 Alia A. Szopa
Associate
Direct Phone:
305-424-0797
Firm Phone: 305-372-0060
FAX: 305-372-8252
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Alia A.
Szopa
Born
and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire, Alia A. Szopa joined the
law firm in November 2005. A 2001 cum laude graduate of
Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, she earned a Bachelor
of Arts degree with a double major in Communication Studies and
Political Science. As an undergraduate, she was the Vice
President of Lambda Pi Eta Communications Honorary and on the
Executive Board of Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society. Ms.
Szopa then attended the University of Miami School of Law where she
was conferred her J.D. In addition, she received an
M.B.A. with a dual concentration in Finance and Management from the
University of Miami School of Business.
While
in law school, Ms. Szopa was a member of the Moot Court Board and
on the staff of the University of Miami Business Law Review where
she served as an Article and Comments Editor and was published in
the Review's Fall/Winter 2004 edition. Ms. Szopa was a
recipient of the "Best Brief" award in the Advanced Moot Court
Competition and the Dean's Certificate of Achievement (highest grade
in the class) in both her Legal Research and Writing class and
Globalization and the Law Seminar.
Ms.
Szopa’s legal experience includes a wide range of general liability
litigation, including but not limited to medical malpractice,
hospital liability, mold, premise liability, wrongful death, and
insurance coverage.
She has also represented clients in litigation involving family and
appellate law issues. In addition, Ms. Szopa
acts as coordinating counsel and oversees nationwide litigation for
one of the largest independent service contract administrators in
the United States. A list of bar admissions and professional
affiliations appears below.
Education
2005, J.D., University of Miami School of Law
2005,
M.B.A., University of Miami
2001, B.A., Vanderbilt University
Bar Admissions
2005, Florida
2006, District of Columbia
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
Reported Cases
Manzini & Associates, P.A. v. Clark, 971 So. 2d 882 (Fla. 3d DCA
2007)
Professional Memberships
The Florida Bar
The American Bar Association
Dade County Bar Association
The Florida Justice Association
Legal Assistant
Leslie Goldstein, Ext. 134
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