Best's Insurance Professional Resources
Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts
Best's Insurance Professional Resources
Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts


Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

1555 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, Suite 530, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2849, West Palm Beach, FL 33402

Established: 2016

Practice Areas

  • Construction Defect
  • Premises Liability
  • Negligent Security
  • Professional Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Appellate
  • Bad Faith
  • First-Party Property
  • Tort Defense
  • Commercial and Business Litigation
  • Coverage Evaluation and Litigation
  • Auto and Cargo/Transportation
  • Toxic Tort/Environmental
  • Wrongful Death/Catastrophic Claims

About Us

Client Focused. Strategically Managed. Outcome Directed.

TorresVictor is a progressive law firm focusing on prompt and accurate delivery of high quality legal services. We provide customized solutions to the insurance and risk management industry prioritizing efficiency, value, predictability of legal fees and superior outcomes.

We utilize a legal project management approach to align talents and apply technology to the performance of legal tasks to deliver client focused, sophisticated legal advice and services by experienced, knowledgeable professionals. Leveraging cloud based technology for legal work and client service allows us to be strategic, responsive, creative and flexible.

Our clients value our ability to assess the situation, calculate the risks and offer straightforward opinions and practical decision making under conditions of uncertainty.

Our mission is to deliver client focused and strategically managed, sophisticated legal advice and services promptly, efficiently and accurately.

Additional Locations

  • Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • 1451 W. Cypress Creek Road, Suite 211
  • Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309
    • Telephone: 954-416-2468
  • Miami, Florida
  • Miami, Florida
    • Telephone: 305-675-1771

Client Information

Insurance Clients

Personnel Information

Founder


Anna D. Torres

West Palm Beach, FL

Admitted
  • California, 1988
  • Florida, 1996
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits
Education:
  • San Diego State University, B.A. English (with distinction), 1985
  • Stanford Law School, J.D., 1988

Partners


Gregory A. Victor

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Admitted
  • Florida, 1980
  • New York, 1986
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Certifications:
  • Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator
Education:
  • Washington University, A.B., 1977
  • University of Miami, J.D., 1980

James M. Shaw Jr.

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Admitted
  • Florida, 2003
  • U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida, 2005
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 2006
Education:
  • Oakland University, B.A. (cum laude), 2000
  • University of Miami School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2003

William C. McCue

Miami, FL
Admitted
  • Florida, 1985
Certifications:
  • Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator
Education:
  • Florida Atlantic University, B.S., 1979
  • The John Marshall Law School, J.D., 1982

Michael J. Crist

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Admitted
  • Georgia, 1989
  • Florida, 2004
Education:
  • Emory University, B.A., 1986
  • Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1989

Michael T. Tomlin

Miami, FL
Admitted
  • Florida, 1989
  • U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Education:
  • North Carolina State University, B.S., 1985
  • University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 1989

Doron Weiss

Miami, FL
Admitted
  • Florida, 2000
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2001
Education:
  • The University of Iowa, B.S., 1994
  • University of Florida, J.D., 2000

Ken P. Carman

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Admitted
  • Florida, 1978
  • Colorado, 1981
  • U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Certifications:
  • Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Arbitrator
  • Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator
Education:
  • University of South Florida, B.A., 1975
  • Nova Southeastern University, J.D., 1977

Sam Chon

Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Admitted
  • California, 1998
  • Florida, 2019
Education:
  • University of California, Berkeley, B.S., 1994
  • University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D. (with distinction), 1998
  • California State University, Sacramento, M.S., 2005
Language:
  • Korean

Bradley F. Rothenberg

Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Admitted
  • Florida, 1997
Education:
  • Brandeis University, B.A. (cum laude), 1993
  • University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 1997

Associates


Maria Alvarez

Miami, FL
Admitted
  • Florida, 2008
  • District of Columbia, 2010
  • U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
Education:
  • Emerson College, B.A., 2005
  • St. Thomas University School of Law, J.D., 2008

Ashley LaScala

West Palm Beach, FL

Admitted
  • Florida, 2014
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Education:
  • University of Central Florida, B.A., 2011
  • Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, J.D., 2014

Carolyn Anderson

West Palm Beach, FL

Admitted
  • Florida, 1994
  • U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida
Education:
  • Iowa State University, B.A., 1989
  • University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 1994

Chantal Camuglia

West Palm Beach, FL

Admitted
  • Florida, 2022
Education:
  • Florida International University, B.A., 2016
  • Florida International University, J.D., 2021

Katharine Healey

West Palm Beach, FL

Admitted
  • Florida, 2008
  • U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
Education:
  • Illinois Wesleyan University, B.A., 2005
  • University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 2008

Maria Schneider

West Palm Beach, FL

Admitted
  • Florida, 1987
Education:
  • Florida International University, B.A., 1984
  • Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, J.D., 1987

Morgan Mindell

West Palm Beach, FL

Admitted
  • Florida, 2011
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Education:
  • The George Washington University, B.A., 2008
  • University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 2011

Stephan Greco

West Palm Beach, FL

Admitted
  • Florida, 1997
Education:
  • Florida State University, B.S., 1992
  • Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law, J.D., 1997

Stephen Koch

West Palm Beach, FL

Admitted
  • Florida, 2019
Education:
  • Florida International University, B.A., 2013
  • St. Thomas University School of Law, J.D., 2017

Patricia Jones

Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Admitted
  • Florida, 1997
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2001
Education:
  • Mount Holyoke College, B.A., 1989
  • New England School of Law, J.D., 1997

Racquel Hylton

Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Admitted
  • Florida, 2017
Education:
  • University of South Florida, B.A., 2014
  • Florida A&M University College of Law, J.D., 2017

Terrence Moons

West Palm Beach, FL

Admitted
  • Florida, 1993
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2011
Education:
  • St. Thomas University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1989
  • St. Thomas University School of Law, J.D., 1992

Breanna L. Blot

Miami, FL
Admitted
  • Florida, 2022
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2023
Education:
  • Fairmont State University, B.A., 2016
  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D., 2020

Lydie Arakaza

West Palm Beach, FL

Admitted
  • Florida, 2023
Education:
  • Broward Community College, BASc, 2020
  • St. Thomas University School of Law, J.D., 2023

Javiera Aguilera

Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Admitted
  • Florida, 2012
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Education:
  • Florida Atlantic University, B.A., History, 2003
  • Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., 2011

Hannah S. Ali

West Palm Beach, FL

Admitted
  • Florida, 2023
Education:
  • Florida Atlantic University, B.A. Political Science (magna cum laude), 2020
  • Nova Southeastern University, J.D., 2023

Layal Souwed

West Palm Beach, FL

Admitted
  • Florida, 2018
Education:
  • Florida State University, B.S., 2011
  • Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, J.D., 2014
Language:
  • Arabic

Samantha K. Poznak

West Palm Beach, FL

Admitted
  • Florida, 2012
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2013
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 2018
Education:
  • Tulane University, B.A. (with honors), 2008
  • Florida State University College of Law, J.D. (with honors), 2012

Karen J. Jerome Smith

West Palm Beach, FL

Admitted
  • Florida, 1996
Education:
  • The Pennsylvania State University, B.B.A. (with high honors), 1996
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D. (Dean's List), 1995

Of Counsel


  • Brian C. Powers

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