Experience
Ms. Yang is a Shareholder based in the Tampa office of GrayRobinson. Her practice includes compliance issues for alcohol beverage and food vendors; alcohol, hotel, restaurant, and occupational licensing work; the representation of alcohol and hospitality industry members before local, state and federal administrative agencies; land use issues, including alcohol-related conditional or special use permitting and variance issues; drafting and negotiating various types of agreements; alcohol tax issues; and other matters affecting hospitality industry members.
Martindale-Hubbell has awarded Ms. Yang an "AV" rating which signifies the highest accolade an attorney can receive for her "legal ability" and "adherence to professional standards of conduct, ethics, reliability and diligence."
Ms. Yang has handled the purchase, sale, and licensure of thousands of retail stores, resort and hotel properties, restaurants, and other businesses located throughout the United States.
Professional
· The Florida Bar, Member (1997-Present)
- Administrative Law Section
· The District of Columbia Bar, Member (1998-Present)
· Hillsborough County Bar Association (Member, 1997-Present)
- Editor, The Lawyer, 2010-2012
- Leadership Institute Chair, 2009-2010
- Leadership Institute Executive Committee, 2008-2009
- Recipient of the James M. "Red" McEwen Memorial Award, 2008
- Leadership Institute Class of 2007-2008
· Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers (Member, 2000-Present)
- Vice President of Membership, 2004-2006
- Director, 2003-2004
· Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee, Member, 2010-Present
· Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Member, 2000-Present
· Hillsborough County Hotel and Motel Association, Allied Member, 2006-Present
· National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Member, 2000-2004, 2006-Present
· Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Tampa Bay, Member, 2006-Present
- Director, 2012-Present
· Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce of Tampa Bay, Florida, Member, 2007-Present
- Director, 2011-Present
· Florida Trend "Legal Elite," 2009-2010
· Florida Super Lawyers "Rising Star," 2010, 2011
· Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2011-2012 Fellow
Publications
· Keeping Food Safe: FDA's New Food Protection Plan, Food Safety Solutions, Winter 2008
· Florida's Alcohol Surcharge Tax to be Repealed, Alcohol Beverage Chronicle, Summer 2006
· Rapid Enforcement Unit Formed in New York, Alcohol Beverage Chronicle, Summer 2006
· DISCUS Members Agree to Remove Ads From Certain Magazines, Alcohol Beverage Chronicle, Summer 2006
· State Update, Monday, October 22, 2001
· Wine Tastings - Do You Know the Rules?, Thursday, June 07, 2001
· Vermont Now Requires Employees Of Alcohol Licensees To Complete Training, Wednesday, November 22, 2000
· Utah Liquor Commission Appoints New Commissioner Frank Bud Wednesday, November 22, 2000
· California ABC Appoints New Chief Counsel Friday, September 01, 2000
· Michigan Cracks Down On Unlawful Alcohol Sales, Thursday, June 01, 2000
· Road Dog Ale's Case Becomes Road Kill, Sunday, December 19, 1999
· Focus: Alcohol Issues for Gas Station Convenience Store Operators, Wednesday, March 01, 2000
· Michigan Adopts An Electronic Fund Transfer Program, Wednesday, March 01, 2000
· Reminder: ATF Special Tax Renewal Registration And Return Packages Due Soon, Thursday, June 01, 2000
· Michigan Liquor Control Commission Updates Its Administrative Rules, Thursday, June 01, 2000
· The Complex World of Alcohol Beverage Laws-It's Enough to Make You Dizzy, Friday, October 01, 1999
· Wet Zoning and Distance Requirements: Don't Overlook These on Your Next Project, Wednesday, September 01, 1999
Speaking Engagements
· Panelist, Valuing Diversity: Wealth Components of a Global City," 83 Degrees Media "Not Your Average Speakers" Series, May 17, 2012
· Speaker, City, County & Local Government Section of The Florida Bar's Land Use Continuing Education Seminar, May 10, 2012
· Panelist, 4th Annual Tampa Bay Young Women's Leadership Symposium, February 25, 2012
Civic
· Bay Area Legal Services, Cup of Hope Steering Committee Member (2006-2008); Forms Clinic Volunteer, 2007-Present
· Yale Club of Tampa Bay, Director, 2001-Present
· Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America's Florida Chapter, Director, 1998-2002
· Leadership Tampa Graduate, Class of 2011