Mayte Peña

Mayte Peña is a partner in the Miami office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where she is a member of the Insurance Practice Group.

Mayte has over a decade of experience handling and litigating insurance-related claims, breach of contract suits, and matters involving compliance with state and federal law.

Mayte represents insurance carriers in personal injury protection litigation matters, specializing in the interpretation and application of automobile insurance policies under applicable state laws. Mayte also represents insurance carriers in matters involving life, health and disability claims under group insurance plans governed by ERISA.     Mayte is also a member of the firm’s Cuba Task Force where she has assisted in providing legal advice to clients regarding business prospects in Cuba and compliance with the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba.

During her representation of insurance carriers, she has successfully defended lawsuits involving breach of contract on various issues from inception through hearing on dispositive motion, including handling post-judgment litigation obtaining entitlement to attorney’s fees for the insurance carrier. Mayte has also negotiated settlements on behalf of the insurance carriers securing favorable resolution on hundreds of claims.

Mayte is a member of the Cuban American Bar Association, the Gwen S. Cherry Black Women Lawyers Association, the Miami-Dade Bar Association, and the Defense Research Institute. 

Prior to focusing on personal injury protection claims at Shutts & Bowen LLP, Mayte practiced law at another one of Florida’s largest firms where in addition to defending insurance claims, she focused on lawsuits involving premises liability, negligence and property damage.