Matthew Posgay

Shareholder at Coker Law Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL30 years experienceAdmitted 1995

About Matthew Posgay

Matthew Posgay is a shareholder at Coker Law in Jacksonville, Florida, with over 30 years of trial experience. Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by The Florida Bar and in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocates, he has tried over 75 civil cases, bringing more than 65 to verdict, with multi-million dollar results in both state and federal courts.

Posgay earned his J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 1994 and his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Florida in 1991. Before joining Coker Law, he was a shareholder and managing partner of the Jacksonville office of a statewide insurance defense firm, giving him deep insight into defense strategy.

He has been recognized as a Florida Super Lawyer every year since 2010 and named a Top 100 Lawyer in Florida and Top 25 in Jacksonville since 2020. He is a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers, a Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyer, and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He has served as Treasurer of the Florida Justice Association and President of the Jacksonville Justice Association.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Coker Law Jacksonville

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

$8.1 millionVerdict

A Duval County jury awarded $8,183,993 to a Jacksonville family after their one-year-old son choked on an apple slice at Primrose School of Glen Kernan, went into cardiac arrest, and sustained permanent brain damage from oxygen deprivation.

Duval County, FL (Circuit Court, Case No. 16-2021-CA-000012) · 2024Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$2.5 millionVerdict

A Duval County jury returned a $2.5 million verdict for the family of Anne Fiorito, an elderly dementia patient who lost sight in one eye after a Vitas Healthcare hospice aide struck her during a bathing routine at Cypress Village Retirement Community.

Jacksonville, FL (Duval County Circuit Court) · 2021Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

University of Florida Levin College of Law
B.A. in Political Science, 1994
University of Florida
Undergraduate, 1991

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Florida, admitted 1995
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, admitted 2000
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, admitted 2003
American Board of Trial Advocates
Florida Justice Association (Treasurer 2025, Board 2010-2024)
Jacksonville Justice Association (President 2015-2016)
The Florida Bar
American Bar Association
Leadership Jacksonville (Class of 2023)

Awards & recognition

Board Certified in Civil Trial Law - The Florida Bar
Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy - National Board of Trial Advocates
Florida Super Lawyers (2010-present)
Top 100 in Florida & Top 25 in Jacksonville (2020-present)
International Society of Barristers Fellow (2023)
National Trial Lawyers Top 100 (2013-present)
Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyer (2023-present)
Florida Trend Legal Elite (2013, 2019-present)
Jacksonville Business Journal Ultimate Attorney Award (2019)
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating

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AndersonGlenn LLP
AndersonGlenn LLP
$23.94 million · Copilot Burned in Fatal Wildfire Helicopter Crash Wins Verdict Against Engine Maker
Farah & Farah
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$27.01 million · Jury Awards Former Smoker With COPD $27 Million Against Philip Morris USA
Fasig Brooks Law Offices
Fasig Brooks Law Offices
$5.46 million · Neighbor's Unguarded Angle Grinder Costs Man His Sight: $5.46 Million Verdict in Gadsden County

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