
John J. Cavaliere, IIISenior Attorney | St. Petersburg
Senior Attorney | St. Petersburg
Publications and Presentations
What’s New in Administrative Law? NEPA at the Supreme Court, December 2024
The Rare Full Court Press: En Banc Arguments in the DCA's, Lawyer Magazine, May 2024
The Bill of Attainder Clauses: Protections from the Past in the Modern Administrative State, 12 Ave Maria Law Review 149, 2014
Professional, Civic and Community Involvement
The Florida Bar, Member: Appellate Practice Section, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, Young Lawyers Division
Hillsborough County Bar Association, Member: Appellate Practice Section
St. Petersburg Bar Association, Member
The Federalist Society, Member
Previous Professional Experience
Represented community associations and individuals in appellate, trial, administrative, and bankruptcy courts, and provided corporate general counsel and special district counsel services at a private firm in Tampa from 2015-2024
Florida First District Court of Appeal, Law Clerk to Hon. Scott D. Makar, 2014-2015
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Judicial Intern to Hon. Sheri Polster Chappell, 2013
Florida Twentieth Judicial Circuit, Judicial Intern to Hon. Cynthia A. Pivacek, 2012-2013
Awards and Recognitions
Tampa Magazine Top Lawyers List, Appellate Practice and Community Association Law, 2025
St. Raymond Award for Excellence in Legal Writing, 2014
Ave Maria School of Law, Book Award, Florida Constitutional Law, 2014; Book Award, Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence, 2013; Book Award, Antitrust, 2013
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Industries
Education
J.D., magna cum laude, Ave Maria School of Law, 2014
B.A., Political Science and Religion, Florida State University, 2010