Ervin A. Gonzalez

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Ervin A. Gonzalez is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Law - Juris Doctorate, 1985, cum laude.
Mr. Gonzalez is board certified as a specialist in civil trial law (personal injury and wrongful death cases) and business litigation law by The Florida Bar and The National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is a partner at the firm of Colson Hicks Eidson. Gonzalez is a Governor of The Florida Bar and has served on its executive committee. Mr. Gonzalez is an appointed member of the National Board of Trustees of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) and an elected member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). He is Past President of the Dade County Bar Association, Past President of the Dade County Trial Lawyers Association, a former Director of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers and a former member of the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee. Gonzalez also served as a member and Subcommittee Chairman for the Florida Bar's Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure.
Mr. Gonzalez has 26 verdicts in excess of a million dollars � including a $65.1 Million verdict in a wrongful death case and the highest award in a Federal Tort Claims Act Case - a $61 Million award for Medical Malpractice. He has settled numerous multi-million dollar cases throughout his career, including a $100 Million Settlement with SCI Corporation for the desecration of graves in a Jewish Cemetery. Many of his verdicts have ranked among the top verdicts in America.
Mr. Gonzalez is rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating available and has the distinction of being ranked as one of America�s leading lawyers by various sources including: "Best Lawyers in America", �Chambers and Partners� �Leading American Attorneys� , �Florida Trend Magazine� and South Florida Legal Guide.

In 2009 Gonzalez received the Key Partner Award for Litigation from the South Florida Business Journal. In 2008 Gonzalez was featured on the cover of Florida Super Lawyers and in 2009 named Top 10 Lawyers in the State of Florida for the second time. Additionally has was named �Top 11 Lawyers in the Nation for 2005�, by Lawyer Weekly USA and received the �Most Effective Lawyer Award� for Civil Litigation from The Daily Business Review in 2005 and 2006 and was recently named �Top 500 Litigators in the Nation� by Law Dragon. Mr. Gonzalez has also been rated as one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics in the Nation by Hispanic Business Magazine.

Mr. Gonzalez is an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law for the trial skills litigation program. His published works include:

Florida Civil Discovery, 2007 Edition, LexisNexis Practice Guide

Florida Civil Trial Practice, Sixth Edition: Demonstrative Evidence The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education, Lexis Nexis, 2007

Florida Civil Trial Preparation Third Edition, The Florida Bar�s FasTrain, CLE Series, 2007 and 2009

Practice Guide: Florida Personal Injury,LexisNexis: Gonzalez, Fine, Kissane, Lambert, 2007

Chapter: Legal implications of failing to Diagnose Breast Cancer in the book Breast Cancer, A Practical Guide, published by Elsevier � 2005

LexisNexis Practice Guide on Civil Procedure - February 2005 - A 5 volume Series on the rules of Civil Procedure in Florida.

Florida Civil Trial Preparation, May 2002 - A 5 book series covering: Organization, Motion Practice, Discovery, Evidence, and Settlement Practice.

The Dade County Trial Lawyers Advanced Trial Handbook

A chapter on expert testimony in the Lawyers Cooperative Practice Guide, American Inns of Court Civil Procedure Series on Evidence.

"Trial Tips" A monthly civil litigation column published in the Dade County Bar Bulletin and the Daily Business Review.

And numerous articles on legal issues for The Florida Bar Journal, Dade County Bar Bulletin, Daily Business Review, The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers and other legal publications.

Mr. Gonzalez is a frequent lecturer for the American Bar Association, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, The Florida Bar, The Dade County Trial Lawyers, The University of Miami School of Law and other bar associations.

Areas of Practice:

Serious Personal Injury & Wrongful Death

Product Liability

Medical Negligence

Professional Liability

Aviation Accident Litigation

Trucking Accident Litigation

General Liability Litigation

Construction Litigation

Business Litigation

Insurance Litigation

Class Actions & Mass Torts

Toxic Torts

Certification/Specialties:

Certified Civil Trial Specialist, Florida Bar

Certified Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Business Litigation Specialist, Florida Bar

Bar Admissions:

Florida, 1985

District of Columbia, 1988

Texas, 1991

Colorado, 1991

New York, 1992

U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1991

U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1992

U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1986

U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 2007

U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1986

U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2002

U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2002

U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1991

U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1991

U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1992

U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1992

U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1992

U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1992

U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1992

U.S. Supreme Court, 1991

Bar Memberships:

Florida Bar (Board of Governor)

Dade County Bar (Past President)

Miami Justice Association (Past President)

Florida Justice Association (Past Board of Directors)

American Justice Association

American Bar Association

American Board of Trial Advocates

Cuban American Bar Association

Florida Association for Women Lawyers

Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Bar Association

Coral Gables Bar Association

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Awards and Recognition:: Best Lawyers In America, 2004-Present

Chambers & Partners: Named one of America�s Leading Lawyers, 2007 - Present

Dade County Bar Association

Certificate of Merit as Columnist, Dade County Bar Association Bulletin, 1998 - 2000

Certificate of Merit as Member, Executive Committee, 1998 - 1999

Certificate of Merit as Vice-President, 1998 - 1999

Certificate of Merit, Outstanding and Constructive Service to the Bar, 2008-2009

Certificate of Merit as Treasurer and Member Executive Committee, 1996 - 1997

Certificate of Merit as Co-Chair, Meetings & Luncheons Committee, 1996 - 1997

Pro Bono Honor Roll for Free Legal Services, 1988 - Present

Recognition for Outstanding Service, 1990 - 2000

Recognition for Outstanding Service as Chairman of By-Law Committee, 1993

Service Award, 1997Certificate of Merit, Contributing Author, Bulletin, 2000 � 2001

Florida Bar CLE Committee Certificate of Appreciation Award for contribution to the Legal Profession as a CLE Author, 2004-2005.

Florida Justice Association Eagle Hall of Fame, 2009

Florida Law & Leading Attorneys, 1995 � Present

Florida Legal Elite, Top Lawyers in Florida, 2004 - Present

Florida Super Lawyers

            Featured Cover Story, 2008

            Top 10 Lawyers 2007, 2009

            Top 100 Lawyers 2007, 2008, 2009

Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Leadership Miami Graduate, 1987

Hispanic Business Magazine�s Top 100 Influential Hispanics of 2006

Kiwanis Club of Coral Gables, Certificate of Appreciation, 2001

Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs� Lawyers in America, 2006

Lawyer�s Weekly USA Top Eleven Lawyers of the Year, 2006

Leading American Attorneys in Personal Injury Law, 1997 � Present

Marquis Who�s Who In American Law, 1989 - Present

Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory

Legal Ability Rating: �AV - Very High to Preeminent�

Ethical Standards Rating: �Very High�

Outstanding Young Men of America, 1982

South Florida Business Journal Key Partner Award for Litigation � 2009

South Florida Legal Guide�s Top 250 Lawyers In South Florida, 2003-Present

St. Thomas University�s �Leaders for Life� Award, 2004

University of Miami�s Iron Arrow Honor Society Member, 2006 - Present

Professional Organizations & Committees
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