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Alishia W. McDonald, Esq. A. McDonald Law Office
37 North Orange Avenue, Suite 500 Orlando, Florida, 32801
Office: 407-926-4053 / Cell: 407-552-5600 Email: [email protected] Website: www.AMcDonaldLaw.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS ● More than 16 years of litigation and direct experience as a licensed attorney practicing
civil and criminal law; ● Handled more than 300 combined jury and judge trials and administrative hearings. ● Relevant experience assessing and managing risk within in a law firm providing
legal representation to the banking and financial services industry; ● Managerial and supervisory experience over legal staff and associate attorneys; ● Gifted orator, excellent interpersonal skills, and strong communication skills, both verbal
and written; ● An in depth understanding of risk management principles, risk methodologies to include
ERM, and risk assessment processes
EDUCATION
Degree College Attended:
Location: Dates of Attendance:
Graduation Date:
Masters in Public Administration
University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL August 2012 - Part-Time Online and Ongoing
Dec 2017 (Anticipated)
Juris Doctorate Degree
University of Florida College of Law
Gainesville, FL Aug 1995 - May 1998
May 1998
Bachelor of Arts Degree
Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, NH Aug 1991 - May 1995
May 1995
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Solo Practitioner /Criminal Defense & General Civil Litigation Attorney The Law Office of Alishia W. McDonald, Inc. Orlando, FL 2015 -
● Practicing primarily in the areas of criminal defense, family law, consumer law, and mortgage foreclosure defense.
Senior Litigation Attorney / Mortgage Foreclosure Division The Law Offices of Elizabeth Wellborn, Inc. Deerfield Beach, FL 2012 - 2015 ● Former senior litigation attorney for the contested foreclosure litigation division, and
personally handling a large volume caseload (over 350 files), through all phases of mortgage foreclosure litigation, including mediation and trial, for major banking institutions and loan servicers. Responsible for providing risk assessment of loan litigation.
Solo Practitioner /Criminal Defense & General Civil Litigation Attorney The Law Office of Alishia W. McDonald, Inc. Pensacola, FL 2005 – 2012 ● Practiced primarily in the areas of criminal defense, family law, and mortgage
foreclosure defense. Handled on a more limited basis personal injury, civil forfeitures, and breach of contract matters.
Assistant State Attorney / Felony Circuit Division Office of the State Attorney for First Judicial Circuit Pensacola, FL 2002 – 2005 ● Served as prosecuting attorney in the First Circuit prosecuting criminals from
arrest to sentencing. Successfully handled over 40 jury trials during my tenure from misdemeanor to capital felony cases.
Associate Attorney / General Civil Litigation Emerald Coast Legal Aid (Formerly Northwest Pensacola, FL 1998 – 2002 Florida Legal Services, Inc.) ● Represented indigent clients in all matters relating to family law, domestic
violence injunctions, dependency litigation, housing administrative hearings, benefit rights hearings, landlord and tenant, and mortgage foreclosure. Helped create and facilitate the NW Florida Legal Services Hotline and the Pro Se Family Law Clinic, both still functioning today. Additionally, helped write a Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grant to obtain additional funding for the representation of women in domestic violence injunction hearings.
Alishia W. McDonald, Esq. A. McDonald Law Office
37 North Orange Avenue, Suite 500 Orlando, Florida, 32801
Office: 407-926-4053 / Cell: 407-552-5600 Email: [email protected] Website: www.AMcDonaldLaw.com
REFERENCES W. Douglas White Esq., Executive Director, Northwest Florida Legal Services d/b/a Emerald Coast Legal Aid 701 S. “J” Street, Pensacola, Florida, 32502 Phone: 850-432-2336 Email: [email protected] The Honorable Jan Shackelford Circuit Court Judge, First Judicial Circuit of Florida M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building 190 Governmental Center Pensacola, Florida 32502 Phone: (850) 595-4453 Email: [email protected]
Scott Kukelhan Senior Operations Consultant / Attorney Territory Manager for Bank of America Phone: (904) 987-2805 Mobile: (904) 705-2560 Email: [email protected]
Diana B. Matson, Esquire Senior Attorney, Real Property Probate and Trust Law Former Litigation Managing Attorney, Law Office of Elizabeth Wellborn, Inc. SHD Legal Group, P.A. P.O. Box 11438 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33339 Phone : (954) 564-0071 Email : [email protected]