Trusted Representation In Florida Since 1987
Biography
Jessica Saiontz is a graduate of University of Miami (B.A.) and Florida International University College of Law (J.D.), Jessica focuses her practice on civil and complex business litigation, and real estate. Jessica is active in the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL), serving as FAWL President-Elect statewide, and as Director of the MDFAWL Foundation. She is a Founding Board Member of National Voices for Equality, Education and Enlightenment, Inc. (NVEEE), an anti-bullying non-profit organization in South Florida. Jessica is a past Participant in Class X of the Florida Bar’s Wm. Reece Smith Jr. Leadership Academy, the Hillsborough County Bar Association Business Leadership Institute, Leadership Miami and the HAWL Leadership Academy, among others.
Education
- Florida International University College of Law, Miami, Florida
- Juris Doctorate - 2011
- Honors: Justice of the Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
- Honors: Supreme Court Justice for the Student Government Association
- University of Miami
- B.A. - 2004
- Major: Psychology
- Major: Criminology
Pro-Bono Activities
- Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL) President-Elect, 2024 – Present
- FAWL Secretary (2023-2024); FAWL PR Director (2022-2023)
- Miami-Dade Florida Association for Women Lawyers (MDFAWL) Board of Directors, 2019 – 2022
- MDFAWL Foundation President-Elect, 2021 – Present
- NVEEE Board of Directors, 2021 – Present
- William Reese Jr. Leadership Academy of the Florida Bar, Class X, Fellow, 2022 – 2023
- ADL Glass Leadership Institute, Fellow, 2023 – 2024
- Hillsborough County Bar Association (HCBA) Leadership Academy Graduate, 2022 – 2023
- HAWL Leadership Academy Graduate, 2022 – 2023
- Dade Legal Aid Leadership Academy Graduate
- Leadership Miami Class 39 (a program of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce)
Professional Associations
- The Florida Bar
- Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Florida Association for Women Lawyers
- Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers (HAWL)
- Miami-Dade Florida Association for Women Lawyers
- FIU Law Alumni Association
Current Employment Position
- Associate Attorney
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 2017
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2024
Honors
- Super Lawyers "Rising Star" 2021-2025
- MDFAWL President's Award 2022
- MDFAWL Lynn Futch Rising Star Award 2021
- FAWL Leader in Law 2021
- Boys and Girls Club of Broward County, ‘100 Outstanding Women of Broward County’ 2017, 2018