Attorney Profiles

Lydia M. Gadd was born in Gainesville and grew up in rural Florida. Lydia received a B.A. in History from the University of Florida in 1990 and was a member of the Phi Alpha National Honor Society in History. She received a J.D. in 1995 from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. While in law school, Lydia participated in and presented a successful clemency petition to Governor Chiles in 1994. She was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1996 and is a member of the Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association.

Before joining Clayton-Johnston, P.A., Lydia practiced as a court-appointed attorney in Bradford, Levy, and Gilchrist Counties in dependency, family law, and juvenile misdemeanor cases, and she also practiced as a real estate attorney.