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About Stefano Portigliatti

Stefano Portigliatti is a shareholder at Coker Law in Jacksonville, Florida, specializing in commercial motor vehicle litigation. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, to an Italian family, he has represented clients in over a hundred trucking cases and helped secure millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements.

Portigliatti is one of only 20 attorneys in the United States certified in trucking law regulations, having passed a rigorous exam and intensive background check proving his practice is dedicated to protecting truck crash victims. He founded truck.law™, a platform providing forms, resources, and seminars for plaintiffs' attorneys handling trucking cases.

He earned his J.D. from Florida Coastal School of Law with certificates in Business Law and Advanced Legal Research, Writing and Drafting. He holds an M.B.A. from Florida Christian University and a Bachelor's in International Business with a minor in Economics from the University of South Florida. He is admitted to practice in Florida and before the Northern, Middle, and Southern U.S. District Courts of Florida.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$11.6 millionVerdict

A Bradford County jury returned an $11,629,759.42 verdict for Michael Pelfrey after a truck driver working under J.B. Hunt's authority rear-ended his vehicle at a Starke traffic light, leaving Pelfrey with serious and permanent injuries. The jury assigned Pelfrey 20 percent of the fault, and the court entered a net final judgment of $9,293,807.54.

Bradford County, FL (8th Judicial Circuit) · 2023Truck AccidentsRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Florida Coastal School of Law
B.S. in International Business (also M.B.A. from Florida Christian University)
University of South Florida
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Florida
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (Board of Regents)
Florida Justice Association
Florida Bar Leadership Academy (Vice-Chair)
American Bar Association
Jacksonville Bar Association
SOAR Global Institute (Vice President)

Awards & recognition

Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers (TTLA)
Florida Super Lawyers (2022-present)
Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2017-2021)
Attorney at Law Magazine Top 10 Under 40 (2019)
National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 (2018-2019)
One of 20 U.S. attorneys certified in trucking law regulations

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Terrell Hogan
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$11.3 billion (state share of settlement) · Florida Recovers $11.3 Billion from Tobacco Industry in Landmark Medicaid Settlement
Fasig Brooks Law Offices
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$5.46 million (gross; 45% comparative negligence applied) · Neighbor's Unguarded Angle Grinder Costs Man His Sight: $5.46 Million Verdict in Gadsden County
AndersonGlenn LLP
AndersonGlenn LLP
$261 million · The $261 Million 'Take Care of Maya' Verdict Against Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, Trimmed to About $213 Million by the Trial Judge, Then Reversed in Full by Florida's Second District Court of Appeal in October 2025, With a Narrower Retrial Now Ahead After the Florida Supreme Court Declined Review