ELAINE D. WALTER
Partner
305-354-3858 | Ext. 4
Elaine@kulalegal.com
Elaine D. Walter is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Appellate Practice. She has over 20 years of experience in appeals and trial support. Elaine’s practice includes appearing in the Florida Supreme Court, all six of Florida’s District Courts of Appeal. Circuit appellate appearances, and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
Elaine is the current president of the Florida Defense Lawyers Association, the immediate past chair of the Appellate Court Rules Committee, and the current treasurer for the Appellate Practice Section of The Florida Bar. She is also involved in the Miami-Dade Bar and was a long-term chair of its appellate courts committee.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Kula & Associates, P.A.
February 2024 – Present
Partner
Boyd Richards Parker & Colonelli
September 2019 — February 2024
Chair of the Appellate Practice Group
Gaebe, Mullen, Antonelli, DiMatteo
February 2011 - September 2019
Appellate Practice Group Leader
Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
January 2008 – February 2011
Associate, Appellate Practice Group
Shubin & Bass
August 2006 – January 2008
Associate
The Florida Supreme Court
October 2004 – August 2006
Staff Attorney
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Board Certified in Appellate Practice by The Florida Bar, 2015
Selected, Super Lawyers magazine
Rated, AV® Preeminent™ *
*AV® Preeminent ™ and BV® Distinguished™ are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies
BAR ADMISSIONS
The Florida Bar
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
EDUCATION
J.D., University of Miami School of Law,
Miami, Florida 2004 (magna cum laude)
M.A. Counseling and Educational Psychology, Slippery Rock University,
Slippery Rock, PA, 1996
B.A. Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 1991
PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Florida Defense Lawyers Association
Civil Procedure Rules Committee of The Florida Bar, 2016 - Present
Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section of the Florida Bar
Third District Court of Appeal Historical Society
Rosemary Barkett Appellate American Inn of Court
Dade County Bar Association Appellate Courts Committee, Past Chair and Vice Chair
Miami Dade Trial Lawyers Association
Fla. Statewide Nominating Commission for judges of Compensation Claims, 2007 – 2011, 2005 – 2008
Workers’ Compensation Section of the Florida Bar
Palm Beach County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Board of Directors, Miami Beach Jewish Community Center, 2005 - 2008
Attorney At Law Magazine, Advisory Board Member