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IVY HOLT

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Ivy Holt is a partner in the firm’s Orlando office. Ivy concentrates her practice in the areas of civil litigation and general liability, defending lawsuits involving personal injury, wrongful death, premises liability, and products liability. She has represented major insurers, municipalities, governmental entities, restaurants, and other businesses and insureds throughout Florida. Ivy is a skilled litigator who has used her talents to unravel the most complex claims.

Ivy began her legal career as a college intern at a local plaintiff firm handling worker’s compensation, personal injury, and premises liability cases. After graduation she practiced in the defense of personal injury, premises liability, first-party property, and subrogation cases.

Ivy graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies and a minor in Criminal Justice. She earned her Juris Doctor from Florida A&M University College of Law.

Ivy has volunteered and served as a Guardian Ad Litem advocating to protect the best interests of abused and neglected children involved in dependency court proceedings. She is a member of the Orange County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, and the Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida.

PRACTICE AREAS

Commercial Litigation
Governmental Law
Insurance
Negligent Security
Personal Injury
Premises Liability
Product Liability
Property & Casualty
Subrogation

Education

J.D., Florida A&M University College of Law

B.S., magna cum laude, University of Central Florida

Minor in Criminal Justice

Experience

Obtained order granting summary judgment in a breach of contract first-party property case based on late notice. Linton v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, No. 22-001696-CI (Fla.Cir.Ct. March 13, 2024)
Obtained order granting summary judgment in a breach of contract first-party property case based on late notice. Kirby v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, No. 2022-006697-CA-01 (Fla.Cir.Ct. January 8, 2024)
Obtained final summary judgment in breach of contract case based on invalid assignment of benefits and lack of standing. Green Restoration Dryout, LLC v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, No. 2021-009813-SP-05 (Fla. Cir. Ct. December 11, 2023)
Obtained final summary judgment in breach of contract case involving non-covered services by an assignee. Dry World LLC v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, No. 2020-017188-CC-05 (Fla. Cir. Ct. November 14, 2023)
Obtained order granting summary judgment based on invalid assignment of benefits, lack of standing, and lack of a peril-created opening. Spartan Services Corp. a/a/o Julian Burgos & Edgar Burgos v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, No. 2021-033906-CC-05 (Fla.Cir.Ct. September 27, 2023)
Obtained final summary judgment in a breach of contract case involving the Managed Repair Program. Ingrid Gordon v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, No. 2021-020393-CA-01 (Fla. Cir. Ct. August 15, 2023)
Obtained order granting summary judgment in a breach of contract first-party property case based on late notice. Chavarria v.Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, No. 2020-000769-CA-01 (Fla.Cir.Ct. August 26, 2022)
Obtained final summary judgment based on no evidence of a peril created opening. Han Ngoc Nguyen v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, No. USA Restoration a/a/o Reginald Cleophat v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, No. COSO21003681 (Fla. Cir. Ct. July 27, 2023)
Obtained final summary judgment in a breach of contract case based on no evidence of a peril created opening. USA Restoration a/a/o Reginald Cleophat v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, No. COINX-21-064051 (Fla. Cir. Ct. April 4, 2023)
Obtained defense verdict in a jury trial for a breach of contract first-party property case. Burattini v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, No. 2017-CA-008608 (Fla.Cir.Ct. January 29, 2020)
Obtained defense verdict in a jury trial for a breach of contract case. Rapid Recovery Team a/a/o Burattini v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, No. 2017-CC-008970 (Fla.Cir.Ct. January 29, 2020) **consolidated with case above**

memberships

Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division
Orange County Bar Association
Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida

Community involvement

Guardian Ad Litem Program

Admissions

Florida
U.S. District Court for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida