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Judge Mary Evans Presents “Applied Critical Thinking: A View from the Bench” During FSW’s Critical Thinking Lecture Series

Aug 27, 2018

AUGUST 27, 2018 – FORT MYERS, FLA. – Judge Mary Evans will present “Applied Critical Thinking: A View from the Bench” during Florida SouthWestern State College’s (FSW) Critical Thinking Lecture Series at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at the FSW Thomas Edison Campus, Building U-102, Fort Myers. Additionally, the presentation can be viewed digitally at the FSW Charlotte Campus, Building O, Room 117; the FSW Collier Campus, Building A, Room 103; and the FSW Hendry/Glades Curtis Center, Building A, Room 114.

Judge Evans was elected to the Circuit Court bench by the voters of the 20th Judicial Circuit in 2014. She attended Edison State College, graduating with her associate degree, Summa Cum Laude; Florida Gulf Coast University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree, Summa Cum Laude; and Stetson University College of Law in Saint Petersburg, graduating with a Juris Doctor degree. She was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2003, was a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator, and was admitted to practice in U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida.

Judge Evans was a practicing attorney with two different prominent southwest Florida family law firms before starting her own private family law practice in 2011 and continuing until her election to the bench. She is the 2013 past president of the Lee County Bar Association, member of the Lee County Bar Association Executive Committee for 5 years, past chairperson of the 20th Judicial Circuit Court Mock Trial program and is past chairperson of the LCBA Family Law Section. She has served the Florida bar as a state member of the Family Law Section Continuing Education Committee and as a member of the Florida Bar Speakers Bureau on the subject of Merit Retention. Judge Evans' service to the community includes serving as a Pro-Bono Attorney with the Florida Attorney ad Litem program, a mentor for the PACE Center for Girls, Volunteer with the Quality of Life Center Free Legal Clinic and serving on the Lee County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. Judge Evans has been involved with numerous other charitable organizations during the past 30 years.

The FSW Critical Thinking Lecture Series features college and community leaders who discuss how they use critical thinking skills in their profession or focus on critical topics from their area of career or academic interest. The series is free and open to the public. Presentations take place weekly, and the fall series runs September through November.

For more information on the FSW Critical Thinking Lecture Series, contact Whitney Rhyne, director, Strategic Initiatives, at (239) 433-6943 or Whitney.Rhyne@fsw.edu.

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Last Updated: August 27, 2018