TANAZ SALEHI

Overview

Tanaz Salehi is one of Salehi Boyer Lavigne Lombana, P.A.’s Founders and serves as its Managing Shareholder. Her practice primarily includes Property and Casualty claims in state and federal court, including First-Party Insurance claims, Coverage Recommendations for Commercial, Surplus, and State Insurance Carriers, Commercial Contract Drafting, Commercial Contract Negotiations, Commercial Disputes, and Third-Party Liability claims. She has handled hundreds of Examinations Under Oath for various insurance carriers, negotiated large-scale losses for residential and commercial claims, overseen and managed hundreds of commercial and surplus lines appraisal matters, and provided private consultation to numerous insurance companies related to defense of first party insurance claims. Tanaz has also strategized and drafted construction agreements for various Florida State contractors, who were looking to avoid Assignments of Benefits after the July 1, 2019 AOB Legislation, with agreements reinforcing a renewed goal to work cooperatively with Florida Insurance Companies.

Prior to founding Salehi Boyer Lavigne Lombana, P.A.  Tanaz was a Profit Sharing Partner and Business Unit Leader of a large practice group at a statewide, full service law firm, where she focused on insurance defense, general liability, federal and state employment law, fraud litigation, corporate civil matters, and, First-Party claims throughout Florida. Tanaz has extensive experience litigating property insurance claims, representing property insurance companies on cases ranging from sinkholes, hurricanes, pipe leaks, drain line failures, fire and water damage, bad faith defense, fraud, Third Party Insurance Defense, vandalism and burglary.

Tanaz also has extensive experience in the realm of personal injury defense, including Construction Defect Litigation representing small and large corporate entities against claims involving negligent security, wrongful death, slip, trip, and fall liability, Dram Shop Act liability, and automobile injury liability. She has obtained large money judgments via Motions for Fraud upon the Court and Orders granting dispositive motions through motions for summary judgment and motions under Florida Statute Section 57.105.  Tanaz’s experience litigating federal and state cases has led to numerous victories, including successful motions for summary judgment in federal and state court, as well as voluntary dismissals with prejudice. Her experience also includes defense of corporate entities in cases involving wrongful retaliation, employee theft, discrimination, financial irregularities, ethical violations, harassment, whistle blower claims, wage and hour disputes, director/shareholder disputes, and pension dispute cases.

She was featured in Attorney At Law Magazine for the issue “2020 Women in Law” and featured as a guest speaker on Florida Insurance Roundup with Lisa Miller and Mohammad Sherif, for the episode entitled “The Alternative AOB.”  She has been a panel speaker at the Windstorm Conference in 2015, 2016, and 2018 relating to a variety of topics from Insurable interests, rights of the deceased to insurance benefits, the evolution of Assignments of Benefits, and Blockchain in the realm of insurance adjusting.  She has also presented for the Florida Bar on the topic of Automobile Claims and at the Eastern Claims Conference in Boston regarding technology and claims handling.

Tanaz Salehi is alumni of the University of Florida with a degree in Philosophy, with a focus on Logic and Ancient Greek, and minor in Criminology.  Tanaz received her J.D. from St. Thomas University School of Law. She is licensed to practice law in Florida and California. Tanaz is fluent in Farsi and proficient in Turkish. Tanaz has also served as a Lecturer and Adjunct Professor at the State University of New York, teaching classes on Communications and Public Speaking. Tanaz is also a Certified Water Damage Restoration Technician, accredited by the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification (IICRC).

An avid volunteer, Tanaz was on the Board of Directors for Iranian American Foundation, Iranian Cultural Society, and works with Miami Bridge, StandUP for Kids, United Way, and proudly served as pro bono legal counsel and fundraising chair for Americans for Immigrant Justice.