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"I am the proud daughter of an immigrant turned entrepreneur from a small island called Grenada, and a military brat who continues to serve as an unparalleled example of how women can be both businesswomen and nurtures for their families. My parents demonstrated a dogged work ethic, commitment to their family, and belief in service unto others that has shaped my core beliefs and has guided my career.”

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Loreal Arscott is a leader, lawyer, and advocate, whose talents and charisma were nurtured within the community of Miami Gardens. Her tenacity, drive, and fearlessness have been the trademark of her success for nearly 20 years, and she offers these skills for the benefit of the City of Miami Gardens, the City of North Miami Beach, the City of North Miami, and the surrounding communities and neighborhoods of Florida House District 107.

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Loreal was born and raised in this district and attended its community public schools; graduating from Miami-Carol City Senior High School’s Center for Legal and Public Affairs Law Magnet Program after attending Highland Oaks Middle School and Madie Ives Elementary School.

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She started her family in the district, and enrolled her children in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.  Her husband is an Assistant Principal for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Arscott is the Past President of the Scott Lake Elementary School PTA, where both of her children attended. She advocates for all children in her community, lessons she learned from her mother, who founded and operated a childcare center in Miami Gardens for over 20 years.

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Loreal’s journey in public service began in 2000, as a Political Science and English major, while minoring in Psychology, at the Florida State University. She knew the door to her dreams could be opened with a law degree, where she honed her skills as an advocate for justice, equality, and progress. In 2006, she received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law.

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In 2019, Arscott formed the L.A. Law Firm, P.A., specializing in civil litigation, municipal law, real estate, estate planning, probate, and family law. Before launching her firm, she worked at the City of Miami Gardens, serving as the Assistant City Attorney and the Director of the Office of Civic Engagement. Arscott initially dedicated her career to Family and Dependency Law, serving several years as Program Attorney for the Guardian Ad Litem Program and Division Chief for Florida’s Department of Children and Families’ Children’s Legal Services.

 

Arscott currently serves in public service to residents as a Civil Traffic Hearing Officer for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, and Special Magistrate for the City of North Miami Beach.

 

Community involvement is dear to heart professionally as well, through her dedication to the enhancement of the legal profession. She is the Past Chair of the Florida Bar’s Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee, Past President of the Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Bar Association, served two terms as President of the Gwen S. Cherry Black Women Lawyers Association, Vice President and the Student Liaison of the Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association, a member of the Professionalism Committee for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, a member of the Advertisement Grievance Committee and the Traffic Rules Committee of the Florida Bar, served on the Eleventh Judicial Circuit’s Grievance Committee, the Florida Bar’s Legal Needs of Children Committee, and the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar, served as Co-Chair of the Dade County Bar Association’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. She is a founding member of the Judicial Diversity Initiative (JDI), a coalition of all the Black Bar Associations in South Florida, dedicated to effectuating diversity on the bench throughout South Florida.

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Arscott's community involvement includes service as the Chair of the Miami-Dade County’s Independent Civil Panel, a police oversight entity. She served on the Miami-Dade County Black Affairs Advisory Board, and the Miami-Dade County Commission on Women. She is a member of Miami-Dade County Public Schools Secure Our Future Bond Advisory Committee (appointed by School Board Member Dr. Dorothy Bendross Mindingall) and Miami-Dade Public Schools’ Educational Materials Advisory Committee (appointed by School Board Member Dr. Steve Gallon).

 

Civic Organizations: Dade County (Fl) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated, Dade County Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Incorporated, and Miami Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated.