Palm Beach County Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Roy Oppenheim | Oppenheim Law
2500 Weston Rd suite 404
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33331
Telephone: (954) 384-6114
Fax: (954) 384-6115

From Wall Street to Main Street, Roy Oppenheim is a successful serial entrepreneur and attorney focusing on Florida foreclosure defense, real estate, loss mitigation and Internet ventures.He founded Oppenheim Law in 1989 with his wife Ellen Pilelsky and uniquely positions the Florida foreclosure lawfirm as one of Florida’s leading boutique law firms in Weston, Florida.

Serving national, international, and local clients, Oppenheim Law reports the highest rating (A-V) conferred by Martindale Hubbell Law Directory, the most respected directory of lawyers and law firms in the...

Attorney Jason M. Melton, is a founding partner of Whittel & Melton, LLC, a full service law firm. We are dedicated to providing our clients with personalized, high-quality representation. We handle Auto Accidents, Slip and Fall, Injury, Nursing Home Abuse, Wrongful Death, Employment, Unpaid Overtime, DUI, Criminal, Brain Injury, Divorce and all Family law issues and other related legal matters throughout the state of Florida.

Diana Castrillon is a very experienced injury attorney who offers a comprehensive solution for individuals who are injured due to the negligence of someone else. She has been a practicing attorney for over seventeen years. She has the unique experience of having seen both sides of injury law as she began her great career by representing the insurance companies instead of the injured worker. Her time as an insurance defense attorney has aided her knowledge greatly for her current position as an injury attorney to better fight for her clients, combating the strategy that she herself had to use in...

Brett Steinberg began his career as an Assistant Public Defender at the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office, where he provided legal representation to those accused of committing criminal offenses ranging from juvenile offenses and misdemeanors to serious felony crimes. While working at the Public Defender’s Office, Mr. Steinberg handled hundreds of criminal matters and tried over 25 cases to verdict. Most notably, at the end of his tenure as an Assistant Public Defender, Mr. Steinberg successfully argued a motion to suppress physical evidence, several pounds of marijuana, and years later that decision was upheld by the United States Supreme Court. ...

Robert B. Baker, founder of Baker Legal Team, is an experienced civil trial attorney who seeks justice for clients who have suffered serious injury due to the negligence of others. He represents clients in catastrophic personal injury cases involving wrongful death, boating/cruise ship accidents, jet ski accidents, burn injuries, product liability, and serious automobile accidents. Robert has earned Florida Bar Board Certification, the highest level of recognition by the Florida Bar for the competency and experience of a civil trial lawyer. The Daily Business Review selected Robert as one of the Finalists for Most Effective Lawyers of South Florida in...

Fred Cunningham limits his practice to serious personal injury and insurance company coverage and bad faith litigation. He has obtained well over one hundred million dollars in settlements and verdicts for his clients. Mr. Cunningham has been included in every issue of Florida Super Lawyers since 2006, including being listed as one of the “Top 100" lawyers in 2012. He has been included in the Florida Trend “Legal Elite” every year since 2007 in both personal injury and insurance law. Fred has also earned Florida Bar Certification, the highest level of recognition by the Florida Bar, for competency and...

Eric Luckman is Board Certified in Civil Trial law by the Florida Bar. He was also recognized in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 by being named as a ``Florida Super Lawyer`` in insurance law. He was one of approximately 20 lawyers statewide to receive this prestigious recognition.
Our firm has earned recognition as one of the leading civil trial law firms in Florida. We are committed to protecting the rights of injury victims and insurance consumers. Through it all the firm always strives to maintain the utmost level of integrity and ethics.
Having practiced law for more than 32...

Joshua S. Winegar, Esq. focuses his practice on personal injury law, handling cases involving wrongful death, motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, negligent security, electrocution accidents, product liability, dog bites, and roadway design and maintenance.

Before founding his law firm, Mr. Winegar began his legal career with a nationally recognized trial defense firm, where he defended property owners, management companies, trucking companies, product manufacturers, and the largest insurance companies in the world. Mr. Winegar now uses his insight and knowledge of the inner workings of insurance companies’ claims evaluation procedures and extensive experience with defense tactics and techniques to pursue justice and...

David Shiner is a 2002 graduate of the Nova Southeastern School of Law in Florida. In 1999, Mr. Shiner received his undergraduate degree with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a minor in Religious Studies from the University of South Florida, located in Tampa, Florida.

