Annette M. Strauch is a twenty-year Cuban American lawyer who was born and raised in Miami, Florida.  Annette earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Miami School of Business with a minor in Spanish.  She started her legal education at St. Thomas University College of Law and graduated from the University of Miami School of Law.  Annette’s practice concentrates on insurance defense and appellate procedure.  She is a senior managing attorney for Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company, a large, national insurance company.  Annette belongs to the Trial Lawyers section of the Florida Bar, and she was also recently selected to serve on the Florida Bar’s Continuing Legal Education Committee.  In prior years, Annette was the Newsletter Editor and served on the Board of Directors for the Miami Dade Chapter for the Florida Association for Women Lawyers and was a member of the Cuban American Bar Association, the Miami Dade Bar Association, and the Coral Gables Bar Association.  

Currently, Annette is an adjunct professor for St. Thomas University College of Law, where she enjoys teaching Appellate Advocacy. 

In her free time, Annette enjoys spending time with her family, including her children, partner and bonus child.  She also has a wonderful dog named J.P.