1950
Born in Concord, North Carolina to Fred Herndon and Frances Barnhardt Reid.
1970
Marries Jennie Lou Divine.
1971
Receives a Bachelor of Arts in English history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
1974
Graduates cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law, receiving a Doctor of Jurisprudence.
1974
Becomes an attorney and shareholder of Kimbrell & Hamann in Miami, Florida.
1990
Becomes a shareholder of Popham Haik in Miami, Florida.
1997
Becomes a shareholder of Carlton Fields in Miami, Florida.
2006
Becomes chairman emeritus of Carlton Fields.
2010
Receive the Salute to Miami Leaders Award from the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.
2010
Named to Florida Super Lawyers.
2011
Receives the Hon. Theodore Klein Award for Advancement Women in the Legal Profession from the Florida Association for Women Lawyers.
2011
Receives the President Pro Bono Service Award for the 11th Judicial Circuit from The Florida Bar.