Michele Leo Hintson

Partner, Management Committee Member

Shumaker Professionals Michele Leo Hintson
Michele Leo Hintson
Michele Leo Hintson

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Education
  • J.D., cum laude, Stetson University College of Law, 2002
  • B.A., University of Central Florida, 1995
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With a practice spanning more than two decades, Michele is a seasoned complex commercial litigator and Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator who primarily represents real estate developers, owners, contractors, sureties, manufacturers and distributors, and health care-related entities regarding all aspects of the litigation process and pre-suit counseling and negotiation. Her broad range of dispute resolution experience includes regularly handling matters related to real estate and development, commercial construction, government contracts, and other disputes arising from a variety of complex contract matters. In addition, Michele frequently assists clients outside of the courtroom by analyzing risk during contract negotiations or when a potential business conflict first arises. She regularly shares the knowledge and insights she has gained over the course of her career in lectures on construction law and litigation matters. 

Michele is a strong and zealous advocate for her clients, frequently arguing motions and attending pre-suit hearings, taking depositions, and attending trial when necessary.   However, she approaches each case with a solutions-oriented mindset and works toward an early resolution of a disputed matter, if that is the most advantageous course.

When she is not busy advocating for her clients, Michele enjoys donating her time and talent to various Tampa Bay organizations, the community where she grew up—including her involvement as a Board Member and Chair of the Pasco Economic Development Council, with the Junior League of Tampa, where she previously served as Legal Chair and Community Advisory Board Chair, as well as spending time traveling, on the water, and cheering on the sidelines of sporting events with her husband and two sons.

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  • Education
    • J.D., cum laude, Stetson University College of Law, 2002
    • B.A., University of Central Florida, 1995
  • Bar and Court Admissions
    • Florida, 2002
    • United States Supreme Court, 2008
    • United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, 2003
    • United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit 2003
  • Professional and community affiliations
    • Leadership Tampa, Class of 2019
    • Chair, Pasco Economic Development Council Board of Directors
      • Vice Chair, Board of Directors (2022-2023) 
      • Growth Task Force, Vice-Chair (2015-2016)
    • The Florida Bar
      • Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee, Member
      • Gender Equality Subcommittee of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Member 
      • Diversity and Inclusion Committee, 2020-Present
      • Professional Ethics Committee, member (2016-2019)
      • Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee "B," member and Chair (2012-2015)
      • Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee "A," former member and Chair (2006-2012)
    • PACE Center for Girls Pasco, Board of Directors (2015-2017)
    • Leadership Pasco, Class of 2013
    • The Junior League of Tampa, Chair, Community Advisory Board of the Leadership Council (2014-2015); Board of Directors, Grants Committee Chair (2012-2013); Board of Directors, Legal Chair (2010-2011); Board of Directors, Public Affairs Chair (2009-2010),
    • Stetson Lawyers Association Advisory Council, former member
    • First Annual Stetson University College of Law Scholarship Gala, former Co-Chair
    • Clearwater Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, former Treasurer
    • Humane Society of Pinellas County, former Board Member
  • Honors
    • Best Lawyers in America, 2021 - 2024
    • Florida Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers magazine, 2020 - 2024
    • Florida Legal Elite by Florida Trend magazine, 2015 - 2018
    • Florida Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine, 2009 - 2011, 2013 - 2015

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