Yara B. Vega
Yara B. Vega is a senior paralegal for Liggio Benrubi. She has been a paralegal with the firm for 21 years and her work is focused in the area of plaintiff's insurance litigation and class action litigation. Mrs. Vega is paralegal to Jeffrey M. Liggio, Esq., she assists Mr. Liggio and his partners in all phases of case management. The firm handles cases involving Bad Faith and Insurance Claims including numerous Insurance Class Action claims, Personal Injury/Wrongful Death and Products Liability claims. She has lectured before paralegal groups for the FJA, American Association for Justice and the Institute for Paralegal Education. She is the recipient of the American Association for Justice's 1999 Paralegal of the Year Award. Mrs. Vega earned her B.A. degree in Paralegal Studies from the University of Central Florida. She is a Florida Registered Paralegal, a Paralegal member of the FJA, and serves on the FJA's Paralegal Advisory Group, the American Association for Justice and the Palm Beach County Trial Lawyers Association.
Education
B.A., Legal Studies, UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, Orlando, Florida, May, 1983
College of Health and Public Affairs
Degree: Paralegal
A.A. Degree, Business Administration, PALM BEACH JUNIOR COLLEGE, Lake Worth, Florida, June, 1981
Affiliations and Community Involvements
The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (AFTL) - Paralegal Member, 1991-Present
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) - Paralegal Member, 1991 – Present. Recipient of ATLA's 1999 Paralegal of the Year Award
National Federation of Paralegal Association
Florida Association of Paralegals
Palm Beach Country Trial Lawyers Association, Paralegal Member
Member, Legal Marketing Association
Lifetime Member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Member, UCF Criminal Justice and Legal Studies Alumni Association
Board Member of the Connie J. Goodale Breast Cancer Foundation
Committee Member of the Bosom Buddies Annual BBQ for the Cure
Corporate Organizer of Annual Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day
Lectures
AFTL - Litigation Support for the Law Office Staff, October 1995 - How to Keep Your Boss Out of Trouble.
AFTL - Spring Litigation Support for the Law Office Staff, May 1996 - Client Intake & Case Investigation.
AFTL – Civil Litigation for Paralegals and Legal Assistants, June, 2001 – Unauthorized Practice of Law by Paralegals and Keeping Your Boss out of Trouble.
ATLA – (Annual Convention, Montreal), Paralegal Seminar, July, 2001 – Beware, The Unauthorized Practice of Law.
AFTL – Civil Litigation for Paralegals and Legal Assistants, October, 2001 – Ingredients to Successful Case Management Through Teamwork and Leadership; Working the Case; Finding the Witness; Gathering Information.
