Chanfrau & Chanfrau in Daytona Beach – Meet Our Staff

At Chanfrau & Chanfrau, our family of personal injury attorneys also extends to the trusted professionals among our staff, some of whom have been with us for decades. If you or a loved one has been affected by an auto accident, boat accident, medical malpractice, or any other type of personal injury, our skilled legal team will provide you with expert counsel. Take a look at the many members of our experienced support staff who will be there to assist our attorneys, and you.

• Roxanne Courson
• Julie L. Mounts
• Kristen Brown
• Cindy Dennis
• Greg Olsen
• Ashley Courson
• Colleen Smith

Roxanne Courson

Roxanne Courson began her legal career in 1973 working for an insurance defense firm in Daytona Beach. After two years there, she began working as a legal secretary to an attorney who specialized in plaintiff’s personal injury and decided that was her true calling. After nine years at that firm she joined Chanfrau & Chanfrau in 1985 as Bill Chanfrau Sr.’s personal secretary/legal assistant. She was promoted to office manager in 2002 and continues to work directly for Bill Sr. as his personal secretary while also assisting in the organization and maintenance of his cases, assisting with supervising and training of staff personnel, as well as performing various administrative duties.

She prides herself in developing personal and professional relationships with clients and enjoys participating as an active member of various mediation and trial teams for the firm’s cases.

Roxie has been married to her husband for 34 years and has two grown children, one of whom now has followed in her footsteps and works as an administrative secretary in the firm as well. Roxie’s husband is a victim of an automobile crash which rendered him an incomplete quadriplegic. This has helped her develop a special empathy for seriously injured clients.

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Julie L. Mounts

Julie L. Mounts has been with the firm in the capacity of a pre-litigation paralegal since July 2006. Julie graduated cum laude from Daytona Beach Community College in 2001 earning her Associate of Applied Science degree in Legal Assisting. Julie recently returned to Daytona Beach Community College and has enrolled in its School of Baccalaureate Studies. While fulfilling her duties at Chanfrau & Chanfrau, she is also working toward earning her Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management.

Born in Washington D.C., Julie was raised in a small town just outside our nation’s capital in Dunkirk, Maryland. She moved to Florida with her parents and younger brother in 1993, directly after graduating from high school. As a proud mother of two, one boy and one girl, Julie spends most of her free time with her children and extended family. She enjoys relaxing with friends and family, watching movies, creating crafts with her kids, and remodeling homes.

As a paralegal in the Daytona Beach area for more than six years, Julie has worked for attorneys who practice a variety of legal specialties. Julie is experienced in many areas of law including business litigation, insurance defense, medical malpractice, and violations of federal law.

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Kristen Brown

Kristen "Kristy" Brown, born and raised in Ormond Beach, Florida, has been working for Chanfrau & Chanfrau since May 2005. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of North Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in English and minor in Psychology. She plans to further her education, focusing primarily on legal studies.

Kristen began working for the firm as a receptionist and, after developing an interest in the field, she began working as a legal assistant in both pre-litigation and litigation cases. She also performs administrative duties for the firm, including bookkeeping responsibilities.

Kristen enjoys reading, watching movies, attending plays, and exercising. She is an avid runner and plans to compete in a marathon in the near future. She enjoys working for Chanfrau & Chanfrau, primarily because of the "family-like" atmosphere and the moral assistance it provides.

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Cindy Dennis

Cindy Dennis was born in New York but considers herself to be a true Florida native. She grew up in Port Orange and graduated cum laude from Spruce Creek High School in 1999. She was awarded a Bright Futures Scholarship to Daytona Beach Community College and has attended a few semesters there.

With a long history of customer and client relations under her belt, Cindy joined the firm in late 2006 as the outgoing, ever so friendly receptionist. Cindy's past employment includes a position as manager of a local McDonald's. Cindy enjoys working with people on an individual basis very much.

Recently engaged to be married, Cindy lives with her fiancé and maternal grandmother whom she looks after. After joining the firm, Cindy began thinking about furthering her education and has decided to go back to college in the near future and work toward her paralegal certificate. Cindy enjoys reading, watching movies, and dining out. She also enjoys spending time with her close friends and family.

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Greg Olsen

Greg Olsen is the firm's litigation paralegal. Greg grew up in Ormond Beach, Florida, attended Mainland High School, and Florida State University, where he graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminology in 1993. Greg initially worked as a private investigator in Atlanta, Georgia before becoming a legal case manager and then a paralegal. Greg has extensive litigation experience, having spent 10 years working as a litigation paralegal in Georgia and North Carolina for both plaintiff and defense firms. Greg also received his paralegal certificate from Mercer University in Atlanta, Georgia in 1998.

Greg, his wife, and young son returned to Ormond Beach, Florida in November 2005 to be closer to his and his wife's families. Greg enjoys spending time with his family and friends, weight training, and running on the beach.

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Ashley Courson

A Florida native and graduate of Spruce Creek High School in 2000, Ashley has been with Chanfrau & Chanfrau for five years, but has known the Chanfrau family for practically all of her life. Her mother, Roxie, has worked with the firm for more than 20 years. Ashley is an administrative secretary for all of the paralegals and attorneys and performs numerous tasks around the office especially with all of the machines, hence her nickname "The Machine Queen".

She lives with her long-time boyfriend, Todd, and loves to spend time with her friends and family and her cat, Daisy.

Her favorite things about her job are "meeting new people and helping them through a tough time in their lives, and working with family – everyone here is family."

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Colleen Smith

Colleen Smith was born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts before moving to Port Orange, Florida just before high school. She graduated from Spruce Creek High School summa cum laude and then attended Daytona Beach Community College, earning her Associates of Arts degree with a focus on legal studies.

Colleen began her career as a legal assistant working for a local insurance defense firm and gained an immense amount of litigation and trial experience. In January of 2002, she began working for Chanfrau & Chanfrau as a pre-litigation legal assistant, primarily for William M. Chanfrau, Jr. She comes to work every day with the knowledge that she will be able to help someone; this is a truly fulfilling and rewarding career with the Chanfrau & Chanfrau law firm. Chanfrau & Chanfrau has given her the opportunity to grow as a person and offers unconditional support.

In her free time, Colleen enjoys spending time with her children and playing "chauffeur" to the many cheerleading competitions and football games this entails. She also enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and going to Walt Disney World as well as the beach.

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Contact Chanfrau & Chanfrau

Although our attorneys here at Chanfrau & Chanfrau have personal, one-to-one contact with all of our clients, they are supported by only the most professional and experienced staff to help them, and you, in a variety of ways. To schedule a free consultation, contact our Central Florida personal injury attorneys in Daytona Beach.

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