Robert C. Hubbard - Tampa, FL
Attorney at Vaka Law Group
Insurance Coverage Lawyers in Tampa, FL
One Harbour Place 777 South Harbour Island Boulevard Suite 300 Tampa, FL 33602
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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14
Years
Experience
Tampa Insurance Coverage Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Insurance Coverage
- Insurer Bad Faith
Attorney Information
Overview
Robert C. Hubbard is a civil litigation and appellate attorney whose practice focuses on Insurance Coverage, Unfair Insurance Practices, and Insurer Bad Faith. He has extensive experience representing policyholders in first and third-party coverage and bad faith disputes involving commercial general liability, directors and officers' liability, professional liability, cybercrime, as well as other personal and commercial lines policies. He also has extensive experience litigating matters involving catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death, products liability, construction defect, and professional malpractice.
Robert frequently serves as personal counsel for individual and commercial policyholders facing potential excess exposure due to the actions of their liability insurers or insurance brokers. He also serves as co-counsel in complex cases and provides trial support and other assistance, including strategies for maximizing insurance coverage and potential appellate issues.
Originally from Asheville, North Carolina, Robert graduated from Furman University with a Bachelor of Arts and received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Stetson University College of Law, where he was a member of the Stetson Law Review. Prior to joining the Vaka Law Group, he was a partner at a statewide defense firm where he represented individuals, businesses, and insurers in complex matters involving catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death, construction defect, products liability, professional liability, as well as insurance coverage and bad faith claims.
Awards and Honors
Other Sources of Feedback About Robert C. Hubbard
Included on the 2025 Florida Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Stetson University College of Law,
Gulfport/St. Petersburg,
Florida, 2012
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Law Review: Stetson Law Review, Senior Associate
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Stetson University College of Law,
Gulfport/St. Petersburg,
Florida, 2012
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Non Legal Education
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Furman University,
Greenville,
South Carolina, 2008
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Major: Political Science
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Furman University,
Greenville,
South Carolina, 2008
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Past Positions
- Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A., Partner, 2016 - 2019
- Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A., Associate Attorney, 2012 - 2016
- Magistrate Judge Thomas Wilson at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Judicial Intern
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Florida Bar, Young Lawyers Division
Contact
One Harbour Place
777 South Harbour Island Boulevard
Suite 300
Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: (813) 549-1799
Fax: (813) 549-1790
Email: Send a message
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