Mr. Shiner is a member in good standing with the Florida Bar and is admitted to practice before all Federal District Courts of Florida. Mr. David Shiner is also a member of numerous Bar Associations and organizations including South Palm Beach County Bar Association, Palm Beach County Bar Association, Palm Beach County...

Gregg M. Hollander is the personal injury trial attorney that has the passion, experience, resources and personalized service needed to help clients seek justice. He has been assisting thousands of victims in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach for more than 25 years. Gregg has taken on individuals, insurance companies and large corporations who put profits above people and/or profits over safety. Hollander has extensive jury trial experience representing thousands of victims of auto accidents, medical malpractice, defective products, nursing home abuse and wrongful death.
 
Gregg attended the University of Florida followed by St. Thomas University School of Law...

Aaron Papero, a native Floridian, obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center in 2008. He graduated with various honors including the “Order of the Barrister” and “Krupnick and Campbell” awards for excellency in trial advocacy.

After graduation, Mr. Papero worked as an Assistant State Attorney for the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office where he spent 9 years sharpening his skills as a strong litigator. During that time he successfully tried over 100 jury and non-jury misdemeanor and felony cases ranging from simple battery to first degree murder. At times he carried caseloads...

Rafael Gonzalez was born in South Florida and knows the state and its laws through and through. Beginning his pursuit in the field of law, he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Florida International University. While he pursued his undergrad, he was working in the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office.

He completed his Juris Doctorate at the University of Miami School of Law and immediately went on to work with several firms in the Downtown Miami and Hialeah areas.

Currently, he is certified in all Florida State Courts and the Southern District’s Federal Courts.

Mr. Gonzalez enjoys being part of the South...

Michael S. Steinger, founding partner of Steinger, Greene, & Feiner believes in representing real people, not big businesses. Since the firm’s creation in 1997, Steinger, Greene, & Feiner has never represented an insurance company or large corporation, and he vows to keep this promise. Over the course of his career, Mr. Steinger has handled thousands of Florida accident cases, recovering millions of dollars for his clients and earning him membership into the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Andrew Agnini is a dedicated injury attorney at the law firm of Frankl & Kominsky. He is committed to pursuing compensation for individuals in Palm Beach County, Broward County, Dade County, St. Lucie County, Martin County and throughout South Florida who have been hurt because of the negligent or wrongful conduct of others. Among the types of harm that his clients have suffered are brain trauma, spinal cord damage, burns, amputations, and fractures. Along with his colleagues at the firm, Mr. Agnini works diligently to seek damages on behalf of injured individuals so that they can move on with their...

George Trautmann IV serves as an attorney at Frankl & Kominsky specializing in personal injury cases caused by motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, trip and falls, premises liability and wrongful death. His key functions include guiding clients through the case process, advocating to protect client's rights and aggressively negotiating with insurance companies on behalf of clients.

Mr. Trautmann found his passion to become an attorney after his grandmother passed away from an unfortunate personal injury accident. To this day this tragedy propels George to exhaust every means available in his pursuit to help every client recover the justice and settlement...

Steven L. Frankl practices personal injury law statewide with the law firm of Frankl & Kominsky, PA. He represents clients in cases of catastrophic injury, wrongful death, motor vehicle injury, trucking accidents, medical malpractice and products liability, as well as slip/trip fall accidents and nursing home negligence. Mr. Frankl's practice is built on the pursuit of justice and fair compensation for his clients, who appreciate his aggressive and thorough representation. A highly skilled negotiator and seasoned litigator with a strong results orientation, Mr. Frankl works passionately to achieve exceedingly positive outcomes through settlement and in court.

"I have an energy and...

In 2005, Sean J. Greene made the acquaintance of Steinger and Iscoe. Desiring to grow their legal practices, Michael Steinger and Gary Iscoe named Sean Greene as a partner to the firm, thus creating Steinger, Iscoe & Greene, P.A. The enhanced partnership brought about the expansion of an office in Port St. Lucie, to serve the needs of car accident, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and other personal injury cases. Sean was a great asset to the growing firm, being one of the first lawyers in the country to have completed Harvard University’s National College of Driving Under the Influence...

