Mandi Clay
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Overview

Mandi Clay

A dedicated problem solver, Mandi Clay has experience in a variety of subject matters, including business/commercial litigation, labor and employment, real estate, contracts, intellectual property, HOA disputes, personal injury, negligent security, property damage, civil rights, 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 is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator, a U.S. District Court Mediator, a trained arbitrator, and has served as a special magistrate. She joined Miles Mediation & Arbitration in 2023.

Mandi has a talent for understanding and explaining the law and its nuances in ways that most law school professors and supervising attorneys cannot. Her ability to adjust her communication style 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. She is also passionate about mental health and has spoken publicly about this issue to groups around the country.

Admitted to Practice

  • Florida Bar Association, October 2006-Present, Member #28808
  • S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, October 2008-Present
  • S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, December 2008-Present
  • S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, February 2009-Present
  • S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, May 2009-Present

Education

  • University of Georgia School of Law; Athens, GA
    • J.D., cum laude, May 2006
      • Notes Editor, Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law, 2005-2006
      • 1st Place, Georgia Association of Women Lawyers’ Scholarship Contest, 2005
      • President, Women’s Law Student Association, 2004-2005
      • Equal Justice Foundation Grant Recipient, 2004
      • Intern, Georgia Innocence Project, 2004
  • Florida Atlantic University; Boca Raton, FL
    • B.A., summa cum laude, in Criminal Justice with a minor in Political Science, May 2003
      • Kenneth R. Williams Leadership Award Recipient (awarded to one graduate per year)
      • Phi Alpha Delta Pre-law Fraternity (chapter co-founder and secretary)

Professional or Trade Affiliations

  • Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, 2011-Present
    • Board of Directors, President’s Advisory Committee Chair, 2023-Present
    • President, 2020-2021
    • President-Elect, 2019-2020
    • Vice President of Programs, 2018-2019
    • Treasurer, 2017-2018
    • Secretary, 2016-2017
    • Board of Directors, Website Director, 2013-2015
    • Public Relations/Website Committee Chair, 2012-2013, 2016-2021
  • Florida Bar Association Voluntary Bar Liaison Committee, 2017-2023
  • Florida Bar Standing Committee on Mental Health and Wellness of Florida Lawyers, 2018-Present
    • Committee Secretary, 2019-Present
  • National Alliance for Mental Illness
    • Pasco County, FL Chapter Support Group Facilitator, 2020-Present
    • Hillsborough County, FL Chapter Board Member, 2018-2020
  • Board Member. Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, 2017-2019
  • Tampa Connection, Class of 2018
  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Light the Night Walk, Team Captain, 2018
  • George Edgecomb Bar Association, 13th Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Liaison, 2017-2019
  • Florida Association for Women Lawyers, 2011-Present
    • Director of Public Relations, 2023-2024
    • First Place, Middle School Mock Trial (Team Captain), 2013
    • Leader in the Law, 2019
  • Bay Area Legal Services, Volunteer Attorney & Mediator, 2017-Present
  • Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, 2013-Present
    • Cup of Compassion Fundraiser Table Captain, 2014 & 2021
    • Circle of Caring member
    • Volunteer speaker
  • Pinellas County Florida Association for Women Lawyers, 2014-Present
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2009-Present
    • Solo & Small Firm Section Chair, 2022-2023
  • National Association of Women Lawyers, 2012-Present
    • Mid-Year National Meeting Marketing Committee Member, 2013
  • SERVE Volunteers in Education, 2013-2015
    • Board of Trustees Member, 2013-2015
    • President, 2015
    • Volunteer, Great American Teach-In, 2012-2014
  • Crossroads for Florida Kids, 2012-2014 – Pro Bono Attorney
  • Domestic Violence Assistance Program for Hillsborough County, 2011-2014 

Honors & Awards

  • Florida Association for Women Lawyers’ Leader In The Law, 2019
  • Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers’ President’s Award, 2014 & 2019
  • Super Lawyers Rising Star 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019 & 2020
  • Super Lawyer, 2022
  • Florida Trend’s Legal Elite 2019, 2020, & 2021
  • National Alliance for Mental Illness, Pasco County, Justice Hero of Hope, 2023

Publications

  • Using Your Benefits to Improve Your Wellness, Lawyer Magazine (Hillsborough County Bar Association), 2023
  • Effective Mediation in Employment Law Cases, Lawyer Magazine (Hillsborough County Bar Association), 2023

