Nancy La Vista

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Before deciding to become a lawyer, Nancy La Vista worked as a critical care nurse. She uses her extensive knowledge of the healthcare industry to help clients with medical malpractice and health-related claims, including medical product liability. Nancy received the largest verdict in Broward County in a medical malpractice claim and one of the top 100 verdicts in the United States in 2008. 

Areas of practice

Certification specialty

• Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education

Bar admissions

• All Florida Courts
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, including Trial Bar
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

Awards and honors

• AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated^SM by Martindale-Hubbell®
• Best Lawyers in America—Personal Injury and Civil Litigation
• Florida Super Lawyers—Top 5% of Attorneys in Florida
• Florida Trend magazine's Legal Elite
• Appointment to the Florida Bar's Civic Trial Board Certification Grade Review Panel

Education

• J.D., cum laude, University of Miami, 1990
• BSN., University of Michigan, 1974

Community and Civic Service

• Through her involvement with ABOTA, Nancy participated in the Masters in Trial Program presented to Latvian judges and attorneys in Riga, Latvia, in hopes of helping them develop their newly formed legal system.

Professional memberships

• American Board of Trial Advocates—ABOTA, president of the Palm Beach County chapter
• Florida Justice Association, lecturer on trial issues
• Palm Beach Justice Association
• Palm Beach County Bar Association
  • Professionalism committee
• Florida bar
  • Professionalism committee
  • Evidence committee

Previous experience

• Practiced law in Miami and Fort Lauderdale
• Relocated to West Palm Beach, 1995
• Previously a partner at the firm of Lytal, Reiter, Clark, Fountain and Williams