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Mr. Hendricks

Mr. Hendricks is the Managing Partner for Lydecker LLP. He practices out of the firm’s Miami and Boca Raton offices where he maintains an active trial and civil litigation practice in the Federal, State, and Appellate Courts throughout the State of Florida. Mr. Hendricks’ areas of practice include general civil litigation and trial practice, commercial litigation, professional liability/malpractice defense, insurance/tort liability defense, and labor and employment. He also serves as lead trial counsel for the firm’s clients and carriers and oversees the firm’s trial teams. He has over 25 years of experience representing clients and has successfully defended clients against multi-million dollar cases as lead trial counsel. He is often called upon to assist clients and carriers on high exposure and large loss claims in his capacity as monitoring counsel or co-counsel.

Upon graduating with Honors from the University of Miami School of Law, Mr. Hendricks began practicing as an associate Greenberg, Traurig, in the environmental litigation and land use department. Looking to further his litigation experience he accepted a position as a practiced commercial litigation associate with Kimbrell & Hamann. In 1990, Mr. Hendricks relocated to Palm Beach County where he spent several years practicing insurance defense and commercial litigation at Walton Lantoff. He subsequently joined the firm of Carman, Beauchamp and Sang as a senior associate and trial attorney. From 1999 thru 2007, Mr. Hendricks was employed as a partner at Panza, Maurer, Maynard & Noel where he served as a senior litigation partner and lead trial attorney for many of the firm’s corporate, institutional and governmental clients.

In law school, Mr. Hendricks was the winner of the University of Miami Law School’s Mock Trial Competition and member of the National Trial Competition Team. He also served as a member of the Inter-American Law Review, member of the Society of Bar & Gavel, Society of Wig and Robe, and was inducted into the school’s Moot Court Board.

Mr. Hendricks’ representative clients include private and public educational institutions, environmental, pollution and toxic tort defense, prison liability, prison healthcare and liability, public and private corporations, municipal governments, state agencies and political subdivisions, insurance companies and self-insured entities. Mr. Hendricks’ trial experience includes Federal, state and appellate proceedings including public procurements and bid protests.

Managing Partner

Angelique Hernandez

Angelique Hernandez is a trial lawyer in Lydecker’s Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Miami offices, trusted by sophisticated clients to defend their highest-stakes litigation. Her practice spans all aspects of federal and state civil trial litigation, with a concentrated focus on employment, general liability, premises liability, and wrongful-death matters.

Angelique represents multinational corporations, Fortune 25 companies, municipalities, and high-profile “A-list” clients in complex disputes involving FLSA, FEHA, and FMLA claims, as well as wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, and wage-and-hour class and representative actions. She has tried more than a dozen cases to verdict and is equally formidable in driving efficient, strategic resolutions outside the courtroom. Known for her disciplined and tailored litigation strategy, Angelique develops case-specific defenses that position her clients for decisive wins, earning her a reputation as a trusted advisor and relentless advocate. Angelique began her legal career as an Assistant Public Defender, where she represented more than 1,000 indigent clients and honed the courtroom instincts that define her trial practice today.

Angelique earned her Juris Doctor, with honors, from Florida International University College of Law in May 2021. She served as Director of Coaches for the Moot Court Team, was awarded Best Orator, and was an Emory Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition Semifinalist. Angelique competed on her law school’s Trial Team and received the award for Outstanding Trial Team Member of the Year, the Tom Gamba Trial Advocate Scholarship, and recognition as an AAJ Student Trial Advocacy Semifinalist. She was also a Senior Staff Editor on the FIU Law Review and held board positions with the Women’s Law Society and the Cuban American Bar Association.

Driven by an unwavering commitment to service, Angelique’s dedication to her community is foundational to her practice. Her pro bono work has earned outstanding service awards, and she has received high recognition from the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office for her “Loyalty, Excellence, and Dedication to the Cause of Justice.” These values continue to define her approach to advocacy and leadership today.

Andres Hidalgo

Andres Hidalgo is an Associate in Lydecker’s Miami office. Mr. Hidalgo’s practice involves all aspects of federal and state civil trial litigation with a primary focus in personal injury and government liability. Prior to working at Lydecker, Mr. Hidalgo was an associate at a prominent boutique civil litigation firm.

