Tracy Jurgus | Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Tracy A. Jurgus is a Partner at Butler. She works in our Miami office, focusing her practice on first-party property coverage matters, including arson and fraud claims. Although she focuses primarily on property damage, she also handles bodily injury claims.

Tracy litigates in state and federal courts and is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Middle and Southern districts of Florida.

Before joining the firm in 2011, Tracy was an Associate Attorney at a downtown Miami law firm where she litigated cases involving automobile negligence and premises liability. Tracy was named a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers – Florida Edition magazine, 2010 through 2011. Tracy also served as the Senior Acquisitions Editor for DRI—The Voice of the Defense Bar.

After earning her Doctor of Jurisprudence from St. Thomas University School of Law in 2000, she attended the University of Miami School of Law, where she completed a Master of Laws in Taxation. She received her Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Loyola University Chicago in 1997.

Admissions

Florida

Recognitions

“Rising Star” by Super Lawyers – Florida Edition, 2010

Education

Loyola University
Bachelor of Science
St. Thomas University School of Law
Doctor of Jurisprudence
University of Miami
Master of Laws in Taxation

Memberships

The Florida Bar

Courts

United States District Court – Middle District of Florida
United States District Court – Southern District of Florida

Media

Butler Attorneys Present at the PLRB 2025 Claims Conference

March 30, 2025 – April 2, 2025 Indiana Convention Center We're excited to have our attorneys presenting at this upcoming event, where leading industry professionals will share insights into crucial property claims and insurance law topics. Mock Appraisal: Be Ultra-Prepared – William Lewis will join industry experts to walk through a simulated appraisal process from dispute to resolutio...

Butler at the Lexus Corporate Run 2024

Partner Tracy Jurgus formed a team in our Miami office to participate in the Lexus Corporate Run on April 25th! The purpose of the Lexus Corporate Run is to promote running and walking as a means to a fit, healthy lifestyle for people from all walks of corporate life. Money raised through the Lexus Corporate Run goes to the United Way in order to help create a more educated, prosperous, and hea...

Fundamentals of First Party Property Claims Handling

Join Partners Tracy Jurgus, William Collum, and Michael Montgomery as they present for the 2023 FIFEC Annual Conference. The event will be held from July 12-14, 2023 at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld Resort, Orlando, FL. This course provides an overview of effective claims-handling practices, including an adjuster’s obligations during the claims process. Tracy, Michael, and William discu...

Congratulations to our Newest Partners!

As we move into the new year, please join us in congratulating our firm's newest Partners!...

Fifec Annual Conference – “Law And Ethics Update 5-620” And “Fraud And Misrepresentation”

Alan Nisberg, Tracy Jurgus, and Mohammad Mubarak from Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig will be presenting at the FIFEC Annual Conference on June 6—8, 2018, in Orlando, FL, on the topics of "Law and Ethics Update 5-620” and “Fraud and Misrepresentation." This class provides the necessary credit for adjuster licensing through a comprehensive overview of Florida laws, regulations, licensing, and...

International Women’s Day

"LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT MAKING OTHERS BETTER AS A RESULT OF YOUR PRESENCE AND MAKING SURE THAT IMPACT LASTS IN YOUR ABSENCE." -SHERYL SANBERG (COO OF FACEBOOK) ...

Fifec Annual Conference – Law And Ethics Update 5-260 And Fraud And Misrepresentation

Alan Nisberg, Michael Montgomery and Tracy Jurgus from Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig presented in Orlando, FL at the FIFEC Annual Conference on the topic of "Law and Ethics Update 5-260 and Fraud and Misrepresentation" on June 7—8, 2017. This was a 3 part class. It covered a comprehensive overview of laws, regulations and ethics under Florida law in claims handling in subrogation, liability and ...

The D.C. Court of Appeals Just Scrapped the Drone Registry and May Have Also Turned Homeowners Insurers into Aviation Insurers

Model-aircraft hobbyist John Taylor didn’t want to register his model aircraft with the FAA pursuant to the newly created drone registry. So he took on the FAA, challenging new regulations aimed at unmanned aircraft registration and flight restrictions. Last Friday (May 19, 2017), he won. See Taylor v. Huerta, Case No. 15-1495 (D.C. Cir. May 19, 2017). At issue were the recently issued FAA Reg...

Laws, Regulation, & Ethics In Claims Handling: Subrogation, Liability & First Party

Alan Nisberg, Michael Montgomery, and Tracy Jurgus spoke at the 2016 FIFEC Conference in Orlando on June 8-10th. Topics included Laws, Regulations & Ethics in Claims Handling: Subrogation, Liability, and First Party, as well as Misrepresentation and Fraud....

Florida Valued Policy Law, Co-Insurance & Update On Recent Property Statutes

Tracy Jurgus and Sarah Burke presented on "Florida Valued Policy Law Co-Insurance and an Update on Recent Property Statutes" on Friday, May 13th...