J. Leonardo (“Leo”) Gomez Vargas is an experienced insurance defense litigator practicing in the State of Florida since 2003.
Born in Bogota, Colombia and growing-up in Miami, Leo is a fluent Spanish speaker that cherishes and cultivates his special Hispanic-American culture and experiences. A proud graduate of Florida State University and The New England School of Law in Boston, MA., he also studied international law/contracts/negotiations in Barcelona, Spain.
Leo handles legal matters and practices with competence, civility and professionalism while skillfully and aggressively defending insurers with Personal Injury Protection (PIP), bodily injury (BI) and special investigation/fraud (SIU) matters. He also has extensive experience conducting Examinations Under Oath (EUOs).
Leo effectively applies his skills, experience and knowledge in defending lawsuits and investigating large scale fraud projects involving medical providers, other business entities and individuals, involving amongst other issues, staged accident rings, CPT coding fraud, fraudulent and non-existent medical treatment. Leo litigates matters from inception to matter resolution, including but not limited to coverage evaluations, pre-suit investigations, pleadings, motion practice, discovery, summary judgment and all through trial and post-trial work such as monitoring and continued assistance through the appeal process.
In service to, and to engage with Broward County’s legal and non-legal community, Leo has served as board director for the Broward County Bar Association for multiple years. Leo is also certified by Florida’s Department of Financial Services to instruct continuing education (CE) courses, and often presents topics in his areas of practice.
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