MDM Legal, pllc

About Us

Denise A. Mutamba, Esq.

Denise A. Mutamba

Founder & Managing Partner

Ms. Mutamba focuses her practice on representing private and governmental clients with respect to human resources matters, representing landlords and tenants in housing-related matters, filing immigrant petitions and visa and adjustments of status, and assisting families plan for the future by drafting advanced directives and last wills and testaments and creating trusts. 

As a labor and employment lawyer, she counsels her clients regarding day-to-day human resources matters, including disciplinary and termination decisions and wage and hour compliance and compliance with federal, state, and local labor law. She also represents clients’ interests in collective bargaining negotiations, arbitration, and responding to claims of unfair labor practices.  Finally, she responds to charges of discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Florida Commission on Human Relations on behalf of her clients.

Ms. Mutamba was born and raised in Canton, OH, the home of the NFL’s Football Hall of Fame. She received a Bachelor of Science in Human Resources from the University of Akron. Before beginning her legal career, she worked for a fortune 500 company in its human resources department where she advised hiring managers in the areas of training, recruitment, selection, and termination.

Ms. Mutamba is an alumna of the University of Miami School of Law. During her time at the University of Miami School of Law, she earned a CALI Award for Excellence in Human Rights Law, was recognized on the Dean’s List for academic excellence, and tapped into the Society of Bar and Gavel, an organization that recognizes students who demonstrate exemplary character, service to others, positive attitude, and leadership. In addition, she represented the law school dring mock trial competitions as a member of the Mock Trial Team.  Finally, Ms. Mutamba served as a committee chairperson for the Black Law Students Association.

Before founding MDM Legal, PLLC, Ms. Mutamba worked at a boutique law firm advising municipalities and private businesses on matters related to labor and employment.  In addition, she worked as an Assistant City Attorney where she practiced labor and employment and workers’ compensation law.  There she gained valuable experience drafting a variety of human resource policies and procedures, ordinances, and resolutions.  Prior to gaining legal experience in labor and employment matters, Ms. Mutamba litigated housing discrimination and landlord-tenant matters, as well as drafted estate planning documents.

Ms. Mutamba is very active in the legal community. She is a past president of the F. Malcolm Cunningham Sr. Bar Association, a former 15th Judicial Circuit Representative of the Young Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar Board of Governors, a former Associate Member and Pupilage Leader of the Craig S. Barnard American Inn of Court, a former co-chair of the Palm Beach County Bar Association’s Committee for Diversity and Inclusion. She currently chairs the Employment Law CLE Committee of the Palm Beach County Bar Association and an Investigating Member for Grievance Committee E for the Florida Bar, and an active member of the Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee for the Florida Bar.

She is a proud member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. and a proud foster parent.  In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, watching movies, playing taboo, and mentoring.

 

Courts

Ms. Mutamba is admitted to practice law in all county and circuit courts in the State of Florida,  the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Honors and Awards

  • 2016 Daily Business Review Magazine’s Most Effective Lawyer Award Finalist
  • 2017 F. Malcolm Cunningham, Sr. Bar Association’s Member of the Year
  • 2019 Florida Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite
  • 2020 Florida Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite
  • 2023 Palm Beach County Bar Member Spotlight