Justin Shapiro
About Justin Shapiro
Justin B. Shapiro is an award-winning trial attorney focusing on complex personal injury and wrongful death cases. He has served as lead counsel in obtaining more than $300 million in jury verdicts and settlements throughout Florida, including numerous record-breaking recoveries. In 2017, he obtained a $36 million jury verdict for the family of a teenager killed by a delivery driver, reported by TopVerdict.com as the largest pedestrian accident verdict of the year in Florida. In 2022, he completed a $16 million settlement for a sexual assault victim at a North Miami hotel, the largest settlement in Florida history for negligent security at a hotel or resort. He is an industry leader in recreational watersports injury cases involving jet skis and personal watercraft, regularly testifying before the Florida legislature on watersports safety laws. He currently serves as Chair of the Premises Liability Section and Co-Chair of the Resort Torts Litigation Group at the American Association for Justice. His commentary has appeared on ABC News, NBC News, the New York Post, The Sun, The Independent, and the Daily Mail. He earned his J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law, graduating in the top 7% of his class.
Notable case results
Justin Shapiro of Leesfield and Partners secured a $16 million settlement for a 67-year-old woman who was beaten and sexually assaulted in the open hallway of a northwest Miami-Dade Rodeway Inn while hotel employees and the property's security guard stood by and did nothing.
Justin Shapiro of Leesfield and Partners secured a $6 million policy-limits settlement for a client who suffered multiple skull fractures and brain hemorrhages after being struck in a crosswalk, completing the resolution during the Florida COVID-19 shutdown of 2020.
Thomas Scolaro and Justin Shapiro of Leesfield Scolaro secured a $1.575 million settlement for a Broward electrician who fell eight feet from an unsecured marina ladder while boarding an 83-foot yacht at River Bend Marina in Fort Lauderdale.
Justin Shapiro of Leesfield and Partners negotiated a $1.25 million presuit settlement for the family of an 84-year-old man fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver in Orlando, despite the vehicle owner and the driver both invoking the Fifth Amendment and refusing to cooperate with their insurer.
Jury verdict for family of teenager killed by delivery driver (2017), largest pedestrian accident verdict of the year in Florida per TopVerdict.com
For sexual assault victim at North Miami hotel (2022), largest negligent security settlement at a Florida hotel or resort
For traumatic brain injury victim where multiple other law firms declined to pursue the case
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