Mr. Hidalgo graduated from the University of Miami School of Law in 2023 through the school’s four-year joint J.D./M.B.A program. While in law school, Mr. Hidalgo was an active member of the University of Miami Race and Social Justice Law Review and of the Charles C. Papy, Jr. Moot Court Board, which was ranked as the third-best program Moot Court Team in the nation at the time of his graduation. Mr. Hidalgo also excelled in Miami Law’s renowned Litigation Skills program, where he earned multiple honors distinctions. Outside of the classroom, Mr. Hidalgo gained invaluable experience interning at the Third District Court of Appeal, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida.

Nicholas Hidalgo

Nicholas A. Hidalgo is an Associate in Lydecker’s Miami office. Mr. Hidalgo’s practice encompasses all aspects of federal and state civil litigation, with a primary focus in personal injury, negligent security, and premises liability matters. Prior to working at Lydecker, Mr. Hidalgo practiced as an Attorney at a prominent full-service law firm based in Miami, Florida, where he gained experience across all phases of litigation and developed a strong foundation in complex case analysis and advocacy.

Mr. Hidalgo earned his J.D. from St. Thomas University College of Law in 2025 and was admitted to the Florida Bar that same year. He began his legal career in 2019 as a law clerk for various law firms, where he developed a strong foundation in Florida civil litigation practice and procedure.

Jade Howard

Jade Howard is Of Counsel in Lydecker’s Orlando office, where her practice encompasses all aspects of insurance defense, with a primary focus on construction law and premises liability.

Prior to joining Lydecker, Ms. Howard practiced at two well-regarded insurance defense firms, representing carriers in homeowners, premises liability, bodily injury, and first party property claims.

Ms. Howard began her legal career as an Assistant Public Defender in Florida’s Seventh Judicial Circuit, where she handled over 2,000 cases and represented clients at every stage of the criminal process, including arrests, depositions, motion practice, and jury trials.

She earned her Juris Doctor in 2013, a Master of Public Administration in 2009, and a Bachelor of Science in 2008, all from Florida A&M University.

Of Counsel

Sheida Javadkhani

Sheida Javadkhani is an Associate in Lydecker’s Los Angeles office and concentrates her practice in employment law defense and employment-related litigation. She represents employers in a wide range of workplace disputes, including claims involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour issues.

Ms. Javadkhani is involved in all phases of litigation, including motion practice, discovery, depositions, and trial preparation. She works closely with clients to develop practical, strategic solutions while efficiently managing cases from inception through resolution.

Prior to joining the firm, Sheida gained defense-side litigation experience in insurance defense matters at California law firms, as well as international legal advisory and litigation roles. She brings a strategic, detail-oriented approach to defending employers and guiding cases from early evaluation through resolution.

Sheida earned her LL.M. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and holds a Ph.D. in Private Law. Her academic background includes advanced coursework in employment-related contracts, business associations, evidence, and dispute resolution.

Marylin_Jenkins

Marylin Jenkins is a partner in Lydecker’s San Francisco office and is a highly experienced first chair litigator, who has tried more than 50 matters to verdict or judgment without a loss. She has been recognized by her peers with an AV Rating with Martindale-Hubbell.

Ms. Jenkins concentrates her practice on complex commercial litigation, including general business litigation, and environmental, commercial real estate, maritime, antitrust, bankruptcy, and insurance-related litigation, in state and federal courts, and before administrative agencies, including the FAA, FERC, and the California PUC.

Prior to joining Lydecker, Ms. Jenkins was a partner at two prominent international law firms. She was also general counsel to Ultramar Ltd in Montreal, deputy general counsel and director of litigation to Ultramar Diamond Shamrock in San Antonio, and senior vice president and general counsel to Gilbarco Veeder-Root in Greensboro, North Carolina. Her in-house experience has made her particularly sensitive to the needs of corporate clients, including counsel, C-level executives, and boards of directors.

Mr. Johnson

Mr. Johnson specializes in the representation of professionals, corporations and insurers in a broad range of business and tort matters, including employment claims, environmental claims and other complex actions.  Mr. Johnson also has experience litigating government municipal matters throughout the state of Florida, as well as representing journalists and media companies in intellectual property and defamation litigation. Mr. Johnson’s practice also includes the defense of attorneys, accountants and real estate professionals in professional liability matters and non-profit corporations as well as their directors and officers in a range of matters.

