Philip Freidin

Firm Founder Philip Freidin has been practicing law for 50 years and has devoted his life to representing clients who have been seriously injured by the wrongful acts of others. Phil has represented plaintiffs in some of the most significant personal injury and medical malpractice cases in Florida’s history and has earned his status as a pillar in the South Florida legal community. As one federal judge recently wrote, “he is unquestionably among the upper echelons of lawyers in our district.”

Phil has been Board Certified in Civil Trial Law since 1989 and recertified three times. Board certification recognizes lawyers’ special knowledge, skills, and proficiency in various areas of law, along with professionalism and ethics in practice, and is only awarded to the most experienced and capable lawyers in their practice area. Over the course of his career, Phil has conducted more than 200 jury trials and around 100 non-jury trials, all involving personal injury and medical negligence issues.

Since 1984, Phil has also been an active leader in the Florida Justice Association, the largest organization for plaintiffs’ lawyers in Florida. After joining, he was elected Secretary, Treasurer, and then President of the statewide organization, which had 3,500 members at the time.

Phil’s stature in the legal community has been recognized by Florida Governors, U.S. Senators, and Florida Supreme Court Justices. He has been appointed to serve on multiple Judicial Nominating Commissions—both at the state and federal levels—over the years, and over 60 judges have been appointed as a result of his 17 years of membership and participation in JNCs.

Some of Phil’s notable cases include:

• $38 million jury verdict against for two boys who were rendered blind after their doctor failed to treat their retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).
• $15.5 million jury verdict against a hospital for negligently misreading a MRI scan, resulting in paralysis to an auto accident victim.
• $14.5 million jury verdict on behalf of a smoker against Philip Morris USA.
• $12.7 million jury verdict against Nicklaus Children’s Hospital for negligence resulting in a brain injury for a 5-year-old child.
• $9.75 million settlement against a Miami hospital for negligence resulting in a stroke to a mother who had just given birth.
• $8 million settlement against a Miami hospital for negligence resulting in an ischemic brain injury to a child.
• $7 million jury verdict against the rapper “50 Cent” for the intentional dissemination of a personal sex tape.

What would your past clients say about you? – Philip Freidin

I think, on the whole, our past clients are all very, very satisfied that we treated them fairly, that we treated them with respect, that we listened to their concerns, and we got them excellent results. I think they would also say that we were always honest with them and we never mislead, and we always took their calls.

Why should I choose Freidin Brown, P.A.? – Philip Freidin

We’re a small but highly effective firm. We’re well connected in the community, but we have a huge amount of experience with trial work. We also are small enough to take care of our clients in a very intimate way and pay attention to their needs and pick up their calls and speak to them whenever they need to speak to us, but we’re big enough and strong enough to have an impact in the courthouse and in the community.

That’s a first reason. The second reason is that we have vast experience. We have over 300 jury trials in our experience, over 100 years of collective experience, and finally I think most importantly, we’re very, very straightforward with people. We’re known for our integrity and we’re very, very client conscious in terms of their needs. We’ll be looking out for them for you.