Vanessa Offutt
Senior AttorneyAdmitted in Florida and Massachusetts
Not admitted in California but being supervised by a licensed California Bar member
Not admitted in California but being supervised by a licensed California Bar member
About
Areas of FocusLitigation, Arbitration and Investigations
EXPERIENCE
Education
- J.D., Howard University School of Law 2016
CALI Excellence for the Future Award (Legal Writing II)
Association of Corporate Counsel Corporate Scholar, Class of 2015
Huver I. Brown Trial Advocacy Team, Captain
Fair Housing Clinic, Student Attorney - B.S., Criminal Justice; Minor in Communications, Florida International University 2011
Pro Bono
Vanessa maintains a healthy pro bono practice, including family law and tenant rights. She has been recognized by Legal Services of Greater Miami for her "extraordinary" commitment to the community through pro bono service volunteerism in the pursuit of equal justice. She’s advised pro bono clients who are facing eviction because of payment disputes or other issues. In a pro bono family law matter, she conducted a full evidentiary hearing on a petition for injunction for protection against domestic violence, which concluded in the client’s favor.
Insight Overview
Clerk Experience
Clerk for the Honorable Zoe Bush, Senior Judge for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Prior Experience
Early in her career, Vanessa completed a judicial clerkship for the Honorable Zoe Bush, now a Senior Judge for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Vanessa also is a veteran of the US Army, where she served as a military police officer.
- Intern, United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
- Intern, The Honorable John M. Mott, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
- Intern, Carey International, Inc.
Community Involvement
- Tenants’ Equal Justice Clinic − Miami, Pro Bono Volunteer
- Miami-Dade County Teen Court, Volunteer Judge
- Judicial Intern Opportunity Program −Miami, Mentor
- Veterans Clinic − Miami, Pro Bono Volunteer
Memberships And Affiliations
- The Florida Bar
- Diversity and Inclusion Committee
- Pipeline Subcommittee
- Diversity and Inclusion Committee
- Defense Research Institute
- Young Lawyers Committee
- Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee
- Young Lawyers Committee
- American Bar Association
Connect
Phone
+1 310 595 3149
(Work, Los Angeles)