Overview
Victoria McLaughlin represents clients across an expansive list of industries within a diverse litigation practice, including general liability, trust and estates, guardianship, commercial, professional liability, fiduciary litigation and more, also employing her dynamic skill set to provide effective appellate counsel.
With a high capacity to quickly shift between competencies while remaining attuned to individual client objectives, Victoria’s litigation work is as comprehensive as it is nimble. She resourcefully applies cross-industry insights to form well-founded, practical strategies to favorably resolve disputes, ensuring intentional processes and a track record of success.
Victoria’s practice also spans litigation related to First Amendment matters, insurance coverage and re-insurance, and construction.
Credentials
Education
- Florida State University College of Law, 2017 (J.D.), cum laude
- University of South Florida, 2014 (B.A.), magna cum laude
- Harvard Business School Online, 2024 (Certificate in Negotiation Mastery)
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- Played a key role in a record $16.4 million jury verdict award in a professional malpractice / guardianship matter.
- Make-A-Wish, volunteer
- H. Ferguson M. E. White American Inn of Court, 2020-present
- “Protecting the Rights of Those We Seek to Protect,” The National Guardian, Winter 2023
- “Lender or Lienor – Who is the Winner?” Lawyer Magazine, November/December 2020
- “Estate Planning: A Guide to Avoiding the Terrors of the Guardianship System,” Tallahassee Democrat, September 2018
- “Florida Retirees Should Be Alert to Guardianship Abuse,” Tallahassee Democrat, July 2018
- “Oink, Puff – and Pass the Statutory Initiative,” Tallahassee Democrat, April 2017