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Jennifer “Jenny” Yencarelli has over fifteen years of experience litigating complex civil matters in state and federal court. Her practice spans a wide range of areas, including insurance, transportation and trucking, employment, commercial, premises, and class action disputes. Known for her tenacious work ethic, strategic case management, and client-centered advocacy, Ms. Yencarelli is committed to finding the best solutions for every client she represents.
Before entering private practice, Ms. Yencarelli served two years as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Mary S. Scriven, United States District Court Judge for the Middle District of Florida. While an Assistant Attorney General at the Florida Office of the Attorney General, Ms. Yencarelli’s accomplishments on the Mortgage Fraud Task Force and in Antitrust Litigation earned her a Distinguished Service Award. The combination of federal clerkship and private practice experience equipped Jenny with a deep understanding of trial strategy and judicial perspective.
Areas of Practice
- Automobile and Trucking
- Complex Business Litigation
- General Liability
- Insurance Defense
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 2008
- California, 2020
- All U.S. District Courts in Florida
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
- Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Education
- Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, Florida
- Juris Doctor, 2008
- Law Review
- Dean Scholar’s List
- Book Awards: Civil Procedure I and II, Interviewing and Counseling, Best Oral Argument for Respondent in Lawyering Process II, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Constitutional Law, and Family Law.
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- Bachelor of Science, 2005
- Major: Advertising
- Dean’s List
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Member, Broward County Bar Association
- Member, Florida Defense Lawyers Association
- Member, Orange County Bar Association
- Member, Trucking Industry Defense Association
Publications
- Burying liability with the Graves Amendment—What rental car companies in California and Florida need to know, Florida Bar Out of State Division, Summer 2021, at 9.
- https://www.flabaroutofstaters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021-OOSD-State-to-State-Newsletter-Summer.pdf
- Focus on Attorneys: When Your Best Isn’t Good Enough – The Decline of the Judgmental Immunity Defense, Manuscript for DRI Professional Liability Seminar, New York, NY (December 2013).