MANEY - Key Persons
Adam J. Fernandez, of counsel, focuses his practice on representing clients injured as a result of Motor Vehicle/Commercial Vehicle/Trucking Accidents, Maritime/Boating Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Negligence, Defective/Unsafe Products, and Trip/Slip Hazards. Adam focuses his practice on representing clients injured as a result of Motor Vehicle/Commercial Vehicle/Trucking Accidents, Maritime/Boating Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Negligence, Defective/Unsafe products, and Trip/Slip Hazards. Adam also focuses his practice on "Dram Shop" claims against bars and restaurants for the sale of alcohol resulting in Intoxication-Related Injuries, such as Drunk Driving/DUI Motor Vehicle Crashes. In the field of Medical Malpractice, Adam has taken a particular interest (and has successfully prosecuted) the failure to timely diagnose and/or properly treat a medical condition known as Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia ("HIT"), which can result in amputation of limbs or death. Adam also litigates first party insurance claims against insurance carriers that have wrongfully denied insurance coverage. As a result of his steadfast efforts, knowledge and experience, Adam has secured multiple settlements for his clients in the millions of dollars up to eight figures.
Andy Steingold is a Partner and Senior Trial Attorney with MANEY | GORDON Trial Lawyers, who practices in the areas of Medical Negligence, Nursing Home Abuse, Wrongful Death, Products Liability and Personal Injury. Mr. Steingold is an active member of this community and has served on the Pinellas Planning Council, Metropolitan Planning Council, Pinellas Charter Review Commission, Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council, Pinellas Prescription Drug Abuse Council, Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) and Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services Board. Mr. Steingold served as the Mayor of the City of Safety Harbor from 2005 through 2017 during which time he was elected by his political peers as President of the Pinellas County Mayors Council.
Brett Berger, of counsel, is an experienced trial lawyer who represents individuals injured as a result of the negligence of others. Brett focuses his practice in the areas of automobile negligence, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, assisted living facility negligence, trip/slip and falls, negligent security, and acts as personal counsel to those accused of negligence when their insurance carriers refuse to take the insured's best interests into account. Through his relentless efforts and hard work, Brett has obtained multiple million dollar settlements for his clients.
After spending a large portion of his legal career defending insurance carriers and their insureds, Mr. Berger brings extensive insight into the tactics insurance carriers will employ to avoid compensating those who are injured, and thus understands how to best influence insurance carriers to pay the proper value of claims on behalf of his clients.
Brett Berger, of counsel, is an experienced trial lawyer who have been injured as a result of the negligence of others. He focuses his practice in the areas of automobile negligence, medical malpractice, trip/slip and falls, and negligent security.
David Mitchell is an experienced litigator who has prosecuted consumer protection cases in 19 states. In 2016, Mr. Mitchell was named the #1 Consumer Protection Lawyer by his peers in Tampa Magazine. Mr. Mitchell concentrates his practice as a Trial Lawyer in the areas of Consumer Protection Law and general tort litigation, representing individuals who have been harassed, abused or harmed by unlawful debt collection practices and telemarketing practices, as well as healthcare providers and patients who have been harmed by unlawful conduct on the part of health insurers and plan administrators.
Mr. Mitchell has obtained substantial jury verdicts on behalf of consumers who have been harmed by these unlawful practices. David has helped consumers across the nation hold debt collectors, subprime auto lenders, payday & title loan companies, credit card companies, mortgage companies, major banks, health insurance payers and health insurance plan administrators accountable for their conduct. His clients include debtors and non-debtors who have been the victims of abusive debt collection and telemarketing practices, including those who have suffered telephone harassment and collection efforts after bankruptcy discharge, and healthcare providers and patients who have been the victims of unlawful insurance write downs and claim denials. He litigates on behalf of consumers in state and federal courts in Florida and in multiple jurisdictions throughout the United States. Mr. Mitchell's practice is focused on representing consumers against companies that put profit over people. Mr. Mitchell frequently appears on television news outlets providing opinions and legal commentary on national consumer issues.
After graduating from the University of Florida, David Mitchell then achieved both his Doctor of Jurisprudence (Stetson University College of Law), and his Masters of Business Administration (Stetson University).
Fritz Gray, of counsel, has been a practicing attorney in Tampa for more than 30 years. He is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell with extensive experience in complex civil trials focusing on medical malpractice, general negligence, wrongful death, automobile accidents and premises liability. Mr. Gray has been a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer since 1989 by the Florida Bar and is also certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy since 1986. In addition, Mr. Gray has been selected by his peers as a Florida Super Lawyer from 2007 through 2017. In 1997, Mr. Gray was invited for membership to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Mr. Gray is a member of the American Association of Justice since 1982 and Florida Justice Association since 1984, Board of Directors, 1994-1998.
Mr. Gray has been admitted to practice law in Florida since 1984. Mr. Gray is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida.
Mr. Gray has received multiple million dollar verdicts and settlements in medical malpractice, wrongful death and premise liability cases. Mr. Gray has lectured about medical malpractice issues to medical students at the University of South Florida School of Medicine as well as attorneys. Mr. Gray has spent much of his career in handling spinal cord, brain, and amputation injuries that resulted from medical malpractice and automobile negligence.
