Anisha C. Atchanah

Anisha C. Atchanah
Partner

 

 

 

Anisha C. Atchanah is a partner at Kim Vaughan Lerner LLP. She focuses her practice on commercial litigation with an emphasis on Business/Corporate litigation, premises liability matters and insurance defense. She has worked on matters involving complex commercial contract disputes, shareholder litigation, business torts, and first party and third party property insurance disputes. Anisha joined the firm after obtaining extensive experience in the areas of foreclosure and condominium/homeowners' association litigation. Her experience spans across all areas of litigation, including motion practice, brief drafting, legal research, fact discovery, mediation/settlement negotiations and trial preparation.

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Honors & Recognitions
 

  • Up & Comer, FLORIDA TREND'S LEGAL ELITE, 2022

  • Florida Rising Star, SUPER LAWYERS, 2021-2022

  • Ones To Watch, BEST LAWYERS, 2021

  • 40 Under 40, Honoree, Broward County Bar Association, 2021

  • Honorary  Hispanic Award, Hispanic Bar Association, 2021

 

Professional & Community Activities

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  • President-Elect, Caribbean Bar Association 2021

  • Board of Directors 2017-2020, Young Lawyers Section of the Broward County Bar Association

  • Vice Chair, Membership Committee, Broward County Bar Association

  • Vice Chair and Member, 17th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee "D", The Florida Bar

  • Vice Chair, Legal Needs of Children Committee, The Florida Bar

  • Historian and Scholarship Chair, Caribbean Bar Association 2019-2021

  • Former Board of Director, Family Central, Inc.

  • Mentor, The Florida Bar, YLD Law Student Division

  • Volunteer, Amnesty International Miami Chapter

 

Education
 

  • Florida International University College of Law, J.D.

    • Local Government Law Book Award

    • Florida Bar City, County and Local Government Section Law Student Award

    • Dean’s List, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010

    • Student Bar Association, Treasurer

    • Caribbean Law Student Association, Member

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  • Florida Atlantic University, Masters, cum laude
     

  • University of Florida, B.A.

    • Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity

    • Golden Key Honor Society

    • Caribbean Student Association, Treasurer

 

Bar Admissions

 

  • All Florida state courts

  • United States District Court, Southern District of Florida

 

Professional Background

 

  • Mirza Basulto & Robbins, LLP, Litigation Attorney

  • Ice Legal, P.A., Litigation Attorney

  • Robbins, Tunkey, Ross, Amsel, Raben & Waxman, P.A., Clerk

  • 11th Judicial Circuit, Public Defender’s Office, Intern

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