Santiago Lavandera

Miami, FL25 years experienceAdmitted 1999

About Santiago Lavandera

Santiago Lavandera is an attorney at Amanda Demanda Injury Lawyers in Miami, Florida, having joined the firm in 2025. With more than 25 years of legal practice, his work covers personal injury, auto accidents, premises liability, catastrophic injuries, elder abuse, medical malpractice, sexual assault, product liability, and workplace injuries.

Lavandera earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law in 1999, graduating with honors. He was a member of the University of Miami Entertainment and Sports Law Review.

He has been admitted to the Florida State Bar since 1999 and is licensed in all Florida State Courts, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

He is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Amanda Demanda Injury Lawyers

These results are credited to Amanda Demanda Injury Lawyers. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$43 millionVerdict

A Broward County jury awarded $43 million to Steadman and Eileen Haase after an 18-year-old drunk driver crossed the median on Rock Island Road in Lauderhill on December 22, 2019, sending his car airborne and crushing the couple's vehicle.

Broward County (17th Judicial Circuit), FL · 2023Car AccidentsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Florida, admitted 1999

Awards & recognition

J.D. with honors, University of Miami (1999)

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$3 Million Verdict for Handyman Who Lost Use of Dominant Hand After Tripping Over Hidden Wire Mesh

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.