Before joining Lydecker, Mr. Johnson began his career as an associate in the Miami office of a business litigation boutique headquartered in New York, where he represented banking and corporate interests in multiple international business and commercial disputes. Mr. Johnson is also an experienced and accomplished appellate attorney, having multiple published Federal and Florida opinions, as well as oral arguments and appellate mediations across multiple appellate courts.

In addition to his professional commitments, Mr. Johnson recognizes his responsibility to serve the community. He is a member of the 100 Black Men of South Florida, one of the leading youth mentoring organizations in the country, as well as the Miami-Dade County Black Affairs Advisory Board. He is also a director of BAC Funding Corp. a non-profit state funded lender for disadvantaged business. He is also Secretary of the Coppin State University Development Foundation which raises money for scholarships to his alma mater, Coppin State University. He also Serves as Vice Chair of the Miami-Dade School District Audit and Budget Committee. He has also served as a member of the Executive Board of the Miami-Dade Chapter of NAACP and the Polemarch (President) of the Richmond-Perrine (FL) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Lauren_Kim

Lauren K. Kim, a Senior Associate in Lydecker’s Los Angeles office, specializes in handling complex civil litigation for individuals and businesses of all sizes in both California state and federal courts.

With a robust background in various areas of law, Ms. Kim represents clients throughout all stages of litigation. Her expertise encompasses general tort litigation, business disputes, premises liability, product liability, personal injury, commercial accidents, contractual issues, employment disputes, and alternative dispute resolution.

Ms. Kim is dedicated to vigorously advocating for her clients both inside and outside the courtroom. She is known for her commitment to delivering cost-effective and innovative legal solutions tailored to the unique needs of each client. Her client-focused approach and meticulous attention to detail have consistently led to successful outcomes through pre-litigation negotiations, dispositive motions, and settlement discussions in both state and federal courts.

Before joining Lydecker, Ms. Kim honed her litigation skills at law firms in Los Angeles County, where she represented a diverse range of clients—including insurance companies, amusement parks, retailers, restaurants, and transportation companies—throughout the entire litigation process, from initial filing to final resolution.

Senior Associate

Shaun Koby - New

Shaun Robert Koby is a Shareholder with the Firm’s Florida offices. His practice focuses in the areas of complex commercial litigation, professional malpractice, insurance defense, and constitutional law.

Mr. Koby earned his undergraduate degree from the Florida State University in 2004. He graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Criminology. Mr. Koby graduated first in his class out of over 9000 students.

Besides academics, he was also actively involved in Student Government and created two community service organizations that enabled students to perform countless hours of service to the FSU campus and surrounding community. During the summer before graduation, Mr. Koby was an intern in the Governor’s Office of Legislative Affairs for Governor Jeb Bush.

Mr. Koby earned his Juris Doctor Degree, with honors, from the University of Florida in 2007. He was a Teaching Assistant for Legal Research and Writing, Appellate Advocacy, and Trial Practice. Mr. Koby also created a community service organization named Gators United Together for Service and was awarded a Community Service Certificate upon completion of law school.

Tobias Koch

Prior to joining Lydecker, Mr. Koch served as a Public Defender for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court in Orlando, Florida. During his time as a Public Defender Mr. Koch handled cases ranging from felonies to misdemeanors, from intake to trial preparation. He has extensive litigation experience, including representing businesses and associations in state court. Mr. Koch finds success in securing favorable outcomes for his clients, including a full defense verdict during a four-day jury trial in May of 2023 which saved his clients from a potential million-dollar liability exposure.

Senior Associate

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Bobbie Ann Henderson is Of Counsel in Lydecker’s Atlanta office. Ms. Henderson has over 25 years of experience representing clients in all aspects of civil litigation. Her practice is focused on complex commercial and business litigation, insurance tort liability/defense, and premises liability/negligent security matters.

Ms. Henderson began her legal career with a 15-year focus on construction law, in which she represented sureties, developers, contractors, owners and design professionals in complex construction matters. Her work included payment and delay claims, regulatory compliance, construction defects and performance claims. A significant part of her practice involved business transactions and disputes and the assertion of creditor rights.

