Top best Personal Lawyers in Coral Gables | 28 available

Zachary Bodenheimer proudly serves individuals and families who have been injured or had loved ones killed as a result of negligence in Miami, Florida. A graduate of the University of Miami School of Law, Zachary initially worked as an Assistant State Attorney for the State Attorney’s Office in Miami-Dade County, where he gained invaluable courtroom and trial experience and developed a passion for obtaining justice for the innocent. He went on to open his own law firm dedicated exclusively to handling personal injury and wrongful death claims before joining forces at Flanagan & Bodenheimer Injury & Wrongful Death Law Firm.

John Leighton is a nationally recognized board certified personal injury trial lawyer. He represents people who have been injured and families who have lost loved ones due to the negligence of others.. Specializing in serious personal injury and wrongful death from car and truck crashes, medical malpractice, violent crime/negligent security, sex abuse, nursing home, defective products, plane crashes, cruise ships, resort and water sport incidents, he also handles legal malpractice and other complex civil litigation in all state and federal courts.. Mr. Leighton has obtained some of the largest verdicts and settlements in Florida, including recent verdicts of $49 million, $24.3 million, $24.1 million and $7.4 million. Some of these verdicts and settlements have been record-setting and award-winning.. His focus is on obtaining the very best result for his clients.  As a trial lawyer, he brings to his clients the skills he teaches around the country to other lawyers.  He has lectured and taught attorneys in over a dozen states, and has published books and articles on personal injury litigation and trial skills.  He is often asked by news organizations to comment on issued related to catastrophic injury cases, including CNN, NBC News, Today show, Inside Edition and many others.. He has been repeatedly selected for "The Best Lawyers in America (15 consecutive years)," "Top 100" by Florida SuperLawyers, Florida Trend magazine "Legal Elite," South Florida Legal Guide "Top Lawyer," and Orlando Style "Legal Elite."  He holds a Martindale-Hubbell "A-V" pre-eminent rating and is past Chairman of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America's Motor Vehicle, Highway and Premises Liability Section. He is chairman of the Academy of Trial Advocacy and chairman of the Inadequate Security Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice.. As leader in crime victim rights, he serves as President of The National Crime Victim Bar Association and is the author of the 2 volume textbook Litigating Premises Security Cases (West, 2006), the most comprehensive treatise on litigating negligent security cases. Leighton also teaches crime victim advocates about the civil justice system and publishes in the field of negligent premises security and sexual abuse and assault. He is a Diplomate of Trial Advocacy by the National College of Advocacy and often teaches trial skills to trial lawyers throughout the country, including recently at Harvard Law School at ATLA's Ultimate Trial Advocacy Course, where he served on the faculty.

Jason R. Margulies is an experienced, board certified, maritime lawyer and an active trial attorney handling maritime personal injury, cruise line sexual assault and wrongful death claims.  He is a shareholder in one of the most successful maritime personal injury law firms in the world, Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, P.A. He has been named to Best Lawyers in America and his firm is named to Best Law Firms by US News & World Report, year after year. With combined experience of over 100 years, his firm has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars.. Mr. Margulies has ben recognized with an AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 rating, the highest rating for both legal ability and professional and ethical standards, by Martindale-Hubbell. In addition to being an active personal injury and board certified maritime litigator, Mr. Margulies is also certified by the Supreme Court of Florida as a Circuit Court Mediator. Because of his extensive experience, Mr. Margulies is regularly consulted and interviewed by the news media regarding legal and safety issues concerning cruise travel.

Geoffrey Probst is a new and prized addition to Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, P.A. While only recently joining LM&W, attorney Probst brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the firm, having specialized in admiralty and maritime law for over 17 years. . Attorney Probst has extensive experience in representing both plaintiffs and defendants in legal actions involving injured or deceased passengers and crew members in cruise ship accidents. In his earlier career, he was the senior in-house litigator for a major cruise line. Having worked on both sides of these claims gives attorney Probst a unique advantage when representing accident victims in personal injury claims. Mr. Probst has also litigated many cases involving land-based personal injuries and wrongful deaths.. “Being an effective trial lawyer requires you to know and think like the other side. Before I represented people seriously injured at sea, I spent nearly 15 years defending cruise lines, yacht owners, and shipping companies. I know how defendants think and defend lawsuits, and that gives me a unique perspective when guiding our clients through litigation.”. In 2001, attorney Geoffrey Probst graduated from the prestigious Dickinson School of Law at Penn State University. He is licensed to practice law in Georgia and Florida on the state level and the U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida at the federal level. Mr. Probst developed the in-house litigation department for Norwegian Cruise Lines and ran it for ten years. Attorney Probst currently serves on the Admiralty Law Committee of the Florida Bar.. After graduating from law school he worked for the State Attorney’s office as a prosecutor. Attorney Probst changed his focus to maritime defense, which led to his tenure at Norwegian Cruise Lines. After his time at Norwegian, he began representing plaintiffs in maritime and land-based personal injury suits. His reputation drew the attention of the partners at LM&W, where he has become an invaluable asset. An avid boater and SCUBA diver, attorney Probst saw maritime law as an opportunity to merge his affinity for the ocean with his legal career.

