Catherine E. Midkiff is a paralegal with the firm responsible for legal document drafting and research related to leasing and property management activities. Prior to joining Diamond & Kaplan, Ms. Midkiff worked as a real estate paralegal with Akerman LLP, a multi-practice law firm where she assisted the finance and transactional real estate practice group with its representation of borrowers, developers, financial institutions, and landowners. Ms. Midkiff has over a decade of experience in real estate with extensive knowledge of commercial retail leasing matters. Having graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor’s degree in paralegal science, Ms. Midkiff is an ABA-accredited paralegal and a Florida Registered Paralegal.