Prior to joining Lydecker, Ms. Henderson’s practice included defense of insurance companies and their insureds in matters involving first and third party insurance claims, complex civil litigation, serious bodily injury, and wrongful death cases.

Ms. Henderson received her undergraduate degree and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida. She is admitted to practice in the states of Georgia and Florida.

Mr. Hendricks

Mr. Hendricks is the Managing Partner for Lydecker LLP. He practices out of the firm’s Miami and Boca Raton offices where he maintains an active trial and civil litigation practice in the Federal, State, and Appellate Courts throughout the State of Florida. Mr. Hendricks’ areas of practice include general civil litigation and trial practice, commercial litigation, professional liability/malpractice defense, insurance/tort liability defense, and labor and employment. He also serves as lead trial counsel for the firm’s clients and carriers and oversees the firm’s trial teams. He has over 25 years of experience representing clients and has successfully defended clients against multi-million dollar cases as lead trial counsel. He is often called upon to assist clients and carriers on high exposure and large loss claims in his capacity as monitoring counsel or co-counsel.

Upon graduating with Honors from the University of Miami School of Law, Mr. Hendricks began practicing as an associate Greenberg, Traurig, in the environmental litigation and land use department. Looking to further his litigation experience he accepted a position as a practiced commercial litigation associate with Kimbrell & Hamann. In 1990, Mr. Hendricks relocated to Palm Beach County where he spent several years practicing insurance defense and commercial litigation at Walton Lantoff. He subsequently joined the firm of Carman, Beauchamp and Sang as a senior associate and trial attorney. From 1999 thru 2007, Mr. Hendricks was employed as a partner at Panza, Maurer, Maynard & Noel where he served as a senior litigation partner and lead trial attorney for many of the firm’s corporate, institutional and governmental clients.

In law school, Mr. Hendricks was the winner of the University of Miami Law School’s Mock Trial Competition and member of the National Trial Competition Team. He also served as a member of the Inter-American Law Review, member of the Society of Bar & Gavel, Society of Wig and Robe, and was inducted into the school’s Moot Court Board.

Mr. Hendricks’ representative clients include private and public educational institutions, environmental, pollution and toxic tort defense, prison liability, prison healthcare and liability, public and private corporations, municipal governments, state agencies and political subdivisions, insurance companies and self-insured entities. Mr. Hendricks’ trial experience includes Federal, state and appellate proceedings including public procurements and bid protests.

Managing Partner

Angelique Hernandez

Angelique Hernandez is a trial lawyer in Lydecker’s Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Miami offices, trusted by sophisticated clients to defend their highest-stakes litigation. Her practice spans all aspects of federal and state civil trial litigation, with a concentrated focus on employment, general liability, premises liability, and wrongful-death matters.

Angelique represents multinational corporations, Fortune 25 companies, municipalities, and high-profile “A-list” clients in complex disputes involving FLSA, FEHA, and FMLA claims, as well as wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, and wage-and-hour class and representative actions. She has tried more than a dozen cases to verdict and is equally formidable in driving efficient, strategic resolutions outside the courtroom. Known for her disciplined and tailored litigation strategy, Angelique develops case-specific defenses that position her clients for decisive wins, earning her a reputation as a trusted advisor and relentless advocate. Angelique began her legal career as an Assistant Public Defender, where she represented more than 1,000 indigent clients and honed the courtroom instincts that define her trial practice today.

Angelique earned her Juris Doctor, with honors, from Florida International University College of Law in May 2021. She served as Director of Coaches for the Moot Court Team, was awarded Best Orator, and was an Emory Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition Semifinalist. Angelique competed on her law school’s Trial Team and received the award for Outstanding Trial Team Member of the Year, the Tom Gamba Trial Advocate Scholarship, and recognition as an AAJ Student Trial Advocacy Semifinalist. She was also a Senior Staff Editor on the FIU Law Review and held board positions with the Women’s Law Society and the Cuban American Bar Association.

