Juliana L. Curtis

Juliana L. Curtis was born in Flint, Michigan and relocated to Central Florida in 1989. After obtaining her Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies from the University of Central Florida, Ms. Curtis worked as a consultant to workers’ compensation insurance carriers seeking recovery from the Special Disability Trust Fund. Ms. Curtis then obtained her law degree from Stetson University College of Law and became licensed to practice law in Florida in 1998. As a law student, Ms. Curtis was a member of the Moot Court Team and won the First-Year Appellate Advocacy Competition and the Victor O. Wehle Award for Best Oral Advocate. Ms. Curtis also served as a Guardian Ad Litem and was a founding member of S.C.O.P.E., Stetson Council on Professionalism and Ethics.

Prior to joining VCFJ Law, Ms. Curtis was employed with private insurance defense firms where she defended litigated workers compensation claims and appeals to the First District Court of Appeal. Ms. Curtis was also staff counsel for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company where she continued to represent the interests of insured employers. Ms. Curtis joined VCFJ Law in 2009 as an associate attorney, and became a shareholder in 2022.

While at VCFJ Law, Ms. Curtis has focused her practice on defending employers and insurance carriers in coverage disputes and complex workers’ compensation litigation including death/dependent benefit claims and Construction Site Injury Claims. In addition to her private sector clients, Ms. Curtis also represents governmental entities in defending First Responder/Presumption injuries.

Ms. Curtis is Florida Bar Board Certified as an expert in Workers’ Compensation Law and is a member of the Workers’ Compensation and Appellate Practice Sections of the Florida Bar and the Tampa Bay Workers’ Compensation Inns of Court. Ms. Curtis served as Past Chair of the Florida Bar Workers’ Compensation Certification Committee and currently serves on the Rules Advisory Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Florida Bar. She is also a member of the faculty for the Trial Advocacy Workshop sponsored by the Section. Ms. Curtis has litigated before Judges of Compensation Claims throughout Florida and has handled appeals to the First District Court of Appeal and the Florida Supreme Court.