Background
Blanton, Donna E. was born on October 3, 1956 in Gastonia, North Carolina, United States.
Blanton, Donna E. was born on October 3, 1956 in Gastonia, North Carolina, United States.
University of Florida (Bachelor of Science, cum laude, 1977). Florida State University (Juris Doctor, with high honors, 1992).
Worked at Steel Hector & Davis LLP (Miami, Florida) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1992, Florida. Phi Kappa Phi; Kappa Tau Alpha.
Order of the Coif. Recipient, Young Lawyers Division Most Productive Young Lawyer Award, 1995-1996. Editor-in-Chief, Florida State University Law Review, 1991-1992. Articles Editor, 1990-1991.
Law Clerk to Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice, Rosemary Barkett, 1992-1993. Author: Comment, "The State Constitution's Cruel or Unusual Punishment Clause: The Basis for Future Death Penalty Jurisprudence in Florida?" 20 Fla. St. U.L. Rev. 229, 1992.
Comment, "The Taxation and Budget Reform Commission: Florida's Best Hope for the Future," 18 Fla. St. U.L. Rev. 437, 1991. Executive Director: The Governor's Administrative Procedure Act Review Commission, 1995-1996.
Member: The Florida Bar. (Resident at Tallahassee Office). Steel Hector & Davis LLP maintains a diversified business practice that includes general and commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
Corporate and securities law. Mergers and acquisitions. Dispositions and restructurings.
Project development; financing. Energy and utilities law. Creditors rights; financial services.
Tax; real estate; eminent domain. Land use and environmental law. International law; health care.
Employment and labor relations. Intellectual property law. Trusts, estates and personal planning.
Media and communication law. Admiralty and maritime law. Immigration and nationality law.
White collar criminal defense. Administrative law; and government relations. The firm has more than 150 lawyers with offices in Miami, West Palm Beach, Tallahassee, Key West and Caracas, Venezuela.
Member: The Florida Bar. (Resident at Tallahassee Office).