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Paralegal Serves as Florida State Representative

By Lynne DeVenny

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Sometimes paralegals strike me as some of the busiest people on the planet, working long hours in fast-paced legal environments, raising families and working on advanced education and certification, but Florida resident Audrey Gibson may be the busiest of us all, as she finds time to both work as a paralegal for Jacksonville law firm Terrell Hogan and represent District 15 in the Florida House of Representatives.

The Daily Record has published a comprehensive and interesting interview with Gibson. It's clear that she's used her legal background to serve her state when she discusses her favorite bill:

Any one piece of legislation you are most proud of?
My one bill I really believe is helpful is the Caroline Cody Act. (Cody was a student at the University of Florida who was murdered.) The defendant?s family could talk about his childhood in front of the jury in a death-penalty case. Mrs. Cody (Caroline?s mother) could not read to the jury things about her daughter. I thought that was a travesty.
I carried the bill in the House and Senate that said the victim?s family can talk about the victim in front of the jury in a death penalty case.

Gibson's future goals include running for State Senate in 2012 - and getting some much needed R&R over the holidays while planning and planting her flower beds.

Click on the photo to follow the link to Gibson's biographical information for the Florida House of Representatives.

Full post as published by Practical Paralegalism on December 17, 2009 (boomark / email).