ANN MARIE PUENTE
Davis & Associates, P.A.
701 Northpoint Parkway, Suite 205
West Palm Beach, Florida 33407
Telephone: (561) 586-7116
Fax: (561) 586-9611
E-mail: AnnMarie@davislawteam.com
Education
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- Juris Doctor of Law, December 2005.
- Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, December 2001.
Professional Experience
- Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County June 2021 – December 2022
- Represented indigent civil defendants in landlord-tenant legal matters and conducted community legal clinics for St. Lucie, Martin, Hendry, Okeechobee, and Palm Beach County.
- Anfield Consulting October 2019 – January 2022
- Supported government relations team with agency regulatory interpretation and guidance; government contracting applications; public records requests; and legislative research, monitoring, and drafting.
- Supported government relations team with agency regulatory interpretation and guidance; government contracting applications; public records requests; and legislative research, monitoring, and drafting.
- Greyston Foundation January 2018 – July 2019
- Director of European expansion of Open Hiring® management practice: worked with cross-functional teams to collect qualitative data, analyze practice, and synthesize findings for future development of policy manuals and corporate trainings.
- U.S. Department of Commerce August 2010 – September 2011
- Defended the Agency against employment discrimination claims: managed and advised Agency clients on disputes and litigation risk and represented the Agency at legal proceedings.
- Faegre Drinker Consulting (formerly B&D Consulting) May 2009 – July 2010
- Assisted local government, nonprofit, and technology clients’ federal advocacy efforts via legislation monitoring, grant research, and writing policy memoranda.
Courts
- Admitted to Practice in all Florida State Courts.
- Admitted to Practice in the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida.
- Admitted to Practice in the District of Columbia.
Professional Memberships
- Member in Good Standing of the Florida Bar since 2006.
- Member of the Palm Beach County Bar.
- Member of the National Association for Community Mediation.
Certifications
- Florida Supreme Court Circuit Court Certified Mediator (January 2021).
- Florida Supreme Court County Court Certified Mediator (October 2021).
Publication
- Modern Complexity Demands New Ways of Working: The Future of The Lawyer-Nonlawyer Partnership, Florida Bar Journal (May/June 2021).
- Lobbying the Executive Branch, Florida Bar Environmental & Land Use Law Section Treatise, (2020) (updating author).
- Humanistic Management of Social Innovation in Service: A Human Interaction Perspective, Humanistic Management Journal (July 2019) (co-author).
Community Involvement/Pro Bono
- West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority.
July 2022 – September 2022.- Selection Committee for Placemaking Initiative, “The Next Big Thing”
- The Association for Conflict Resolution.
September 2022.- Speaker/Panelist at National Conference – Community Day
- The National League of Cities Eviction Prevention Learning Lab.
April 2022.- Speaker/Panelist
- Dade Legal Aid Put Something Back, Miami, FL
December 2019 – June 2020.- Pro-Bono Attorney
- International Academy of Mediators.
May 2018- Speaker, Annual Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland
- American Bar Association, Section of Dispute Resolution.
April 2017- Speaker/Panelist, Annual Conference in San Francisco, California