
Jessica is a trial lawyer who dedicates her practice to helping policyholders recover funds from insurers who wrongfully refuse to pay, underpay, or act in bad faith. As a member of the firm’s top-ranked, policyholder-focused practice group, Jessica has recovered millions of dollars from insurers for a wide range of companies and individuals in high-stakes coverage and bad faith litigation. She has guided businesses and individuals from pre-litigation ADR to trial, where she has conducted direct and cross-examinations. Licensed in California and Florida, she has extensive experience assisting companies, condominium associations, real estate developers, and professionals in securing insurance funds after natural disasters and other catastrophic losses.
Though ready to advocate aggressively in court or arbitration, Jessica has also successfully resolved disputes without litigation. She is skilled in navigating notice and proof-of-loss provisions, structuring claims for optimal recovery, and negotiating with insurers to reverse denials, secure defense funding, and obtain settlements. Jessica has advised corporations, directors and officers, risk managers, insurance brokers, builders, retailers, hospitals, utility companies, and financial institutions on coverage issues involving D&O, EPLI, cyber, CGL, and E&O policies.
To help maximize protection and minimize risk, Jessica proactively counsels clients on policy placement, renewal negotiations, and coverage audits. Jessica combines her deep understanding of clients' operations with industry experience to identify gaps and propose commercially practical solutions that help maximize insurance coverage.
Credentials
Awards & Recognition
- Named among the Miami-Dade Bar Circle of Excellence for Insurance Litigation, 2024
- Selected as a Rising Star for Insurance Coverage in the Florida Super Lawyers magazine, 2024
- Named Miami-Dade Bar Young Lawyers Section MVP of the Year, 2024
- Named among Top 36 Under 36 Lawyers in Florida by the FL Bar Young Lawyers Division, 2024
- Received the Rising Star Asian American Excellence in Florida Award from the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of South Florida at the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Legal-Business Nexus Florida Event, 2023
- Named among the Miami-Dade Bar Young Lawyers Section’s 40 Under 40 Outstanding Young Lawyers, 2023
- Selected as a Class X Fellow for the Florida Bar Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Leadership Academy, 2022–2023