Helping others navigate the law continues to be one of my greatest honors. I practice with the idea that there is always a middle ground to come to. Ultimately, if we can’t agree, the “12” or the “6” will provide an answer.
Nneka Uzodinma
Member
Nneka is a native Houstonian who practices primarily in the areas of insurance and civil litigation. Her practice focuses predominantly on first and third-party insurance disputes. Additionally, Nneka has experience handling condominium association law and negligence security matters.
Experience:
Nneka’s legal career began as a prosecutor working for the Miami Dade State Attorney’s Office. She handled the prosecution of various crimes including armed robberies, sex-crime cases, career criminals, drug trafficking and carjacking. She also assisted law enforcement in the investigation and subsequent prosecution of complex insurance and general fraud cases. Nneka has successfully represented a multitude of clients involved a range of casualty matters for over 14 years. She has tried a large number of cases to verdict, be it in front judges or juries both in Texas and in Florida.
Representative Matters:
- Successfully represented her client in a personal injury matter obtaining a no negligence verdict in Jefferson County Texas.
- Successfully defended her client in a personal injury matter from claims in excess of $2 million with a resulting verdict of less than $39,000.
- Successfully defended a marble contractor in a personal injury matter where claims were in excess of $500,000 with a resulting verdict of less than $8,000.00.
Professional and Community Affiliations:
- State Bar of Texas
- Houston Bar Association
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- University of Miami School of Law, Past Law Alumni Director-At Large
- League of Prosecutors
- National Black Prosecutors Association
- Broward County Women Lawyer’s Association
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity – Mentor
Education:
- University of Miami, School of Law- Juris Doctorate- 2007
- University of Houston, Main Campus – Bachelor of Science, 2000
Bar Admissions:
- Texas
- Florida
Court Admissions:
- All Texas State Courts
- All Florida State Courts
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Articles:
- Nneka Uzodinma (co-author), 10 Commandments for Insurers Responding to Florida PIP Demand Letters, Claims Journal (2016), http://www.claimsjournal.com/news/southeast/2016/02/24/269035.htm