Ms. Bethany J. LaPolla

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Ms. Bethany J. LaPolla: Attorney with Banker Lopez Gassler P.A.

Biography

Bethany LaPolla is an Associate in the firm’s St. Petersburg office. She practices in the firm’s First Party/General Trial Practice Group in the areas of insurance defense, including automobile negligence, personal injury litigation, property damage litigation, and insurance fraud.

Representative Experience

•Banker Lopez Gassler P.A., St. Petersburg, FL
Associate, December 2022 to Present
•Sixth Judicial Circuit Public Defender’s Office, Clearwater, FL
Division Director, December 2019 to December 2022
Assistant Public Defender, July 2009 to December 2019
•Law Office of John Trevena, Largo, FL
Associate Attorney, December 2006 to November 2008
•Office of the Hillsborough County State Attorney, 13th Circuit, Tampa FL
Assistant State Attorney, September 2006 to December 2006
Certified Legal Intern, May 2006 to September 2006
Legal Secretary, October 2002 to April 2003
•Department of Children and Families, Tampa FL
Certified Child Protective Investigator, April 2003 to December 2003

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Areas of Practice (6)

  • Insurance Defense / Insurance Fraud
  • First Party Litigation
  • Litigation / Civil Litigation
  • Insurance Defense / Property Damage Litigation
  • Litigation / Personal Injury Litigation
  • Litigation / Personal Injury Protection (PIP)

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of North Carolina at Wilmington, B.A., Psychology & Criminal Justice; Dean’s List; Chancellor’s List; Psi Chi Scholar, 2002
Law School Attended:
Stetson University College of Law, J.D., cum laude; Advocacy Concentration (Consecutive Dean’s List semesters, certified in Leadership development through diversity and conflict management workshops, Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities, LEXIS and WESTLAW certified), 2006
Year of First Admission:
2006
Admission:
2006, Florida; 2009, North Carolina (Inactive)
Memberships:

The Florida Bar; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Clearwater Bar; Pinellas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Birth Information:
Huntington, West Virginia, 1980
ISLN:
919147711

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727-821-1968  Fax

www.bankerlopez.com/bethanylapolla

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