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Melinda J. MacConnel joined Odyssey in March 2006 as a Legal Consultant and became Odyssey's General Counsel in January 2007. Prior to joining the Company MacConnel practiced law as a Litigation Consultant providing counsel to attorneys in all areas of law. She has also served as a professor of legal research and writing and has worked as a congressional assistant for the United States House of Representatives in Washington D.C. Since joining Odyssey MacConnel has been successful in negotiating several key agreements including settlement of the company's insurance claim for over a million dollars stemming from hurricane Katrina.
MacConnel graduated cum laude from St. Mary's College Notre Dame in 1986 with Bachelors Degrees in International Government French and Theology. She received national recognition for excellence as a member of the University of Notre Dame Speech and Debate Counsel. She also attended the Université Catholique de l'Ouest in Angers France where she received her Alliance Française degree. In 1990 MacConnel received her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Florida College of Law. MacConnel is a member of the Florida Bar and the Hillsborough County Bar Association and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. | 