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Fite Blanco practices in the areas of employment
and consumer litigation. Her employment practice
includes representing employers in cases involving
discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge,
contract disputes, and wage payment issues before
state and federal courts. Ms. Blanco also handles
claims before the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, the Department of Labor, and other
administrative agencies. She has successfully
defended employment law appeals before the Eleventh
Circuit Court of Appeals and Fifth Circuit Court
of Appeals. In addition to her employment practice,
Ms. Blanco defends some of the largest collection
agencies and debt buyers throughout the United
States when they are sued under statutes such
as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and
Fair Credit Reporting Act. She has handled over
100 collector misconduct lawsuits since 2004.
She has also participated in over a dozen consumer
litigation class actions that involved extensive
motion practice.
Ms. Blanco is licensed to practice law in Florida
and the district courts of the Northern, Middle,
and Southern Districts of Florida. Ms. Blanco
earned her law degree from the University of Florida
Frederic G. Levin College of law in 2002 with
high honors. Ms. Blanco is a member of the Florida
Chapter of Order of the Coif and is the recipient
of the Frederic G. Levin Book Award in Race &
Race Relations Law. While in law school, Ms. Blanco
was the research executive for the Journal of
Law and Public Policy. As a practitioner, Ms.
Blanco has served as the chair of the Hillsborough
County Mock Trial Competition from 2003 to the
present, and has served on various committees
with the Young Lawyer's Division of the Hillsborough
County Bar Association. Prior to law school, Ms.
Blanco earned her bachelor's degree in Asian Studies
and Political Science from Furman University in
Greenville, South Carolina. Ms. Blanco graduated
from Furman magna cum laude and was inducted in
the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity.
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