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PPAF March Dinner Meeting
Meet Mary Ann Stiles
Find Out What She Will Be Doing For PPAF
and the Promotional Products Industry
Mary Ann Stiles is the founding shareholder, director, president and CEO of the law firm of Stiles, Taylor & Grace, PA, a statewide practice with offices in Tampa, Tallahassee, Miami, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale and Atlanta.
Referred to as the “Queen of Comp” by the Tampa Tribune, Stiles has received numerous honors and awards as an attorney, business woman and leader in the state and local community. Stiles received her law degree from Antioch School of Law in 1978, a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University in 1975 and an Associate Arts degree from Hillsborough Community College in 1973. She has been selected by her peers as a Leading Attorney and Legal Elite, focusing on corporate, administrative, workers’ compensation and insurance regulation. Upon becoming a member of the Florida Bar, Stiles was named vice president and general counsel of Associated Industries of Florida, representing the business community before the legislative and executive branches of government. In 1974, Stiles drafted the major rewrite of the Workers' Compensation law and made additional revisions in subsequent years, 1979, 1989, 1993, and 2003. She served as general counsel of Associated Industries Insurance Company until 2007. Stiles served on several boards and committees through appointments by Governor Bob Martinez, Governor Bob Graham and Governor Lawton Chiles. She currently serves as the Chair of National Workers Compensation Defense Network and is Editor of a Florida publication on workers compensation, Workers Compensation Reporter.
Currently, Stiles is a member of the American Bar Association, The Florida Bar, the Hillsborough County Bar Association, the Association of Women Lawyers, the Florida Association of Women Lawyers, the Florida Defense Lawyers' Association and the Florida Women's Alliance.
Civic and community work includes serving as Director on the Board of the Boys and Girls Club of Tampa, past president of Tiger Bay Club of Tampa, past president of the Florida State University Seminole Club of Hillsborough, the National Board of Florida State Seminole Boosters, as well as 1996 - 1997 chairperson for the Hillsborough Community College Board of Trustees.
In addition to managing the law firm on a daily basis, she owns and manages Styles by Stiles, Inc. and Chateau SoHo, LLC. Additionally she serves on the Board of Directors of Platinum Bank of Brandon; serves as Chair of Platinum Bank’s Advisory Board for its Tampa office; and is on the Board of Directors of Lion Insurance Company.
Join Us...
March 18, 2010 at 4:00 pm for presentation and Q&A session. Dinner served at 6:00 pm. Receive two complimentary drink tickets per person.
Cost...
$25 per member / $35 per non-member
NO SHOWS WILL BE BILLED
RSVP...by March 15th to Deb Spears at 888.827.7723 or e-mail info@ppaf.com
Location...
Embassy Suites Tampa Airport / Westshore
555 N Westshore Blvd.
Tampa FL 33609
CEU Credits Offered
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| Save the Date: August 26 - 27, 2009
PPAF Expo - Orange County Convention Center
Orlando Florida
For PPAF Expo 2008 Exhibiting information or questions
Contact Brittany David @ 214.631.6000 or brittany@sageworld.com
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