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Education
- J.D., with honors, University of Florida Levin College of Law, 1998
- B.A., with honors, University of Florida, 1995
Bar Admissions
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Distinctions
Florida Rising Star, Florida Super Lawyers Magazine, 2009-2010
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Melissa A. Dearing
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Jacksonville
50 North Laura Street
Suite 2800
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Suite 2800
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
T (904) 446-2655
F (904) 598-3131
F (904) 598-3131
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Melissa A. Dearing practices in the areas of employment and immigration law.
Representative Experience
- Coffman Coleman Andrews & Grogan, Jacksonville, FL
Shareholder, 1999-2007
Presentations and Publications
Presentations
- "Employee Investigations In The Public Sector," Speaker, Florida Tax Collectors’ Fall 2009 Conference
- "Update On ADA Amendments," Speaker, Florida Public Personnel Association, 2009
- "Hot Topics In Immigration," Speaker, Fowler White Boggs Employment Seminar, 2009
- "Surviving The Enforcement Era: Hot Topics In Immigration," Society for Human Resources Management, April 2009
- "Hot Topics In Immigration," October 30, 2007
Publications
- "Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow: Retaining Foreign National Employees," Co-Authored with Eugenia H. Donahoo, Jacksonville Lawyer Magazine, 2006
Professional Affiliations
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- The Chester Bedell American Inn of Court
- Federal Bar Association
- The Florida Bar
- Jacksonville Bar Association: Co-Chair, Labor & Employment Law Section