Driven by an unwavering commitment to service, Angelique’s dedication to her community is foundational to her practice. Her pro bono work has earned outstanding service awards, and she has received high recognition from the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office for her “Loyalty, Excellence, and Dedication to the Cause of Justice.” These values continue to define her approach to advocacy and leadership today.

Andres Hidalgo

Andres Hidalgo is an Associate in Lydecker’s Miami office. Mr. Hidalgo’s practice involves all aspects of federal and state civil trial litigation with a primary focus in personal injury and government liability. Prior to working at Lydecker, Mr. Hidalgo was an associate at a prominent boutique civil litigation firm.

Mr. Hidalgo graduated from the University of Miami School of Law in 2023 through the school’s four-year joint J.D./M.B.A program. While in law school, Mr. Hidalgo was an active member of the University of Miami Race and Social Justice Law Review and of the Charles C. Papy, Jr. Moot Court Board, which was ranked as the third-best program Moot Court Team in the nation at the time of his graduation. Mr. Hidalgo also excelled in Miami Law’s renowned Litigation Skills program, where he earned multiple honors distinctions. Outside of the classroom, Mr. Hidalgo gained invaluable experience interning at the Third District Court of Appeal, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida.

Nicholas Hidalgo

Nicholas A. Hidalgo is an Associate in Lydecker’s Miami office. Mr. Hidalgo’s practice encompasses all aspects of federal and state civil litigation, with a primary focus in personal injury, negligent security, and premises liability matters. Prior to working at Lydecker, Mr. Hidalgo practiced as an Attorney at a prominent full-service law firm based in Miami, Florida, where he gained experience across all phases of litigation and developed a strong foundation in complex case analysis and advocacy.

Mr. Hidalgo earned his J.D. from St. Thomas University College of Law in 2025 and was admitted to the Florida Bar that same year. He began his legal career in 2019 as a law clerk for various law firms, where he developed a strong foundation in Florida civil litigation practice and procedure.

Jade Howard

Jade Howard is Of Counsel in Lydecker’s Orlando office, where her practice encompasses all aspects of insurance defense, with a primary focus on construction law and premises liability.

Prior to joining Lydecker, Ms. Howard practiced at two well-regarded insurance defense firms, representing carriers in homeowners, premises liability, bodily injury, and first party property claims.

Ms. Howard began her legal career as an Assistant Public Defender in Florida’s Seventh Judicial Circuit, where she handled over 2,000 cases and represented clients at every stage of the criminal process, including arrests, depositions, motion practice, and jury trials.

She earned her Juris Doctor in 2013, a Master of Public Administration in 2009, and a Bachelor of Science in 2008, all from Florida A&M University.

Of Counsel

Sheida Javadkhani

Sheida Javadkhani is an Associate in Lydecker’s Los Angeles office and concentrates her practice in employment law defense and employment-related litigation. She represents employers in a wide range of workplace disputes, including claims involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour issues.

Ms. Javadkhani is involved in all phases of litigation, including motion practice, discovery, depositions, and trial preparation. She works closely with clients to develop practical, strategic solutions while efficiently managing cases from inception through resolution.

Prior to joining the firm, Sheida gained defense-side litigation experience in insurance defense matters at California law firms, as well as international legal advisory and litigation roles. She brings a strategic, detail-oriented approach to defending employers and guiding cases from early evaluation through resolution.

Sheida earned her LL.M. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and holds a Ph.D. in Private Law. Her academic background includes advanced coursework in employment-related contracts, business associations, evidence, and dispute resolution.

Marylin_Jenkins

Marylin Jenkins is a partner in Lydecker’s San Francisco office and is a highly experienced first chair litigator, who has tried more than 50 matters to verdict or judgment without a loss. She has been recognized by her peers with an AV Rating with Martindale-Hubbell.

Ms. Jenkins concentrates her practice on complex commercial litigation, including general business litigation, and environmental, commercial real estate, maritime, antitrust, bankruptcy, and insurance-related litigation, in state and federal courts, and before administrative agencies, including the FAA, FERC, and the California PUC.

Prior to joining Lydecker, Ms. Jenkins was a partner at two prominent international law firms. She was also general counsel to Ultramar Ltd in Montreal, deputy general counsel and director of litigation to Ultramar Diamond Shamrock in San Antonio, and senior vice president and general counsel to Gilbarco Veeder-Root in Greensboro, North Carolina. Her in-house experience has made her particularly sensitive to the needs of corporate clients, including counsel, C-level executives, and boards of directors.

