Gary was recognized by the Daily Business Review as the “Most Effective Lawyer for Product Liability” in 2009 and “Most Effective Lawyer for Personal Injury” in 2019. He was also a finalist for the award again in 2010 and 2013. In 2014 Gary was inducted into the Verdicts Hall of Fame by the Daily Business Review for two of the cases he tried in 2013 – Joan Schoeff Spolzino v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Dorothy Alexander v. Lorillard Tobacco Co. Gary was also recognized by Courtroom View Network (CVN) as Engle Plaintiff’s Attorney of 2016.
Gary is a fellow of The American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) and also a recipient of Martindale-Hubbell’s “AV Rating”—the highest rating possible for exemplary legal service.
Memberships
- Florida Bar
- Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Results & Awards
- Tobacco Industry — $40.5 Million
- Tobacco Industry – $36 Million
- Tobacco Industry — $35 Million
- Tobacco Industry — $33 Million
- Tobacco Industry — $28.78 Million
- Tobacco Industry — $26.6 Million
- Tobacco Industry — $21 Million
- Tobacco Industry – $21 Million
- Tobacco Industry — $20.75 Million
- Tobacco Industry – $17.6 Million
- Tobacco Industry — $14.7 Million
- Tobacco Industry — Verdict $14 Million
- Tobacco Industry — $13.455 Million
- Tobacco Industry – $8 Million
- Tobacco Industry — $8 Million
- Tobacco Industry – $7.5 Million
- Tobacco Industry — $3.5 Million
- Tobacco Industry – $3 Million