TAMPA, FL – The law firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is pleased to announce that Erica Shea, Chief Business Development Officer for Shumaker’s Florida offices, has been selected as one of the Business Observer’s 2017 “40 Under 40.”  

Each year, 40 high-achieving professionals under the age of 40 are recognized by the Business Observer, a weekly newspaper for business professionals based on Florida’s gulf coast. The distinction celebrates rising stars and the promise they hold for the future prosperity and well-being of the communities from Tampa to Naples.

At Shumaker, Erica focuses on initiatives to grow and expand the firm’s clients' companies, to bring new and engaging opportunities to the firm and to create greater client satisfaction. She has 13 years of experience in business development and client relations, previously working as a senior multimedia account executive at the Tampa Bay Business Journal.

Erica currently serves on the University of Tampa Board of Fellows as membership chair, the Board of Trustees for Gracepoint Foundation, and the executive cabinet for the 2018 American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women. She is member of the current Leadership Sarasota County class and a recent graduate of Leadership Tampa 2017.

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Founded in 1925, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 260 lawyers and five offices in Toledo and Columbus, Ohio; Tampa and Sarasota, Florida; and Charlotte, North Carolina.  Shumaker is a premier provider of quality legal services.  Whether it's commitment to clients or work in the community, involvement lies at the core of all of Shumaker’s initiatives.