Meet Our Partners

Jennifer Kilinski

Jennifer Kilinski

Jennifer Kilinski is a Founding Partner at Kilinski | Van Wyk where she specializes in the establishment and representation of special districts, including community development districts, improvement districts, stewardship districts and recreational districts. She also represents private and public clients in construction law matters and serves as issuers counsel and, when not representing the district, developers counsel in conjunction with public financing matters.

Roy Van Wyk

Roy Van Wyk is a Founding Partner at Kilinski | Van Wyk. Roy dedicates much of his time as an attorney representing community development districts (CDD’s) as general counsel as well as counseling builders, developers, and investors, with respect to the establishment and operation of CDD’s

Roy Van Wyk
Lauren Gentry KVW

Lauren Gentry

Lauren Gentry is a Partner at Kilinski | Van Wyk where she specializes in the establishment and representation of special districts, including community development districts, improvement districts, and stewardship districts. She also represents private and public clients in construction law matters and serves as issuer’s counsel in conjunction with public financing.

Associate Attorneys

Meredith

Meredith W. Hammock

Meredith Hammock is an Attorney Kilinski | Van Wyk where she specializes in the establishment and representation of special districts, including community development districts, improvement districts, stewardship districts and recreational districts. She also represents private and public clients in construction law matters and serves as issuers counsel in conjunction with public financing.

K. Grace Kobitter

Grace Kobitter is an Attorney at Kilinski | Van Wyk where she specialized in the establishment and representation of special districts, including community development districts, improvement districts, and stewardship districts. She also represents private and public clients in construction law matters and serves as issuer’s counsel in conjunction with public financing.

Grace

Paralegals

Amy

Amy

Jennifer’s practice includes assisting special districts in the areas of public finance, public procurement, open government and ethics, rulemaking procedures, construction matters, navigating various licensing requirements and real property transactions. She also has experience representing clients on business and governmental regulation matters, including, but not limited to: public procurement, construction law issues, including contract negotiation, in bidding matters, in default situations and others, in procuring alcohol and other licenses, and in obtaining land use approvals.

Merritt

Roy has dedicated the majority of his time representing community development districts (CDD’s) as general counsel as well as counseling builders, developers and investors with respect to the establishment and operation of CDD’s. In his practice, Roy draws on his prior local government experience, as he served for 18 years in the local government construction and construction regulation. He is also a Florida Certified Electrical Contractor. Having grown up in South Florida, Roy spent many hours enjoying the area waters, beaches and the Everglades. After more than 40 years in South Florida, Roy moved his family to Tallahassee to begin practicing law.

Merritt

Professional Staff

Chris Kohn

Chris Kohn

Operations & Development Services

Jennifer’s practice includes assisting special districts in the areas of public finance, public procurement, open government and ethics, rulemaking procedures, construction matters, navigating various licensing requirements and real property transactions. She also has experience representing clients on business and governmental regulation matters, including, but not limited to: public procurement, construction law issues, including contract negotiation, in bidding matters, in default situations and others, in procuring alcohol and other licenses, and in obtaining land use approvals.

Amber

Legal Assistant

Roy has dedicated the majority of his time representing community development districts (CDD’s) as general counsel as well as counseling builders, developers and investors with respect to the establishment and operation of CDD’s. In his practice, Roy draws on his prior local government experience, as he served for 18 years in the local government construction and construction regulation. He is also a Florida Certified Electrical Contractor. Having grown up in South Florida, Roy spent many hours enjoying the area waters, beaches and the Everglades. After more than 40 years in South Florida, Roy moved his family to Tallahassee to begin practicing law.

Amber