Lisa A. Allen
County Judge · Hillsborough County Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
County Judge · Hillsborough County Court
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451 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Lisa A. Allen across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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County Civil — Division O
Courtroom Edgecomb Crt 301
Donna O'Dell
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Education: University of Florida, College of Law, Gainesville, Florida; Juris Doctor (2000); Board of Masters, University of Florida Student Honor Court (2000); University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with; High Honors; (1996); Major: Business Management; Minor: Economics; Business Law Teaching Assistant (1995-1996) — Legal Experience: Ansa Assuncao, LLP, Tampa, Florida; Allen Law & Mediation, PA, Tampa, Florida; Federal Law Clerk, Tampa, Florida; GrayRobinson, P.A., Tampa, Florida; Cohn, Cohn & Hendrix, P.A., Tampa, Florida — Bar Admissions: Florida (2001); Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida (2001); Professional Associations/Activities (Legal); The Florida Bar (2001-present); Hillsborough County Bar Association (2001-present); Master Member of the Cheatwood Inn of Court (2019-2024); Committee Member, Florida Standard Jury Instructions Contracts and Business Cases Committee (2021-2024); Conference of County Court Judges of Florida, Board of Directors, Treasurer (2022-2024); Conference of County Court Judges of Florida, Faculty (2023-present), Education Committee (2022-2024) and Civil Rules Committee (2019-present); Panel Speaker for the HCBA Annual Environmental and Land Use Conference (2021); Volunteer Speaker for Law Week Tours at the Courthouse (2022-2026); Panel Speaker for Civil Court Judiciary at HCBA Bench Bar Conference (2019); Hillsborough County Bar Association, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee (2017-present); The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section, Member (2015-2018)
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Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 E. Twiggs St., Room #312, Tampa, Florida 33602
Verified against Judge Lisa A. Allen's own court profile page, 2026-08-02.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Second District Court of Appeal (St. Petersburg).
● LiveThat court's published bench (15): Andrea Teves Smith, Anthony K. Black, Craig C. Villanti, Daniel H. Sleet, Edward C. LaRose, J. Andrew Atkinson, John Guard, Matthew C. Lucas, Morris Silberman, Nelly Khouzam, Patricia J. Kelly, Robert Morris, Stevan T. Northcutt, Susan H. Rothstein-Youakim
Profile upgraded 2026-08-02: bio_url now points to this judge's own page (https://www.fljud13.org/Directory/Judges/Judge-Allen), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page.
1 verified rule specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 451 total requirements apply in this courtroom across all layers — the Full Premium Report assembles the complete stack.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 16 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (January 6, 2021–July 8, 2026) that name this judge as the lower-tribunal judge — the courts’ own disposition labels, counted verbatim. This is a census of the appellate record we hold, not a complete case history, an affirmance rate, or a performance rating.
Florida appellate and Supreme Court opinions naming this judge as the lower-tribunal judge, taken verbatim from each court’s official slip opinion (source-hashed). Descriptive record, not a rating.
last checked September 3, 2026
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County Civil — Division Ocurrent
date not recorded — present · Courtroom Edgecomb Crt 301
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
THOMPSON v. ACCELERATED WASTE SOLUTIONS OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Couture, Couture v. Chagal-Feferkorn, Feferkorn
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ZEENAT AHMAD vs NORTH OAKS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Harris v. Summer Palms Apartments, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Berg v. Avila Property Owners Association, Inc.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JORDAN SANTOS vs DANIELLE BARTOLETTA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
GEICO INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY v. SHAZAM AUTO GLASS, LLC, LOPEZ
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Restoration Doctor, Zaldivar v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
KAC 2021-1, LLC. AS ASSIGNEE FOR JENKA HILL v. HUDSON SFR PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
JAY ANDREW SLOBEN vs JOHN ROCCO PACE
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PATRICK JEAN-LORD vs GAMLA-CEDRON PROMENADE, LLC AND MONICA MARTINEZ
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JERRY LABEAN vs ELEMENTS RESTORATION, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SPARKMAN LAW, P.A., D/B/A SPARKMAN LAW AND SHAZIA SPARKMAN v. MURRAY COURT REPORTING
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DIRT MOVERS OF TAMPA BAY, INC. VS BOBCAT OF TAMPA, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
HAYLEY BIVENS vs JASON BIVENS
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Progressive American Insurance Company v. Prieto
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - PC Denied
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