David Gaspari is a Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer. He has successfully litigated, tried and taken to verdict virtually every type of personal injury case including wrongful death, defective products, automobile negligence, truck accidents, motorcycle injuries and premises liability claims. He has obtained numerous multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients. David Gaspari joined Cunningham Whalen & Gaspari as a partner in 2006 after a successful career as a defense attorney defending physicians and personal injury claims and 12 years with the personal injury firm of Lytal Reiter, Clark, Fountain & Williams. He has gained...

Ethan F. Kominsky is a veteran of over 65 trials in Florida and Illinois. Ethan has practiced insurance defense, representing the same side he now fights daily. His experience working for the other side has given Ethan valuable insight into their tactics and methods. He uses this knowledge to the advantage of his clients.

He began representing injured individuals and their families when he moved to Florida, having been recruited by a name partner at one of South Florida’s largest injury law firms. Ethan has a passion for representing the underserved and underrepresented members of society. He has seen firsthand how...

Scott B. Smith, Esq. is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer. He has been Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by The Florida Bar since 2008. He specializes in the areas of personal injury, auto accidents, premise liability and product liability. In 2017, Mr. Smith was selected and recognized as the "Lawyer of the Year" in Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs in West Palm Beach, FL. He has litigated hundreds of personal injury and wrongful death cases throughout all of Florida in more than 1/2 of Florida's 67 counties. He also conducted jury trial...

I am an experienced medical malpractice and personal injury attorney who serves the West Palm Beach Area. My practice includes personal injury, wrongful death, car accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, product liability, and insurance coverage claims.

I have extensive courtroom experience, helping my clients pursue the justice and compensation they deserve. I am a member of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, having served on the Board of Directors for three years. I am also a member of the Florida Bar Association, the Dade Bar Association, as well as the American Bar Association, where I served as co-chairman of...

Joseph is a Florida Personal Injury Attorney with nearly 30 years of experience helping hundreds of seriously injured victims of all types of accidents. Joseph is a fourth generation Floridian, following in the footsteps of his father as an attorney. Mr. Lipsky is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which represents his achievements as helping injured accident victims recover tens of millions of dollars for their injuries and pain and suffering.

President, CEO, Shareholder and Founding Partner of the firm in 1978, Richard D. Schuler has been actively involved in Civil Trial Litigation for 33 years. He has considerable experience in defending and prosecuting civil cases. For the past 28 years, his practice has been deveoted to representing injured plaintiffs in complex matters including medical malpractice, product liability, airplane crashes, construction accidents, automobile accidents and other types of personal injury claims.

Tom is an experienced litigator who handles personal injury and wrongful death matters arising out of a wide array of accidents including but not limited to the use and operation of an automobile, premises liability negligence, cruise ship negligence, and the negligence of vendors of alcoholic beverages. Mr. Jerla is also working on expanding the firms Traumatic Brain Injury practice. In addition, Tom has also agreed to handle select criminal defense matters involving white collar crime

After a recent stint with another South Florida personal injury firm, Tom has rejoined Whittel and Melton, to continue his passionate and...

Jarrett DeLuca focuses his practice on complex personal injury, wrongful death, and medical malpractice litigation. He has consistently been recognized by his peers in the area of plaintiff’s personal injury law, has published articles in both state and national legal journals, and has obtained numerous multi-million dollar awards and settlements for his clients. Since 2012, Jarrett has been listed every year by Florida Super Lawyers magazine as a Rising Star in the area of plaintiff’s personal injury litigation – a recognition given to only 2.5% of Florida’s lawyers. He was also named by The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under...

William E. Johnson is a highly successful civil trial lawyer who began practicing in his native West Palm Beach in 1983. He is the third generation of his family to practice law in West Palm Beach. Mr. Johnson's grandfather was one of the early pioneers of West Palm Beach. His father, Thomas H. Johnson, was a long time circuit court judge in Palm Beach County, who also served in the Florida Senate and as the State Attorney for Palm Beach County. Mr. Johnson is a graduate of Florida State University, where he received his B.A. degree in 1980. He...

Hailing from Long Island, New York, attorney Christopher Lassen came over to the beautiful area of South Florida in his childhood. He has since become a true Floridian, completing his undergraduate Bachelor's degree with a Legal Studies major and Business Administration minor from the University of Central Florida.
He completed his law degree in Barry University of Law in Orlando, Florida and went immediately on to obtain experience with various firms in the Orlando and Boca Raton areas, working on cases anywhere from motor vehicle accidents, slip and fall, medical malpractice to general plaintiff’s personal injury legal proceedings.
Having been with...

