Alison M. Steele
Alison debuted Alison M. Steele, P.A. on January 1, 2017. A lawyer for 29 years, her law practice has concentrated in three main areas: legal issues affecting journalists and non-fiction publishers, employment law advice and representation for employers and employees in both small and large businesses, and civil litigation and appeals in complex matters in Florida’s state and federal courts.
Alison was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Admissions to Practice
• Florida Bar (1987)
• United States Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
• U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida
Education
STETSON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW
Juris Doctor, cum laude 1987
STETSON UNIVERSITY
B.A., English, 1984
Community Service
Board of Directors, The Florida Orchestra
• Secretary (2015-present)
• Chair, Human Resources Committee (2010-2015)
• Chair, Governance Committee (2009-2010)
• Special Counsel (2008)
Boley Angels (2015-present)
Memberships
• Media Law Resource Center, Defense Counsel Section
• Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section Charter Member
• Florida Bar Labor & Employment Law Section
Speaking & Teaching
International Visitor Leadership Program (U.S. Dept. of State), 2016
Speaker, U.S. Freedom of Information and Florida Sunshine Laws (for journalists from guest nation Tajikistan, November 2016)
Speaker, Media Legislation and Restrictions on Journalism (journalists and media lawyers from guest nation Kazakhstan, August 2016)
Florida Bar Media Law Conference, June 2016
Panelist, Hot Topics and New Developments in Public Access and Privacy Law
Communicate! Digital Media Conference (University of South Florida St. Petersburg), November 2012
Speaker, Law & Disorder: To Post or Not to Post
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies and NewsU, 2008-2013
Speaker, Legal Issues for Digital Publishers
High School Writers Workshop (student Press Law Center), 2008
Speaker
Writers Workshop (Wordsmitten Media, University of Tampa), 2008
Copyrights for Writers
What you Need to Know about Open Records and Meetings (Lorman), 2007
Florida Bar Reporters Workshop (Tallahassee, FL), 2003
Covering Children and Families in the Court System
Media Law Conference (Florida Bar Media and Communications Law Committee), 1990-2008
Moderator/Panelist: various topics including access to records and proceedings, subpoenas, pre-publication review, and emerging issues in citizen journalism and electronic media
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PRESSES ANNUAL MEETING (St. Petersburg, FL), 2002
Libel and Publishing
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CONFERENCE (Seattle, WA), 1998
Employment Law