Nicole R. Ramirez

Nicole R. Ramirez
Attorney
721 First Avenue North
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
(727) 898-7210
Paralegal: Drew Frederick
afrederick@eflegal.com

Areas of Practice:

• Appellate Practice
• Business Litigation

Education:

• Tulane University, School of Law, New Orleans, Juris Doctor: May 1995
• Indiana University, Fort Wayne, Indiana, B.S. in Education

Bar Admissions:

• Florida

Court Admissions:

• Florida – all courts
• United States District Court – Middle District Florida United
• United States District Court – Southern District Florida
• United States District Court – District of Puerto Rico

Representative Cases

• Served as appellate counsel in litigation establishing standards to review a defendant’s
  motion for summary judgment leading to reversal of judgment granted for defendant.
• Served as appellate counsel in litigation establishing that Florida Statute §559.715 does
  not create a condition precedent to a residential mortgage foreclosure action reversing
  judgment for defendant.
• Served as trial and appellate counsel in litigation establishing that it is not necessary for
  the Plaintiff to prove its standing for the Court to return the original promissory note filed
  with the Court reversing ruling for defendant.
• Represented The Florida Defense Lawyers Association as Co-writer appellate counsel on
  Amicus Brief to Florida Supreme Court regarding Florida’s dangerous instrumentality
  doctrine.
• Served as Co-writer appellate counsel on Pro Bono basis for Florida Statewide Guardian
  Ad Litem Office, Defending Best Interests Project, defending termination of parental
  rights.
• Served as second chair trial counsel in Complex Business Division Litigation resulting in
  over $1 million judgment following improper dissolution of partnership.

Professional and Civic Activities:

• The Florida Bar: Appellate Practice Section, Outreach Committee
• St. Petersburg Bar Association
• Pinellas County Association of Women Lawyers
• Florida Association of Women Lawyers
• Barney Masterson Inn of Court
• Charter and Ordinance Review Committee, Belleair Bluffs, 2009-2010
• Chairman, Board of Adjustment, Belleair Bluffs, Florida

Professional and Speaking Engagements:

• TPresenting Speaker, The Ins and Outs of Non-Final Appeals Under 9.130: Immediate
  Possession of Property, The Florida Bar, Appellate Practice Section, Webinar, May 6,
  2022
• Current Developments in Public School Concurrency, The Florida Bar Journal, February,
  1998 (assistance acknowledged).

Professional Recognition:

• Board Certified in Appellate Practice, The Florida Bar, 2017
• Florida Defense Lawyers Association Amicus Award, 2022