Contact Information

Phone: (850) 222-6406
Fax: (850) 222-6408


vlipsky@ejlawtallah.com

Office Address:
177 Salem Court
Tallahassee, FL 32301

Vanessa received her Bachelor’s Degree with Honors from the University of Central Florida in 2004 and her law degree from Stetson University College of Law in 2007. During law school, Vanessa served as the Florida Regional President of the Hispanic National Bar Association - Law Student Division (2006-2007) and President of Stetson’s Hispanic Bar Association (2006-2007). Upon graduation, Vanessa was recognized with the Thomas E. Penick, Jr. Award for Community Service and was one of fifty-three graduates nominated by Stetson and inducted into the Who’s Who Among American Colleges & Universities (2006-2007). Following graduation, Stetson invited Vanessa to serve a three-year term on its Lawyers Advisory Council (2009-2012).

Vanessa began her career in the workers’ compensation field working as a paralegal for different prominent attorneys from 2003 to 2007, and is now committed to practicing in the area of workers’ compensation defense. She is especially well-versed with calculating social security offsets and PTD supplemental benefits.

In 2009, Vanessa completed the University of Florida's Course in Medicare Set-Aside and was designated as a Medicare Set-Aside Consultant - Certified by the Commission on Health Care Certification.

Prior to moving to Tallahassee, Vanessa was an active member of Jacksonville Hispanic Bar Association, serving as President from 2009-2010, as well as the North Florida Chapter of the Friends of 440 Scholarship Fund, serving as Treasurer in 2010.

Workers’ Compensation Defense

Florida Bar Association

Jacksonville Bar Association
Wining author of Environmental and Land Use Writing Competition, 2008

Jacksonville Women Lawyer’s Association

Jacksonville Hispanic Bar Association
2009- 2010 President

Hispanic National Bar Association
2006- 2007 President, HNBA-LSD-Region VIII (Florida)
2006- 2008 National Mentor Program Committee Member

National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals
Communication Committee, 2009

Stetson Lawyers Association Advisory Council, 2009 - 2012

Stetson University College of Law
Gulfport, FL 2007

University of Central Florida
B.A. with Honors
Orlando, FL 2004

Coastal Construction Control Lines: Do they Protect Florida's Sandy Beaches as they Should?, The Bar Bulletin, Vol.5, Issue 4, pg. 20-21 (May 2008)