Speaking Engagements

  • October 21, 2023, Speaker @ Light In The Shadows presented by The Brooks Law Group, Tampa, FL
  • October 13, 2023, Speaker @ Bay Area Legal Services Annual Training, Mental Health & Wellness, Tampa, FL
  • September 9, 2023, Keynote Speaker @ Just Cares, Inc.‘s Annual Suicide Awareness Gala & Silent Auction, Lakeland, FL
  • January 20, 2023, Speaker @ Florida Bar’s Standing Committee on Diversity and Inclusion Symposium, Intersection of Mental Health and the Impact on Diverse Attorneys, Orlando, FL
  • January 11, 2023, Panelist @ Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers’ Litigator-Mediator Panel. Tampa, FL
  • October 27, 2022, Speaker @ Hillsborough County Paralegals’ Association’s Emotional Intelligence: Guide to Improving Well-being in the Workplace, via Zoom
  • October 11, 2022, Speaker @ Cooley Law School’s Community Conversation: Lawyers Interrupted: Getting Better. Together., via Zoom
  • September 14, 2022, Speaker @ Hillsborough County Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Section’s Practicing Healthy, Tampa, FL
  • May 20, 2022, Speaker @ Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Diversity Fair, Tampa, FL
  • September 11, 2021 Keynote Speaker @ Just Cares Inc.’s 4th Annual Suicide Awareness Gala & Silent Auction, Lakeland, FL
  • April 3, 2021, Guest on Soul Purpose Podcast, Uncomfortable Conversations
  • September 23, 2020, Speaker @ Orange County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section via Zoom
  • September 9, 2020, Speaker @ National Court Reporter’s Association Annual Convention via Zoom
  • September 4, 2020, Featured Guest on Journey to Esquire Podcast
  • May 28, 2020, Moderator @ Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Mental Health & Wellness Town Hall Meeting via Zoom
  • March 5, 2020, Panelist @ Florida Association for Women Lawyers at Stetson University’s 2020 Diversity and Inclusion Symposium, St. Petersburg, FL
  • February 7, 2020, Panelist @ Florida Bar Association’s Solo & Small Firm Conference: SOS: Secure, Optimize, Systemize, Survive-and Thrive-Strategies for Solos and Small Firms 2020, Orlando, FL
  • January 21, 2020, Speaker @ Canakaris Inns of Court, Clearwater, FL
  • January 9, 2020, Speaker, Clearwater Bar Association’s Professionalism Symposium, Clearwater, FL
  • October 17, 2019, Panelist @ Black Law Students Association’s Healthy Living and the Law, Riverview, FL
  • September 28, 2019, Speaker @ Journey to Esquire’s Lawyer Wellness Module, Tampa, FL
  • September 26, 2019, Panelist @ Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers’ Diversity & Inclusion Breakfast, Tampa, FL
  • September 7, 2019, Keynote Speaker @ Just Cares, Inc.’s 2nd Annual J.C. James Thomas Suicide Awareness Banquet, Lakeland, FL
  • July 12, 2019, Presenter @ The Florida Bar’s Voluntary Bar Leaders Conference, Mental Health & Wellness CLE, Tampa, FL
  • May 29, 2019, Presenter & Moderator @ Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Mental Health & Wellness Town Hall Meeting, Tampa, FL
  • May 22, 2019, Presenter @ Greater Orlando Asian American Bar Association’s Mental Health & Wellness CLE, Orlando, FL
  • May 13, 2019, Presenter @ Polk Association For Women Lawyers’s Mental Health & Wellness CLE, Bartow, FL
  • May 8, 2019, Presenter @ East Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Mental Health & Wellness CLE, Brandon, FL
  • May 3, 2019, Panelist @ New York City Bar Association, 50 Lessons for Women Lawyers from Women Lawyers, New York, NY
  • March 20, 2019, Panelist @ Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers’ Event, Advancement Unrestricted, A Conversation About Race, Tampa, FL
  • January 18, 2019, Panelist @ Shumaker Loop & Kendrick’s Startup Sisters’ Business Law Workshop, Tampa, FL
  • November 8, 2018, Presenter @ Fred G. Minnis, Sr. Bar Association’s Mental Health & Wellness CLE, Clearwater, FL
  • November 8, 2018, Presenter @ Shumaker Loop & Kendrick’s Employment Law Update, Navigating the FMLA, Tampa, FL
  • November 2, 2018, Presenter @ Shumaker Loop & Kendrick’s Employment Law Update, Navigating the FMLA, Petersburg, FL
  • October 11, 2018, Presenter @ North Tampa Bar Association’s Mental Health & Wellness CLE, Tampa, FL
  • September 28, 2018, Speaker @ Fox News 13 – Tampa Bay’s Hometown Heroes Feature, Tampa, FL
  • September 18, 2018, Keynote Speaker @ Just Cares Inc.’s First Annual Suicide Awareness Gala & Silent Auction, Lakeland, FL
  • June 8, 2018, Interview regarding mental illness and suicide @ Bay News 9, Tampa, FL
  • April 19, 2018, Presenter @ Executive Seminar on Workplace Safety & Violence The Red Door, Tampa, FL
  • March 28, 2018, Panelist: Girl Power @ University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
  • February 2012, Presenter: “The Hunters Become The Hunted (Tips on Managing Social Media While Job Hunting)” @ Future Business Leaders of America, Phi Beta Lambda Division, Polk State College, Lakeland, FL
  • October 2011, Presenter: “TMI: Everything You (Never) Wanted to Know About Social Media & The Workplace” @ Ogletree Deakins Seminar, Tampa, FL
  • September 2011, Presenter: “TMI – Social Media: Whether You Want to Know or Not!” @ Polk Works Round Table, Lakeland, FL
  • May 2011, Presenter: “TMI – Social Media: Whether You Want to Know or Not!” @ West Central Florida Healthcare Human Resources Association Meeting, Tampa, FL
  • November 2010, Presenter: “I Dream of GINA: The EEOC’s newly issued final regulations for complying with the Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act” @ Ogletree Deakins Seminar, Tampa, FL
  • October 2010, Presenter: “Social Networking Sites – Treasure Trove or Liability Trap?” @ Ogletree Deakins Seminar, Tampa, FL
  • October 2010, Presenter: “Portable Devices Freeze Employers in Their Tracks” @ Ogletree Deakins Seminar, Tampa, FL
  • May 2010, Presenter: “Historic Health Care Overhaul: What It Means for Employers” @ Association of Corporate Counsel, Orlando, FL
Rates and Fees

