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Mandi Clay, Esq.

A dedicated problem solver, Mandi has experience in a variety of subject matters, including labor & employment, real estate, contracts, intellectual property, and class actions. Mandi has experienced the practice of law from both sides of the bench, having clerked for U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell and U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell, both in the Middle District of Florida. She prides herself on being efficient and responsive to her clients and is dedicated to providing practical advice tailored to fit each client’s specific goals.

Mandi truly has a talent for understanding and explaining the law and its nuances in ways that most law school professors and supervising attorneys never could. Her ability to adjust her writing to her audience and articulate complicated arguments in easily digestible facets is greatly admired.

Within the legal community, Mandi is well respected among both practitioners and the judiciary. She began her pro bono work in 2008, her first year in private practice, by representing a teenager who was shot in the back by police officers, giving her immediate trial experience.

Mandi is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator and U.S. District Court Mediator.

Most of Mandi’s free time is spent working with various community organizations and being a very invested Auntie to about 25 munchkins.

J.D., University of Georgia School of Law, 2006

B.A., Florida Atlantic University, 2003

Bar and Court Admissions

Florida, 2006
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 2008
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 2008
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 2009
U.S. Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit, 2009

Honors

Florida Association for Women Lawyers' Leaders in the Law Award, 2019
Florida Top Lawyers, Tampa Bay Magazine, 2019, 2020, 2021
Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers' President's Award 2014 and 2019
Florida Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020
Tampa Bay Business Buddies, Finalist, Young Professional of the Year, 2011

Professional and Community Affiliations

Founder, Drop It: Dispute Resolution for Ordinary People
Founder, Use Your Words Florida, LLC
Adjunct Professor, Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, President
Hillsborough County Bar Association, Member
The Florida Bar, Voluntary Bar Liaison Committee
The Florida Bar, Standing Committee on Mental Health & Wellness of Florida Lawyers
Florida Association for Women Lawyers, First Place, Middle School Mock Trial (Team Captain), 2013
Georgia Innocence Project Alumni Board
Domestic Violence Assistance Program for Hillsborough County, 2011-2014
National Association of Women Lawyers
Crossroads for Florida Kids 2012-2014, Pro Bono Attorney
SERVE Volunteers in Education, President 2015, President Elect 2014-2015, Board of Trustees Member 2013-2015, Volunteer, Great American Teach-In, 2012-2014
Pinellas County Florida Association for Women Lawyers
Bay Area Legal Services, Pro Bono Attorney
George Edgecomb Bar Association, 13th Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Liaison
Tampa Connection, Class of 2018
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Light the Night Walk, Team Captain, 2018
Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, Supporter & Volunteer, 2013-Present