Patricia Lott is a graduate of FSU law school. Following graduation, she worked as an Assistant County Attorney and then as the County Attorney for Escambia County, then became a partner with Livermore, Klein and Lott in 1982, focusing her practice in municipal finance law. She continued to practice municipal finance law in the Pensacola office of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., representing many Northwest Florida cities, counties and school districts for many years. Since 2000, she has served variously as contract counsel, Associate General Counsel and General Counsel for the University of West Florida. She presently serves as Associate General Counsel for the University and also advises UWF Business Enterprises, Inc. and the University's Office of Sponsored Research. Pat is a member of the Escambia Santa Rosa Bar Association, the National Association of Bond Lawyers, the National Association of Colleges and University Attorneys, the Florida Association for Women Lawyers, and the Northwest Florida Association of Women Lawyers. She is a nationally recognized (Redbook) bond lawyer and a fellow of the American College of Bond Lawyers.

Anita received an undergraduate degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Cornell University in 1980. In 1984 she graduated from the Washington College of Law at American University. After law school she worked at legal aid for 6 years representing abused and neglected children and the elderly. In 1995 Anita began working for Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in its internal Equal Opportunity Office. She joined FAU's legal staff in 1996 and continued there until March, 2004 when she joined UWF as an Associate General Counsel. She served as UWF's General Counsel in an interim and regular capacity from September 2005 through January 1, 2008. She is now Deputy General Counsel at UWF. Anita is admitted to practice in Maryland, New York and Florida and is admitted to practice before the Federal District Court of Maryland and the Southern District Court of Florida.