Carlton Fields Tampa shareholderPenelope A. Dixon was recognized as a 2011 “Most Powerful and Influential Women” award recipient by the National Diversity Council. The awards breakfast took place on January 14, 2011 in Orlando during the 2011 Florida Diversity and Leadership Conference.

Dixon's has extensive experience in areas such as products liability, pharmaceutical and medical device mass tort litigation, commercial litigation, and automotive litigation. She received her J.D. from Mercer University Walter F. George College of Law in 2000 and her B.A. in Political Science, summa cum laude, from Alcorn State University in 1997.

For more about the National Diversity Council or this award, please visit www.nationaldiversitycouncil.org