Lippes Mathias is proud to announce that Helen S. Atter and Patricia M. Dodson, attorneys based in the firm’s Jacksonville office, have been named to Florida Trend’s Legal Elite list of Notable Women Leaders in Law. This annual distinction honors women attorneys across Florida who excel in their practices and demonstrate exceptional leadership both within their offices and in the legal field. 

Helen S. Atter brings extensive private and corporate counsel experience to Lippes Mathias, having held multiple executive positions with the PGA Tour, including associate general counsel and vice president of corporate compliance. She later served as general counsel and vice president of legal and business affairs for the World Golf Foundation. Before joining the PGA Tour, Atter worked as branch counsel and vice president of First American Title Company of Florida Inc., managing underwriting and commercial closings at state and local levels. Her practice at Lippes Mathias focuses on corporate and business law, assisting individuals and companies with business formation, corporate transactions, branding, and intellectual property issues. 

Patricia M. Dodson has more than 30 years of experience in civil and criminal trial, government and constitutional law, nonprofit law, and corporate counsel. She has tried more than 70 jury trials to verdict, as well as numerous bench trials, throughout her career. Dodson represents clients in civil and commercial litigation, personal injury, and employment discrimination matters. She also handles breach of contract cases, professional regulation and credentialing, and medical malpractice defense. 

Prior to joining Lippes Mathias, Dodson spent seven years as chief of staff and general counsel for K9s for Warriors, where she also led the policy and government affairs team. She is a former assistant state attorney and managing director of the State Attorney’s Office in Florida’s Fourth Judicial Circuit. Licensed in Florida since 1993, she has practiced in all courts in the state, held leadership positions in various associations, and led hundreds of state employees during her career. 

About Lippes Mathias LLP 

Lippes Mathias is a full-service law firm with more than 210 attorneys serving clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. With offices in Buffalo, Clarence, Albany, Long Island, New York, Rochester, Syracuse, and Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Greater Toronto Area; Chicago, Ill.; Jacksonville and West Palm Beach, Fla.; Cleveland, Ohio; San Antonio, Texas; Oklahoma City, Okla. and Washington, D.C., the firm represents publicly and privately-owned companies, private equity and venture capital firms, real estate developers, financial institutions, municipalities, governmental entities, and individuals. 

Year after year, Lippes Mathias is proud to be recognized by The Best Lawyers in America®, U.S. News - Best Lawyers®, Super Lawyers, and Chambers USA. For more information, visit www.lippes.com.