Stefanie Capps, a Florida native raised in the Florida Panhandle, has cultivated a deep understanding of the state’s diverse legal venues. From an early age, she discovered her passion for becoming a trial lawyer and has honed her skills throughout her education and career. Today, she applies her expertise to represent clients in cases involving automobile accidents, premises liability, first-party residential and commercial insurance, and trucking matters.

With extensive experience in insurance defense matters, Stefanie specializes in first-party coverage, premises liability, property damage, automobile accidents, construction defect, and liability for condominium and HOA directors and officers. This comprehensive background enables her to provide aggressive representation, leveraging her knowledge of all aspects of liability and insurance defense litigation.

• Automobile and Motorized Vehicles
• First-Party Property: Personal and Commercial
• Fraud / SIU / EUO
• Premises Liability

Education

• University of Florida (J.D., 2008)

  Honors: Member Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society, Member Criminology and Law Honor Society

• University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (B.A., cum laude, 2004)

• Pi Beta Phi

• State of Florida 2008
• U. S. District Court, Middle District of Florida 2008

• Kubicki Draper First Party Practice Group, Co-Chair
• Kubicki Draper PIP / SIU Practice Group, Member
• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Southwest Florida Chapter, Treasurer (Presently)
• Florida Bar Association
• Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Lee County Chapter
• Lee County Bar Association
• University of Florida Alumnae Club

• Certified Continuing Education Instructor, State of Florida

• Outstanding Member Communication Council, Junior League of Ft. Myers

• “Behind the Curtain: Pre-suit Strategies for Handling NOILs and CRNs.,”  Kubicki Draper Webinar, 2024
• “Water Losses: Navigating “Fluid” Claims in Search of Facts,” FIFEC, 2024
• “Practical Tips For Effective Deposition and Trial Testimony,” National Association Independent Insurance Adjusters (NAIIA), 2023
• “Investigating Mechanical Damage in Homeowner wind claims and How to Identify and Handle Fraudulent Claim Activity,” Assurant, 2022
• “Investigating Mechanical Damage in Homeowner wind claims and How to Identify and Handle Fraudulent Claim Activity,” FIFEC, 2022
• “Weathering the Storm of a Florida Hurricane Claim,” Centauri, 2022
• “Engineering a Successful Homeowner Claim,” Applied Underwriters, 2021
• “Defending Against Inflated Estimates for First Party Homeowner Claims,”FIFEC Webinar, 2020
• “Florida 5-Hour Law and Ethics Update,” Progressive, 2019
• “CRAPS – Civil Remedy Anatomy, Protocols, and Solutions,” Kubicki Draper, Go All In for KD’s Claim Game – First Party Property Conference, 2019
• “Multiple Claimants – Low Limit Claims,” Farmers, 2018
• “Florida 5-Hour Law and Ethics Update,” GEICO, 2018
• “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The Two Faces of the Concurrent Cause Doctrine,” Kubicki Draper, A Day at the First Party Property Oscars, 2017
• “UM/UIM and Medicare,” National General, 2016
• “Defense Strategies for Letters of Protection and Collateral Sources and Update on Insurance,” FCCI, 2016
• “Florida 5-Hour Law and Ethics Update,” GEICO, 2016
• “Florida 5-Hour Law and Ethics Update,” GEICO, 2016
• “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head: Who, What, Where and How to Handle Wind and Water Damage,” Kubicki Draper Earth, Wind and Fire: Music of Property Claims, First Party Conference, 2016
• “Early Case Resolution, Mediation: Effective Preparation & Strategies and Multiple Claimants: Low Limit Solutions,” Progressive, 2016
• “Premises Liability Case Law Update,” Southwest Florida Claims Association, 2012
• “How to Survive a Deposition,” Auto Owners, 2013
• “Social Media in Claims Investigation and Litigation,” Insurance Professionals of Lee County, 2013
• “Florida Claims Handling and Case Law Update,” Gallagher Bassett Services, 2013

• Adapt and Overcome: The Future of Property Inspections, KD Summer Quarterly, 2021

Residing in Fort Myers, Florida with her husband, Chad, and their three sons, Stefanie balances her professional life with personal interests. In her free time, she enjoys attending University of Florida football games and boating in the beautiful waters of Southwest Florida. She is also actively involved in her community, volunteering in with several local organizations.