Victoria Orze practices in the area of civil litigation defense, and concentrates her practice in the defense of legal malpractice actions, professional liability advice and defense, commercial litigation, consumer claims defense and insurance coverage advice and litigation (including professional liability claims made coverage). In addition, she advises private and governmental lawyers on ethical duties and professional responsibility.

Ms. Orze handles jury trials in state and federal courts throughout Arizona. She also appears in bankruptcy court, and handles appeals from all these jurisdictions. Ms Orze is a past partner-in-charge of the Phoenix office.

Prior to joining Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in July 2002, Ms. Orze was Claims Manager and then General Counsel of Attorneys Liability Protection Society, Inc. (ALPS), A Risk Retention Group, in Montana. At ALPS, she was responsible for management of legal malpractice and employment practices claims, risk management and managing coverage litigation. As ALPS’ first general counsel, she handled the legal affairs of ALPS and its subsidiaries, and also led a team of professionals that demutualized the company. Before joining ALPS, Ms. Orze was engaged in private practice in Arizona.

In July 2009, Ms. Orze was appointed by the Arizona State Bar to its Rules of Professional Conduct Committee.

Ms. Orze is a member of the state bar associations of Arizona and Montana. Ms. Orze’s publications include, “A Lawyer’s Guide to Professional Liability Insurance,” which appeared in the September 2006 issue of Arizona Attorney. In addition, while at ALPS, Ms. Orze frequently authored case notes and risk management tips for ALPS' risk management publication, and contributed several more articles to the publication on the subject of risk management. She is also a contributing editor of Hinshaw newsletter, The Lawyer’s Lawyer.

Ms. Orze speaks frequently to groups, including law school classes, on the subjects of malpractice claims, risk management, insurance coverage and purchasing. Her presentations include:

• “Love and Other Conflicts: Avoiding Personal Interest Conflicts of Interest and Managing the Inevitable Bad Fallout,” WestLegalEdcenter live audiocast, March 2011.
• “The Insurance Marketplace and Considerations,” Hinshaw’s annual Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference, Chicago, Illinois, February 2011 and March 2010.
• “The Insurance Marketplace,” Hinshaw’s annual Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference, Chicago, Illinois, March 2009 and February 2008.
• “Ethical Issues in Multiple Party Representation,” Lorman Education Services seminar, “Construction Claims in Arizona,” Phoenix, Arizona, April 2008.
• “Ethical Rules Implicated by Multiple Client Representation, Aggregate Settlements, and Joint Defense Agreements,” Lorman Education Services seminar “Construction Defects and Insurance Coverage in Arizona,” Phoenix, Arizona, April 2007.
• “The 2007 Insurance Marketplace,” Hinshaw’s annual Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference, Chicago, Illinois, March 2007.
• “The Insurance Marketplace – The Fallout from Natural Disasters and Indictments,” Hinshaw’s Legal Malpractice and Risk Management Conference, Chicago, Illinois , March 2006.
• "Swimming with Sharks: Managing Ethical Duties Triggered by Multiple Client Representations, Joint Defense Agreements and Aggregate Settlements,” Defense Research Institute’s Toxic Torts and Environmental Litigation seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2005.
• “State of the Insurance Market: Update 2005,” Hinshaw’s Legal Malpractice and Risk Management Conference, Chicago, Illinois, February 2005.
• "Malpractice Insurance," at the State Bar of Arizona Convention, 2004.
• "Avoiding Trial Practice Malpractice," at the State Bar of Arizona Convention, 2002.
• Presentation to the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association.
• Presentation at the ABA-LPL Conference on Professional Responsibility.