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Vanessa Merassaint

Vanessa Merassaint

Senior Counsel
Phone:305.774.7512
Fax:305.995.6090

Vanessa Merassaint is a go-to defense lawyer in toxic tort litigation. She has a wealth of experience in talcum powder and asbestos-related defense matters as well as premises liability litigation.

She is proficient in drafting legal memoranda and dispositive motions as well as discovery requests and responses. Vanessa has drafted pleadings and motions to strike, for summary judgment, for sanctions and to dismiss. Organization is a key to her success, as she often manages upwards of 20 cases at a time. She also handles expert discoveries and has taken depositions with more than 40 parties.

In her spare time, Vanessa enjoys learning about other cultures and has become a fan of Korean film and television dramas. She also enjoys skydiving and reading.

Vanessa is a native speaker of English and Haitian Creole.

Bar Admissions

  • Florida, 2014

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

Education

  • Florida Coastal School of Law, J.D., 2014

    cum laude

    Dean’s Scholar

    Recipient of Governor’s Scholarship

    Staff Editor, Florida Coastal Law Review

    Caribbean Law Student Association, President, 2013-2014

    Black Law Student Association

  • University of Central Florida, B.A., 2011

    Major: Political Science

    Minor: Middle Eastern Studies

    President’s Honor Roll, 2010

    Bright Futures Scholarship

    Academic Enrichment Scholarship

     

Languages

  • Haitian Creole

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Speaking Engagements

  • "I Don’t Want to be Tide Down: Diversity Initiative: First Installment – A Deep Dive into the Journeys of Diverse Attorneys," Presenter, DRI Asbestos Medicine, November 2022