TAMPA – Carlton Fields is pleased to announce that Tampa attorney Penelope A. Dixon was recently selected for Leadership Tampa, class of 2008.

A leadership program of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Tampa educates its participants on issues, opportunities, and challenges throughout Hillsborough County. Members of Leadership Tampa have demonstrated concern for the community and volunteer their time to service organizations. The selection process for Leadership Tampa is intensive as class size is limited to approximately 55 participants each year. Topics covered during the program include health sciences, education, law enforcement, cultural affairs, redevelopment, government, and other important community issues.

Dixon is a member of the firm’s Products and Toxic Tort Liability, Business Litigation and Trade Regulation, Labor and Employment, and Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Practice Groups. She has experience in areas of products liability, pharmaceutical and medical device mass tort litigation, commercial litigation, and labor and employment law. Dixon 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.