Victoria M. McLaughlin
Overview
Victoria McLaughlin represents clients across an expansive list of industries within a diverse litigation practice, including business disputes, real estate, trust and estates, commercial, general liability, professional liability, fiduciary litigation, and more, also employing her dynamic skill set to provide effective appellate counsel.
With a high capacity to quickly shift between competencies while remaining attuned to individual client objectives, Victoria’s litigation work is as comprehensive as it is nimble. She resourcefully applies cross-industry insights to form well-founded, practical strategies to favorably resolve disputes, ensuring intentional processes and a track record of success.
Victoria’s practice also spans litigation related to financial services, First Amendment matters, insurance coverage and re-insurance, and construction.
Credentials
Education
- Florida State University College of Law, 2017 (J.D.), cum laude
- University of South Florida, 2014 (B.A.), magna cum laude
- Harvard Business School Online, 2024 (Certificate in Negotiation Mastery)
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida
- Played a key role in a record $16.4 million jury verdict award in a professional malpractice / guardianship matter.
- Make-A-Wish, volunteer
- Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, 2026
- H. Ferguson M. E. White American Inn of Court, 2020-present
- Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Clearwater Bar Association
- Women in Manufacturing (WiM), Florida Chapter
- “Protecting the Rights of Those We Seek to Protect,” The National Guardian, Winter 2023
- “Lender or Lienor – Who is the Winner?” Lawyer Magazine, November/December 2020
- “Estate Planning: A Guide to Avoiding the Terrors of the Guardianship System,” Tallahassee Democrat, September 2018
- “Florida Retirees Should Be Alert to Guardianship Abuse,” Tallahassee Democrat, July 2018
- “Oink, Puff – and Pass the Statutory Initiative,” Tallahassee Democrat, April 2017