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Candice Montgomery is an associate in our Miami office. She is a trial lawyer who concentrates her practice in insurance and Personal Injury Protection (PIP). Candice is a dedicated attorney and skilled litigator, well known for her tenacity and her effectiveness in defending claims. 

Candice began her legal career practicing Dependency law for Children Legal Services in the Florida Department of Children and Families. After five years and over thirty bench trials, she was promoted to Senior Trial Attorney in the West Palm Beach Office of Children Legal Services. Later, Candice worked as in-house counsel with a major national insurer in the areas of Personal Injury Protection (PIP) and Bodily Injury. At that organization, she was a member of several employee resource groups seeking to enhance leadership and diversity.

Candice is a proud alumna of Florida A & M University where she first received her Bachelor of Science in Journalism and later her Juris Doctor degree. 

Candice has served her community in several voluntary organizations and charitable bodies including the Young Lawyers Section of the Palm Beach County Bar Association, the Side-Bar Series Committee, and the F. Malcolm Cunningham Sr. Bar Association’s William Holland Scholarship Gala. She is  a strong advocate for mental health and wellness in the legal community and has planned and hosted several events focusing on mental health intervention in the profession. In 2022 her volunteer work also included service on the  Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Association of Women Lawyers.

PRACTICE AREAS

Insurance 
Personal Injury

Education

J.D., Florida A&M University College of Law

B.S., cum laude, Florida A&M University 

Admissions

  • Florida
  • United States Supreme Court

memberships

  • YLS Palm Beach County Bar Association (2020-Present)
  • F. Malcolm Cunningham Sr. Bar Association (2019-present)
  • PBC FAWL (2019-2023)
  • SDCBWLA (2022-Present)
  • Florida Bar Grievance Committee 15E (2023-present)

Presentations

  • “Project Peace: Beginning the Conversation about Mental Health in the Legal Community.” PBCFAWL 2021 ( Committee for Diversity and Inclusion Chair and Presenter)
  • “Cocktails and Conversations: Desire for More Dilemma” SDCBWLA 2022 ( Mental Health and Wellness Committee Chair and Presenter)
  • “Getting Diverse and Young Lawyers Into Trial- Business Litigation Perspective” (PBCBA 2022 – Panelist)

community involvement

  • YLS Palm Beach County Bar Assoc.: Treasurer 2023-2024, Secretary 2024-2025, Side Bar Series Committee 2022-2024
  • F. Malcolm Cunningham Sr Bar Assoc: Treasurer 2022-2023, Holland Co-Chair 2023-2024, Scholarship Committee Chair 2020-2022
  • PBC FAWL: Committee for Diversity Inclusion Co- Chair 2021-2022 
  • Sheree Davis Cunningham Black Women Lawyers Assoc: Mental Health and Wellness Committee 2022