Michelle M. Gervais |

Bio

Michelle Gervais advises high-profile individuals, athletes, and celebrities, as well as businesses and financial institutions, in the areas of sports, entertainment, matrimonial and domestic relations, commercial and business litigation, and consumer finance involving:

Sports, Entertainment, & Matrimonial Law

collaborative and litigate dissolutions of marriage and domestic violence, paternity, custody, support, and modification
pre-nuptial, post-nuptial and cohabitation agreements,
international kidnapping, jurisdictional disputes, and relocation
contract negotiation and litigation, breach of fiduciary duty, violations of Fair Labor Standards Act, and Florida Whistleblower Act

Commercial, Real Estate & Business Litigation

dissolutions, fraud, misrepresentation, and civil conspiracy
violation of non-competes, trade secrets
contract negotiation/litigation
insurance disputes, violation of Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices and Whistleblower’s Acts

Consumer Finance

represents financial institutions in contested foreclosures, quiet title, TILA, RESPA, FDUTPA, FCCPA, TCPA, title and lien priority disputes, and eminent domain

Recognitions

2018 Blank Rome Office co-recipient for top Pro Bono Hours in Firm
Hillsborough County Pro Bono Recognition for Service 2016
“Rising Star”, Super Lawyers 2009-2011; 2014
2013 Top 40 Attorneys Under 40 and “Rising Star” by Daily Business Journal Inaugural Edition
2013, “Future Star” in Florida, listed by Benchmark Litigation
2013, Commendation from Dade County Bar for long-term dedication to pro bono
2011 Florida’s Outstanding Young Lawyers in Business Litigation from American Registry
2007, Dade County Bar Domestic Violence Award
2005 Board Member of the Year—Drug Free Youth in Town
2000–2001, 2004–2006 Dade County Bar Recognition for Service Award

Activities

Professional

2018–2019 NCAA Women’s Final Four Tampa Bay Local Advisory Committee
Women in Sports and Events (“WISE”) Tampa Bay Executive Board and Director; VP Communications
Sports Lawyers Association; Central Florida Outreach Captain 2017–present
espnW’s “Women in Leadership” Committee 2017 & 2018
Sports Club of Tampa Bay;
Dade County Bar; prior Visiting Committee and Chair of Family Courts Committee; 2015 Dade Legal Aid Advisory Board
2013 Miami-Dade Pro Bono Round Table Committee member and facilitator
Hillsborough County Bar
Next Generation of Divorce and International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Court-Appointed Guardian Ad Litem for children involved in domestic violence and custody disputes
University of Miami Law School Alumni

Select Charitable/Civic

AdventHealth Tampa Foundation Board of Trustees 2016–present AdventHealth Tampa 2017 Co-Chair for inaugural Fashion for Hope showcasing breast cancer survivors benefiting the Kay Meyer Breast Care Center; 2019 Co-Chair wherein over $100,000 was raised for women who cannot afford mammograms along with other medical equipment
AdventHealth Tampa’s Women of Influence Executive Board 2017–2018
Georgette’s Holiday Fashion Show committee 2017 benefiting St. Joseph’s Hospital
2004-2006 Board Member, Children’s Psychiatric Center, Inc.
2004-2006 Vice-President and President-Elect, Drug Free Youth in Town
represented Holocaust survivors to collect foreign settlements
2013-2015 supervised attorneys representing indigent immigrant children through deportation and dependency proceedings

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