Attorney at Law. Exclusively representing condominium associations, businesses, people, families, estates, and other legal entities against insurance companies for the wrongful denial or delay of all or part of insurance benefits due an insured. Ms. Arkin handles coverage disputes, matters of policy interpretation, cases where the insurance company recommends a contractor, or chooses to repair the property, matters of benefits calculation, amount of loss, and cases involving alleged misrepresentations in an application, or alleged fraud/arson. Ms. Arkin also handles additional complex insurance litigation matters including Florida’s RICO Act, Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, declaratory judgment actions, and intentional torts by insurance companies including fraud, wrongful prosecution, statutory Bad Faith and other causes of action for punitive damages against insurance companies.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2001-Present - Mintz Truppman, P.A., Attorney at Law. Exclusively representing condominium associations, businesses, people, families, estates, and at least a few clients over the years who call her everyday, a few times a day, but who she is always nice to anyway, against insurance companies for the wrongful denial and/or delay of insurance benefits. Ms. Arkin handles coverage disputes, matters of policy interpretation, matters of benefits calculation, and cases involving alleged misrepresentations in an application, or alleged fraud. Ms. Arkin also handles additional complex insurance litigation matters including, Florida's RICO Act, Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, declaratory judgment actions, and intentional torts by insurance companies including fraud, wrongful prosecution, statutory Bad Faith and other causes of action for punitive damages.
1999-2001 Prior to working for Mintz Truppman, P.A. Ms. Arkin handled all aspects of criminal and civil matters for Richard Markowitz, P.A., and was Of Counsel with Stephen J. Golembe, P.A.
"Get up, stand up. Stand up for your rights."
-Bob Marley
Practice Areas
- Complex Civil Litigation Matters
- Bad Faith Insurance
- Business Interruption Claims
- Construction Defect Claims
- Fire Damage
- Homeowner Claims
- Insurance Coverage Disputes
- Insurance Law
- Personal Injury
- Windstorm & Hurricane Damage
- Wrongful Death
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida
- J.D. - 1998
- New School for Social Research, New York, New York
- B.A. - 1992
Bar Admissions
Past Positions
- Richard Markowitz, P.A., 1999 to 2001
- Stephen J. Golembe, P.A., Of Counsel
Honors
- Recipient of Steinberg Institute Scholarship, 2000 - 2001
- Professional Associations and Memberships
- Florida Bar
- Florida Bar Grievance Committee,
- Florida Justice Association, (Eagle)
- American Justice Association
- Miami-Dade County Bar Association
- Florida Association of Women Lawyers
- Justice Teaching
- Voting Rights Attorney
- American Bar Association
- Anti-Defamation League, Civil Rights Division
- WIND Network
- Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters
- Super Lawyers
Classes & Seminars
- "How to Get Paid - Public Adjuster Contracts", FAPIA, 2005 to 2005
- "Proofs of Loss - Why, How, When, If, Always", FAPIA, 2005 to 2005
- “10-20-60 Days- Time Limitations Under an Insurance Policy” , FAPIA, 2007
- "Everything You Need to Know About Appraisal in Florida", Collins Center, 2008 to 2008
- "Collecting Legal Evidence While Adjusting an Insurance Claim", FAPIA, 2008 to 2008
- "One More Dollar!" Game Show Hostess, FAPIA, 2009 to 2009
- "Thinking Outside the Box" Windstorm, 2010 to 2010
- "Using Proper Construction Techniques in Your Estimates", FAPIA, 2010 to 2010
- "The Short Answer" Game Show Hostess, FAPIA, 2010 to 2010
- “Fraud - A Panel Discussion” , Moderator; FAPIA, 2001
- “4 Things about Every Claim” , FAPIA Breakout Session, 2011 to 2011
- “Construction Methodology and Law and Ordinance Coverage Part I – How to Build a House” , FAPIA, 2011 to 2011
- “Can You Put My Name on the Check” , Windstorm 2012 Faculty
- “Litigating the Right to Repair” , Town Hall , 2012
- “Adjusting Hidden Damages and Unknown Factors” , FAPIA Nov. 2012
- "Keeping up with the Legislature", FAPIA, 2013
- "The Dating Game - Dating Water Damage Claims", Windstorm Faculty, 2013
- "Regulatory Awareness", FAPIA April, 2014
- “A Claim Check From Oz”, Director-Writer-Actress FAPIA, Nov. 2014
- "The (Construction) Price is Right!", FAPIA Apr. 2015
- "Advanced Concepts in Large Loss Adjusting Pt. 1”, FAPIA November, 2015
- "Advanced Concepts in Large Losses Pt 2" FAPIA May 2016
- "How to Adjust Electrical Claims after Fire, Lighting and Water” FAPIA Nov. 2016
- Attorney Roundtable, National Win The Storm Conference, January 2017
- “Legislative Changes for Adjusters (with FL Dept. Of Insurance)” FAPIA May 2017
- The Right to Repair and Assignment of Benefits Hurricane Irma Symposium, November 2017
- “Mentoring Apprentices” with Florida DFS, FAPIA, 2018 to 2018
- Unique Litigation Issues in First Party Claims, Merlin Symposium,, 2018 to 2018
- Unique Litigation Issues in First Party Claims, Merlin Symposium, 2018 to 2018
- “Drone Wars”, FAPIA, 2018 to 2018
- “Interpreting the Insurance Contract”, AJS - FLORIDA JUDGE SCHOOL, 2019 to 2019
- “Insurance Company Anti-Fraud Reporting” (Pt1), FAPIA , 2019 to 2019
- “Insurance Company Anti-Fraud Reporting” (Pt2), FAPIA, 2019 to 2019
- "Concurrent Causation Insurance Losses", FAPIA , 2020
Pro-Bono Activities
Published Works
Fraternities or Sororities
Representative Clients
Representative Cases
Certified Legal Specialties
- Complex Civil Litigation Matters
- Insurance Coverage Disputes
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
- American Justice Association
- Anti-Defamation League, Civil Rights Division
- Florida Association of Women Lawyers
- Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters
- Florida Bar
- Florida Bar Grievance Committee, (2008 and 2013)
- Florida Justice Association, (Soaring Eagle)
- Justice Teaching
- Miami-Dade County Bar Association
- WIND Network
- Voting Rights Attorney