EFTA00804846.pdf

LINK & ROCKENBACH, P.A. CIVIL TRIAL & APPELLATE LAW Kara Berard Rockenbach Education: Stetson University, College of Law, J.D., 1994 Stetson University, Honors Program, B.A. in Political Science, 1991 American University, Washington Semester Program, Honors Scholarship Recipient, 1990 Admissions: The Florida Bar Association U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit U.S. District Courts, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida Memberships: Palm Beach County Bar Association Appellate Practice Committee, Past Chair and Current Member Professionalism Committee, Chair 2009-2010; Co-Chair 2016-2017 The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee, Vice-Chair 2009-2010, Chair 2010-2011 Standing Committee on Professionalism 2013-Member current, Vice Chair 2016-2017, Chair 2017-2018 Judicial Nominating Commission, Fourth District Court of Appeal Commissioner Appointed by Governor Scott 2014-present Commissioner Appointed by Governor Bush 2005-2010 Vice-Chair 2007-2008; Chair 2008-2009 Fourth District Court of Appeal Historical Society Treasurer 2011- present The Florida Supreme Court Historical Society Member, Board of Trustees Florida Association of Women Lawyers Member 1996-present Governor Crist's Points of Light Award Judge 2007-2008 Craig S. Barnard American Inns of Court LIV Member 2004-2006 Experience: Kara Berard Rockenbach, a founding partner of Link & Rockenbach, P.A., focuses her statewide practice on appellate law and insurance coverage. Her extensive experience in appellate practice started with a judicial clerkship at the Fourth District Court of Appeal. For the past twenty years, Kara has co-counseled statewide with hundreds of trial counsel preserving and preventing error at the trial level, assisted trial counsel with pretrial motions and charge conferences on jury instructions, and argued post-trial motions in anticipation of a possible appeal. Kara has handled in excess of 250 appeals in all of Florida's district courts of appeal, as well as the Florida Supreme Court. She has been recognized by Super Lawyers® as a Top Rated Appellate Lawyer 2015-present, and AV Preeminent Judicial Edition rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, 2006-present. EFTA00804846