Michele E. Ready, Esq.
Miami Office

Office Information:
9350 South Dixie Hwy
10th Floor
Miami, FL 33156
Tel: 305-671-1300
Fax: 305-670-7065
mready@waltonlantaff.com

Area of Practice and Experience

• Ms. Ready’s primary area of practice is insurance defense, workers’ compensation litigation, including an emphasis on Medicare Secondary Payer compliance.
• Ms. Ready also specializes in workers’ compensation appellate matters.
• Ms. Ready has lectured throughout the state of Florida on Medicare Secondary Payer compliance issues.  She was recently invited to participate in panel discussions presented at the Florida Workers' Compensation Institute 2010 Conference in Orlando, Florida, as well as at the American Bar Association's Standing Committee's Legal Professional Liability 2010 conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.
• Prior to joining the firm Ms. Ready worked in business management after obtaining a B.A. degree in Music with a minor in Marketing.
• In law school, Ms. Ready was a member of the Business Law Journal and the Florida Sports and & Entertainment Law Review.

Professional and Civic Activities

• Ms. Ready is certified by the State of Florida to lecture and provide Florida Continuing Education credits to insurance adjusters. She has lectured on numerous topics, most recently Medicare Set-Asides and Mandatory Insurer Reporting Requirements under the MMSEA.
• Member of RIMS, Greater Miami Chapter
• Member of the National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals (NAMSAP)
• MSCC (Medicare Set-Aside Consultant-Certified) certificate issued by the ICHCC
• Ms. Ready earned an AV rating, the highest obtainable rating for both legal qualifications and ethical conduct, provided by Lexis/Nexis Martindale-Hubbell ®

Bar and Court Admissions

• The Florida Bar, member of the Workers Compensation section
• Dade County Bar
• Admitted to practice in the Southern and Middle Districts of the United States District Court of Florida

Education

• University of Miami (J.D., 1995, cum laude)
• The Ohio State University (B.A., 1987, summa cum laude)