Tampa Bay Chamber Involvement

• Board of Directors – Past Chair

Andy Mayts is a Partner at Shumaker. Andy focuses his practice on banking and nance and construction related litigation, as well as cybersecurity prevention and response. He handles complex civil litigation matters for businesses, including national banks in state and federal court in numerous trials.

Practicing for many years as a banking and finance litigation lawyer, he has handled the defense of regulatory compliance matters, special assets, and consumer actions against financial institutions.

As a construction law lawyer, Andy has represented owners, subcontractors, suppliers, and general contractors in numerous defect and equitable adjustment claims. He has lectured on construction law issues for the Hillsborough County Bar Association and other various associations.

Andy’s cybersecurity practice involves advising clients on data breach prevention, response, and litigation for business owners and corporate clients. He works to protect companies against a data breach by improving data practices and provides in-depth incident response assessment if a breach occurs.

Andy has received an AV PreeminentTM rating by Martindale–Hubbell and is listed in Best Lawyers. He is a Fellow in the Construction Lawyers Society of America, and he currently serves on the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission.

Media Appearances

• 07.08.2020 Tampa Bay Business and Wealth: Shumaker Advisors talks about leading in a crisis

Bar And Court Admissions

• Florida
• U.S. District Court, Middle District Florida U.S. District Court, Southern District Florida

Professional And Community Affiliations

• The Florida Bar
  • Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
  • Construction Law Legislative Subcommittee
• Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission
• USF Alumni Association – National Board of Directors, 2012-2013 and 2020-2021
• Hillsborough County Children's Board – Vice Chair, 2019
• Hillsborough County Bar Association – Construction Law Committee
• Judicial Nominating Commission, Thirteenth Circuit, 2015-2023
• Construction Lawyers Society of America – Fellow
• Hillsborough County Bar Foundation, Trustee
• Children's Board of Hillsborough County, Gubernatorial Appointee
• Stetson College of Law Veteran’s Law Institute – Advisory Board
• MacDill Air Force Base, Honorary Commander
• Tampa Bay Rays 100
• Leadership Florida, Class XXXIV
• Gulf Ridge Council Boy Scouts of America Executive Board, President, 2010
• Tampa Bay Chamber, Board of Directors – Executive Committee, 2016-present
  • Programs Committee Co-Chair
  • Benchmarking Chair, 2015
  • Treasurer, 2020
• Florida Bar Quality of Life and Career Committee, Former Chairman
• J. Clifford Cheatwood American Inn of Court
• South Tampa Sticks Lacrosse, Board of Directors
• YMCA, Sports Coach
• Jesuit High School Alumni Council
• Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club
• Coleman Middle School
  • Dad's Club
• Plant High School
  • Dad's Club
• Hyde Park United Methodist Church
• Leadership Tampa, Class of 2010

Honors

• ESA National Outstanding Eagle Scout Award, 2020
• Best Lawyers in America, 2019-2021
• AV PreeminentTM rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Daily Business Review, Litigation Department of the Year, 2014
• Tampa Top Rated Lawyer, Litigation, 2013