Brandon Labiner is the founder of the Personal Injury & Accident Law Center, where he represents injured people across South Florida against insurance companies and the people who hurt them. He knows the importance of obtaining adequate compensation for his client’s peace of mind and the bottomless resources insurance companies will expend to defend against claims. Brandon represents clients in the areas of personal injury, bodily injury insurance claims, and uninsured/underinsured motorist claims throughout the Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade area. He takes pride in fighting the insurance companies to obtain the compensation his clients deserve whether they have been...

Why Mediation versus Trial?
As a trial lawyer of over 35 years, I have handled thousands of cases in the area of Personal Injury law (auto accidents, medical negligence aka malpractice, products liability, pro se divorce, estates and wills, commercial and business transactional disputes, HOA, stockbroker liability claims and much more). Whenever a client says to me "I want my day in court" I take a deep breath. I will then explain the benefits of Mediation, court-ordered or otherwise. It is a chance for you to take some control of the system, as opposed to...

Dean H. Freeman is the managing partner of Freeman Injury Law and is proud to represent injured clients in the Miami, Plantation, West Palm Beach, and Orlando area. Mr. Freeman's long and successful career in injury law all began when he joined the U.S. Army, learning the skills of a combat medic. He obtained an honorable discharge and pursued his studies in the health sciences.
Attorney Freeman graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor's in Health Administration, which helped him in understanding the management of health organizations including several health insurance companies.
He continued on to obtain his Juris Doctor...

Corey Leifer was born in Queens, New York and grew up on Long Island, New York. He attended college at the University of South Florida (“USF”) in Tampa, Florida, where he received a degree in Criminal Justice. Mr. Leifer was a member of the Dean’s List at USF and was the recipient of the prestigious Honors Convocation Award during his senior year. He earned his law degree at Thomas Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan. Mr. Leifer began his legal career as a Prosecutor at the Broward County State Attorney’s Office, where he served as lead counsel in...

Mr. Halvorson is a Shareholder and Partner of the firm. He is Board Certified by the Florida Bar in the areas of Personal Injury and Wrongful Death and has successfully prosecuted numerous high profile cases. His practice is devoted 100% to litigation and he has specialized in the areas of motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, personal injury, products liability and wrongful death since 1977.

Drew McLaughlin is a dedicated attorney who represents those facing criminal charges and others seeking help through personal injury claims in South Florida. McLaughlin serves clients throughout Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade Counties as an attorney with McLaughlin Morris, P.A., the firm he co-founded in 2014. McLaughlin attended Dickinson College in Pennsylvania, where he received a bachelors of arts in both history and Spanish, graduating magna cum laude. He then turned his focus to law school at the University of Florida's Levin College of Law, where he earned his start in the legal field as a Certified Legal...

I have practiced in the area of Personal injury and Wrongful Death for my entire legal career. This includes automobile accidents, slip and falls or any other type of injury matter. I started my career litigating injury lawsuits for the defense which included some of the largest insurance companies in the country. However, I felt my skills could better benefit the injured Plaintiff, so I "switched sides". I devote my entire practice to the area of Personal injury and Wrongful Death claims and litigation.

I am a personal injury attorney that practices law with tenacity and an uncommon compassion that comes from surviving a catastrophic plane crash in 2011 that the FAA and NTSB determined was caused by pilot error. Because of my experiences coping with, and recovering from, serious, life threatening injuries, I practice with an understanding and compassion that few injury lawyers possess.

Marc Anidjar is the managing partner of the Law Offices of Anidjar & Levine, P.A. and has been since its inception in 2006. Mr. Anidjar oversees the day-to-day operations of the firm and has settled 1000’s of cases for his clients in his nearly 15 years of experience handling every type of injury matter for his clients.

Richard is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Civil Trial Law since 1991, and Recertified consistently since becoming Board Certified. Richard has achieved a national reputation through his representation of clients as lead counsel in more than ten states, and as a result of over thirty years of outstanding results in trial and by obtaining substantial settlements for his clients. He has consistently received an “AV” Rating which is the highest rating of legal ability and ethics by the Martindale -Hubbell Law Directory. He has consistently been listed in the prestigious peer reviewed book, The Best Lawyers...

Michael K. Grife, Esq., is an experienced injury lawyer and a zealous advocate for those who have been seriously injured or killed due to the wrongdoing of others.