Rebecca Mercier Vargas

Attorney Profile
Top Rated Appellate Attorney in West Palm Beach, FL
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Selected To Rising Stars: 2009, 2011
- Appellate
Rebecca Mercier Vargas is a member of Kreusler-Walsh Vargas & Serafin, P.A., a Florida appellate law firm with extensive experience in appeals and litigation support at both the state and federal levels. Ms. Vargas’ practice emphasizes civil appeals and litigation support involving complex commercial, medical malpractice, personal injury, product liability, class action, insurance, marital and family law, and probate and trust law issues.
Before joining the firm, Ms. Vargas worked as a law clerk at the Florida Supreme Court. In the years since, she has routinely argued the merits of her clients’ cases in appellate courts throughout Florida. She is admitted to practice in Florida state courts, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle districts of Florida.
Ms. Vargas is Board Certified as a specialist in appellate practice by The Florida Bar. She also holds an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and has received numerous other honors and awards. She was the Chair of the Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases from 2016 through 2017. Ms. Vargas is on the Board of Directors of the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc. In addition, she is a member of several professional organizations, including the Florida Association of Women Lawyers.
*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell peer review ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.
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Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2021 Rising Stars: 2009, 2011
Certificates and Credentials
- Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization - Appellate Practice
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About Rebecca Vargas
Admitted: 1998, Florida
Professional Webpage: http://www.kwvsappeals.com/rebecca-mercier-vargas/
Honors/Awards:
- AV-Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
- Chambers USA Guide, ranked as a notable practitioner in Litigation: Appellate-Florida, 2013-2016, and listed as an Up and Coming Attorney in Florida Appellate Litigation, 2010-2012 , Litigation: Appellate-Florida, Chambers USA Guide, 2010
- Order of the Coif. Recipient, Florida State University College of Law Outstanding Service Award, 1998
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Florida Bar Board Certified Appellate Attorney, 2005
Bar/Professional Activity:
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Vice Chair, Appellate Practice Section of Palm Beach County Bar Association, 2001 - 2002
- Palm Beach County Florida Association of Women Lawyers, 2000 - Present
- Reporter, Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases, 2003 - 2006
- Florida
- U.S. District Courts, Southern and Middle Districts
- Craig S. Bernard Chapter American Inns of Court, 2001 - Present
- Tallahassee Women Lawyers, 1998 - 2000
- Chair, Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases, 2016 - 2017, Vice Chair 2014-2016, Member, 2007 - 2017, Reporter 2004 - 2006.
- Chair, Appellate Practice Committee, Palm Beach County Bar Association, 2002 - 2004
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- Member, Palm Beach County Bar Association, 2000 - Present
- Florida Association of Women Lawyers, 1998 - Present
- Secretary, Appellate Rules Committee, The Florida Bar, 2002 - 2004, and Member, Appellate Rules Committee, The Florida Bar, 2001-2004
- Member, Florida Supreme Court Committee on District Court of Appeal Workload and Jurisdiction, 2004 - 2005
Educational Background:
- University of Rochester, B.A., magna cum laude, 1994
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Last Updated: 12/18/2020