Hon. Lori V. Vaughan

Hon. Lori V. Vaughan is a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Middle District of Florida in Orlando, sworn in on Feb. 25, 2020. She started her career as a law clerk to Hon. Karen S. Jennemann. Judge Vaughan then practiced bankruptcy law for 21 years at two law firms, representing debtors, creditors and trustees in jurisdictions across the country. Most recently, she was a shareholder at Trenam Law in Tampa, Fla., and before that, she practiced at Foley & Lardner, the last year of which she spent practicing out of its New York office. Judge Vaughan previously served as president of the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association, chair of the Bankruptcy/UCC Committee of the Florida Bar’s Business Law Section, and board member for the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation. She has also sat on the boards of the USF Financing Corp. and USF Property Corp. Before taking the bench, Judge Vaughan was recognized by Florida Super Lawyers as being among the top 100 Lawyers in Florida, the top 50 Lawyers in Tampa Bay and the top 50 Women Lawyers in Florida. She also has been recognized by Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America. Judge Vaughan received her B.A. with high honors from Eckerd College in 1995 and her J.D. with honors from the University of Florida, College of Law in 1998.