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Vanessa Lipsky received her Bachelor’s Degree with Honors from the University of Central Florida in 2004, and her law degree from Stetson University College of Law in 2007. During law school, she served as the Florida Regional President of the Hispanic National Bar Association – Law Student Division (2006-2007) and President of Stetson’s Hispanic Bar Association (2006-2007). Upon graduation, Vanessa was recognized with the Thomas E. Penick Jr. Award for Community Service. Following graduation, Stetson invited her to serve a three-year term on its Lawyers Advisory Council (2009-2012). The University of Central Florida’s Burnett Honors College selected her for its 2010 Professional Achievement Award.. Vanessa began her career in the workers’ compensation field as a paralegal for prominent attorneys from 2003 to 2007, and is now committed to practicing in the area of workers’ compensation defense. She is especially well versed in calculating social security offsets and PTD supplemental benefits.. In 2009, Vanessa completed the University of Florida's Course in Medicare Set-Aside and was designated by the Commission on Health Care Certification as a Medicare Set-Aside Consultant – Certified.

Matthew graduated in 2014 with a JD from Florida State University College of Law. As a law student he participated in the FSU Family Law Clinic where he worked with low-income clients with a wide range of issues including dissolution of marriage, custody, visitation, paternity, and injunctions against violence. Following his second year of law school he participated in a clinical externship with the City of Tallahassee Attorney’s Office as a Student-Attorney where he represented the City of Tallahassee in cases involving subrogation, contracts, police forfeitures, eminent domain, and writs of garnishment. Prior to attending law school, Matthew graduated from Florida International University with a Bachelor’s degree in English. Matthew is licensed to practice in Florida and works in our Miami/Ft. Lauderdale office.

Dawn received her Bachelor's degree from Washington & Jefferson College in 1992 and her Juris Doctorate degree from D.C. Law in 1995. She is a member of The Florida Bar, the U.S. District Court for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States. Dawn concentrates her practice in the defense of workers' compensation, and labor and employment matters. Dawn is the Managing Partner of the Miami/Fort Lauderdale Office of Eraclides, Gelman, Hall, Indek, Goodman & Waters, LLP. Dawn is the Immediate Past Chair of the Workers' Compensation Section of The Florida Bar and is a member of the Executive Council of the Workers' Compensation Section of The Florida Bar. Dawn is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center. She is a member of the Broward County, Dade County and Monroe County Bar Associations. Dawn is certified by The Florida Department of Financial Services as an instructor in Workers' Compensation, and has lectured on multiple occasions at numerous conferences including The Florida Bar’s Workers’ Compensation Forum, The Florida Workers’ Compensation Institute (FWCI), The Risk Management Society (RIMS), PRIMA (Public Risk Management Association) and International Association of Rehabilitations Professionals (IARP) on various topics including ethics, and the administration and defense of workers' compensation claims. Dawn was previously the Vice-Chair of the Workers' Compensation Rules Committee. Dawn is a Trustee with the Friends of 440 Scholarship Fund, and is the past Secretary and current Chair-Elect of the South Florida Chapter.

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