Attorneys

Phone:
407.872.0600 ext. 102

Fax:
407.872.1227

Email:
mat@mcclanepa.com

Website:
www.mcclanepa.com

Languages:
Spanish

Michael A. Tessitore
Of Counsel

 

Michael A. Tessitore concentrates on commercial litigation, creditors' rights, bankruptcy and international dispute resolution.  He is "av" rated by Martindale-Hubbell and certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a Circuit Mediator.  He serves as an adjunct professor at Stetson University College of Law, teaching courses in international litigation and arbitration.  Mr. Tessitore is a life-long resident of Orlando, Florida where he currently resides with his wife and two sons. 

Bar Admissions:

 
  • Florida, 1992
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1992
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1996
Education:
  • Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, Florida, 1999
    LL.M. (summa cum laude)International Law & Business
  • University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, 1992
    J.D. (High Honors)
    Law Review: U. of Fla. Law Review, 1991- 1992
  • University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1987
    B.A. (Honors) Spanish

Published Works:

  • "Foreign Litigants Seek Forum to Litigate - Is Florida Open for Business?" Florida Bar Journal, March 2005
  • The Florida Civil Law Notary: A Practical New Tool for Doing Business with Latin America, 32 Stetson L Rev 727 (2003)
    http://www.law.stetson.edu/lawrev/abstracts/PDF/32-4Mcclane.pdf
  • Fifth DCA Tackles International Forum Battle, International Law Quarterly, Winter, 2000
  • Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor, Your….Money Judgments: The Emergence of Florida’s Uniform Out of Country Foreign Money Judgment Recognition Act, International Law Quarterly, Winter, 2000
  • The U.N. Convention on International Sales and the Seller’s Ineffective Right of Reclamation Under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, Williamette Law Review, Fall, 1999 , http://www.willamette.edu/wucl/lawreview/issues/35_2.htm
  • Immunity and the Foreign Sovereign: An Introduction to the FSIA, Fla. Bar Journal, Nov., 1999
  • A Tiger to the South: The Emerging Importance of Mercosur, International Law Quarterly, Fall, 1999

Professional and Civic Associations:

The Florida Bar Business Law Section

  • Member, Bankruptcy/UCC Committee, 1994 -

The Florida Bar International Law Section

  • Executive Council Member, 2005 -
  • Chairman, Faculty Liaison Committee, 2007 -
  • Chairman, Education Committee, 2006-2007
  • Chairman, International Litigation and Arbitration Committee, 2005-2006
  • Member, 1999 -

Languages:

        Spanish