Ms. Geddes-Paez joined the West Palm Beach office of Kubicki Draper in 2009. She was born in Harare, Zimbabwe, and earned her undergraduate degree from Messiah College in 1999, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Social Work and a minor in Spanish. After college, she worked as a Juvenile Probation Officer for Dauphin County in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where she regularly presented arguments to the Court.
Ms. Geddes-Paez earned her Juris Doctor from Nova Southeastern University, graduating cum laude with a concentration in International Law. While in law school, she served as the Lead Articles Editor of the ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law, a member of the Moot Court Honor Society, a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and as a research assistant for a Nova Law Professor. She assisted an attorney in Tanzania with defense strategies for a case in the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania. Additionally, while in law school, Ms. Geddes-Paez founded Christy's Legacy House, which currently provides services to orphans in India, Africa and Mexico.
Areas of Practice:
-Automobile
-Premises Liability
-General Liability
-Personal Injury
-Negligent Security
Bar Admissions:
-2009, State of Florida
Education:
-Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (J.D., cum laude, 2009)
Honors: Dean's List; Best in Class Award: International Practice; ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law, Lead Articles Editor; Moot Court Honor Society, Member; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member-Messiah College, Grantham, PA, (B.S., cum laude, 1999)
Honors: Dean's List, Alpha Delta Mu Honor Society
Professional Associations and Memberships:-The Florida Bar
-The Association of Trial Lawyers of America |
