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Sue-Ellen Kenny

Sue-Ellen Kenny
Adjunct Professor of Law
skenny@nova.edu

Attorney Sue-Ellen Kenny began her career more than 20 years ago while working as a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County. Over the past two-plus decades, she has gained considerable experience handling various family legal matters and all levels of civil and criminal appeals. You can now find her listed as the attorney of record in nearly 500 appellate opinions in state and federal courts in Florida.

While Sue-Ellen is adept at handling any family law issue that arises, she also enjoys spending her time handling various aspects of civil and criminal appeals. In addition to representing her clients in all aspects of an appeal, she also makes herself available to handle outside litigation support for lawyers throughout Florida. She especially enjoys legal argument and representing clients in court. Indeed, she has presented 50 oral arguments before the Florida Supreme Court; the Fourth District Court of Appeal; and the United States Circuit Court of Appeal, Eleventh Circuit. She has also conducted evidentiary hearings before the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida.

Sue-Ellen takes her career seriously, and spends a great deal of her free time collaborating with other attorneys in several professional associations. She is also an adjunct professor at Nova Southeastern University, teaching courses on legal writing and criminal evidence and procedure.

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