Melanie Shoemaker Griffin Orlando, Florida
| Associate | |
| phone | (407) 428-5106 |
| fax | (407) 423-1831 |
| mgriffin@deanmead.com | |
Melanie Shoemaker Griffin focuses her practice in the area of business and commercial litigation, concentrating on contract disputes, employment litigation, wage and hour disputes and litigation, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) matters, and Family and Medical Leave Act issues.
- Areas of Practice:
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Litigation
- Bar Admissions:
- 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:
- Recipient of the 2009 Young Lawyers' Division of The Florida Bar Most Productive Young Lawyer Award
- 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 - 2009
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- The Florida Bar Young Lawyers' Division Board of Governors, 2009 - 2011
- Pro Bono and Community Service Co-Chair; Annual Meeting Co-Chair
- Steven G. Gey Foundation
- Inaugural Board of Directors, Treasurer
- Orange 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
- Central Florida Association of Women Lawyers, 2008 - 2010
- Executive Board Member - Director of Programs
- Citrus Civitan Club
- Leadership Orlando - Class 76
- City of Orlando Civil Service Board
- Vice Chair
- Junior League of Greater Orlando
- Girls Advocacy Project Volunteer
- Florida A&M College of Law Board of Visitors
- Seminole Torchbearers - Board of Directors
- Past Employment Positions:
- Florida House of Representatives, Speaker's House Fellow, 2004 - 2005
