Lia Manias is an associate in Shook’s Product Liability Litigation practice group. She earned her J.D. magna cum laude from Stetson University College of Law, where she served on the Editorial Board for Stetson Law Review. For her service to the Stetson community, she was awarded the Edward D. Foreman Most Distinguished Student Award, the highest student honor presented by the school.

While in law school, Lia was a judicial intern to the Honorable Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell and the Honorable Judge Christopher P. Tuite in the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida. There, she conducted legal research and drafted memoranda on various topics to support judicial opinions.

Prior to law school, Lia received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Florida where she graduated summa cum laude and served in leadership roles for the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists. Lia has experience in various pharmaceutical practice settings, including several Tampa-area hospitals, where she managed patient medication regimens, performed medical research and conducted patient visits. 

Publications

Evangelia Manias, Reform is Just the Right Medicine: The Overhaul of the Administrative State and Its Impact on Pharmacy Benefit Managers, 55 Stetson L. Rev. 809, May 2026.