Miguel R.
Roura

Miguel R. Roura is a partner in the Tampa office of Roig Lawyers.

Miguel concentrates his practice in the areas of Personal Injury Protection (PIP)/No-Fault litigation and fraud (SIU) investigations. He also defends clients in cases involving bodily injury, uninsured motorist, property damage, and general liability litigation. The identification and investigation of fraudulent claims represents a significant portion of Miguel’s practice.

As a skilled trial attorney, Miguel has tried over thirty cases in circuit and county court. He is also experienced in the use of alternative dispute resolution techniques, including mediation and arbitration, as a means of litigation avoidance.

The Florida Department of Financial Services has approved Miguel to teach continuing education courses for insurance companies, adjusters, and investigators.

Prior to joining the firm, Miguel was an associate attorney in the St. Petersburg office of an insurance defense firm. He also served as an Assistant State Attorney for the Sixth Judicial Circuit.

While in law school, Miguel was the Recent Developments Editor for the Stetson Law Review. He was also recognized as a recipient of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges distinction.

News

• Roig Lawyers Attorneys Selected to the 2019 Florida Super Lawyers & Rising Stars List
  May 30, 2019
• Roig Lawyers Partners Selected to Present at the 2019 Florida Liability Claims Conference
  April 1, 2019
• ROIG Lawyers Attorneys Selected to 2018 Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List
  June 19, 2018
• ROIG Lawyers Attorneys Selected to Present at the 2018 Florida Liability Claims Conference
  March 28, 2018
• Miguel Roura Achieves AV® Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®
  July 3, 2017
• Twelve ROIG Lawyers Attorneys Recognized as 2017 Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
  June 8, 2017
• ROIG Lawyers Partners Stephen G. Mellor and Miguel R. Roura Present Out of State Policy Handling CE Course to National Insurance Carrier
  March 17, 2017
• ROIG Lawyers Sponsors the “MDCN” Medical Claims Defense Network, Inc.’s Spring 2017 Seminar
  March 1, 2017
• ROIG Lawyers partner Miguel R. Roura and attorney Paul Michael Gabe presented “Examinations Under Oath – Back to the Future” to Nationwide Insurance Carrier
  February 10, 2017
• ROIG Lawyers Promotes Five Attorneys to Partners in their Deerfield Beach, Miami and Tampa Offices
  August 17, 2016
• Eleven ROIG Lawyers Attorneys Recognized as 2016 Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
  June 22, 2016
• Roig Lawyers Tampa Attorney Appointed to Florida Defense Lawyers Association (FDLA) Young Lawyers Committee
  September 25, 2015
• Roig Lawyers Tampa Attorneys to Present 5-Hour Law and Ethics Update
  August 20, 2015
• Roig Lawyers Attorneys and Healthcare Policy Advisor to Present to AssuranceAmerica
  August 18, 2015
• Roig Lawyers Tampa Attorney to Present “Emerging Trends in PIP SIU”
  July 24, 2015
• Roig Lawyers Attorneys and Healthcare Policy Advisor to Speak at 23rd Annual Florida Insurance Fraud Education Committee Conference
  June 4, 2015
• Roig Lawyers Tampa Attorney to Speak at The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee and Young Lawyers Division Course “Basic Insurance Law 2015”
  May 27, 2015
• Tampa Attorneys to Speak at Roig Lawyers Sponsored Presentation to Allstate Insurance
  January 27, 2015
• Roig Lawyers Attorneys to Present Adjuster 5-Hour Law and Ethics Update Course to Esurance
  January 21, 2015
• Miguel R. Roura, Michelle M. McIntyre Wasielewski, and Peter S. Nayrouz of Roig Lawyers to Present the Adjuster 5-Hour Law and Ethics Update Course to the International Association of Special Investigation Units
  October 8, 2014
• Attorney Miguel Roura of Roig Lawyers to Speak at Tampa Office of Travelers Insurance Company on the Accident Report Privilege
  July 14, 2014
• John Eckard II and Miguel Roura of Roig Lawyers to Conduct a 5-Hour Law and Ethics Update in Maitland, Florida on June 25, 2014
  June 23, 2014
• Roig Lawyers to Speak on PIP Law at Florida Insurance Fraud Education Committee “FIFEC” Conference
  June 9, 2014

Media Mentions

• ROIG Lawyers Newest Partners Named in Law360 List "Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q3"
  October 28, 2016
• Nine ROIG Lawyers Attorneys Featured in The Florida Bar News & Notes Section
  August 3, 2016
• Roig Lawyers Featured in FDLA’s Summer 2015 “deFENSE POST” Newsletter
  August 21, 2015

