Attorney Profiles

Melanie C. Shoemaker
Orlando, Florida

Education:: Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida
J.D., M.B.A.
Honors: Book Award for Legal Writing and Research
Honors: Book Award for Federal Securities Litigation Seminar
Honors: Moot Court - Federal Securities Litigation Competitions
Honors: Moot Court - Workers' Compensation Competition
Honors: Moot Court - Order of the Barristers
Law Journal: Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law, Executive Editor
Law Journal: Journal of Transnational Law and Policy, Article and Notes Editor
Law Journal: Business Law Review, Editor-in-Chief; Florida State University, 2003
Honors: Student Body Treasurer
Honors: Florida State University Hall of Fame Inductee
Honors: College of Business Humanitarian of the Year
Honors: Delta Zeta Sorority President
Major: Business Finance

Honors and Awards:: Participant on team nominated for ABA Public Interest Award for fundraising efforts benefiting ALS awareness and research and honoring FSU College of Law Professor Steven G. Gey, 2007 & 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Steven G. Gey Foundation; Inaugural Board of Directors; Orlando County Regional History Center Young Professionals Advisory Board; Vice President of Philanthropy; Orange County Bar Association, Young Lawyers' Section, 2008 - 2010; At-Large Executive Board Member; Orange County Bar Association, Young Lawyers' Section, 2008; Law Clerks' Reception Committee Chair; Orange County Bar Association, Young Lawyers' Section, 2007; Seniors First Committee Chair; Central Florida Association of Women Lawyers, 2008; Executive Board Member - Director of Programs; Central Florida Association of Women Lawyers, 2008; Professional Women's Exchange Committee Co-Chair; City of Orlando Civil Service Board; Member; Junior League of Greater Orlando; Girls Advocacy Project Volunteer

Past Employment Positions:: Florida House of Representatives, Speaker's House Fellow, 2004 - 2005

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