Contact Victor M. Diaz, Jr.

Victor was born November 14, 1960, in Camaguey, Cuba. In 1982, he received his Bachelor’s Degree (summa cum laude) from Duke University in 1982, where he graduated first in his class. In 1985, Victor graduated from the Yale Law School, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Yale Law & Policy Review. While in law school, Victor was elected by the Yale faculty to serve as an Assistant In Instruction for the 1984-85 school year, teaching Torts and Legal Process.

Victor was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1985. His professional memberships include: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Florida Justice Association (Member, Sections on Aviation and Commercial Litigation); American Association for Justice (Chair Elect, Section on Aviation Litigation); (Member, Section on Commercial Litigation); Dade County Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1997-1999); the Hispanic National Bar Association and the Cuban American Bar Association (Board of Directors 1998-2004; President 2003). In 2003, Victor was elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

For over two decades Victor has concentrated his practice in complex civil litigation including complex commercial litigation, class actions, multi-district litigation, mass torts and product liability cases. Victor has been recognized as an elite trial lawyer by numerous national and regional publications, including The South Florida Legal Guide, Florida Trend Magazine, Florida Super Lawyers, Chamber’s USA’s Guide to Leading Lawyers for Business, Who’s Who in American Law, Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Plaintiff’s Lawyers in America, Lawdragon’s 3000 Leading Plaintiff’s Lawyers in America, Guide to the World’s Leading Product Liability Lawyers, Benchmark's America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys and Best Lawyers in America. Victor has lectured in this country for the Florida Justice Association, the American Association for Justice and the Florida Bar on various litigation related topics and has been invited to address several international law conferences on the subject of mass tort, product liability and complex civil litigation involving foreign nationals.

In February 2000, the Florida Supreme Court awarded Victor The Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award, the highest public service award in the State of Florida that can be conferred on a lawyer. Victor’s civic activities have included serving as President of Greater Miami Legal Services, Inc. (1996-1997); Chairman of the Miami-Dade College Foundation (2000 -2003); Vice Chairman of the Spanish American League Against Discrimination (1997 - 2001); Chairman of the City of Miami Beach's Planning Board (2003-2007); Chairman of Miami Dade County’s Charter Review Task Force (2007); member of the Executive Committee of the Yale Law School Alumni Association; and a member of the Metro Dade County Cultural Affairs Council. In addition to the Tobias Simon Award, Victor has received numerous other awards for his professional and civic accomplishments, including the National Community Leadership Award from the Points of Light Foundation (2000); the City of Miami Beach's "Shining Light" (1997) and "Citizen of the Year” Award (2003), the Theodore Gibson Foundation Humanitarian Award (2002); and the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award (2006).

Victor is fluent in Spanish and English.

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