Chelsea Salmonsen

Chelsea is a Partner at Zinober, Diana, & Monteverde, P.A. where she focuses her practice on bodily injury and first-party property & casualty defense. Prior to joining Zinober, Diana & Monteverde, P.A., Chelsea was an In-House Counsel with one of the top Insurance Companies in the Country, where she handled bodily injury defense.

Originally from Massachusetts, Chelsea moved to Tampa Bay and earned her Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law. While attending Stetson University College of Law, Chelsea worked as a Certified Legal Intern at the Office of the State Attorney for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit as well as the Twelfth Judicial Circuit where she gained invaluable trial experience prior to being sworn in as an Assistant State Attorney for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit. During her time as an Assistant State Attorney, she tried over a dozen misdemeanor and felony cases. During her time in civil practice, she has continued to sharpen her trial skills by fiercely representing her clients in several jury trials throughout the state of Florida and Georgia.

Outside of the office, Chelsea spends her time enjoying the natural beauty that Tampa Bay has to offer as well as reading, cooking, and spending time with her family, friends and two shepherds, Cash and Savannah.