The professional staff of the Placement Office at Florida State Law is eager to assist you in all stages of your career development and planning. Please contact us with any career-related questions you may have.

Elmer Ignacio, a 2001 graduate of Florida State University College of Law, joined the law school administration in November 2008. He began his legal career as an assistant general counsel at the Florida Department of Health, where he prosecuted various health-care professionals including physicians and nurses. In 2003, he joined the Tallahassee office of the statewide law firm of Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer and, most recently in 2007, joined the Tampa office of Cole, Scott & Kissane before coming to the law school. At both his previous firms, Elmer specialized in insurance defense litigation, with an emphasis on defending complex nursing home negligence cases. He is an active member of The Florida Bar.

Nicole Scialabba joined the Florida State University College of Law in 2012 as the Assistant Director of Placement. She obtained her Juris Doctor degree from Duquesne University School of Law in Pittsburgh in 2006. After law school, she served as a staff attorney at Neightborhood Legal Services Association in Pittsburgh, focusing on employment, disability and family law before moving to Florida in 2010. Prior to joining the law school administration, Nicole worked for the Office of the State Courts Administrator, an agency within the Florida Surpreme Court. She remains an active member of the Pennsylvania Bar.

As a longtime member of the Tallahassee legal community, Rosanna Catalano is available to provide individual placement guidance and assistance to students who are interested in 1) pursuing legal opportunities in Tallahassee and/or 2) seeking government positions. Catalano currently serves as the executive director of the Florida Elections Commission, a statewide agency that regulates political committees along with all candidates running for public office from city commissioners to state legislators. Prior to becoming executive director of the Florida Elections Commission, she was assistant dean for administration and Placement Office director at the Florida State University College of Law. Prior to her management career, Rosanna spent a lot of time in courtrooms and television newsrooms. She served as board counsel to the Florida Board of Nursing and Florida Board of Medicine Credentials Committee while working at the attorney general’s office. She was a prosecutor at the Florida Department of Health and Office of the State Attorney, in both the 17th and 2nd Judicial Circuits. She was a freelance producer for WTVJ-TV in Miami and a producer and host at Florida's News Channel.  Rosanna earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida College of Law, where she was one of the founding editors of the Journal of Technology, Law & Policy, which was one of the first online student law journals at the time. She is licensed to practice law in Florida and the District of Columbia.

Christine Guard joined Florida State University College of Law in 2009 as a placement advisor. She has been an Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Appeals Section of the Florida Attorney General's office since 2005. She also is a 1999 gradate of Tulane University with a Juris Doctor, Certificate in Maritime Law. While at Tulane, she was a member of Phi Delta Phi, the Tulane Maritime Law Journal, the Tulane Environmental Law Journal and the Ruby R. Vale Corporate Law Moot Court team. She is admitted to The Florida Bar, the United States Court of Appeal for the Eleventh Circuit, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, and United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Janet Tashner is a 2007 graduate of the Florida State University College of Law. She holds a Baccalaureate of Arts from Pennsylvania State University with a concentration in Environmental Resources Management. Prior to attending law school, she served in the United States Peace Corps; worked with Outward Bound; and contracted with the United States Agency for International Development’s Environmental Policy and Technology Project in Central Asia. While in law school, Tashner interned with the Division of Administrative Hearings and the Office of the Public Defender, Second Judicial Circuit. She currently represents the Department of Environmental Protection in civil and administrative enforcement actions throughout Florida. Her practice experience includes appellate, environmental, family, criminal and employment law. 

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