Education

Florida State University College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude

Florida State University, Reubin O'D. Askew School of Public Administration and Policy, M.P.A.

Bar Admissions

Florida

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Gigi Rollini

Associate
Tallahassee
t: 850-425-5627

Gigi Rollini practices in Holland & Knight's Litigation Group in Tallahassee, Fla. Ms. Rollini's practice focuses on Florida appellate law, particularly appeals to Florida's District Courts of Appeal, general civil litigation, as well as all aspects of administrative law, including administrative litigation, health law, energy law and utility regulation. Ms. Rollini also serves as the Women's Initiative Coordinator for Holland & Knight's Tallahassee office.

Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Rollini worked as senior law clerk to The Honorable Chief Judge Robert T. Benton II at Florida's First District Court of Appeal. While in law school, Ms. Rollini received a Florida Bar Foundation Public Service Fellowship enabling her to work in the Office of the State Attorney (2nd Judicial Circuit), where she focused on felony division cases involving children and women victims. Ms. Rollini also worked as a judicial intern for The Honorable Robert L. Hinkle at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Prior to law school, Ms. Rollini served as a legislative aide in the Florida House of Representatives.

While obtaining her J.D., Ms. Rollini served as senior articles editor of the Florida State University Law Review, president of the Women's Law Symposium and chair of the Law School Allocations Committee.

Professional Honors & Awards

  • 2010 Lynn Futch Most Productive Young Lawyer in Florida, The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division
  • Rising Star, Florida Super Lawyers magazine, 2010-2011
  • Florida Trend Legal Elite - Up & Comer, 2010-2011
  • Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Mattie Belle Davis Society
  • Order of the Coif
  • Book award (for highest grade) in State Constitutional Law, Legal Writing & Research, and Florida Administrative Practice
  • Public Employee Roundtable National Scholarship in Public Administration
  • Florida State University Law Review, Senior Articles Editor, Meritorious Service Award, Best Student Law Review Article Award

Memberships

  • Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL), Immediate Past President
  • Tallahassee Women Lawyers (TWL), Past President, 2009-2010
  • Adjunct Professor at Florida State University College of Law, 2008-2010
  • The Florida Bar - Appellate Practice & Advocacy Section and Administrative Law Section
  • First District Appellate American Inn of Court, Barrister
  • William H. Stafford Inn of Court, 2007-2009
  • Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice's Pro Bono Awards Advisory Committee, 2010-2011
  • Tallahassee Professional Women's Exchange Network, Founder & Chair, 2009-2011

Court Admissions

  • All State Courts in Florida
  • U.S. Appeals Court, Eleventh Circuit

Speaking Engagements

  • "Celebrating 60 Years of Florida's Women Lawyers," Tallahassee Women Lawyers Installation Ceremony, July 20, 2011
  • "Women in the Profession: Strength in Leadership," FAWL's 60th Anniversary Gala, Florida Bar Annual Meeting, June 23, 2011
  • "Presentation of the Gavel," Investiture Ceremony of Second Judicial Circuit Judge Josefina Tamayo, November 19, 2010
  • "Impacting the Perception of Women Lawyers," Florida Association for Women Lawyers Installation Ceremony, June 24, 2010
  • "A Tribute to Justice Rosemary Barkett," Tallahassee Women Lawyers Thirtieth Anniversary Banquet, June 9, 2010
  • "Presentation of the Gavel," Investiture Ceremony of Second Judicial Circuit Judge Jackie L. Fulford, September 25, 2009
  • "FAWL Rosemary Barkett Award Presentation," The Florida Bar Annual Meeting Joint Awards Luncheon, June 26, 2009
  • "The Power of Perception," Tallahassee Women Lawyers Installation Ceremony, July 8, 2009
  • "Continued Relevance of Bar Associations," Practicing with Professionalism, The Florida Bar, Summer 2008 & 2009
  • "How to Market Yourself," Florida State University College of Law, November 15, 2007

Published Articles & Books

  • "Tallahassee Women in the Legal Field," Tallahassee Woman Magazine, June/July 2010
  • "Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education: A Hollow Victory for Student Victims of Peer Sexual Harassment," 30 Fla. St. U. L. Rev. 987, Summer 2003
  • "An Essay on Public Service," The Public Manager, Volume 29, Issue 3, September 2000