Events

• Out of State Policy Handling and Defense Strategies CE Course
  March 17, 2017
• Out of State Policy Handling and Defense Strategies CE Course
  March 10, 2017
• Medical Claims Defense Network, Inc. Spring 2017 Seminar
  March 2, 2017
• 2016 Florida Insurance Fraud Education Committee (FIFEC) Conference
  June 8, 2016
• ROIG Lawyers Attorneys Present CE on "Depositions, How to be Prepared and What to Expect"
  June 1, 2016
• ROIG Lawyers Attorneys Presents on "Public Adjusters and SIU"
  May 5, 2016
• ROIG Lawyers Attorneys Present CE on "Public Adjusters and SIU"
  April 27, 2016
• ROIG Lawyers Attorneys Present CE on "5-Hour Adjuster Law & Ethics Update"
  April 14, 2016
• ROIG Lawyers Trio Present CE on "Examinations Under Oath and the Law"
  March 22, 2016
• ROIG Lawyers Attorneys Present Continuing Education Course "Emerging Trends in PIP SIU"
  March 9, 2016
• The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee and Young Lawyers Division Course
  May 29, 2015

"Show Me the Money: Thinking Outside the Box to Combat Personal Injury Cases," Florida Defense Lawyers Association Trial Advocate Quarterly, Fall 2015

Presenter, "Ridesharing Generation: Insurance Implications and Complications," National Insurance Carrier, June 2019

Presenter, "Jeopardy - Annual Case Law Update," FDLA - Florida Liability Claims Conference, June 2019

Presenter, "Siri, Where’s My Car? – Autonomous Vehicle Technologies," National Insurance Carrier, August 2018

Presenter, "Deal or No Deal – A Case Law Update," Florida Liability Claims Conference, June 2018

Presenter, "Introduction to Windshield Litigation," 24th Annual Florida Insurance Fraud Education Committee (FIFEC) Committee, June 2016.

Presenter, "Depositions, How to be prepared and What to expect," Sentry, June 2016.

Presenter, "Public Adjusters & SIU," HomeFirst Agency, May 2016.

Presenter, "Public Adjuster & SIU," Assurant, April 2016.

Presenter, "5-hour adjuster Law and Ethics Update," AssuranceAmerica, April 2016.

Presenter, "Examinations Under Oath and the Law," Assurant, March 2016.

Presenter, "Emerging Trends in PIP SIU," Farmers Insurance," March 2016.

Co-Presenter, "Intro to Windshield Defense Litigation," ROIG Lawyers Monthly Lunch & Learn, December 2015.

Presenter, "PIP Updates," Gallagher Bassett Services Inc.," September 2015.

Co-Presenter, "Depositions, How to be Prepared and What to Expect," Travelers, September 2015.

Co-Presenter, "Adjuster Law & Ethics Update", Farmers Insurance, August 2015.

Presenter, "Emerging Trends in PIP SIU," Kemper Insurance, August 2015.

Co-Presenter, "Emerging Trends in PIP SIU," AssuranceAmerica Insurance, August 2015.

Co-Presenter, "Mechanisms Available to Adjusters During Review for Regulatory and Compliance Issues," Florida Insurance Fraud Education Committee (FIFEC) 23rd Annual Conference, June 2015.

Co-Speaker, "Insurance Defense and the Tripartite Relationship, including ethics," The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee and Young Lawyers Division, May 2015.

Co-Speaker, "Update to Florida PIP Law," Allstate Insurance Company, January 2015.

Co-Speaker, "5-Hour Law and Ethics Update," Esurance, January 2015.

Co-Speaker, "5-Hour Law and Ethics Update," IASIU, October 2014.

Speaker, “Accident Report Privilege,” Travelers Insurance Company, July 2014.

Co-Speaker, “5 Hour Law and Ethics Update,” Allstate Insurance Company, June 2014.

Co-Speaker, “Emerging Use of State Regulatory Compliance in PIP Defense and Insurance Adjuster Law,” FIFEC 2014.

Co-Speaker, “Building Partnerships between SIU & Defense Counsel in PIP Claim Investigations,” FIFEC 2013.

Co-Speaker, “Bridging the Gap Between the SIU Team and the Legal Defense Team: Partnerships in the Investigation of PIP Claims,” International Association of Special Investigation Units (IASIU), January 2013.

Co-Speaker, “Bridging the Gap Between the SIU Team and the Legal Defense Team: Partnerships in the Investigation of PIP Claims,” FIFEC 2012.

Co-Speaker, “Evidence of Insurance Fraud: Finding it, Using it, and Getting it to The Jury,” FIFEC 2011.