Yvette
was born and raised in Miami , Florida . She received
her Bachelor in Business Administration, majoring in Marketing
& Management, from Florida International University .
While attending F.I.U., she was the Community Service Committee
Chairperson for the Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority and was the recipient
of the Phi Sigma Sigma Sister of the Year Award. She
obtained her Juris Doctorate from Stetson University College
of Law. As a law student was Treasurer of Phi Alpha Delta,
participated in an internship with the U.S. Attorney's Office
in Tampa and the Civil Poverty Clinic in Bradenton .
Upon graduation, Yvette received the Victor O'Whele award
for most outstanding trial performance.
She
is a former Assistant State Attorney for Lee County, Florida,
where she prosecuted misdemeanor, traffic and felony offenses.
She served as Mediator for the Orange County Bar Association's
Citizen Dispute Settlement Program and currently serves as
a Guardian Ad Litem. She is the Special Magistrate for Orange
County Code Enforcement, procecutes code enforcement cases
for the City of Maitland and for the City of Clermont.
In
2003, Yvette was named Downtown Woman of the Year by the Women's
Executive Council. That same year, she received the Orange
County Bar President's Award (the highest recognition by the
OCBA). Mrs. Brown is the firm's second female partner.
Yvette
is admitted to practice before all Florida state courts and
the United States District Court for the Middle District of
Florida. She also speaks Spanish.
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