Pennington is proud to announce that this year, Wiley Horton, attorney and Pennington president, is celebrating 25 years of service with the firm. We appreciate Wiley’s 25 years of contributions, and extend our sincere congratulations to Wiley on this remarkable milestone. Wiley Horton’s practice focuses on patents, trademarks, copyrights, licensing, and trial work and is the largest intellectual property practice in northern Florida and southern Georgia. Wiley sits on the Federal Judicial Nominating Commission, Northern District. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and he has received pro hac vice admission to numerous other federal courts throughout the United States. Prior to entering the legal profession, Wiley served as an intelligence analyst in the defense sector. Previously, he worked as a guidance and control engineer on the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Launch System, where he created guidance and control systems for air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles. He also worked as a mechanical design engineer performing contract work for Motorola, Caterpillar, NCR, American Crane, and Siemens. Wiley has an AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell’s peer review rating system, which represents the highest level of professional excellence for ethical standards and legal ability and has been named Legal Elite by Florida Trend Magazine. Wiley has also been recognized by Martindale-Hubbell as a Top Rated Lawyer for his work in Intellectual Property. Wiley received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alabama, magna cum laude, and his Juris Doctorate from The Florida State University College of Law, with honors. Wiley is a former Commissioner of the Florida Commission on Ethics and a member of the American Inns of Court. Wiley is the former Chairman of the Florida Aerospace Finance Corporation, a former Commissioner of the Florida Education Standards Commission, a former member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and a former member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Wiley is married and has a daughter and two sons. He sits on the Federal Judicial Nominating Commission. He is also a skilled machinist and welder. He enjoys restoring antique firearms and building mechanical prototypes. Wiley is also an instrument-rated private pilot. Pennington is pleased to recognize Wiley Horton on this significant achievement. We look forward to his continued leadership and service ahead!

Mallory Turkiewicz received her undergraduate degree in 2025 from Florida State University, where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in criminology, with a minor in law and philosophy. Mallory was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority, and was active on the philanthropy and membership programming committees. Mallory was also a Noles Everywhere Student Ambassador. Currently, Mallory attends Florida State University College of Law, and recently completed her 1L year. During her 1L year, she became involved with the Women’s Law Symposium and the Entertainment, Arts, & Sports Law Society. Mallory is working to obtain her business law certificate. Mallory is from Atlanta, Georgia, and in her free time, she enjoys going to the gym, spending time outdoors, and spending time with friends. Martin Jilek received his undergraduate degree in 2023 from Florida State University where he graduated with a bachelor’s in science in computer engineering. For his senior project, the CIA tasked him and his team with developing a scaled down vehicle that was capable of autonomous driving. Some of his other personal projects include developing an advanced image classification AI and a Smart Pathfinder robot. He is also familiar with python, TensorFlow, convolutional neural networks and C code. Martin Jilek is a registered patent agent with the USPTO, and currently attends Stetson College of Law, where he recently completed his 2L year. Martin is a Tallahassee native who graduated from Maclay in 2018. He also loves to travel and visits his family every summer in Czechia. In his free time he likes to play piano, paint, or fish with friends and family.