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Mary Ann Stiles received her law degree from Antioch School of Law in
1978, a bachelor of science degree from Florida State University in 1975
and an associate arts degree from Hillsborough Community College.
She founded Stiles, Taylor & Grace, P.A. in 1982 and is the managing
partner. Stiles practices in the areas of workers' compensation,
corporate, administrative, governmental and insurance law. She has
been selected by her peers as a Leading Attorney. She represents
various clients as a consultant in the legislative process and before the
executive branch.
Upon becoming a member of the Florida Bar, Stiles was named vice
president and general counsel of Associated Industries of Florida,
representing the business community before the legislative and executive
branches of government. Stiles drafted the major rewrite of the
Workers' Compensation law in 1974 and additional revisions in subsequent
years, especially 1979, 1990, and 1994. Stiles has written several
books on the subject of workers' compensation. She continues to
lobby the Legislature on behalf of the business community.
Stiles has served on the Florida Supreme Court Committee on Workers'
Compensation Rules of Procedure; the Department of Labor and Employment
Security, Division of Workers Compensation Task Force on Claims; and the task
Force of Medical Claims. She was also appointed to serve on the
Antitrust Revision Committee; the Joint Experience Rating Plans and
Payroll Limitations Committee; the Workers' Compensation Insurance Special
Study Committee, 1998; Governor Bob Martinez' Workers' Compensation
Oversight Board, 1989, and Governor Bob Graham's Ride-Sharing Task Force,
where she served as co=chairperson.
Stiles was Govern Chiles' appointee to the Workers' Compensation
three-member Panel on Medical Fee Schedule to the Statewide Nominating
Commission that considered appointments and reappointments of the judges
of compensation claims; and Board Trustee to Hillsborough Community
College.
She also served on The Florid Bar's Workers' Compensation Executive
Council and The Florida Bar's Workers' Compensation Rules Committee.
She was reappointed to that committee in 1999.
Stiles also owns the majority share and serves as chairperson for two
other successful corporations. She is also a founder and
serves on the Board of Directors of Platinum Bank.
Civic and community work includes serving as Director on the Board of
the Boys and Girls Club of Tampa, past president of Tiger Bay Club of
Tampa, past president of the Florida State University Seminole Club of
Hillsborough County, past director on the Boards of Hillsborough Area
Regional Transit Authority, and Hillsborough Community College Foundation,
Hillsborough Community College and serves on the National Board of Florida
State Seminole Boosters. Stiles also served as chairperson for 1996
- 1997 on the Hillsborough Community College Board of Trustees.
Stiles is a member of the American Bar Association, The Florida Bar,
the Hillsborough County Bar Association, the Association of Women Lawyers,
the Florida Association of Women Lawyers, the Florida Defense Lawyers'
Association and the Florida Women's Alliance.
Stiles is admitted to practice in the United States Eleventh Circuit
Court of Appeals, United Stated District Court for the Middle District and
the Southern District. Ms. Stiles is "AV" Rated by Martindale-Hubble.
She has been selected by his peers as a Leading Florida Attorney
in the area of workers' compensation Defense Law (less then 6%
of the attorneys licensed to practice in Florida have been so
selected by their peers). Back
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