Attorney Profiles

Ana-Klara H. Anderson 
Tampa, Florida
phone 813-984-3060 (Local)
866-395-7100 (Toll Free)
fax 813-984-3070
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Ana-Klara H. Anderson represents both English and Spanish-language media clients in the areas of First Amendment law, contests and sweepstakes, and commercial litigation. She is a member of the Florida Bar.

In her media/First Amendment practices, Ana-Klara provides pre-broadcast and pre-publication review and newsgathering advice and counsels media clients concerning Internet content and publication practices. She also defends against subpoenas to reporters, defamation, and privacy claims, and prosecutes actions concerning access to government records and proceedings.

Ana-Klara regularly prepares and reviews website terms of use, privacy policies, and Internet-related documents as well as dealing with CAN-SPAM, COPPA and other online issues. She advises clients on the administration of contests and sweepstakes, including games of chance and contests of skill promoted by radio and television stations, newspapers and magazines, direct mail, e-mail, and through social media platforms.

In her commercial litigation practice, Ana-Klara litigates commercial disputes for corporate clients, including contract disputes, class action defense, business torts and related areas. She also prepares and reviews contracts and other documents related to business operations and management, with a particular emphasis on the arts, entertainment, and publishing industries.

Ana-Klara is a member of the American Bar Association's Forum on Communications Law and the Society of Professional Journalists National Freedom of Information Committee. She is a past president of the North Central Florida Society of Professional Journalists. Ana-Klara has authored numerous articles for media law publications and has been a frequent guest lecturer throughout the southeast on First Amendment and media law issues. She has also lectured to national and international conferences of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication and the International Communication Association.

In 2009, Ana-Klara earned her law degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and her Ph.D. in Media Law and Policy from UF's College of Journalism and Communications. While in law school, Ana-Klara was the research editor and interdisciplinary chair of the Journal of Law and Public Policy. During her doctoral studies, she was a researcher for the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information and the Marion Brechner Citizens Access Project and served as editor of The Brechner Report.

Before entering graduate school, Ana-Klara served in the United States Marine Corps. She is a veteran of the Iraq War, in which she served as a logistics officer for forward medical units. She entered into military service in 2000 after graduating from The George Washington University, where she earned a bachelor of arts in International Affairs with a minor in Journalism, and wrote for the GW Hatchet.

Ana-Klara has worked as a freelance journalist for the Sun-Sentinel, Miami Herald, and Palm Beach Post. She interned for the Washington D.C. bureau of the Dallas Morning News and worked as a news clerk for the Washington Post.

Areas of Practice:
Media/First Amendment Law
Contests & Sweepstakes
Corporate Litigation
Arts & Entertainment Law
Bar Admissions:
Florida, 2010
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 2011
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 2011
Education:
University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 2009
J.D.
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Family Law Skills Course Book Award
Honors: ABA Communications Forum National Scholarship Winner
Law Journal: Journal of Law and Public Policy, Research Editor and Interdisciplinary Chair


University of Florida College of Journalism, Gainesville, Florida, 2009
Ph.D.
Honors: Freedom of Information Fellow
Major:  Media Law and Policy


University of Florida , Gainesville, Florida, 2006
M.A.
Honors: With Distinction
Major:  Mass Communications


The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia
B.A.
Honors: Shapiro Grant for Community Service
Honors: Naval R.O.T.C., honor graduate
Major:  International Affairs


Languages:
Spanish