Rates - Mandi Clay

If you have questions regarding our rates and fees, please contact support@milesadr.com

Tampa Rates 3hr Min.
2 Party Case: $200 per party; per hour
3 Party Case: $175 per party; per hour
4 Party Case: $150 per party; per hour
5+ Party Case: Flat Rate Available Upon Request
Arbitration Hourly Rate: $350

Travel time and expenses, including meals and lodging, billed separately and split equally among the parties at the Neutral's hourly rate.
Pre/Post Consultation & Document Review: Hourly Mediation/Arbitration Rate

Mediation /Arbitration Admin Fees
Tampa Mediation Admin Fee - $200 per party
Arbitration Commencement And Administration Fee: $1500 per party

MEDIATION CANCELLATION POLICY

Mediations cancelled within 10 days of the mediation will be charged a cancellation fee of $500. However, mediations cancelled, rescheduled or settled within 24 hours of the mediation will be charged 4 hrs. of the Neutral's hourly rate . Cancellation fees shall be sent to the cancelling party unless otherwise agreed to by the parties.

ARBITRATION FEE PAYMENT POLICY

Arbitration Commencement and Administrative Fee is $1500.00 per party, per arbitrator. At the commencement of arbitration, each party will be invoiced $1500.00. This fee is refundable minus $500.00 per party until the initial case management order has been issued. All arbitration related invoices are due upon receipt.

ARBITRATION CANCELLATION POLICY

If a single-day Arbitration Hearing scheduled on the merits of the case cancels or reschedules within 15 business days of the hearing, the parties will be charged 4 hours of the Arbitrator’s hourly rate. However, if the single-day Arbitration Hearing cancels or reschedules within 2 business days of the hearing, the parties will be charged 8 hours of the Arbitrator’s hourly rate.

If a multi-day Arbitration Hearing scheduled on the merits of the case cancels or reschedules within 28 business days of the hearing, the parties will be charged 4 hours of the Arbitrator's hourly rate for each day reserved for the hearing. However, if the multi-day Arbitration Hearing cancels or reschedules within 7 business days of the hearing, the parties will be charged 8 hours of the Arbitrator's hourly rate for each day reserved for the hearing.

Issuance of the Final Arbitration Order/Award

Arbitration Awards/Orders will not be issued to either party until Miles has received full payment for all fees and expenses associated with the arbitration.