Vera Brooks has had a diversified legal career which has included representing victims of personal injury and domestic battery as well as large corporations in major business disputes. She has defended the rights of her clients by successfully litigating their cases to settlement or trial.
A resident of Tampa, Florida, Mrs. Brooks received her undergraduate degree at the University of Tirana, Albania. Once she graduated from college, Vera became a professor at the University of Tirana, College of Foreign Languages, where she taught English Intensive and Extensive Reading. She received her Juris Doctorate degree from Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 2001. In law school, she was appointed by the faculty to the Moot Court Board. During that time, she competed in two International Environmental Competitions against teams from throughout the United States and also International Teams, with her team wining several of the awards.
Admitted to practice law in Florida in 2001, Vera began her career as an Assistant State Attorney for the 6th Judicial Circuit in Pinellas County, Florida. During her career as a prosecutor, Vera tried numerous jury trials and successfully defended the rights of crime victims. Mrs. Brooks expanded her legal career in 2003 when she joined the reputable law firm of Ruden McClosky where she practiced civil litigation. Three years later, Mrs. Brooks joined The Pansler Law Firm and is now once again defending the rights of victims; both those who have been involved in automobile accidents and those who have been wronged by medical malpractice.
Vera is admitted to practice in all Florida State Courts, the United States Federal Court for the Middle District of Florida and the United States Federal Court for the Northern District of Florida. Mrs. Brooks is a member of the Hillsborough County Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
- Admitted to the Florida Bar in 2001
- Earned J.D. Stetson University College of Law in 2001
- Graduated summa cum laude from the University of Tirana, Albania, 1995
- Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Attending Member, Idlewild Baptist Church, Tampa
- Included in the 2010 Florida Rising Stars list (limited to the top 2.5% of Florida attorneys)
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