Schwartz Legal Team. Born in the Florida Panhandle and raised in Broward County, Ms. Cawthon is a native Floridian who has practiced law in Florida since 2011. After attending Saint Thomas Aquinas high school, Ms. Cawthon went on to obtain her bachelor’s degree from Nova Southeastern University, where she was a member of the Nova Southeastern University Dual Admission and Honors Programs, and she later obtained her law degree from Nova Southeastern’s Shepard Broad Law Center. During law school, she was the recipient of the Nova Southeastern University Goodwin Scholarship and a member of the Dean’s List.