Oct 11, 2022 - News by Walton Lantaff
Ingrid Benson-Villegas is a Junior Partner with this firm, practicing primarily in the area of first-party insurance defense litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Ingrid practiced in the areas of medical malpractice, personal injury, probate, condominium law, domestic violence, landlord-tenant, constitutional law, and business litigation.
In addition to her litigation practice, Ingrid is currently serving as an Officer, having been elected at the Miami-Dade Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (“MDFAWL”) in 2021. She previously served on the Board of Directors and as Committee Chair/Co-Chair of various Committees.
Ingrid is also actively involved in the American Bar Association (“ABA”). She serves as Associate Editor of The Young Lawyer, a publication that reaches approximately 150,000 readers nationwide. In addition, Ingrid served as a Florida delegate at the ABA with The Florida Bar’s Young Lawyer’s Division (“YLD”). In 2017, Ingrid initiated the development of an ABA Resolution regarding Florida’s Parental Leave Rule that was passed by the ABA YLD in 2018 and passed by the ABA House of Delegates. The Florida Supreme Court adopted the Parental Leave Continuance Rule in 2019.
At The Florida Bar, Ingrid currently serves on the Voluntary Bar Liaison Committee. In 2022, Ingrid was identified as “Ones to Watch” in South Florida Best Lawyers for Insurance Law. In 2021, MDFAWL awarded Ingrid the Honorable Amy Karan President’s Award. Ingrid has also been recognized as a “Rising Star” and Top Rated Insurance Coverage Attorney by Thomson Reuters since 2020. FAWL awarded Ingrid the Leader in the Law Award in 2019 and Ingrid was recognized as part of the 40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers of South Florida class of 2018 by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Of note, Ingrid recently prevailed on a Motion for Summary Judgment that argued on the basis that Plaintiff’s affidavit failed to attach their expert’s report and was therefore unauthenticated, that Plaintiff’s other affidavit from the public adjuster was also deficient because the public adjuster is not qualified to determine causation, and that Plaintiff’s Response to the Motion for Summary Judgment was untimely. The basis of the action was a breach of contract.
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