Arya A. Li
Partner
Partner, Arya Attari Li practices in the firm’s Miami office. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with dual minors in Biology and Spanish from the University of Miami in 2005, and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami in 2008. While attending law school, Mrs. Li ranked in the top 10% of her law school class, was the president of legal research & writing and was offered a substantial Dean’s Merit Scholarship. She was a Judicial Intern for the Honorable Frank Shepherd at the Third District Court of Appeal, a Certified Legal Intern for the Broward County State Attorney’s Office, and a legal Intern at the Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office in the Cyber Crime Unit. Prior to joining Ver Ploeg & Marino, Mrs. Li was an associate at one of the largest Florida based litigation firms.
Education
- J.D., University of Miami School of Law, cum laude, 2008
- B.A., University of Miami, 2005
Awards & Recognition
- Recognized, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™, Insurance Law, 2022 – 2023
- Selected, Rising Star, Florida Super Lawyers®, 2018, 2021, 2022
- Selected, Top Up & Comers, South Florida Legal Guide, 2019 – 2021
- Recognized, Pro Bono Champions, Outstanding Law Firm, Dade Legal Aid Put Something Back, 2020
- Honoree, Under 40 On the Rise, Daily Business Review, 2019
- Woman on the Rise, Dade County Bar Association, 2018
- Pro Bono Service Award, Put Something Back, March and October 2013
Speaking Engagements & Publications
- Speaker, Florida Justice Association, 2021 Workhorse Seminar, Bad Faith and the Impact of COVID, February 24, 2021
- Speaker, 22nd Annual Windstorm Insurance Network Conference (WIND 2021), Recent Trends in First Party Bad Faith Actions, February 1-4, 2021
- Speaker, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar. The Nuts & Bolts of Insurance Coverage Litigation; A Toolkit for Young Insurance Coverage Lawyers, Tucson, Arizona, March 3, 2018
- Speaker, “The Evolution of Privileges and Immunities in an Insurance Coverage Action”, ABA ICLC Annual Seminar, Tucson, AZ, 2016
Memberships & Professional Associations
- American Association for Justice
- American Bar Association
- Federalist Society
- Florida Bar Association
- Florida Justice Association
- Iranian American Bar Association, Southeast Chapter
- Legal Services of Greater Miami, Board Member and Secretary
- Miami-Dade Justice Association
- Miami-Dade Florida Association of Women Lawyers
- Board Member, 2019 – 2020
- Co-Chair Health & Wellness Committee, 2019 – 2020
- Miami Pro Bono Roundtable
- Phi Delta Phi©®, Alumna
Languages
- Farsi
Admissions
- Florida
- District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
