Lydia D. Wardell has joined Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci LLP, the firm’s Florida office, as a Member. She focuses her practice in the firm’s Health Care Law & Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law, Estates & Trusts, Hospitality, Insurance Coverage & Casualty Litigation, Professional Liability & Malpractice Litigation, Real Estate & Real Estate Litigation, Banking & Financial Services and Bankruptcy & Creditors Rights law groups.

Ms. Wardell received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting as a 1990 University of Alabama Honors Graduate.  She went on to earn her Juris Doctor when she graduated cum laude from Stetson University College of Law in 1993. Ms. Wardell spent her first 15 years of her legal career honing her trial skills and mastering a courtroom presence as Prosecutor Attorney with the Pinellas County State Attorney’s Office. Prior to joining SGRV, she practiced at a litigation-focused law firm. She is an ardent supporter of victim’s rights and has been recognized nationally for her outstanding commitment to victims of crime. As a member of the Florida Bar in good standing, she has participated in upwards of 300 jury trials. Ms. Wardell is also licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and Georgia and has Pro hac vice experience in Delaware where she successfully argued and convinced the learned District Court Judge William Bennett to unseal volumes of records he had previously ordered sealed. She holds the rare and honorable distinction of winning a highly contentious “stand your ground” legal battle resulting in a dismissal of all related criminal and civil charges.

Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. has represented clients nationally and internationally for over 50 years and provides counsel and expertise across the entire spectrum of legal practice, from complex litigation to sophisticated transactional and corporate matters. The firm has offices in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Florida, and New York.