About Paula F. Kelley

Licensed to practice law in Florida since 1987 and was a former criminal prosecutor, who spent over ten years with a large Southwest Florida law firm before leaving after becoming a partner.

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Attorney Paula F. Kelley has been licensed to practice law in Southwest Florida since 1987. She is a former criminal prosecutor, who spent over ten years with a large Southwest Florida law firm before leaving after she was made a partner.

She is a member of The Health Law Section of the Florida Bar, the American Health Lawyers Association, and is former member of the Executive Council of The Workers Compensation Section of The Florida Bar.

Experience

Licensed to practice law in Florida since 1987

She focuses her practice on legal matters relating to Health Law, Corporate, and Employment litigation. She also handles Administrative Law matters as well.

Health Care Law
Corporate Law
Employment Litigation
125

Clients

312

Cases Closed

24000

hours of experience

120.000

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Paula F. Kelley Resume

1980 – 1984 :

Stonehill College, North Easton, MA
Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude

1984 – 1987 :

University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida
Juris Doctor
Admitted to the Florida Bar October 13, 1987

1987 – 1990 :

Assistant State Attorney, Twentieth Judicial Circuit – Naples, Florida

Prosecutor in Misdemeanor, Juvenile and Felony divisions, with extensive jury and non-jury trial experience.

1990 – 2000 :

Henderson Franklin Starnes & Holt, P.A. – Fort Myers, Florida

Stockholder in the litigation division, workers compensation department, defending employers and their insurance carriers in workers compensation claims. Ms. Kelley specialized in defending self-insured and high retention employers, specializing in health care facilities and health care providers and employers, and complex matters including environmental exposure cases.

2002 – 2003 :

Law Office of Paula F. Kelley – Bonita Springs, Florida

Sole Proprietor specializing in Corporate and Employment Law, Health Law, particularly insurance defense, employment litigation and group medical practice representation.

2003 – Present :

Kelley Stiffler PLLC – Bonita Springs, Florida

Founding member and managing partner in a law firm specializing in insurance defense, health law, corporate and employment litigation.

  • Third Party Actions and Subrogation, Workers Compensation Practice Manual, Florida Bar CLE Publications, Third, Fourth and Fifth Editions. (1992; 1996; 1999)
  • Vegas v. Globe Security, Are Concurrent Earnings Gone Forever? News and 440 Report, Vol. XVII, No. 1 (1994)

  • 1993 – 2002 : Executive Council, Workers Compensation Section, The Florida Bar.
  • 1998 – 2002 : Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Committee, The Florida Bar.
  • 1996 – 2001 : Board Certified, Workers Compensation Law, The Florida Bar.
  • 1990 – Present : Frequent Lecturer and Speaker for the Association of Workers Compensation Claims Professionals (WCCP); Florida Workers Compensation Institute (FWCI).
  • 2002 – Present : Health Law Section of the Florida Bar.
  • 2004 – Present : American Health Lawyers Association.
  • 2002 – Present : Member, President’s Club, Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce.
  • 2008 – Present : Mock Trial and Moot Court Coordinator Seacrest High School-Naples Member, St. Leo’s Catholic Church, Bonita Springs, Florida