David A. Vukelja and Jarett A. de Paula are the attorneys who are trusted by injured victims of negligence and by business owners throughout Volusia and Flagler counties. Daytona Beach personal injury attorney David A. Vukelja was born and raised in Daytona Beach. He has won million-dollar jury verdicts, but he is most proud of the fact that he has also negotiated multi-million dollar out of court settlements for his clients without subjecting them to the rigors, stress, and risks of a jury trial. He has represented the injured victims of negligence, aggressively and successfully, for over forty years. Florida business and real estate lawyer Jarett A. de Paula is skilled at resolving the most complex business, real estate, contract, and employment disputes.
Many of Vukelja & dePaula’s most important victories have been on behalf of clients who were first referred to them by other attorneys. While most of Vukelja & dePaula’s clients are claimants seeking damages, the firm occasionally
In 1979, David A. Vukelja started a law practice that he continues to pursue with a passion to this day: serious personal injury litigation representing the victims of the carelessness of others and commercial litigation. His practice then, as it is now, is almost exclusively devoted to representing the “little guy” against the insurance companies and the corporations that would deny his clients their rights. Mr. Vukelja has successfully negotiated and litigated multimillion dollar awards in personal injury and commercial litigation.
At Vukelja & dePaula the philosophy is simple – do all you can to accomplish the client’s objective and resolve the client’s conflict amicably, but if litigation is unavoidable, fight hard and fight smart to meet the client’s needs as quickly and cost effectively as possible.
Mr. de Paula received his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Florida in 2004, where he was a member of the University’s Honors Program and served as the University’s Traffic Court Chief Justice.
Mr. de Paula received his Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration from Stetson University College of Law in December 2007, where he also received a full tuition scholarship. While in law school, Mr. de Paula served as a Stetson Ambassador, interned for the Office of the Attorney General, Civil Division, and clerked at the law firms of Gassman, Bates & Associates, P.A. in Clearwater, Florida, and Korey, Sweet, McKinnon, Simpson & Vukelja in Daytona Beach, Florida.
While attending law school, Mr. de Paula mentored children in his community and volunteered to serve in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program where he assisted low income individuals and families in preparing and filing income tax returns. In recognition of his extensive communi