Education and Accomplishments in Academia
Attorney King is admitted to practice in the Florida Bar, as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
She received her undergraduate degree from Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Virginia, with a degree in International Affairs/Russian Studies. She received her law degree from Nova Southeastern University Law School, where she won the Feinrider Moot Court Competition for her oratory skills, as well as other advocacy awards:
- 1994 – Winner of the Martin A. Feinreider Memorial Intramural Moot Court Competition
- 1995 – Selected by law school faculty to represent Nova Southeastern at the Nationals Moot Court Competition in Atlanta, GA
- 1995 – Member of university team selected to participate in the Robert Orseck Memorial Moot Court Competition sponsored by the Florida Bar
- 1990-1992 – Elected by the student body to serve as President of the Mary Washington College Honor Council
- 1988-1990 – Elected by the student body to serve as a Representative of the Mary Washington College Honor Council
- 1991 and 1992 – Board of Visitors Citation: recognized by Mary Washington College’s governing body for service and leadership, specifically for implementing a revised Honor Constitution
- 1991-1992 – Awarded the Shirley L. and Jean D. White Scholarship by the President of Mary Washington College for leadership and service to the institution
- 1992 – Pi Sigma Alpha: prestigious honorary for International Affairs majors
- 1991-1992 – Mortar Board: member of the Cap and Gown Chapter of this highly competitive scholarship, leadership, and honor society
- 1990, 1991 – Summer Leadership Scholarship
- 1987-1988 – High School Class President
- 1987 – 1988 – National Honor Society
- 1986-1987 – High School Class President
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