Angela Rodante
From Tampa, Florida University of South Florida (B.A., 1989) Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1996)
In 2003, Angela Rodante became partner of Swope, Rodante, P.A. With a focus on civil trial litigation, Ms. Rodante handles cases involving personal injury and insurance bad faith. She is a member of The Florida Bar and is licensed to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, the Southern District of Florida and the Northern District of Florida.
Ms. Rodante has a long history with the firm. She actually began as a runner in 1985, returned for a short time as a legal secretary, and later as a law clerk. After graduating with her B.A. from the University of South Florida in 1989, she went on to earn her J.D. from Widener University, School of Law in 1996. Angela returned as an associate attorney for the firm then known as the Law Offices of Dale Swope, P.A in 1997.
Ms. Rodante routinely represents clients who have been injured or wronged by insurance companies. She is committed to improving their access to the court system. With this goal in mind, she has joined numerous professional, political and social organizations.
Distinctions
- Presidential Electoral College Member, Florida (2008)
- L’Unione Italiana Ladies Auxiliary Women of Excellence Award (2008)
- Ybor City Museum Society, Adela Gonzmart Award (2010)
- Florida Justice Association, Eagle Legend Award (2010)
- Ybor City Chamber of Commerce, Chair’s Award (2011)
- Hillsborough County Bar Association
- American Bar Foundation, Life Fellow (2011)
- Excellent Rated Attorney, AVVO (2011)
- Ybor City Chamber of Commerce
– Board of Director 2005 – Current
– Treasurer 2006-2008
– Chair Elect 2008-2009
– Chair of the Board 2009-2010 - Immediate Past Chair 2010-2011
- American Bar Association
- Florida Justice Association
– EAGLE - American Association for Justice
- Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association
– Board of Director (2000- 2007)
– Secretary (2002-2003)
– Treasurer (2003-2004)
– President (2005-2006) - Ferguson White American Inn of Court (1999-2001)
- Centro Asturiano de Tampa
- L’Unione Italiana
Professional & Community Involvement
Selected Published Decisions
Macola v. Government Employees Insurance Company, 953 So. 2d 451 (Fla. 2006): in response to the questions of law certified by the Eleventh Circuit, the Supreme Court of Florida held that an insurer did not extinguish its liability for bad faith under the common law of Florida by tendering its policy limits to its insured in response to the insured’s filing of a statutory civil remedy notice which alleged that the insurer had committed bad faith. A federal district court had ruled otherwise and granted summary judgment in favor of the insurer. After the Supreme Court’s decision, the Eleventh Circuit reversed the summary judgment and remanded the case back to the district court so that the plaintiffs could proceed with their suit against the insurer for bad faith.
Conklin vs. Carroll, 865 So. 2d 597 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004), rev. dism’d 871 So. 874 (Fla. 2004)