Ayanna is an experienced civil litigator focusing her practice on K-12 education law with significant knowledge of tort and civil rights laws. She is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified County Court Mediator and works with the firm’s other certified mediators to help disputing parties reach win-win resolutions.

Ayanna is an active supporter of K-12 and higher education and is committed to serving the North Central Florida community. She volunteers with local mentorship organizations and supports community events.

Professional & Community Involvement

• Florida Bar Education Law Committee, Member, 2021-present
• Florida Bar Governmental and Public Policy Advocacy Committee, Member, 2022-present
• Florida Bar Eighth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee “A”, Member, 2022-present
• Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association, Member, 2017-present
• Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association Leadership Roundtable Committee, Member, 2019-present
• Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association Mentorship Program, Mentor, 2019-present
• Josiah T. Walls Bar Association, Member, 2018-present
• Josiah T. Walls Bar Association, Past President, 2019-2020

Representative Experience

• Counseled school board members at workshops and school board meetings

Press Mentions

• School Board Interviews Attorneys, Debate Adding Another Staff Position, Hernando Sun, October 20, 2023
• December 1, 2022 On the Move, The Florida Bar News, December 1, 2022
• Weiss Serota Creates Six-Atty Mediation Group In Fla., Law360, November 7, 2022
• Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman Adds Mediation Services Practice Group, Attorney at Law Magazine, November 4, 2022
• Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman Adds Mediation Services Practice Group, Citybiz, November 3, 2022

Presentations

• Bullying and Suicide in the Higher Ed Environment, Association of Florida Colleges 73rd Annual Meeting & Conference, November 16, 2022

Florida, 2016

Barry University School of Law, J.D., 2016

• Honors Certificate in Environmental and Earth Law
• Book Award: Land Use Planning

Lewis University, M.B.A., 2006

• Concentration: Marketing

Lewis University, B.S.B.A., 2004

• Minor: Human Resources

Florida Supreme Court Certified County Court Mediator