Alicia Whiting Bozich

Alicia Bozich is a litigator with nearly 20 years’ experience representing clients in state and federal courts through all phases of civil litigation, including trial. She has participated in more than 100 civil trials and has handled both state and federal appeals.

Alicia’s litigation practice includes commercial disputes, business torts, restrictive covenants and trade secrets, contracts, creditor’s rights matters, and disputes relating to real property. She also has extensive trial court experience representing investors, lenders, and loan servicers in contested mortgage foreclosures and consumer finance litigation. She has represented loan servicers in both state and federal court on claims involving the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Truth in Lending Act, and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.

Alicia’s prior experience includes representing a broad range of clients in litigation matters, including defense of product liability claims and complex commercial transactions. She has also represented and advised financial institutions, leasing companies, receivers, commercial landlords, manufactures, suppliers, employers, and professionals.

• Citrus Park Mall Owner, LLC V. Master Collision Repair, Inc., No. 2D2024-1776 (Fla. 2d DCA May 21, 2025). Per curiam opinion affirming trial court’s grant of summary judgment against claims of defendant who sought to expand the scope of a recorded restrictive covenant to preclude client’s proposed use of its property in contravention of Florida law that provides that restrictive covenants are disfavored and will be strictly construed in favor of the owner’s free and restrained use of the real property and against party seeking to enforce the restriction.

• Commitment and Dedication Award, Hillsborough County Bar Association (2019–2021)
• Outstanding Leadership & Service Award, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Tampa Bay (2020–2021)
• Florida Rising Stars, Super Lawyers Magazine (2013–2018)
• Ohio Rising Stars, Super Lawyers Magazine (2012)

• Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Tampa Bay
  • President (2021–2024)
  • Liaison, 13th Judicial Circuit Professionalism Committee (2019–present)
• Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce
• Hillsborough County Bar Association
  • Co-Chair, Bar Leadership Institute (2019–2021)
• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
• Tampa Bay Inn of Courts

• “Professionalism and Depositions Continuing Legal Education Course,” Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Tampa Bay (April 26, 2022)
• Hillsborough County Bar Association Diversity & Inclusion Committee Virtual Fair & Panel Discussion (May 6, 2021)
• “Pathways to Bar Leadership,” Coalition of APIA Affiliates (March 18, 2021)
• “Life as a Lawyer,” Asian Pacific American Law Student Association, University of Florida (October 16, 2020)