ABOUT MONICA SCHMUCKER

Monica is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit, Family, and County Court Mediator and is a Qualified Arbitrator, and she serves as the Special Magistrate for the Town of Fort Myers Beach. Her practice centers on alternative dispute resolution while also encompassing real estate transactions, trust planning, and transactional support for individuals and small businesses. She has a background as a litigator in both the defense and plaintiff side of personal injury, negligence, premises liability, auto accidents, property damage, and third party and first party insurance claims. Before law school, Monica taught English at both Miami Dade County Public Schools and Miami Dade College until she relocated to Indiana to attend law school at the University of Notre Dame. While in law school, she worked at the Notre Dame Legal Aid Clinic helping clients in cases involving mortgage foreclosure and real estate fraud issues. After law school, Monica clerked for Judge Kathleen Lang in LaPorte County Superior Court and later joined the Office of the Indiana Attorney General as a Deputy Attorney General in the Licensing Enforcement and Homeowner Protection Unit where she enforced consumer protection laws related to mortgage servicing, foreclosure, and real estate. She then began practicing insurance defense litigation until relocating to Southwest Florida, where she continued as a litigator on both the defense and plaintiff side before deciding to focus on alternative dispute resolution and transactional matters. Monica is originally from Miami, Florida, and is fluent in Spanish. When not working, Monica enjoys canoeing, kayaking, paddleboarding, and reading a good book on the beach with her husband, son, and daughter.