Attorneys
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Steven D. Prevaux, General Counsel
, 813-974-7777
Assistant: , Office Administrator, 813-974-1674
Mr. Prevaux joined the Office as General Counsel in 2003 after 7 years with the Office of the General Counsel at the University of Florida where he served as the Senior Associate General Counsel and specialized in labor and employment law and cyber law issues. He has represented higher education clients in Florida since 1990, including service as Counsel to the former Florida Board of Regents in Tallahassee. He received his J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member and competition coach for the Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court team and was inducted into the Order of Barristers. He began his legal career in private practice as a litigation associate with an AV rated labor and employment defense firm. Mr. Prevaux was recently a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) a not-for-profit corporation headquartered in Washington D.C. that advances the effective practice of higher education law. Mr. Prevaux is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator (Circuit Civil and County Court) and Certified Appellate Mediator. He is admitted to practice in all Florida state courts in addition to the federal district courts in the Northern, Middle and Southern districts of Florida, the Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
B.A., International Relations and Psychology, University of Michigan, 1986
J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law, 1990
Areas of practice: Academic Affairs, Administrative Law, Athletics, Benefits-Employee, Business Transactions, Civil Litigation, Compliance, Ethics and Conflicts of Interest, Constitutional Law, Cyber Law, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Opportunity & Civil Rights, Governance, Health Law, Import/Export Contracts, Intellectual Property, Labor Law, Liability Issues, Litigation, Non Competition, Open Meetings Law, Public Records, Research Matters/Grants, Student Affairs, Subpoenas, Tax, Technology, Tenure
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R.B. Friedlander, Deputy General Counsel
, 813-974-1675
Assistant: , Administrative Assistant, 813-974-4528
Ms. Friedlander joined the Office of the General Counsel in September 1995. From 2001-2003, she served as Interim General Counsel engaging in all areas of legal practice undertaken by the Office. Currently, Ms. Friedlander is the primary counsel to USF Health: the College of Medicine, College of Nursing, College of Public Health and School of Physical Therapy. In Arkansas, Ms. Friedlander's practice included: counsel to the Arkansas Legislature; 11 years in the Arkansas Attorney General's Office specializing in civil litigation, civil rights, employment law. redistricting and constitutional law; Chief of Staff to the Attorney General; Arkansas Solicitor General; significant lobbying experience before the Arkansas Legislature; Legislative Advisor to the Governor; Utility Law at the Arkansas Public Service Commission; and Arkansas Director of Juvenile Services from 1993-1995. Ms. Friedlander is admitted to practice in Arkansas' federal and state courts, the Eighth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals, Florida state courts, the Middle District of Florida, and the United States Supreme Court.
B.A., Political Science, Central Missouri State University, 1975
J.D., University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, 1979
Areas of practice: Administrative Law, Civil Litigation, Compliance, Ethics and Conflicts of Interest, Constitutional Law, Employment Law, Governance, Health-HIPAA, Health Law, Liability Issues, Litigation, Medical Residency, Open Meetings Law, Public Records, Research Matters/Grants, Subpoenas, Tenure
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Henry W. Lavandera, Associate General Counsel
, 813-974-1677
Assistant: , Legal Administrative Specialist, 813-974-4717
Mr. Lavandera joined the USF Office of the General Counsel in 1993, having previously served as a prosecuting attorney (Bureau Chief) with the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office. He is admitted to practice in all state courts of Florida, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and the Federal Courts of Appeal for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Mr. Lavandera is a member of the Hillsborough County Bar Association and has served two terms as the Chair of that organization’s Criminal Law Section. He is presently an Adjunct Professor in the USF Department of Criminology.
B.A., Political Science, University of South Florida, 1973
J.D., University of Florida, 1976
Areas of practice: Administrative Law, Bankruptcy, Business Transactions, Civil Litigation, Commercial Transactions, Construction, Contracts, Corporate Formation, Corporate Matters, Liability Issues, Litigation, Logo/Name (Univ), Open Meetings Law, Public Finance, Public Records, Purchasing, Real Estate, Research Matters/Grants, Subpoenas, Tax, Utilities Law
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Gerard D. Solis, Senior Associate General Counsel
, 813-974-1680
Assistant: , Legal Administrative Specialist, 813-974-1679
Gerard D. Solis is the Senior Associate General Counsel at the University of South Florida representing and advising the University primarily in labor and employment matters and research and compliance issues. Before joining USF, Mr. Solis lived and worked in Japan and was an associate with a Tampa labor and employment firm. Mr. Solis earned his B.A. with honors from Kenyon College and received his J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of the Holderness Moot Court Bench.
B.A., Philosophy, Kenyon College, 1995
J.D., North Carolina School of Law, 2000
Areas of practice: Academic Affairs, Administrative Law, Ethics and Conflict of Interest, Research Matters/Grants, Civil Litigation, Compliance, Constitutional Law, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Opportunity & Civil Rights, Governance, Import/Export Controls, Labor Law, Open Meetings Law, Public Records, Subpoenas
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Megan L. Pritts, Associate General Counsel
, 813-974-6977
Assistant: , Legal Administrative Specialist, 813-974-1679
Ms. Pritts joined the Office of the General Counsel in 2006, after working in private practice in the areas of labor and employment law since 2000. Ms. Pritts is a member of the Florida Bar and the Georgia Bar. She is admitted to practice in the state courts of Florida and Georgia, and in the federal courts of the Eleventh Circuit, the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia, and the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida. While in law school, Ms. Pritts was an Articles Editor of the Georgia Law Review. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Order of the Coif.
