Stiles, Taylor & Grace, P.A.- Mary Ann Stiles Bio page 1

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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. More...