kayla brings to her practice three years as a collegiate student-athlete and one year working for a collegiate athletics department and leverages that experience to provide practical, strategic advice to educational institutions and their athletics departments. Kayla also has prior experience in criminal law where she handled misdemeanor, juvenile, and felony cases from inception to trial.
trials, and other court-mandated appearances. Throughout her practice, she has first chaired nearly a dozen jury trials and over 40 bench trials. She has argued countless motions and taken hundreds of depositions of experts and fact witnesses. Kayla has represented clients in all stages of litigation from pre-litigation, to discovery, to trial. Kayla brings to her practice three years as a collegiate student-athlete and one year working for a collegiate athletics department and leverages that experience to provide practical, strategic advice to educational institutions and their athletics departments. Kayla also has prior experience in criminal law where she handled misdemeanor, juvenile, and felony cases from inception to trial.
Experience
Previous Professional Experience
- Assistant Public Defender, Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office (2017–2020)
- Handled pretrial proceedings and conducted jury trials in major felony prosecutions
- Conducted client interviews, arraignments, bond hearings, depositions, pretrial motions, and criminal investigations
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, JD, magna cum laude (2017)
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University of Central Florida,
BA,
Interpersonal & Organizational Communication
(2014)
- Nicholson School of Communications Student of the Year
- Women’s Volleyball Team (Div. I), Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
Admissions
- Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Previous Professional Experience
- Assistant Public Defender, Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office (2017–2020)
- Handled pretrial proceedings and conducted jury trials in major felony prosecutions
- Conducted client interviews, arraignments, bond hearings, depositions, pretrial motions, and criminal investigations
Media
Recognitions
- Super Lawyers Rising Star in Civil Litigation: Defense (2023)
Professional Activities
- DRI
- Member
- Miami-Dade Bar Association
- Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Miami-Dade Chapter
- Board Member
- Cuban American Bar Association
Kayla focuses her practice in the areas of civil and complex commercial litigation, products liability, and federal Title IX compliance. She has extensive trial experience as well as extensive experience with motion practices and depositions. Kayla has significant experience developing case strategy, conducting discovery, preparing for and taking depositions, drafting and arguing motions, participating in hearings,... trials, and other court-mandated appearances. Throughout her practice, she has first chaired nearly a dozen jury trials and over 40 bench trials. She has argued countless motions and taken hundreds of depositions of experts and fact witnesses. Kayla has represented clients in all stages of litigation from pre-litigation, to discovery, to trial. Kayla brings to her practice three years as a collegiate student-athlete and one year working for a collegiate athletics department and leverages that experience to provide practical, strategic advice to educational institutions and their athletics departments. Kayla also has prior experience in criminal law where she handled misdemeanor, juvenile, and felony cases from inception to trial.
Experience
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Previous Professional Experience
- Assistant Public Defender, Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office (2017–2020)
- Handled pretrial proceedings and conducted jury trials in major felony prosecutions
- Conducted client interviews, arraignments, bond hearings, depositions, pretrial motions, and criminal investigations
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, JD, magna cum laude (2017)
-
University of Central Florida,
BA,
Interpersonal & Organizational Communication
(2014)
- Nicholson School of Communications Student of the Year
- Women’s Volleyball Team (Div. I), Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
Admissions
- Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Practice Areas
- Super Lawyers Rising Star in Civil Litigation: Defense (2023)
- DRI
- Member
- Miami-Dade Bar Association
- Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Miami-Dade Chapter
- Board Member
- Cuban American Bar Association
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