For the past ten years, Michael has exclusively represented victims of negligence and corporate misconduct in civil litigation. At 29 years old, he had the distinction of obtaining a multi-million-dollar settlement in an individual personal injury lawsuit against one of the largest corporations in the world. It is believed that he is one of the youngest lawyers in the country to have obtained a multi-million-dollar settlement for a single-event personal injury case as lead counsel. That same year, Michael founded his own law firm focusing on representing people in cases against companies that refuse to do the right thing.. Michael is especially proud of the results he has achieved in cases that were viewed as “unwinnable” by other lawyers. In 2016, Michael a multi-million-dollar result of $5.2 million in a case that was turned down by eleven other plaintiff law firms. In 2017, he obtained another multi-million-dollar result of $2 million for a victim of medical malpractice in a case that was rejected by two other law firms. In 2018, Michael won a verdict against Geico Insurance Company resulting in Geico paying his client more than fifty times Geico’s highest pre-trial settlement offer. In 2019, he obtained another confidential multi-million-dollar settlement of $3.75 million in a difficult brain injury case that was declined by two other law firms. In 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic which shut down the legal system and prevented trials from going forward making settlement challenging, Michael secured over $10 million in settlements for firm clients, securing their financial futures in troubling times. In 2021, Michael obtained a $2.75 million for a client who suffered a concussion in a premises liability accident. In addition, he obtained a $1.25 million settlement for a client in an insurance bad faith case where the defendant’s insurer failed to timely pay its $100,000 policy limits.. Moreover, in 2014, he was inducted into the Daily Business Review Florida Verdicts Hall of Fame for his work with Goldberg & Rosen, P.A. in obtaining a $35 million verdict in a wrongful death case. Most recently, Flanagan was named “Top 40 Under 40” by the National Trial Lawyers Association. In 2019 and 2020, he was recognized by Verdict Search as having achieved a Top 100 Settlement in the United States in two consecutive years. In 2020, he obtained two of the top 50 (No. 30 and 31) settlements in the Southeastern United States as recorded by Verdict Search.. Michael graduated from the University of Miami School of Law where he was nominated to serve as Attorney General of the Student Bar Association for two consecutive years. He was also elected to serve as clerk of the University of Miami School of Law chapter of the Phi Delta Phi International Honors and Leadership Fraternity. Moreover, Flanagan was selected by the faculty and administration as a recipient of the prestigious, Who’s-Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities Award.. In 2021, Michael and Zachary Bodenheimer merged their law firms with the vision to provide the highest standard of legal representation to victims of negligence and corporate misconduct by truly developing personal relationships with their clients and telling their clients’ human stories to jurors.. Michael and his wife, Lauren, live and work in Coral Gables and are the proud parents of two wonderful children.

Daniel Grammes is a litigation attorney, handling passengers’ personal injury claims, crewmember claims, wrongful death claims, product liability claims, as well as non-maritime personal injury claims. He is dedicated to providing exceptional service and ensuring that every client is treated like a valued member of the firm’s family.. Daniel graduated Magna Cum Laude from St. Thomas University School of Law with his Juris Doctorate degree. He graduated in the top 5% of his class. While in law school he obtained Dean’s List Awards for every semester. In addition, he received the CALI Award for Excellence for his performance and mastery of Civil Procedure, Appellate Advocacy, Professional Responsibility, Payment Systems, and Conflicts of Law. During his law school tenure, he served as a Staff Editor of the St. Thomas Law Review where his article, “Protecting Florida’s Marine Life with Conservation Drones,” was published. Throughout his three years of law school, Daniel gained valuable legal experience clerking for several law firms in the Miami-Dade area and serving as a judicial intern for the Honorable Judge Thomas Logue in and for the Third District Court of Appeal.. Born and raised in Miami, Daniel completed his undergraduate studies at Florida International University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Amidst completing his Bachelor’s degree, he was able to gain extensive knowledge of seafaring vessels by way of working for South Florida boat manufacturers.. Daniel enjoys free time with his family and takes joy in participating in hobbies such as sport fishing, diving, traveling, snowboarding, and performing community service.

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Experienced Personal attorney serving clients in Coral Gables and surrounding areas.

Experienced Personal attorney serving clients in Coral Gables and surrounding areas.

Experienced Personal attorney serving clients in Coral Gables and surrounding areas.

Experienced Personal attorney serving clients in Coral Gables and surrounding areas.

Experienced Personal attorney serving clients in Coral Gables and surrounding areas.

Experienced Personal attorney serving clients in Coral Gables and surrounding areas.

Experienced Personal attorney serving clients in Coral Gables and surrounding areas.

Experienced Personal attorney serving clients in Coral Gables and surrounding areas.

Experienced Personal attorney serving clients in Coral Gables and surrounding areas.

Experienced Personal attorney serving clients in Coral Gables and surrounding areas.

Experienced Personal attorney serving clients in Coral Gables and surrounding areas.

Experienced Personal attorney serving clients in Coral Gables and surrounding areas.

Experienced Personal attorney serving clients in Coral Gables and surrounding areas.

Experienced Personal attorney serving clients in Coral Gables and surrounding areas.

Experienced Personal attorney serving clients in Coral Gables and surrounding areas.

Experienced Personal attorney serving clients in Coral Gables and surrounding areas.