John Golding is a seasoned Trial Attorney with more than 25 years of courtroom experience arguing cases involving automobile, motorcycle and boating negligence, defective products and hazardous conditions. Having ridden motorcycles since age 10, and having operated boats since his teens, John understands the dynamics and mechanics of automobile, motorcycle and boating accidents. He possesses the experience and knowledge necessary to evaluate product crashworthiness, to assess driver/operator error, and to maximize the recovery for victims of roadway, off-road and waterway negligence.
Attorney Jose Estrada has successfully litigated personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death cases since 1997. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Estrada spent twenty years providing medical care to patients including 12 years as a licensed Physician Assistant. His unique medical-legal experience provides him with an incomparable perspective and knowledge to seek justice for the victims of serious injuries. Having treated his own patients for many of the injuries or medical conditions his clients have suffered, he has a clear understanding of what it will take to make them whole again.
Steve Zaloudek is a Senior Trial Attorney at MANEY | GORDON Trial Lawyers. Steve focuses his practice in Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death. Steve has been admitted to practice law in Florida, New York and Georgia and has logged more than 25 years of trial experience in these states, obtaining several noteworthy judgments and settlements for his clients. In 2011 Steve garnered one of the top published verdicts in the state of New York. In 2012 he repeated that feat with a second top verdict.
As a result of his experience having worked both as a Plaintiff lawyer representing individuals injured as a result of negligence, and previously as a Defense attorney representing insurance companies, big corporations and hospitals, Steve brings a balanced perspective and understanding to every case. Steve believes strongly in the importance of relationships with his clients and is committed to fostering relationships within the legal and medical community. These efforts enable Steve to continue to effectively achieve top value recoveries on behalf of our injured clients.
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Fellow of the Litigation Counsel
Jeffrey "Jack" Gordon is a highly skilled trial attorney who has been profiled among the Top Lawyers© in the Bay Area by Tampa Bay Magazine and has twice been selected a Leading Attorney of the Southeastern United States in Forbes magazine. For over a decade, he has been selected for inclusion among Florida Trend's Legal Elite, most recently inducted into the Florida Trend's Legal Elite Hall of Fame, and recognized as one of the Top 100 SuperLawyers® in the state of Florida along with one of the Top 50 SuperLawyers® of Tampa Bay.
Mr. Gordon concentrates on prosecuting claims of medical negligence and he was named the #1 Medical Malpractice Lawyer by his peers in Tampa Magazine 2016 - 2022.
Five times Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by The Florida Bar, Mr. Gordon is also twice certified by The National Board of Trial Advocacy as an expert in both Civil Trial Law and Civil Pre-trial Litigation. He is AV® rated Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell.
In 2017, Mr. Gordon earned National Board Certification as an expert in Medical Malpractice law by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. He is 1 of merely 17 lawyers in the State of Florida to have achieved this distinction.
Mr. Gordon is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, Trial Lawyer Honorary Society, and serves as a member of both the Trial Law Institute and the Diversity Law Institute.
Mr. Gordon garnered a 2014 and 2015 National Litigator Award from the Trial Lawyers Board of Regents and is a Lifetime Member of The Million Dollar Advocates Forum having achieved multiple seven-figure jury verdicts and settlements.
Mr. Gordon was honored in Florida Top Verdicts for having obtained the largest award in a lawsuit against a Dram Shop in 2011 (8.25 Million Dollars). Mr. Gordon prosecutes these claims individually and continues to serve as co-counsel throughout Florida for the purpose of assisting fellow lawyers to represent individuals injured as a result of the improper service of alcohol by bars, stores and restaurants.
In December of 2017, he obtained the largest award in a lawsuit involving a motorcycle accident (14.95 Million Dollars). After jury selection and merely four days of testimony in what was expected to be a 10-day trial, GEICO executives at the corporate headquarters in Maryland authorized consent judgment before verdict.
Mr. Gordon has been elected to membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (2020 Edition).
Mr. Gordon has also achieved national recognition for his efforts in seeking to overcome tribal sovereign immunity on behalf of critically injured clients in multiple lawsuits filed against the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
Mr. Gordon remains committed to representing individuals who have been injured, and families of relatives who have been killed, as a result of medical malpractice, motor vehicle negligence, and dram shop violations. Mr. Gordon is admitted to practice law in the state of Florida and in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and has tried and argued cases in jurisdictions throughout the United States.
Since 1992, Mr. Gordon has combined his passion for helping others with his precision advocacy and has represented victims of negligence in cases ranging from catastrophic vehicular accidents to boat explosions to surgical errors to failed hospital equipment. In addition to representing families who have lost members due to wrongful death, Jack has represented clients who have suffered a myriad of injuries including spinal perforations, silicone induced fibromyalgia, brain traumas, loss of limbs, paralysis, and organ loss.
Since 1992, Mr. Gordon has combined his passion for helping others with his precision advocacy, and has represented more than 2000 clients in every kind of case ranging from catastrophic vehicular accidents to boat explosions to surgical errors to failed hospital equipment.