Former Rep. Kimberly Daniels Former Rep. Kimberly Daniels

Florida House attorneys next week will try to convince an appeals court that a former legislator should be shielded from a lawsuit filed by a onetime aide who alleges she was fired after reporting improper conduct.

Former Rep. Kimberly Daniels, a Jacksonville Democrat who is represented by House attorneys, went to the First District Court of Appeal in April after a Leon County circuit judge refused to dismiss the case filed by Karen Riggien.