Vincent Fernandez
Senior Associate | Tampa
vfernandez@butler.legal
813-281-1900
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Vincent Fernandez is a Senior Associate in our Tampa Office. He practices in First-Party Coverage and Extra-Contractual matters, including claims and lawsuits by businesses, condominium associations, and homeowners for property damage and business interruption losses.
Vincent graduated with his Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of South Florida in 2013 and earned his Juris Doctorate from the Florida State University College of Law in 2017. During law school, he focused on litigation, trial advocacy, and legal research.
After graduation, Vincent served as a Hearing Officer over a Medicaid Recipient Tribunal within the Agency for Health Care Administration’s Office of Medicaid Fair Hearings, in Tallahassee, Florida. Prior to joining the firm, he practiced criminal law as an assistant state attorney for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit.
Vincent is licensed to practice law in the State of Florida and has litigated cases in State Court and in each of the three Federal District Courts.
Admissions
- Florida
Education
- Florida State University College of Law
Juris Doctorate - University of South Florida
Bachelor of Science
Memberships
- Florida Bar Association
Courts
- Northern District Court of Florida
- Middle District Court of Florida
- Southern District Court of Florida
Media
A Matter of Means and Methods: Florida Appellate Court Upholds Retroactive Presuit Notice Requirement
The presuit notice requirements of section 627.70152, Florida Statutes, are procedural in nature and, therefore, apply retroactively to insurance policies existing at the time the law was enacted (July 1, 2021). Herman Cole v. Universal Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., No. 4D22-1054 (Fla. 4th DCA May 3, 2023). Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of an in...
Confined to the Four Corners by the Rules of Contract Interpretation
A Review of Shiloh Christian Center v. Aspen Specialty Insurance Company The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the plain text of an insurance policy trumps the parties’ subjective intent and expectations to the contrary, reversing the trial court’s entry of summary judgment. Shiloh Christian Center v. Aspen Specialty Ins. Co., No. 6:20-cv-01774-CEM-LHP, 2023 WL 2920573, at ...
Attorneys Vincent Fernandez and Shaheen Nouri Published in Claims Journal
The Claims Journal recently republished a blog written by attorneys Vincent Fernandez and Shaheen Nouri discussing a Florida Supreme Court decision which answered the question of what it means to be a “disinterested” appraiser. You can read the Claims Journal article by clicking here....
Too Interested To Be Disinterested: The Florida Supreme Court’s Take on Disinterested Appraisers
“If you and we fail to agree on the amount of loss, either party can demand that the amount of the loss be set by appraisal. . . . [e]ach party will select a qualified, disinterested appraiser[,]” is a phrase known all too well by courts, carriers, policyholders, and their respective counsel across the State of Florida. On February 9, 2023, the Florida Supreme Court answered the question of...
Congratulations to our Newest Senior Associates!
We are excited to announce our latest Senior Associates: Stephen Udagawa, Dericka Burke, Vincent Fernandez, and Abraham Shakfeh. Click on their names to learn more about them....
