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Melissa Loesch

Melissa Loesch is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Tallahassee office. Her practice focuses on general liability, including personal injury and professional negligence.

Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Loesch obtained extensive litigation experience as a criminal defense attorney at a law firm in Pinellas County. She represented hundreds of individuals in various circuits throughout the state of Florida and in federal court in the Middle District of Florida. She has handled appeals in several district courts throughout the state of Florida. Her practice has focused on written advocacy through extensive research and drafting of dispositive motions and persuasive memoranda.  She also served as a staff attorney for the circuit court judges in the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida, where she researched and drafted orders on various felony criminal issues.

Ms. Loesch obtained her J.D. from Stetson University College of Law in 2004. She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of South Florida in 2001, where she was a member of the University Honors Program.

Ms. Loesch resides in the Tampa Bay area, and in her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, practicing pilates, trying new restaurants, and supporting the Tampa Bay Lightning.