Meister Law LLC
Maritime Law | Serving Miami, FL
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Whether you are at sea for work or pleasure, a shipboard incident can cause devastating harm. Meister Law is committed to providing our clients with top-quality legal representation in all types of maritime law issues. Attorney Tonya Meister is a Florida board-certified specialist in admiralty and maritime law. She represents clients from around the world in state and federal courts in Florida and also handles foreign arbitrations. Attorney Meister has served in leadership positions with important legal organizations’ admiralty sections, conducted lectures for maritime education programs and has been published in scholarly maritime materials. Attorney Meister has represented seafarer ministries throughout the United States and an international seafarer union to protect crew members’ legal rights. She also participated in a landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court that helped to protect the rights of seafarers around the world.
Contact us today if you need legal assistance with any of the following:
- Admiralty
- Maritime Law
- Boating Accident
- Cruise Ship Injuries
Call 305-590-5570 today to arrange your free initial consultation.
Attorney Tonya J. Meister-Griffith
Bar Admissions:
- All Florida state courts
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
- Barry University School of Law, Orlando, Florida
- Juris Doctorate
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Academic Honors
- Honors: Judicial Internship with Circuit Court Judge Vincent Torpy, Fall 2002
- Honors: Member, Student Trial Advocacy Team
- Honors: Advocate in three trial competitions. In the 2000 AFTL competition, team advanced to the semifinals
- Honors: Certified County Court Mediator and Mediation Internship at the Orange County Courthouse
- Honors: Legislative proposal/legislative analysis submitted to Florida State Representative Haridopolos
- University of Central Florida, 1997
- B.A.
- Honors: Dean's List, Spring–Fall 1995
- Major: Legal Studies
- Southern Illinois University, 1994
- Honors: Student Government Senator
- Honors: Judicial Review Board
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Brevard County Women Lawyers Association (Member)
- Inns of Court (Member)
- Federal Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Brevard County Bar Association, Young Lawyer's Division (Member, Board of Directors)
- Space Coast Seafarer's Ministry (Volunteer)
- East Coast Sailing Association (Member)
- Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute
- Dade County Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
- Florida Justice Association
- Miami-Dade Justice Association
- Port Ministries International
- International Seafarers Ministry of Miami
- Florida Association of Women Lawyers