A seasoned litigator and appellate advocate, Veresa Jones Adams has represented Fortune 500 clients in high-stakes litigation and complex appeals across Florida and beyond.
A respected appellate lawyer and litigator, Veresa has devoted her career to guiding clients through complex matters in Florida’s state and federal courts. With nearly two decades of experience, she has defended matters before Florida’s circuit and District Courts of Appeal, earning recognition for her sharp legal insight and compelling advocacy.
As Chair of the firm’s Tech and Gig Economy Division, Co-Chair of Roig Lawyers’ Appellate Practice Group and a Partner in the firm’s Deerfield Beach office, Veresa provides leadership that extends beyond her own casework. She helps shape firm-wide strategy in appeals and complex litigation, mentoring colleagues and collaborating with clients to ensure effective, results-driven representation.
Throughout her career, Veresa has represented Fortune 500 clients in a wide range of litigation, including products liability, pharmaceutical, toxic tort, and general civil matters. She has extensive experience managing multi-jurisdictional cases, particularly mass torts across the Southeast and multi-district litigation (MDL). Most recently, she handled matters in the In Re: Takata Airbag Products Liability Litigation MDL in the Southern District of Florida, involving the nationwide recall of airbags and installers in nearly 35 million vehicles.
Veresa’s professional achievements are matched by her dedication to giving back to the legal community. She is a current member of NSU’s Shepard Broad Law School Board of Governors. She has held leadership roles with the T.J. Reddick Bar Association, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and was selected as a national fellow in 2016 for LCLD (Leadership Council on Legal Diversity) and one of South Florida’s 100 Most Accomplished and Influential African Americans in Healthcare & Law. Highlighting her early promise, she was one of only 12 attorneys selected by the Defense Research Institute’s Young Lawyers Division to travel to Washington, D.C., where she was formally sworn in by the United States Supreme Court. Beyond these honors, Veresa has trained hundreds of volunteers in voter protection efforts, championed diversity and inclusion initiatives, and mentored the next generation of attorneys.
A proud advocate for access to justice, Veresa’s dedication is rooted in her belief that the law is not only a profession, but also a responsibility to her community. Whether in the courtroom, on appeal, or through her civic involvement, she approaches every challenge with discipline, integrity, and focus.
If you are seeking skilled litigator with proven experience, strong leadership, and a commitment to results, contact Veresa today.
AREAS OF FOCUS
- Technology
- Peer to Peer litigation
- Commercial
- Toxic Tort
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Veresa earned her J.D. with honors from Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, after graduating cum laude in English Literature from Florida State University and studying Political Science at Mercer University. She also studied comparative and corporate law abroad in Cambridge, England. Since her admission to the Florida Bar, she has litigated in state and federal courts for numerous corporate clients.
Her career includes representing tech companies, major manufacturers in medical device, tobacco, pharmaceutical, asbestos, and mass tort litigation. She has managed hundreds of complex cases, secured dismissals with prejudice across multiple states, achieved summary judgment wins, and guided matters through federal court removals and multi-district litigation. Veresa also served as regional for corporate clients, handling depositions nationwide, leading discovery and e-discovery, and achieving favorable resolutions for insurers, self-insureds, and other civil defendants.
EXPERIENCE
Her vast litigation experience is encapsulated in the following:
- Represented numerous manufacturers of medical devices, pharmaceuticals and heavy equipment vehicles — including multi-party mass tort litigation — in state and federal court.
- Prepared and coordinated hundreds of removals of state court cases to federal court and transfer to various multi-district litigation (MDL) venues.
- Managed more than 300 active asbestos cases for heavy equipment manufacturers. Achieved numerous dismissals with prejudice on behalf of manufacturers involved in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.
- Represented various civil defendants including insurance companies and corporate self-insureds. Obtained exceptional results at mediation involving more than 30 parties.
- Conducted and defended depositions throughout the United States as part of regional and national counsel for tobacco, electrical and telecommunication manufacturers.
- Handled voluminous discovery, including e-discovery, in the context of complicated commercial litigation.
MEMBERSHIP & LEADERSHIP
- NSU Law School, Board of Governors
- NAMWOLF
- Appellate Practice Section Member, The Florida Bar
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2016 Fellows Program, Member
- International Citator and Research Project, Founding and Managing Editor
- Oversaw the publication of two books: The Manual of International and Foreign Legal Citation and A Research Guide to Foreign and International Law
- Defense Research Institute, Past Member
- The Florida Bar, Appointed to Diversity & Inclusion Committee, Member (2016-2017)
- J. Reddick Bar Association, Executive Board Member
- Broward County’s Election Protection Project, Co-Chair
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), 2016 Fellow
- South Florida’s 100 Most Accomplished and Influential African Americans in Healthcare & Law
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- 31 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 465b
- 31 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 476a
- 32 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 181a
- The Progressive case would be Progressive v. Rasier-DC, LLC, 724 F. Supp. 3d 1273 (S.D. Fla. 2024)
- Philbin v. Uber Tech., Inc., 391 So. 3d 579 (Fla. 4th DCA 2024)
- Mold Buster Detection Servs LLC v Citizens Prop Ins. Corp (2022 Fla. App. LEXIS 5441 *; 346 So. 3d 629; 47 Fla. L.)
- Muguercia v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (46 Fla. L. Weekly D2144 2021)
- Damage Servs. v. Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp (2021 Fla. App. LEXIS 14890 *; 332 So. 3d 481; 46 Fla. L.)
- Herrara v. Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp., 321 So. 3d 719 (Fla. 2d DCA 2021)
- Inga v. Nature’s Bounty Co (2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 264939)