Tampa's Legal Team
CURRICULUM VITAE OF
ATTORNEY LISA ESPOSITO
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EDUCATION:
LEGAL
University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, Juris Doctor, May 1992
Graduated with Honors, GPA 3.26, Upper 10%
AWARDS AND ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Order Of The Coif
Dean's List 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
Spring 1990 Book Award Civil Procedure II
Fall 1989 Book Award, Criminal Law
Spring 1991 Teaching Fellowship
John Marshall Bar Association
Environmental Law Association
Law Association for Women
UNDERGRADUATE
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, Bachelor of Arts, May 1989
Graduated Summa Cum Laude, GPA 3.91
AWARDS AND ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES:
President's List
Dean's List
Golden Key Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society & Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society
LEGAL EXPERIENCE:
Law Offices of Lisa Esposito P.A.
Tampa, Florida, May 2002 to present.
Managing Partner: Specializing in litigation, with strong emphasis in areas of labor and employment, representing both employers and employees in federal and state courts; experienced in all aspects of litigation and administrative hearings for both the public and private sector.
Law Offices of Lynn Cole P.A.
Tampa, Florida, September 1998 to 2002.
Senior Associate: Specialized in litigation, with strong emphasis in areas of labor and employment, representing both employers and employees in federal and state courts; experienced in all aspects of litigation and administrative hearings for both the public and private sector.
Bogin, Munns & Munns
Orlando, Florida, July 1996 to September 1998.
Associate: Specialized in Labor and Employment Law. Experienced in all aspects of employment litigation. Practiced in both state and federal court, with an emphasis on federal court litigation. Additional experience included: administrative hearings, unemployment appeals, grievance proceedings, wage and hour issues, employment contracts, non-compete agreements, training seminars, and company investigations.
Fishback, Dominick, Bennett, Stepter, Ardaman, Ahlers & Bonus, P.A.
Orlando, Florida, August 1992 to May 1996.
Associate: Specialized in Labor and Employment Law. Responsibilities included: performing legal research, drafting pleadings, preparing and answering discovery, and litigating cases for both corporations and private individuals. Additional legal experience included: Worker's Compensation, Environmental Law and Eminent Domain.
University of Florida Clinic Program
January 1992 to May 1992.
Intern: Responsibilities included: conducting and coordinating client interviews, performing legal research, drafting motions and litigating cases, both jury and non-jury.
Paxton, Crowe, Bragg, Smith & Keyser, P.A.
February 1991 to March 1991.
Legal Research: Conducted research in various areas of Environmental Law.
University of Florida College of Law
June 1990 to May 1992.
Research Assistant: Assisted Professor Robert Moffat, Criminal Law.
PROFESSIONAL ADMISSIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
Florida Bar
U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla.
American Bar Association
Hillsborough County Bar Association: Labor and Employment Section
Orange County Bar Association: Past Member, Labor and Employment Section
COMMUNITY AND LEGAL ACTIVITIES:
President, Tampa Gator Club, July 2008-July 2009;
UFAA Leader of the Year 2010;
Volunteer of the Month, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, Tampa Gator Club;
Volunteer Coordinator for Tampa Gator Club;
Volunteer of the Year, 2007, Tampa Gator Club;
William Glenn Terrell Inns of Court, Barrister, 2002 to 2004;
Florida Bar Legal Development Subcommittee Member;
Women's Peace Power Foundation, Board of Directors, Public Relations and Fund Raising Committees, 2001 to present;
Legal Aid Society of Orange County: Orange County Homeless Advocacy Project 1994-1996;
Orange County Spousal Abuse Program, Recognition Awards - 1994 and 1996;
Orlando Chamber of Commerce: Ambassador & Movers and Shakers Committee, 1993-1996.
GUEST LECTURER AND SEMINARS:
Lorman Education Services, Contract Litigation from A to Z in Florida
"Protection of a Business' Confidential Information, Trade Secrets and Employees - Non-Compete Agreements and Non-Solicitation Agreements."
Stetson University College of Law, Federal Civil Litigation Conference/Discovery Seminar
"Pre-Litigation Discovery Techniques"
Council on Education in Management, Recent Developments in Age Discrimination
"The ADEA and FCRA - Laws to be Reckoned With"
Council on Education in Management, FMLA Update Conference
"Invoking Statutory Rights Regarding Intermittent Leave"
Harmon Glass
"Sexual Harassment"
CURRICULUM VITAE OF
PARALEGAL STACY SCIARRA
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
2009 to present
Law Offices of Lisa Esposito, P.A.
Tampa, FL
Paralegal
Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation, Business Disputes, and Employment and Labor Law.
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Responsibilites Include:
- Initial client intake/interviews.
Drafting of pleadings, discovery, affidavits and corporate position statements. - Preparation of unemployment decision appeals and relevant pleadings and motions.
- Computerized legal research to assist with motions, memorandums, and briefs.
Document organization, data entry, file assembly, subpoenas, notices of depositions and service of process .
- Invoicing, monthly billing and accounting for firm.
- Interoffice communications with managing partner via telephone, email and/or interoffice conferences.
- Interoffice confection connection for even distribution to individuals requiring such consideration.
2008
Silverblatt Law Office
Harker Heights, TX
Paralegal
Practice areaS: Elder Law, Estate Planning and Guardianships.
Responsibilities Included:
- Prepared Wills, Trusts, and Probate documents and/or pleadings.
- Research.
- Prepared affidavits and other documents and filed pleadings with Court Clerk.
- Interoffice communication to supervisors, co-workers and interns via telephone, written form, email or interoffice conferences.
2005-2008
The Law Offices of Gregg E. Bradshaw and Richard F. Rose
Puyallup, WA
Paralegal
Practice areas: Family Law, Criminal Defense and Personal Injury Law, Social Security Disability and Elder Law/Estate Planning.
Responsibilites Inlcuded:
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Prepared legal documents, including petitions, affidavits, declarations, motions, subpoenas, other pleadings, briefs, wills, contracts, and real estate documents.
- Performed computerized and law library research to obtain and gather case-relevant data and materials.
2004-2005
Robert Half Legal
Seattle, WA
Paralegal
- Temporary job assignments for local law firms in the Seattle/Tacoma area.
Practice areas: real estate law, probate law, contract law and business law.
Forizs & Dogali, P.S.
Tampa, FL
Paralegal - Temporary Job Assignment
Responsibilites Inlcuded:
- Evidence cataloging and Bates labeling to track discovery documents.
- Document organization, data entry, file assembly, subpoena notices, and general research.
Silverblatt Law Office
Harker Heights, TX
Paralegal Intern
Responsibilites Inlcuded:
- Client intake interviews.
- File set-up, assembly and organization.
Research.
Central Texas College
Killeen, TX
Departmental Tutor for the Paralegal Program
Responsibilites Inlcuded:
- Individual assistance for students who had difficulty in the program.
- Suggested and helped students learn better note-taking and study skills.
- Aided with study guides to help students prepare for quizzes, chapter tests, research projects, mid-terms and finals.
2003-2005
Peirce College
Philadelphia, PA
B.S., Paralegal Studies.
Graduated magna cum laude.
American Bar Association Approved Paralegal Program.
2001-2003
Central Texas College
Killeen, TX
A.S., Paralegal Studies.
Graduated with honors.
American Bar Association Approved Paralegal Program.
AFFLIATIONS / HONORS
Phi Theta Kappa (National Honor Society) Member;
National Dean's List; and
Online Officer for Peirce College Paralegal Association.