Hill Ward Henderson is proud to announce that shareholders Katherine “Katie” E. Cole, Kamala “Kami” E. Corbett, and S. Katherine Frazier were selected to Florida Trend’s Legal Elite NOTABLE Women Leaders in Law.
The selection criteria included demonstrated leadership in professional organizations and civic/community service initiatives, mentorship of other attorneys, promotion of professional practices and values in the workplace, and a minimum of 15 years of practice in the legal profession.
Cole leads Hill Ward Henderson’s Land Use Practice in Pinellas County. She represents property owners, developers, and local governments in all areas of land use, zoning, and comprehensive planning. She assists clients with rezonings, plan amendments, development agreements, variances, and permitting matters, guiding projects from concept to completion. Her experience also includes advising on public-private partnerships, real estate transactions, and development incentives, with a strong focus on collaboration between the public and private sectors.
Active in civic and professional leadership, Cole currently serves on the Board of Trustees for St. Petersburg College and on the Boards of Directors for Morton Plant Mease Hospital and BayCare. She also currently serves on the firm’s Management Committee.
Corbett leads the firm’s Land Use Practice in Hillsborough County and has 20 years of experience in the areas of land use, comprehensive planning, annexation, Developments of Regional Impact (DRI), zoning, variances, tree removal permits, design exceptions, subdivisions, sign permitting, alcoholic beverage permitting, concurrency agreements, development agreements and all aspects of governmental permitting, including stormwater and environmental permitting. In addition to her land use practice, she also has experience with matters relating to, real estate transactions, code enforcement, public records laws, sunshine laws, the Fair Housing Act, ADA accessibility, with unique experience specializing in hospitality facilities and sports facilities.
Corbett is active in the business community and serves in leadership roles for NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association Tampa Bay Chapter and the Tampa Bay Builder’s Association. She also serves on the all-volunteer board of Housing First, Steps Forward, Inc., a not-for-profit organization that acquires and rehabilitates housing to serve those community members who have a chronic history of not being able to maintain a stable home environment.
With more than 30 years of experience, Frazier represents clients in a wide range of commercial real estate and business transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, development, leasing, financing, and entity formation. She has extensive experience in the automotive industry, guiding dealership groups through complex, multi-property transactions.
Frazier is actively involved in civic and professional organizations. She is Immediate Past Chair of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar and has served on its Executive Committee since 2013 and Executive Council since 2004.