Overview
Overview
Laura A. LaBianca Puente, a Partner in the firm's Pensacola office, is admitted to practice in Florida and Oklahoma. Ms. Puente represents clients in general liability and casualty claims, including automobile litigation, trucking litigation, construction defect litigation, commercial litigation, bad faith claims, pre-suit investigations, products liability, wrongful death claims, employment discrimination actions, malicious prosecution claims, defamation claims, first-party property and coverage, and professional liability. She has appeared in jury trials in state and federal court, as well as in arbitration proceedings. Ms. Puente has practiced high profile defense, complex civil litigation, business litigation, and white collar criminal defense. She also represented elected public officials with claims of violating public trust, bribery, misconduct, impropriety, ethics violations, and public record requests.
Associations
- The Florida Bar Association
- Escambia/Santa Rosa County Bar
- Phi Beta Kappa
- American Inn of Courts
- Florida Association of Women Lawyers (FAWL)
- Gulf Coast Association of Insurance Professionals
Practice Areas
- Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Architects and Engineers
- Bad Faith and Extra-Contractual Liability
- Construction
- Directors and Officers
- Education Law
- Federal Practice
- First Party Property
- Insurance Defense Litigation
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Security Negligence
- Trucking Accident Defense
- Vehicle Negligence
Education
- Oklahoma City University School of Law, J.D.
- SUNY Stony Brook University, B.A.
Admissions
- Florida, 5/1/2015
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- Oklahoma
- U.S District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma