Donna DeVaney Stockham, Esq. - Tampa, FL

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport/St. Petersburg, Florida
    Juris Doctor
    Honors: cum laude
    Honors: Moot Court Board
    Honors: Mock Trial Team
    Honors: Victor O. Wehle Trial Advocacy Award
    Honors: Walter Mann Award Winner
    Law Review: Stetson Moot Court Review, Editor-in-Chief

• Non Legal Education

  • Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
    Bachelor of Science in Pre-Law/Criminal Justice

Past Positions

• 1997 – 2004 Carlton Fields, P.A., Associate Attorney, General Litigation Department and Products Liability Department
• 2004 – 2006 Carlton Fields, P.A., Shareholder, Products Liability Department
• 2006 – 2013 Merlin Law Group, P.A., Attorney, Plaintiffs’ property damage litigation
• 2013 – Present Stockham Law Group, P.A., President, Plaintiffs’ property damage litigation

Classes and Seminars

• “Intricacies of Commercial Policies and Claims”- Windstorm Insurance Network Conference, January 2023
  
• “Communication Strategies for Success" – Windstorm Insurance Network Annual Conference, 2021
  
• “Wind v. Wind Driven Rain” – Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters Spring Conference, June 2018
  
• “The Option to Repair” – Windstorm Insurance Network Annual Conference, January 2017
  
• “Condominium Claims – Know How to Win Before You Begin” – Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters May 2016
  
• “The Truth About Bad Faith and Extra Contractual Litigation” – Windstorm Insurance Network Annual Conference, February 2016
  
• “Return to Civility: How to Communicate More Effectively” – Windstorm Insurance Network Annual Conference, January 2015
  
• Speaker at the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS), Property Insurance Law Committee, Spring CLE meeting in Carlsbad, California on the topic of Mediating Property Insurance Cases, 2014
  
• “Protecting Your Client’s Interests During Settlement” – Windstorm Insurance Network Annual Conference, January 2013
  
• “BURDEN OF PROOF ISSUES” – ABA TIPS Property Insurance Law Committee Spring Meeting, May 16-18, 2013 at the PGA National Resort in West Palm Beach, Florida
  
• “How Do You Cause a Hurricane? Uncovering the Subtle Signs of Fraud During a Windstorm Claim” – Windstorm Insurance Network Annual Conference, January 2012
  
• “Law and Ordinance Coverage: Policy Provisions, Application, Recent Developments and Issues” – Windstorm Insurance Network Annual Conference, January 2011
  
• “Business Income Coverage” – FAPIA Summer Conference 2010
  
• “Communications Matters: Effectively Addressing Industry Perceptions” – Windstorm Insurance Network Annual Conference, January 2010
  
• “Speed Adjusting: A Fast and Furious Look at the Concerns and Considerations of Insurance Claims and How They Can Affect Public Adjusting” – FAPIA Summer Conference 2009
  
• “Words Matter” – Texas WIND Symposium 2009
  
• “The Merlin Guide: How to ethically and efficiently adjust claims in Texas” – Seminar for Texas Public Adjusters, 2009
  
• “Rules and Time Limits, Electronic Discovery and Expert Witnesses” – Windstorm Insurance Network Annual Conference, January 2009
  
• “Exams, Proofs, and Outrageous Demands for Cooperation” – FAPIA, 2009
  
• “Ethical Adjusting in a Rapidly Changing Environment” – Windstorm Insurance Conference, 2008
  
• “2024 Law and Ethics Update: All Lines Adjuster” – Windstorm Insurance Network Annual Conference, January 2024

Bar Admissions

• Florida
• Texas
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

Specialties and Certifications

• Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator
• Florida Certified Mediator

Other Affiliations

• Tampa Bay Business Journal Leadership Trust
• Windstorm Insurance Network, Secretary 2025-2026
• Windstorm Insurance Network, Board of Directors 2018-2022
• Windstorm Insurance Network, Board of Directors 2023-2025
• Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (FAPIA), Member
• Hillsborough County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 2000–2005 Board of Directors
• Ferguson-White Inn of Court, 2000 – 2005 Pupil
• Alpha House of Tampa, Inc., 2002 – 2006 Legal Counsel