Samendio L. Mathieu is an Associate in the Orlando office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where he is a member of the Business Litigation Practice Group.
Samendio focuses his practice on complex matters related to business and commercial litigation, representing clients across a broad range of industries to offer effective and expeditious dispute resolution strategies. Samendio’s experience also includes matters involving property damage, premises liability and various tort claims. Prior to law school, Samendio was a microbiologist for a biopharmaceutical drug company that developed and manufactured specialty plasma derived products for the treatment of rare conditions.
Credentials
Education
- Florida A&M University College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2021
- Florida A& M University Law Review, Assistant Articles Editor
- Honors: Torts I Book Award, Torts II Book Award, Civil Procedure II Book Award
- Moot Court
- Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition, Quarter Finalist
- NAAC Moot Court Competition, Fall 2020 & Spring 2021
- Florida Atlantic University, B.S., Biology, 2016
Bar Admissions
- Florida
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Professional and Civic
- The Florida Bar
- Media & Communications Law Committee (2023- Present)
- Diversity and Inclusion Committee (2022-2023)
- Paul C. Perkins Bar Association
- George C. Young Inn of Court
- Orange County Bar Association
- Florida Bar Board of Governors Young Lawyers Division
- Alpha Phi Alpha Delta Xi Lambda Chapter
News & Insights
Presentations
- Author, “Revolutionizing Legal Practice: How AI Is Reshaping Attorney’s Work and Risks to Consider,” Daily Business Review, October 2023
- Co-Presenter, “Risk Reduction Q&A,” Sigma Nu Epsilon Zeta Chapter at the University of Florida, September 2023
- Author, “’Depp v. Heard’: Five Lessons for First-Year Lawyers,” Daily Business Review, June 2022
