Nancy A. Lauten, Esq.
For more than 20 years, Nancy A. Lauten has maintained a vibrant, active appellate practice in the state of Florida. She brings a tremendous wealth of diversity and experience to the firm. Aside from being an attorney, Ms. Lauten is a licensed practical nurse, and she has also earned her master’s degree in motion picture production. Ms. Lauten started her specialization in appellate practice, clerking for the Honorable Earle Zehmer, then Chief Judge of the First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee. She joined the statewide Fowler, White law firm and represented both large and small corporations and insurers in a wide variety of appellate matters. Ms. Lauten currently dedicates her practice exclusively to the representation of individuals and small businesses in matters against insurers and the interests of big business.
EDUCATION
University of Miami – 2003
M.F.A. in Motion Picture Producing
2002 Outstanding Graduate Student, School of Communications
Florida State University College of Law – 1986
J.D. With Honors
With High Honors
Member Florida State Law Review
Comment, “Who’s Minding the Cradle?” Regulatory Reform in the Child Care Industry.” 13 Fla St. L.Rev 633;
Winner of Bedell Award for Best Article on a Social Issue
Oxford Summer program 1985
University of South Florida – 1982
B.A. Business Administration
Cum Laude
Phi Kappa Phi
Sarasota Vocational Technical College – 1973
Licensed Practical Nursing degree
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| December 2009 – Present | Attorney – Vaka Law Group, P.L., Tampa, FL Appellate Practice |
| July 2003 – December 2009 | Attorney – Vaka, Larson & Johnson, P.L. Tampa, FL Appellate Practice |
| June 2000 – June 2001 | Attorney – Vaka, Larson & Johnson, P.L. Tampa, FL |
| 1988 – May 2000 | Shareholder and Associate Attorney Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker, P.A., Tampa, FL Appellate Practice Responsible for 250 state and federal appeals, including insurance coverage and workers’ compensation appeals. Of those appeals, 160 have reported decisions. Participated in numerous oral arguments in state and federal courts, including the Supreme Court of Florida and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. |
| 1986 – 1988 | Florida First District Court of Appeal – Tallahassee, FL Judicial Clerk to Chief Judge E. Earle Zehmer |
| 1985 – 1986 | Florida House of Representatives – Tallahassee, FL Legislative Intern for Health Care and Insurance Committee |
| 1973 – 1983 | Licensed Practical Nurse |
BAR MEMBERSHIP AND PRACTICE
- The Florida Bar
- Florida Defense Lawyers Association
- Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Northern, Middle and Southern Federal District Courts of Florida
- 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. Supreme Court
Practicing: Appellate
