Rosalyn “Destinie” Baker Sutton is the founding shareholder of Destinie Law Firm, PA., where she successfully pursues justice for victims of catastrophic personal injuries. She has secured over 10 million dollars in favorable resolutions for her clients. In her legal career, she has tried to verdict, approximately 100 trials. Mrs. Sutton began her legal career as a Prosecutor for the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office. She was a special prosecutor, assigned to the Organized Crime Unit. She has experience litigating complex matters involving the opioid crisis, pill mills, prescription fraud, drug trafficking, racketeering and first-degree murder. After over a decade at the State Attorney’s office, Mrs. Sutton worked for the Palm Beach County Attorney’s Office where she represented the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners in State and Federal Court in matters including personal injury, negligence, employment law, eminent domain, foreclosure and the Americans with Disabilities Act. 

Dedicated to making a difference in her law practice and the legal community, Mrs. Sutton was appointed by the Florida Supreme Court to serve on the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, which governs matters of Bar admission. Mrs. Sutton is a founder of the Palm Beach County Sheree Davis Cunningham Black Women Lawyers Association, and currently serves as President. She has actively served in a leadership role in Palm Beach County’s Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers for many years and in many capacities including Chairperson of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee; two terms as a Sponsorship Director; and Chairperson of the Justice Pariente Judicial Reception (“JPR”) which garnered over $30,000 in sponsorship funds. JPR is one of the most well-attended events in Palm Beach County’s legal community, drawing over 275 members of both The Florida Bar and Judiciary, as well as many distinguished members of the local and business community. Mrs. Sutton currently serves as the Liaison between FAWL and other legal organizations. She has served as the Legal Action and Policy Chairperson for the F. Malcolm Cunningham, Sr. Bar Association and twice as the Chairperson of the Palm Beach County Bar Association’s Civil Court/Small Claims Seminar for their Annual Bench Bar Conference.

Mrs. Sutton was born into a life of public and community service as the daughter of the Honorable Moses Baker, Jr., retired Circuit Court Judge, and Rosalyn Baker, retired Circuit Administrator for the Department of Corrections in Palm Beach County. Dedicated to making a difference in her community, she is the first Black woman to serve on the Board of Directors for the Boy Scouts of America, Gulf Stream Council. She also currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Center for Family Services, Palm Beach County. Mrs. Sutton serves as the Legal Advisor for the West Palm Beach Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, a Chairperson of the Community Service Committee for the Palm Beach Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated and has served in many leadership capacities with the West Palm Beach Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. Passionate about helping the less fortunate in our community, she volunteers her spare time to feed the homeless with C.R.O.S. Ministries and St. George’s Table. She enjoys speaking engagements and fundraising efforts that benefit underprivileged children in our community.

A Florida native, Mrs. Sutton was a nationally competitive gymnast for Palm Beach Sports Academy and graduated from Cardinal Newman High School. She attended Florida State University where she was awarded a full scholarship for her academic achievement. Additionally, she was the recipient of the Academic Excellence Award and was inducted into an Honor Society. She earned her law degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law where she was awarded a Stipend for her academic achievement, served as Student Representative for the John Marshall Bar Association, Secretary for the Law College Council, Ambassador for the University of Florida, Member of the Student Recruitment Team and Assisted Students with Disabilities.

She resides in West Palm Beach with her husband, a teacher, and two young children.