Languages

• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

Manuel Dobrinsky joined FREIDIN DOBRINSKY in 1998, and has assisted hundreds of clients in personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, and auto accident matters. He has achieved numerous verdicts and settlements that individually exceeded a million dollars.

Manuel began his legal career as an associate with Holland & Knight in Miami, where he specialized in commercial litigation and white collar criminal defense. During this time he worked on significant civil rights matters such as the widely known Rosewood v. State of Florida case and on one of the largest housing discrimination cases in the nation.

In 1994, Manuel was appointed as an Assistant Federal Public Defender where he represented clients in federal criminal litigation and appellate work entailing white collar, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO), and conspiracy cases. In that capacity, he tried more than thirty cases to verdict and handled numerous evidentiary hearings.

Manuel is included in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and is consistently recognized in the annual Florida Super Lawyers Magazine, Florida Trend's Legal Elite and the South Florida Legal Guide as one of Florida's top personal injury attorneys.

Manuel is fluent in Spanish, serves as an instructor for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and has lectured and written articles on various legal topics.

He is the President of the Miami-Dade Justice Association and has served on the Board of Directors of the Florida Justice Association. Manuel also serves on the Ad Hoc Committee on Attorney Admissions, Peer Review and Attorney Grievance for the Southern District of Florida.

• Rosewood v. State of Florida (1994)
• Givens v. Hamlet (1993)

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury
• Medical Malpractice
• Auto Accidents

Representative Cases

• Rosewood v. State of Florida , (1994)
• Givens v. Hamlet , (1993)

West Practice Categories

Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1988
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1989
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Miami-Dade Justice Association (President)
• Miami-Dade Trial Attorneys (President)
• American Inns of Court (Member)
• Florida Justice Association (Member)
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Member)
• The Florida Bar (Member)
• Peer Review & Attorney Grievance (Attorney Admissions, Re-appointed Member, Ad Hoc Committee)
• Legal Services of Greater Miami (Board of Directors)
• Florida Justice Association (Former Board of Directors)
• Miami-Dade Justice Association (Former Secretary)

Honors and Awards

• Florida Super Lawyers -- Top 5% of Attorneys in Florida
• Florida Trend's Legal Elite -- Top 2% of Attorneys in Florida
• Martindale Hubbell's -- AV Rating
• South Florida Legal Guide Top Lawyer (Personal Injury Medical Malpractice)
• South Florida Legal Guide Top Lawyer (Personal Injury & Wrongful Death)

Classes and Seminars

• Instructor, Trial Skills, National Institute of Trial Advocacy
• Instructor, Proving Damages in a Personal Injury Case, National Business Institute
• Lecturer, Demonstrating the Admissibility of Subsequent Remedial Measures, Florida Justice Association, Workhorse Seminar, 2005

Education

• University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988
  J.D.
• Vassar College, 1985
  B.A.

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Address

One Biscayne Tower
2 S. Biscayne Boulevard
Suite 3100
Miami, FL 33131-1812

Phones

(305) 371-3666
(866) 495-8060 (Toll Free)

Faxes

(305) 371-6725

Emails

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Websites

http://www.freidindobrinsky.com
http://www.freidindobrinskyrop.com
http://www.floridatruckinjuryattorney.com