Mr. Johnson

Mr. Johnson specializes in the representation of professionals, corporations and insurers in a broad range of business and tort matters, including employment claims, environmental claims and other complex actions.  Mr. Johnson also has experience litigating government municipal matters throughout the state of Florida, as well as representing journalists and media companies in intellectual property and defamation litigation. Mr. Johnson’s practice also includes the defense of attorneys, accountants and real estate professionals in professional liability matters and non-profit corporations as well as their directors and officers in a range of matters.

Before joining Lydecker, Mr. Johnson began his career as an associate in the Miami office of a business litigation boutique headquartered in New York, where he represented banking and corporate interests in multiple international business and commercial disputes. Mr. Johnson is also an experienced and accomplished appellate attorney, having multiple published Federal and Florida opinions, as well as oral arguments and appellate mediations across multiple appellate courts.

In addition to his professional commitments, Mr. Johnson recognizes his responsibility to serve the community. He is a member of the 100 Black Men of South Florida, one of the leading youth mentoring organizations in the country, as well as the Miami-Dade County Black Affairs Advisory Board. He is also a director of BAC Funding Corp. a non-profit state funded lender for disadvantaged business. He is also Secretary of the Coppin State University Development Foundation which raises money for scholarships to his alma mater, Coppin State University. He also Serves as Vice Chair of the Miami-Dade School District Audit and Budget Committee. He has also served as a member of the Executive Board of the Miami-Dade Chapter of NAACP and the Polemarch (President) of the Richmond-Perrine (FL) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Lauren_Kim

Lauren K. Kim, a Senior Associate in Lydecker’s Los Angeles office, specializes in handling complex civil litigation for individuals and businesses of all sizes in both California state and federal courts.

With a robust background in various areas of law, Ms. Kim represents clients throughout all stages of litigation. Her expertise encompasses general tort litigation, business disputes, premises liability, product liability, personal injury, commercial accidents, contractual issues, employment disputes, and alternative dispute resolution.

Ms. Kim is dedicated to vigorously advocating for her clients both inside and outside the courtroom. She is known for her commitment to delivering cost-effective and innovative legal solutions tailored to the unique needs of each client. Her client-focused approach and meticulous attention to detail have consistently led to successful outcomes through pre-litigation negotiations, dispositive motions, and settlement discussions in both state and federal courts.

Before joining Lydecker, Ms. Kim honed her litigation skills at law firms in Los Angeles County, where she represented a diverse range of clients—including insurance companies, amusement parks, retailers, restaurants, and transportation companies—throughout the entire litigation process, from initial filing to final resolution.

Senior Associate

Shaun Koby - New

Shaun Robert Koby is a Shareholder with the Firm’s Florida offices. His practice focuses in the areas of complex commercial litigation, professional malpractice, insurance defense, and constitutional law.

Mr. Koby earned his undergraduate degree from the Florida State University in 2004. He graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Criminology. Mr. Koby graduated first in his class out of over 9000 students.

Besides academics, he was also actively involved in Student Government and created two community service organizations that enabled students to perform countless hours of service to the FSU campus and surrounding community. During the summer before graduation, Mr. Koby was an intern in the Governor’s Office of Legislative Affairs for Governor Jeb Bush.

Mr. Koby earned his Juris Doctor Degree, with honors, from the University of Florida in 2007. He was a Teaching Assistant for Legal Research and Writing, Appellate Advocacy, and Trial Practice. Mr. Koby also created a community service organization named Gators United Together for Service and was awarded a Community Service Certificate upon completion of law school.

Tobias Koch

Prior to joining Lydecker, Mr. Koch served as a Public Defender for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court in Orlando, Florida. During his time as a Public Defender Mr. Koch handled cases ranging from felonies to misdemeanors, from intake to trial preparation. He has extensive litigation experience, including representing businesses and associations in state court. Mr. Koch finds success in securing favorable outcomes for his clients, including a full defense verdict during a four-day jury trial in May of 2023 which saved his clients from a potential million-dollar liability exposure.

Senior Associate