Stearns Weaver Miller Welcomes Former Assistant United States Attorney and Asset Forfeiture Coordinator for the Northern District of Florida Kaitlin Weiss to Tallahassee

Stearns Weaver Miller is pleased to announce that Kaitlin R. Weiss has joined the firm’s Tallahassee office as Of Counsel. Kaitlin will focus her practice on Trust, Estate & Probate Litigation and other general Litigation matters.

Kaitlin has over a decade of experience as a litigator. Prior to joining the firm, she served as an Assistant United States Attorney and Asset Forfeiture Coordinator for the Northern District of Florida. In her role as Assistant United States Attorney, Kaitlin prosecuted a variety of criminal and civil forfeiture cases on behalf of the United States and tried multiple cases to verdict. On the criminal side, her cases included tax fraud, money laundering, wire fraud, mail fraud, civil rights violations, animal fighting, and violent crimes. In her role as Asset Forfeiture Coordinator, Kaitlin led the office’s Asset Forfeiture Unit, prosecuting civil forfeiture cases and handling numerous criminal ancillary forfeiture proceedings.

“Kaitlin’s experience as a former Assistant United States Attorney and Asset Forfeiture Coordinator provides a unique perspective in trust and probate litigation, particularly in matters involving fiduciary disputes, allegations of financial exploitation, asset tracing and recovery, fraud claims, and other complex disputes concerning trusts and estates,” said Managing Director Rick Schatz. “She will be an asset to the team and our clients.”

Prior to working as a federal prosecutor, Kaitlin served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Appeals Division of the Florida Office of the Attorney General, and as an Assistant State Attorney in the Miami-Dade Office of the State Attorney. During her public service career, she conducted more than 30 jury trials, authored approximately 170 appellate briefs, and argued twelve cases before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Florida Supreme Court, and the Florida First District Court of Appeal.