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Angela E. Rodante
also known as Angela Rodante
About Angela
Biography
Over the course of her 28-year legal career, Angela Rodante has become a nationally recognized and highly sought-after civil litigator — winning countless awards for her groundbreaking legal work fighting for individuals who have been catastrophically injured and for taking on large and powerful corporations.
While her accolades speak volumes about the level of success she’s committed to achieving on behalf of clients, it is a humble, driven mindset that has quietly propelled her forward from her initial start with the firm as a clerk and runner in 1985 to present-day legal warrior. Her accession in the field has come from a deeply held belief that helping people and fighting for justice is her innate duty, and that nothing worthwhile comes without sacrifice, selflessness, and courage.
In 2003, Angela Rodante became a partner of Swope, Rodante, Newsome & Steinberg She specializes in civil trial litigation, handling cases involving personal injury and insurance bad faith.
Angela Rodante is active in various community service organizations, including the Ybor City Chamber of Commerce and Centro Asturiano de Tampa, and she served as one of the early Presidents of the TBTLA, a non-profit organization of lawyers dedicated to upholding justice.
Angela has received the Insurance Lawyer of the Year from Best Lawyers and is a top-rated lawyer in Insurance Law by Martindale Hubbell. Other significant recognitions include receiving the Client Distinction Award from Martindale Hubbell as well as receiving a Superb rating from AVVO for the past seven years consecutively.
Angela Rodante is a member of The Florida Bar and is licensed to practice before all state and federal courts in the State of Florida, and the Eleventh Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Angela’s level of commitment to her firm, clients, profession, and community forms a mosaic whose consistent theme is selfless service. When she’s not fighting for justice, she enjoys spending time on Redington Beach with family and traveling, with recent trips to Machu Picchu and Siracusa, Sicily.
Angela Rodante is a nationally recognized civil trial lawyer who represents people with catastrophic injuries and handles complex insurance bad faith cases. A partner since 2003, she has spent decades taking on powerful corporations and insurers while remaining committed to her clients and community
Our appellate attorneys handle civil appeals and post-trial matters for clients facing important legal decisions. With experience in complex cases, we work to protect favorable results, challenge errors made at trial, and guide clients through every stage of the appeals process.
Our Tampa car accident attorneys handle serious injury claims from start to finish, investigating the crash, identifying all responsible parties, documenting damages, and taking on insurance companies that deny, delay, or undervalue claims.
Our Tampa product liability attorneys investigate defective products to determine what went wrong and who is responsible. We handle claims involving unsafe designs, manufacturing defects, and inadequate warnings, pursuing manufacturers and others responsible for serious injuries.
Our Florida insurance bad faith attorneys investigate how insurers handled claims, including settlement opportunities, communications, and key decisions. We build the evidence to show when an insurer failed to protect its insured and hold the insurance company accountable.
Our Tampa legal malpractice attorneys handle claims involving attorney negligence, missed deadlines, poor legal advice, and other errors that cause clients to lose a case or reduce its value. We investigate what went wrong and pursue accountability for the harm caused.
Our Tampa medical malpractice attorneys handle serious cases involving surgical errors, misdiagnosis, birth injuries, and other medical negligence. We investigate what happened, consult medical experts, and determine whether a provider’s actions caused or worsened a patient’s injuries.
Our Tampa personal injury attorneys handle serious and catastrophic injury cases from investigation through trial. We gather evidence, interview witnesses, work with experts, establish liability, document damages, and take on insurance companies to pursue full compensation.
Our Tampa truck accident attorneys investigate serious crashes, preserve critical evidence, identify every responsible party, and examine trucking records and safety violations. We build cases against drivers, trucking companies, and others responsible for catastrophic injuries.
Practice Areas
8
Practice Areas
Insurance
30%
Defective and Dangerous Products
25%
Personal Injury
20%
Appeals
5%
Fees and Rates
Cost
Contingency
30%-40%
Awards
Licenses
Licensed in Florida for 29 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 1996
No misconduct found
Location
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Posted by Webb | January 15, 2019 | Hired Attorney
Best Lawyer Around!
