Attorney
Chantelle McHugh focuses her practice in the areas of construction and corporate hospitality law, specializing in representation of condominium associations after developer turnover. She has litigated cases ranging from complex real estate disputes, civil theft, negligence, breach of contract, and landlord/tenant. Chantelle is a result and solution oriented business attorney with extensive appellate, legal writing, and research experience that leads to the resolution of claims well before trial.
Chantelle earned her Juris Doctor degree from The University of Florida Levin College of Law, where she graduated magna cum laude. While at UF Law, she received several distinctions for her legal writing and ability to draft persuasive and moving briefs. Namely, Chantelle was the recipient of the Book Award in Legal Drafting and the CALI Award for Race and Criminal Law, both of which recognize the highest scoring student in each law school class. She also served as Executive Articles Editor of the UF Journal of Law and Public Policy and was a member of the Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society. While at the University of Florida, Chantelle also gained valuable legal research experience as a Research Assistant to two law school professors and a judicial law clerk to Judge Keathan Frink in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. Chantelle was a member of the Dean’s List and recipient of the President’s Scholarship during all her semesters of law school.
After graduating, Chantelle obtained a prestigious judicial clerkship at the Fourth District Court of Appeals, where she served as the Senior Law Clerk to the Honorable Alan A. Forst. In that capacity, Chantelle assessed cases on appeal before the Court, before ultimately providing a memorandum of legal analysis to the Court with a recommendation. This included review and analysis of appellate briefs and record; conducting legal research; drafting bench memoranda; and conferencing with the panel of judges prior to court conferences.
After leaving the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Chantelle moved to Miami, where she defended claims against corporate clients and insurance carriers. Chantelle now joins Pardo Jackson Gainsburg & Shelowitz with experience in all stages of litigation.
Education:
- J.D., University of Florida, Levin College of Law (2019)
- B.A., University of Florida (2015)
Honors:
- AP Scholar; Florida Bright Futures Scholar; National Merit Scholar; National Achievement Scholar; UF Honors Program; National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Affiliations:
- The Florida Bar
- Miami-Dade County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section