Bar and Court Admissions
- 2024 Texas
- 2023 New Jersey
- 2020 New York Supreme Court Appellate Division
- 2020 District of Columbia
- 2008 Florida
- 2008 United State District Court, Middle District of Florida
- 2008 United State Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- 2008 United State District Court Southern District of Florida
Professional and Community Involvement
- American Bar Association
- Dade County Young Lawyer Division, Member
- Federal Bar Association, Member
- Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Member
Awards & Recognitions
- 2025, Super Lawyer Magazine
- 2022, Super Lawyer Magazine
- 2021, Super Lawyer Magazine
- 2017, Legal Elite Award – Best First Party Property Insurance Defense Specialist in Miami-Dade County
- 2017, Rising Stars, Super Lawyers Magazine
- 2016, Rising Stars, Super Lawyers Magazine
- 2015, Rising Stars, Super Lawyers Magazine
- 2014, Rising Stars, Super Lawyers Magazine
- 2013, Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite Up & Comer
- 2012, Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite Up & Comer
Publications
- Florida Aims to Rebuild Homeowners Market with Reform Law (Guest contributor)
- Tort Creditors vs. Spendthrift Trusts: An analysis of the public policies favoring and opposing a tort creditor exception (pending publication)
- Florida Law May Become Standard for Private Flood Insurance, Law 360 (June 2014).
- Vaughns v. Citizens Property Ins. Corp., Case No.: CACE 16-003407 DIV.: 13 (Motion for Summary Judgment granted on failure to appear for Examination Under Oath).
- Villar v. Heritage Property & Casualty, Case No.: 15-017428 CA 01(Dismissal of lawsuit via a Judgment on the Pleadings. Recovered attorney’s fees and costs based on Fla. Stat. 57.105).
- Guerra v. Heritage Property & Casualty, Case No.: 15-2269 CA 01 (Obtained a defense jury verdict on a water claim against Barnard Law. Resulted in recovery of over $50,000 in fees and costs for the carrier).
- Darbouze v. Citizens Property Ins. Corp., Case No.: 16-003576 CA 01 (Obtained voluntary dismissal of lawsuit on the eve of trial).
- Blanco v. Citizens Property Ins. Corp., Case No.: 15-026745 CA 01(Obtained voluntary dismissal of lawsuit on the eve of trial).
- Dade Mold Inspectors a/a/o Rosario v. Heritage Property & Cas. Ins. Co., Case No.: COCE-15-020947 (Motion for Summary Judgment granted on homestead exemption barring assignment of benefits to water mitigation company).
- Pharel vs. Heritage Property & Casualty Ins. Co., Case No.: 14-14429 CA 01 (Appellate decision affirming granting of Motion for Summary Judgment on misrepresentation on application defense. Resulted in recovery of over $50,000 in fees and costs for the carrier).
- People’s Trust Homeowners Ins. v. Avagyan, 93 So. 3d 905 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012) (Obtained dismissal of lawsuit and sanctions for fraud upon the Court. Resulted in an award of attorney’s fees and costs in favor of the Defendant).
- Jossfolk v. United Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 110 So. 3d 110 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013) (Insured appealed trial court’s entry of final judgment in favor of United Property that insured was not entitled to any additional benefits for damage to the roof as awarded through the appraisal process. Appellate Court reversed and remanded the matter with instruction for the trial court to address issues surrounding claim for Ordinance & Law).
- People’s Trust Homeowners Ins. v. Roddy, 134 So. 3d 1071 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011) (Carrier appealed entry of Final Judgment after jury trial surrounding multiple evidentiary issues and approved jury instructions).
- United States Department of Agriculture – Risk Management Agency Final Agency Determination: FAD-199 (2013)(Interpreted provision contained in Nursery Crop Insurance Provision of a Multi-Peril Crop Insurance Policy regarding the uprooting and removal of plants without the prior consent of the approved insurance provider).
- Michael and Dinah Villar v. Heritage Insurance Property & Casualty Ins. Co., CASE NO.: 14-027680 CA 05, Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami Dade County, Florida. (Obtained voluntary dismissal of lawsuit due to aggressive discovery).
- Pro-Tech Emergency Mitigation Services, Inc. v. Heritage Insurance Property & Casualty Ins. CASE NO.: 14-024424 CC 05 (06), Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami Dade County, Florida. (Obtained voluntary dismissal of lawsuit due to aggressive discovery).
- Salisien v. Heritage Insurance Property & Casualty Ins. CASE NO.: 2014CA010857 DIV.: AA, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County, Florida. (Obtained voluntary dismissal of lawsuit due to aggressive discovery).
- Marie Jusma v. Heritage Insurance Property & Casualty Ins. CASE NO.: 14-008397 CA 01, Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami Dade County, Florida. (Obtained voluntary dismissal of lawsuit due to aggressive discovery).
