Caroline Dunkle Royce
Associate
Caroline C. Dunkle is a litigation associate with Foley & Lardner LLP. Caroline is based in the firm’s Tampa office where she is a member of the firm’s Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice.
Caroline began with Foley as a summer associate providing support in the area of litigation. Prior to joining Foley, Caroline worked as a judicial extern to the Honorable Marcia Morales Howard, U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida.
Prior to attending law school, Caroline worked as a commercial loan officer at a large regional bank in St. Petersburg, Florida. Caroline was a member of the Leadership St. Pete Class of 2017, and is a fifth-generation Floridian.
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