Kimberly Staffa Mello

Environmental, Mediation
P.O. Box 172179
Tampa, Florida 336720179


Environmental

Admitted

1994, Florida; 2000, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Law School

Stetson University, J.D., cum laude, 1993

Law School Graduation Year

1993

College

University of Tampa, B.A., cum laude, 1990

Memberships

Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Executive Council - Appellate Practice Section, 2000; Civil Appellate Practice Committee, 1995-1997; Amicus Curiae Committee, 1995-1997; Publications Committee, 1996-2000; Editor, The Record, Journal for the Appellate Practice to Section, 1998-2000).

Biographical

Member, Stetson Law Review. Author: The Toxic Substances Control Act, Government Institutes, 2002; The MTBE Controversy, The Lawyers, November 2001; The Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine, The Lawyer, October 2001; Criminal Environmental Enforcement - Serious Consequences for Non-Compliance, Florida Chamber of Commerce Environmental Permitting School, July 2001; The Primary Jurisdiction Doctrine in Environmental Cases, The Lawyer, June 2001; An Overview of Proposed Changes for the 2001 Legislative Session, Part II: Performance Based Permitting, The Lawyer, May 2001; An Overview of Proposed Changes for the 2001 Legislative Session, Part I: Environmental Litigation Reform Act, The Lawyer, April 2001; Environmental Crimes and the Consequences of Conviction, Florida Chamber of Commerce Environmental Permitting School, January 2001; Tactics to Combat Improper Comment and Argument by Plaintiff's Counsel, Trial Advocate Quarterly, Winter 1996; The Identity of the Independent Contractor Under Florida Workers' Compensation Law, Trial Advocacy Quarterly, Fall 1996; Florida Uninsured Motorist Law Since Shelby: Florida Supreme Court Decisions and Legislative Response, Trial Advocate Quarterly, Winter 1994.

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