Russel Lazega
Russ@Lazegalaw.com
 

  • University of Florida B.A. (Political Science) '93 (Honors) (Dean's List '92-'93)
  • Florida State University College of Law, J.D. '96 (Honors)
  • Law Review (Outstanding Editorial Assistant Award)
  • Journal of Transnational Law (Executive Editor)
  • Journal of Land Use & Envirmt'l Law (Managing Editor)
  • Judicial Intern - Supreme Court of Florida (Justice Harry Lee Anstead)
  • Intern to Company Regulation Supervisor Florida Department of Insurance
  • Intern to Judge Stanley Goldstein (Dade County Drug Court)
  • Intern to Judge Roger Colton (Palm Beach Circuit Court)
  • FSU Intramural Mock Trial Competition Finalist
  • FSU Distinguished Pro-Bono Service Award

Practice Profile:

  • Martindale Hubble AVİ Rated
  • Florida Trendİ Magazine Legal Elite (Named to '04 & '05 top atttorney list) 
  • Presented P.I.P. reform proposals to Senate & House Committees
  • North Dade Bar Association, President (2006-07)

Publications:  

  • West’s Florida Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law (P.I.P.), (2002-present)
  • West's Florida Insurance Law & Practice (co-author) (2006 to present)
  • Alpert's Florida Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law (2001 Supp.)
  • Municipal Incorporation in Florida (co-author),
Key Appeals:
  • Delta Cas. Ins. Co. v. Pinnacle Medical (Amicus)
  • (Supreme Court case- Established right of provider to sue insurer in court)
  • Trapana v. United Auto. Ins. Co.
  • (Established right of provider to an explanation of benefits)

Personal:     Musician; Fluent in Spanish; North Miami Senior High (Top 50)