JOAN M. VECCHIOLI
Clearwater Office
(727) 461-1818
joanv@jpfirm.com


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Joan M. Vecchioli joined Johnson Pope in 1986 upon graduating with honors from Stetson University College of Law, where she was a member of the Law Review and competed on the Moot Court Board. She also received her bachelor's degree in economics from the College of William and Mary.

Since joining the firm, Joan has gained experience in the areas of commercial litigation, commercial real estate transactions and labor and employment law. Currently, her practice focuses on labor and employment issues, commercial real estate and mediation.

Joan has been certified by the Florida Bar in the area of labor and employment law. Joan has successfully handled discrimination and harassment claims involving age, race, sex, religion, marital status, national origin and disability under local, state and federal laws. Additionally, she has drafted sexual harassment policies, drug testing policies, family and medical leave policies, employee termination agreements and personnel manuals for use by Florida employers. Joan has also counseled clients on federal fair labor standards, employee applications and terminations, polygraph testing, unemployment compensation and employee benefits issues. Joan has taught employment discrimination and legal research and writing courses at Stetson University College of Law and St. Petersburg College (formerly SPJC). Joan has also lectured at seminars and published articles on various labor and employment issues, including the Americans with Disabilities Act. To view some of these articles please click on the links below:


In the real estate arena, Joan has represented developers in connection with their acquisitions and developments of residential and commercial properties. Her services have included drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, construction documents, easement and operation agreements, and development agreements. She has represented both lenders and borrowers on commercial financing issues and has prepared and negotiated documents for acquisition and construction loans and refinancing.

Additionally, Joan has handled housing and public accommodations discrimination claims. She is also a Certified Circuit Civil mediator and serves as an arbitrator for the Middle District Court of Florida.

As a Young Lawyer, Joan organized and served as an advisor to the North Pinellas County Law Explorer Post, a division of the Boy Scouts of America, allowing high school students in the greater Clearwater area to explore potential careers in law. Joan also serves as a pro bono mediator for the Pinellas County Office of Human Rights and a pro bono hearing examiner for the City of St. Petersburg Community Affairs Department in connection with human rights ordinance violations. She acted as a mentor in the Doorways Program sponsored by the Pinellas County School Board and is a graduate of the Leadership Pinellas Program. She currently sits on the Alumni Advisory Board of the Pinellas Animal Foundation.

Joan is a member of the Florida Bar and is admitted to practice in the Middle and Southern District Courts of Florida and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. She is also a member of the Clearwater Bar Association. Joan has been given an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell and has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America. Joan is the past Chairperson of the Certification Committee for the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Florida Bar. She formerly served as a chair of a Florida Bar grievance committee and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Young Lawyers' Section of the Clearwater Bar Association. Joan is married and has two children. Click Here To View Attorney Bio