Valerie A. Dondero
Shareholder
200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 300
Miami, FL 33131
Telephone:  305-372-9044
Fax: 305-372-5044

  vdondero@houckanderson.com
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Practice Areas
Insurance Coverage Litigation
Premises Liability
Products Liability
Property and Casualty (Practice Group Chair)
Property Insurance
Hospitality and Retail

Bar Admissions
1990, Florida

Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Education
1988, J.D., St. Thomas University School of Law
1983, B.A., Immaculata College

Professional Memberships and Activities
Defense Research Institute (DRI), Trial Tactics Committee, Insurance Coverage Committee
Florida Association of Women Lawyers
Florida Defense Lawyers Association
Dade County Bar Association
Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association
Greater Miami and the Beaches Hotel Association
Judge, University of Miami Mock Trial Competition
Judge, St. Thomas University School of Law Mock Trial Competition

Lectures
"Uninsured Motorist Coverage: An Overview," Progressive Insurance Company; Tampa, October 2011
"Traumatic Brain Injury," Florida Defense Lawyers Assoc.; Orlando, June 2011
"Defending Traumatic Brain Injury" London Market, April 2011
"Settlement and Negotiation Strategies," Allstate Insurance Company, 2010
"Marina Operator's Liability," Marine Industries Association of South Florida, 2009
"Florida Tort Reform," London Market Briefing, 2009
"Marina Operator's Liability," Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, 2008
"Insurer's Bad Faith," Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, 2008
"The Life of a Coverage Suit," Progressive Insurance Companies, Regional Mentor Program, 2003
"How to Successfully Litigate Declaratory Relief Actions,"  Progressive Insurance Companies, Regional In-House Training Program, 2002
"Uninsured Motorist Claims," Progressive Insurance Company, Miami In-House Training Program, 2001
"How to Successfully Defend PIP Suits After Statutory Amendments," Onyx Underwriters, American Skyhawk Insurance Company& Aries Insurance Company, 2000