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Victoria Mendez
Municipal Law & Local Government Law
Real Estate LawMiami, Florida
About Victoria
Area of Practice: Municipal Law & Local Government Law
Victoria Méndez is a Partner in the Miami office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where she is a member of the Land Use & Zoning and Government Practice Groups. Victoria is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in City, County & Local Government.
Victoria is an experienced municipal lawyer with a wide range of capabilities in all phases of municipal operations, including general municipal law; land use and zoning; environmental law; election law; eminent domain; civil rights law; public finance; building and code enforcement; procurement law; utilities law; real estate; platting; and the litigation thereof. Victoria uses her vast experience advising local agencies on policy matters, statutes, rules and regulations, so that she can better advocate for and serve her clients’ strategic business interests.
Before joining Shutts, Victoria served more than 20 years in the Office of the City Attorney for the City of Miami. In her nearly 11-year tenure as the City Attorney for the City of Miami, she supervised an office of more than 60 personnel, including lawyers, staff, interns, and fellows, in addition to outside counsel. She also was responsible for an $11 million annual budget. Her role also involved representing the City in state, federal, administrative and appellate courts.
Victoria was also an Assistant State Attorney for the Miami-Dade Office of the State Attorney, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, where she represented the State of Florida for almost four years. She was responsible for large caseloads during her tenure that consisted of misdemeanors to life felonies, wherein she handled discovery, countless depositions, Arthur Hearings, suppression hearings and more. Her experience includes litigating more than 30 jury trials at the Circuit and County Court levels and more than 50 bench trials, in addition to handling criminal appellate cases.
Victoria Méndez is a Partner in the Miami office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where she is a member of the Land Use & Zoning and Government Practice Groups. Victoria is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in City, County & Local Government.
Victoria is an experienced municipal lawyer with a wide range of capabilities in all phases of municipal operations, including general municipal law; land use and zoning; environmental law; election law; eminent domain; civil rights law; public finance; building and code enforcement; procurement law; utilities law; real estate; platting; and the litigation thereof. Victoria uses her vast experience advising local agencies on policy matters, statutes, rules and regulations, so that she can better advocate for and serve her clients’ strategic business interests.
Before joining Shutts, Victoria served more than 20 years in the Office of the City Attorney for the City of Miami. In her nearly 11-year tenure as the City Attorney for the City of Miami, she supervised an office of more than 60 personnel, including lawyers, staff, interns, and fellows, in addition to outside counsel. She also was responsible for an $11 million annual budget. Her role also involved representing the City in state, federal, administrative and appellate courts.
Victoria was also an Assistant State Attorney for the Miami-Dade Office of the State Attorney, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, where she represented the State of Florida for almost four years. She was responsible for large caseloads during her tenure that consisted of misdemeanors to life felonies, wherein she handled discovery, countless depositions, Arthur Hearings, suppression hearings and more. Her experience includes litigating more than 30 jury trials at the Circuit and County Court levels and more than 50 bench trials, in addition to handling criminal appellate cases.