Ms. Lindsay Tygart is a senior member of Coker Law’s medical malpractice division with more than a decade of experience handling personal injury, medical malpractice, neglect, wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases. Prior to beginning her legal career in 2006, she gained much of her practical litigation experience as a certified legal intern for the Office of Public Defender of the 4th Judicial Circuit.
Ms. Tygart’s talent and commitment to the profession have been well recognized within the industry. She has been honored for both her professional proficiency and her pro bono efforts throughout law school and her legal career. Born and raised in Jacksonville, she comes from a long line of legal professionals. Her now-retired father was a Jacksonville civil trial attorney for more than 50 years, her husband and two brothers are attorneys, and she has two uncles and a cousin that sit as circuit judges.
Ms. Tygart can be reached at her email address:
Areas of Practice
Medical Malpractice
Birth Trauma
Brain/Spinal Cord Injuries
Incorrect or Delayed Diagnosis
Surgical Errors
Failure to Provide Timely Treatment
Personal Injury
Wrongful Death
Sexual Abuse
Nursing Home Neglect
Assisted Living Facility Neglect
Bedsores
Personal
Born: December 24, 1979 in Jacksonville, Florida
Education
The Bolles School
Florida Bright Futures Scholar (1998)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bachelor of Arts in Performing Arts & Art History (2002)
Florida Coastal School of Law
Juris Doctorate (2006)
Law School Honors And Activities
Top 10% Graduate
Dean's List, 2004-2006
Book Award, Civil Procedure
The Barbara McCalla Award for Pro Bono Service
Certified Legal Intern, 2004-2006
Office of the Public Defender, 4th Judicial Circuit
Mock Trial Team, 2004-2006
President (2005-2006)
Chester Bedell Inn of Courts, Pupil, 2006
Women Student Lawyers Association, 2003-2006
Teaching Assistant
Torts I, Torts II, and Wills, Trusts & Estates
Pi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, 2003-2006
Westlaw Student Representative, 2003-2006
BarBri Student Representative, 2003-2006
University Honors And Activities
Delta Delta Delta Sorority, Alpha Sigma Chapter
Lorenzo de Medici Study Abroad Program
Florence, Italy - 2001
Bar Admissions
Florida (2006)
United States District Court, Middle District of Florida (2006)
United States District Court, Northern District of Florida (2008)
United States District Court, Southern District of Florida (2008)