If you want to get something done, look no further. That's what my family attorney suggested. Boy, he was right. She is so quick minded, it's remarkable; Very likable, but a pit bull when you need a pit bull.
Angela Rodante
Replied last January 15, 2019Webb, THANKS for your review. It was wonderful working with you and I am thrilled that Chris Boyd & Jim Butler made the connection for our firm to work on your case.
Posted by anonymous | June 29, 2011
Great Attorney
Angela Rodante is an awesome attorney. She is a partner of Swope, Rodante, P.A., a law firm in Ybor City. Through personal experience, I know that Angela really knows her stuff. She takes on tough cases with the intent to win. I could not have been happier with my results. Anyone who has been catastr...
Angela E. Rodante's Lawyer Endorsements
"I endorse this lawyer. Angela brings street smarts and high legal acumen to her practice that serves all of her clients well. Her excellent trial skills bode well for her clients as she strives to achieve the desired result. Her highly successful team only adds to her ability to bring superior legal services."
"I endorse this lawyer's work. Angela is not only a wonder ful lawyer she is also a very ethical and a complex problem solver. She has led many seminars in her feild and cotinues to teach her fellow attorneys the finer points of personal injury law."
Jenna Sutter
Personal injury lawyer
Hutch Brock
Car accident lawyer
Experience
Honors
2026
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Litigation - Insurance Lawyer of the Year - Tampa, Best Lawyers
2021
Litigation - Insurance Lawyer of the Year - Tampa, Best Lawyers
2018
Litigation - Insurance Lawyer of the Year - Tampa, Best Lawyers
2017
AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2015
Nation’s Top One Percent, National Association of Distinguished Counsel
2015
Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell
2014
The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, National Trial Lawyers
2014
Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
Top Rated Lawyer in Insurance Law, Martindale Hubbell and American Lawyer Media
2011
Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation
2011
Chair’s Award, Ybor City Chamber of Commerce
2010
Eagle Legend, Florida Justice Association
2010
Adela Gonzmart Award, Ybor City Museum Society
2008
L'Unione Ladies Auxilliary award for Women of Excellence, Italian-American Women of Excellence
2008
Presidential Electoral College Member, Florida
N/A
Client Distinction Award,, Martindale-Hubbell
N/A
Superb Rated Attorney, AVVO
N/A
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers
N/A
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
1900 - Present
Managing Partner, Swope, Rodante P.A.
Associations
2023 - Present
National Trial LawyersInsurance Bad Faith Trial Lawyers - Top 10
2023 - Present
National Trial LawyersNational Women's Trial Lawyers - Top 25
2019 - Present
American College of Coverage CounselFellow
2014 - Present
National Trial LawyersTop 100
2013 - Present
Southern Trial Lawyers AssociationMember
2012 - Present
Federal Bar AssociationMember
2011 - Present
American Bar FoundationSustaining Patron Fellow
2006 - Present
Tampa Bay Hispanic Bar AssociationMember
1997 - Present
American Association for JusticeSustaining Member
1997 - Present
Hillsborough County Bar AssociationMember
1996 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
Florida Justice Association
Member
Florida Bar
Member
2005 - 2011
Ybor City Chamber of CommerceBoard of Directors
2005 - 2006
Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers AssociationPresident
2004 - 2005
Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers AssociationTreasurer
2003 - 2004
Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers AssociationSecretary
2002 - 2003
Northern District of FloridaAdmitted to Practice
2002 - 2003
Southern District of FloridaAdmitted to Practice
2000 - 2007
Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers AssociationBoard of Directors
1999 - 2001
Ferguson White American Inn of CourtMember
1997 - 1998
District of FloridaAdmitted to Practice
Education
1996
Widener University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1989
University of South Florida
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2019
Searcy Voir Dire Institute
Pretrial Procedures: “Statement of the Case”
2017
STLA Fall Retreat
Corporate Greed: Finding it and Proving it in Insurance Bad Faith Cases
Publications
2006
953 So. 2d 451
Macola v. Government Employees Insurance Company
2004
865 So. 2d 597 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004), rev. dism’d 871 So. 874 (Fla. 2004)
Conklin vs. Carroll
Languages
English