Huber, Michael F.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Michael F. Huber, born in 1952 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Indiana University and his J.D. (magna cum laude) from the University of Miami School of Law. At UM, he was Editor-in-Chief of The University of Miami Law Review, a Dean's Fellow, Order of the Coif, and a member of the Society of Bar and Gavel, which is the highest honor awarded at the law school. While in law school, Mr. Huber worked as an intern for the Miami-Dade Public Defender's Office and for the Honorable Ursula M. Ungaro, United States District Judge, Southern District of Florida. Mr. Huber, a former editor, writer, and university professor, is co-author of the college textbook Words Into Flesh: How to Think Like a Writer (McGraw-Hill, 1997). A diplomate of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Mr. Huber concentrates his practice in the area of insurance litigation and appeals. He is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Florida, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. His pro bono work includes writing appellate briefs for the nonprofit consumer-rights organization United Policyholders, and serving as attorney ad litem for foster children through the Lawyers for Children America project.

Areas of Practice

• Insurance Law
• Bad Faith
• Federal Appellate Practice
• State Appellate Practice
• Complex Litigation
• Federal Trial Practice
• State Trial Practice
• Construction Project Insurance
• Professional Liability Insurance
• Municipal Liability Insurance
• Hurricane Property Damage Claims
• Directors & Officers Liability Insurance
• Errors & Omissions Insurance
• Commercial Liability Insurance

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Mediation, Bad Faith Insurance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Communications & Media Law, Print Media, Freedom of Information, Freedom of Press, Construction Law, Cleanup & Superfund, Insurance Law, Bad Faith, Commercial Insurance, Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance, Errors & Omissions Insurance, Insurance Malpractice, Property & Casualty, Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Legal Malpractice, Municipal Liability

Bar Admissions

• Florida
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• U.S. Federal Courts

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Florida Justice Association
• Miami-Dade Justice Association
• National Institute for Trial Advocacy

Pro Bono Activities

• Attorney Ad Litem, Lawyers for Children America

Education

• University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida
  Juris Doctor
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: Editor-in-Chief of The University of Miami Law Review
  Honors: Order of the Coif
  Honors: Society of Bar and Gavel
  Honors: Dean's Fellow for Torts
  Honors: Dean's Award for Outstanding Leadership
  Honors: CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Communications Law
  Honors: CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Law, Language, and Literature
  Honors: Dean's Award of Achievement in Communications Law
  Honors: Dean's Award of Achievement in Law, Language, and Literature
  Honors: Phi Delta Phi Honor Fraternity
  Honors: Priscilla Jewett Schneller Scholarship
  Honors: George David Gold Scholarship
• Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
  Master of Arts
  Honors: Marjorie Binford Bost Graduate Fellow
  Honors: Research Assistant in public-opinion polling
  Major: Journalism
• Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
  Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: Dean's List (All Four Years)
  Honors: Merit Scholar
  Major: Political Science
  Minor: Psychology

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Published Works

• "Words Into Flesh: How to Think Like a Writer" (College Textbook, with Kevin Hall), McGraw-Hill, 1997
• "Edwards v. Audubon Society 25 Years Later: Whatever Became of Neutral Reportage?", Communications Lawyer: The Journal of Media, Information and Communications Law, Spring, 2002
• " 'Damages' Means Damages: Insurer Liability for Medical Monitoring Costs in Mass Tort Claims" (with R. Hugh Lumpkin), Coverage (Journal of the ABA Committee on Insurance Coverage Litigation), Vol. 15, No. 1, 2005
• "Insurance Law: From A to Z", National Business Institute, April, 2008
• "What Counts? Determining the Number of Occurrences Under General Liability Insurance Policies", Coverage (Journal of the ABA Committee on Insurance Coverage Litigation), Vol. 20, No. 1, 2010

Address

100 SE Second Street
30th Floor
Miami, FL 33131-2158

Phones

305-577-3996

Faxes

305-577-3558

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Websites

http://www.vpl-law.com