Brenda A. Baietto, Esq.

Education

• Juris Doctorate – J.D. Law, Marquette Law School
• B.A. English with a concentration in Psychology, University of South Florida
• A.A. – Associated Arts Degree, Manatee Community College

Awards

• American Jurisprudence Award
• Moot Court Finalist
• Graduate USF Cum Laude

Additional Training

• Florida Family Mediator
• Certified Pre-School Teacher
• Certified Faith Formation Instructor for the St. Petersburg Diocese

Experience

Law Office of Brenda A. Baietto, P.A.

• Owner, operator, litigator
• Ran and managed my own law firm for 7 years located in both St. Petersburg and Tampa
• Supervised staff of 5
• Practice areas: civil litigation with an emphasis in family law and criminal law
• Participated as advocate and mediator of family, personal injury claims and a host of other civil actions

Partner/Attorney  at Widoff and Baietto, P.A.

• Concentrated in serious personal injury cases
• Advocate in mediation of personal injury claims

Senior Litigator at Duke and Karikas, P.A.

• Civil litigation with an emphasis in trial practice
• Appellate work
• Supervised staff of four with a case load of over 200 at any given time
• Heavy participation as advocate in mediation of personal injury claims

Attorney at the law offices James L. Eskald, P.A.

• Staff attorney with an emphasis on civil litigatio
• Trial practice
• Drafted trial briefs and memorandums
• Prepared mediation summaries and attended mediation on behalf of clients

Research Clerk for the Honorable Louis J. CeCe, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice

• Prepared memorandums of law
• Assisted in preparation of Final Opinions
• Legal Research

Certified Pre-School Teacher at Jewish Community Center, Tampa Florida

• Prepared lesson plans and participated in curriculum development
• Lead teacher for class of 3-4 year olds for two years
• Conducted child evaluations and recommendations
• Engaged in parent/teacher conferences
• NAEYCE proficient

Pro-Bono Work

• In collaboration with the Florida Bar, assisted low income individuals to establish voting rights and repeat offenders to reinstate their voting rights.
• Lobbyist and Advocate for developmentally disabled adults in regard to issues concerning state services.
• Eucharistic Minister for seniors in ALF’s on behalf of the Diocese of St. Petersburg.
• Pro-bono legal work on behalf of low income families.
• Catechist for 5th-8th graders at St. Lawrence Parish.

Special Skills

Hard worker, committed to working for peoples’ best interests. Knowledge of child development issues and the importance of permanency and consistency for children. Ability to motivate and teach people.  Effective time management.  I am compassionate and understanding yet very focused and disciplined. Alternative teaching methods are a specialty. Expert in conflict resolution. Can work in a productive manner with difficult people.