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Tyler Obenauf previously worked for nine years at the Public Defender’s Office in Palm Beach County. During his tenure at the Public Defender’s Office, Tyler represented clients in the juvenile, county, and circuit court divisions. Throughout his career, Tyler has handled various cases with charges ranging from drug possession to capital sexual battery and attempted murder.. Based on his longevity in the office, Tyler served as a senior juvenile attorney, mentoring public defenders who were recently assigned to the juvenile division. During his time handling felony cases in circuit court, Tyler was division lead responsible for training new attorneys, assisting in case preparation, and dealing with various administrative issues.. During his time at the Public Defender’s Office, Tyler tried over 45 jury trials to verdict, as well as handling hundreds of non-jury trials and motion hearings before various judges. Tyler routinely balanced a caseload of approximately 100 clients.. Before coming to Florida, Tyler graduated from the University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center) in Concord, New Hampshire in May, 2009. While still a student, Tyler was a Rule 36 Attorney (student attorney) and represented clients charged with criminal offenses throughout New Hampshire. During his summers, Tyler worked for the New Hampshire Public Defender, as well as the Georgia Capital Defenders gaining experience in investigations, mitigation, and motion writing.. During his time in law school, Tyler was active in the Student Bar Association and was a Co-Chair of the Public Interest Coalition that helped sponsor students with demonstrated dedication to various public interest causes.. Tyler is a cum laude graduate of the State University of New York College at Oneonta with degrees in Political Science and History.

Laura Kenney is an attorney and partner with the law firm of Kenney & McDonough, P.A. Laura graduated with an Honors Degree in Sociology from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario Canada before going on to receive a post graduate degree in Public Relations from Humber College in Toronto. From there, Laura attended and graduated from Albany Law School in New York. During her time at Albany Law, Laura dedicated herself to representing clients in the law school’s prestigious Law Clinic & Justice Center with a practice order from the highest court in New York. In addition, Laura focused on trial practice and competed in her school’s Senior Prize trial competition.. Upon graduation Laura relocated to South Florida and took at position at the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office. During her service as an Assistant State Attorney, Laura worked her way up through the office prosecuting hundreds of cases including misdemeanor crimes and domestic violence cases in county court, juvenile offenses from misdemeanors to life felonies and serious adult felony cases. Laura was then appointed to the specialized position of Juvenile Sex Crimes prosecutor in both juvenile and adult court. Before leaving the State Attorney’s office to join her partner Megan McDonough in private practice; Laura spent her last year as a prosecutor working on felony domestic violence offenses.. Laura is a zealous advocate and experienced trial attorney with a unique understanding of the inner workings of the criminal justice system.