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Melanie S. Griffin
AssociateOffice: Orlando
Melanie S. Griffin practices in Dean Mead’s litigation department. She primarily represents businesses of all sizes and types in commercial litigation, ranging from simple breach of contract actions to complex commercial cases involving intellectual property issues, tortious interference with contracts and business relationships, and substantive employment law issues such as harassment, discrimination and retaliation.
Ms. Griffin has extensive motion practice experience, and represents clients in both state and federal courts. She is well known for her excellent written and oral communication skills, professionalism, immediate attention to client matters, and keeping clients well-informed regarding the status of their case. She is one of the youngest attorneys in the firm’s history to receive an AV rating by Martindale Hubbell in only her fourth year of practice.
Professional and Civic Activities
- American Bar Association, 2007-2012
- 2010 & 2011 Annual Meetings and 2011 & 2012 Mid-Year Meetings State Delegate
- “How to be a Superstar Associate” Podcast Panelist
- The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division
- Board of Governors, 2009-2014
- President-Elect-Designate, 2011-2012
- Affiliate Outreach Conference Chair, 2011-2012
- Law Student Division Chair, 2010-2011
- Most Productive Board Member, 2010-2011
- Board of Governors, 2009-2014
- Orange County Bar Association - Young Lawyers Section, 2007-2014
- At-Large Executive Board Member
- Nominee for 2010 & 2011 American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division “National Outstanding Young Lawyer Award”
- Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers – Executive Board Member, 2007-2012
- President – Current
- Florida A&M College of Law Board of Visitors, 2008-2012
- Mentoring Committee Chair, 2011-2012
- Florida Bar Foundation - Fellow
- National Association of Professional Women
- Leadership Orlando Class of 76
- Orange County Regional History Center Young Professionals Advisory Board, 2007-2009
- Vice President of Philanthropy
- City of Orlando Civil Service Board – Vice Chair, 2008-2010
- Citrus Civitan Club, 2009-2010
Charitable and Pro Bono Service
- Seminole Torchbearers - Board of Directors, 2010-2013
- ALS Association's Orlando Walk to Defeat ALS Committee, 2008-2010; Walk Co-Chair
- Steven G. Gey Foundation - Inaugural Board of Directors, Treasurer, 2008-2010
- Junior League of Greater Orlando, 2007-2011
Education
- Juris Doctorate: Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida, M.B.A., 2006
- Book Awards for Legal Writing and Research, Federal Securities Litigation Seminar
- Moot Court - Federal Securities Litigation Competitions, Workers' Compensation Competition, Order of the Barristers
- Business Review, Editor-in-Chief; Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law, Executive Editor
- Journal of Transnational Law and Policy, Article and Notes Editor
- Undergraduate Degree in Business Finance: Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 2003
- Student Body Treasurer
- Florida State University Hall of Fame Inductee
- College of Business Humanitarian of the Year
- Delta Zeta Sorority President
Bar Admissions
Florida
Recognition & Awards
- Recipient of the 2010 Florida Association for Women Lawyers Leader in the Law Award
- Recognized as a Legal Elite ‘Up and Comer’, Florida Trend Magazine, 2010 and 2011
- Recognized as a ‘Rising Star’, Florida Super Lawyers, 2010 and 2011
- Recipient of the 2009 Young Lawyers Division of The Florida Bar ‘Most Productive Young Lawyer Award’
- Participant on team nominated for American Bar Association Public Interest Award for fundraising efforts benefiting ALS awareness and research, and honoring Florida State University College of Law Professor Steven G. Gey, 2007-2010
- Martindale-Hubbell: AV Rating
- Orlando Business Journal's 40 Under 40 Award, 2011
- Recognized as one of eleven Top Women Lawyers in Orlando in the area of litigation in the June 2011 issue of Orlando Home and Leisure