January 30, 2025 Tampa, FL. – Named among the Best Lawyers in America for five consecutive years, Andrew J. Mayts Jr. was recognized by the Leadership Tampa Alumni association with its prestigious Parke Wright III Leadership Award today. The highest honor bestowed by LTA was announced during their Annual Meeting presented by Baker Barrios and CI Group at Hotel Haya this afternoon. Mayts is now one of only 21 Chamber members to win the Parke Wright III Leadership Award in LTA history.
Mayts was nominated and selected by his peers, fifteen years after graduating from Leadership Tampa and three years after his tenure as Chairman of the Board of the Tampa Bay Chamber. Well known in the region for his community and business-minded approach, Mayts currently serves as Legal Counsel for the U.S. Special Operations Memorial Foundation Board of Directors and on Florida’s 13th Circuit Court Judicial Nominating Committee. He is also an active member of the local Boy Scouts Executive Council, and the Air Mobility Commander’s Civic Leader Program.
“Andy gives hundreds of hours each year in service to local organizations and civic groups,” said Grace Maseda-Sainz, Chair of the Parke Wright III Award Committee and incoming Chair of LTA.
Mayts is a Partner at Shumaker,Loop & Kendrick, LLP. Among the many points of pride his colleagues shared was Mayts response during the lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic. He became one of the primary attorneys manning the Shumaker COVID-19 legal helpline, which took calls 24/7. Mayts helped callers on a variety of legal issues, including the process of qualifying as an essential business in order to be eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program - taking time away from his legal practice and personal life during the height of the pandemic in 2020.
The annual award is named after LT Founder Parke Wright III and recognizes an LTA member demonstrating exceptional leadership and making a significant difference in the Tampa Bay region. Mayts is a graduate of LT Class of 2010.
During the LTA ceremony, Chair Wendy Ross highlighted member success stories from the past year and concluded her tenure with heartfelt words of gratitude: “Year after year, you share your time and talents for the benefit of our community. Thank you! Here’s to another 50 years of LTA and more gaining, growing and giving back together!” Ross is Broker & Shareholder at Florida Executive Realty and a graduate of LT Class of 2014. Click to read: Leadership Tampa Alumni Annual Review – 2024
Receiving the ceremonial gavel from Ross, Maseda-Sainz cast the LTA vision for the year ahead with her impassioned speech, “Alignment is the assignment in 2025” and a heightened call to action. Also formally introduced was the LTA 2025 Cabinet.
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