About Wil Florin
Wil H. Florin was born in Salzburg, Austria and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He received his B.A. from Ball State University, where he was captain of the varsity soccer team. He obtained his J.D. from Stetson University College of Law in 1980, where he won the school moot court competition. He co-founded Florin Roebig in 1985 and, in 1986 at age thirty, obtained what was then the largest jury verdict in Pinellas County history ($2.3 million).
In October 2018, Wil became only the 87th inductee to the Stetson University College of Law Hall of Fame. He is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by both the Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and holds a Board Certification in Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy from the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Wil has been named to Best Lawyers in America (Medical Malpractice Law, Plaintiffs) every year from 2008 through 2026.
He has obtained over 100 verdicts and settlements exceeding one million dollars, including 17 million-dollar jury verdicts, three of which exceeded $40 million. In March 2025, Wil was part of the trial team that secured a $200 million wrongful death jury verdict in Pinellas County, one of the largest of its type in U.S. history. He holds a black belt in Isshinryu karate and still plays soccer.
Proven verdicts and settlements
A Pinellas County civil jury found Rebecca Schwartz liable for the 2014 murder of her husband, kidney specialist Dr. Steven Schwartz, and awarded his three children $200 million in one of the largest wrongful death verdicts in Florida history.
A Hernando County jury awarded $41.9 million to Patrick Osmond, who was rendered quadriplegic when a pickup truck crashed after Applebee's served him and his companions a pitcher of beer despite none of them being 21.
A Pinellas County jury awarded Ehab Mina $7.56 million at the end of January 2018 for back, neck and shoulder injuries from a 2008 fall into a partially drained, unlit hot tub at the Boca Ciega Resort & Marina. An earlier jury had found the condominium association and its management company, Condos by Sirata, each 50 percent at fault. The damages jury covered his medical expenses and lost wages after a series of back surgeries and a shoulder operation.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