B.A., English, Florida State University, 1997
J.D., University of Georgia School of Law, 2000
Areas of practice: Academic Affairs, Benefits-Employee, Ethics and Conflicts of Interest, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Opportunity & Civil Rights, Labor Law, Litigation, Non Competition, Open Meetings Law, Public Records, Sexual Harassment, Subpoenas
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Colin C. Mailloux, Associate General Counsel
, 813-974-1561
Assistant: , Legal Administrative Specialist, 813-974-1661
Colin joined the Office of the General Counsel in the fall of 2006. Previously, Colin served as partner of a boutique technology law firm, LawTech, LLC, in Jacksonville, FL from 2001-2006 where he represented some of the largest companies in Florida in their technology procurement transactions as well as many technology oriented businesses and vendors. Colin is a member of the Florida Bar and admitted to practice in the courts of Florida. Colin has also served as an adjunct faculty member of Florida Community College of Jacksonville teaching Legal Research and Writing, Intellectual Property and Business Law.
B.A., Sociology, Duke University, 1994
J.D., with High Honors, University of Florida College of Law, 1999
Areas of practice: Athletics, Business Transactions, Commercial Transactions, Ethics and Conflicts of Interest, Cyber Law, Distance Learning, Intellectual Property, Logo/Name (Univ), Open Meetings Law, Public Records, Purchasing, Software Licensing, Subpoenas, Technology
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Joanne M. Adamchak, Associate General Counsel
, 813-974-1683
Assistant: , Legal Administrative Specialist, 813-974-1661
Ms. Adamchak joined the Office of the General Counsel in 2003. She is a former Pennsylvania District Court Judge. During her tenure on the bench, Ms. Adamchak was appointed the Bucks County Violence Prevention Task Force where she worked extensively in the areas of domestic violence and truancy prevention. Prior to her election to the bench, Ms. Adamchak was in private practice in Princeton, New Jersey as a litigation and land use attorney. She then served as a prosecutor for the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, Economic Crimes Unit, specializing in the investigation and prosecution of white collar crimes and as a prosecutor in the Tampa State Attorney's Office. Ms. Adamchak is a member of the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Florida Bar(s).
B.A., Economics, Lafayette College, 1982
J.D., College of William and Mary, Marshall Wythe School of Law, 1985
Areas of practice: Administrative Law, Health-HIPAA, Open Meetings, Public Records, Student Affairs, Student Records (FERPA), Subpoenas
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Hilary M. Black, Associate General Counsel
, 813-974-0749
Assistant: , Legal Administrative Specialist, 813-974-1661
Ms. Black joined the Office of the General Counsel in 2007. Prior to joining USF, Ms. Black worked in private practice focusing primarily in the areas of commercial real estate and finance. Ms. Black is a member of the Florida Bar.
B.S., Telecommunications, University of Florida, 1993
M.P.H., University of South Florida, 1996
J.D., Northwestern University School of Law, 2000
Areas of practice: Bankruptcy, Business Transactions, Commercial Transactions, Construction, Contracts, Corporate Formation, Corporate Matters, Liability Issues, Licensing, Open Meetings, Public Finance, Public Records, Real Estate, Subpoenas, Utilities Law, Tax
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Lynn Cash, OPS Attorney
, 813-974-1657
Assistant: , Legal Administrative Specialist, 813-974-4717
Ms. Cash joined the Office of the General Counsel in 2000. She formerly practiced law with the Hillsborough County Attorney's Office, chiefly in the areas of county charter law, elections and voting rights, Sunshine Law, ethics, public records, housing and community development, housing finance, and contracts. Prior to law school, Ms. Cash worked with the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council as a coastal zone and economic development planner.
B.A., Geography, Florida State University, 1971
J.D., Stetson University College of Law, 1983
Areas of practice: Ethics and Conflicts of Interest, Contracts, Legal Research, Open Meetings Law, Public Records, Research Matters/Grants, Subpoenas
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Michele Cerullo, OPS Attorney
, 813-974-1671
Assistant: , Legal Administrative Specialist, 813-974-4717
Ms. Cerullo joined the Office of the General Counsel in 2009. Prior to joining the Office of the General Counsel, Ms. Cerullo was an attorney at an AV rated Tampa law firm, focusing in the areas of healthcare, corporate, and business transactions. She also spent five years as an attorney with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Competition in Washington, DC. Ms. Cerullo is admitted to practice in the Middle District of Florida and the state courts of Florida and Ohio.
B.A., Political Science, Mount Union College, 1999 J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 2002
Areas of practice: Health-HIPAA, Health Law, Legal Research, Medical Residency, Open Meetings Law, Public Records, Subpoenas
