About Zachary Gorwitz

Zachary S. Gorwitz litigates complex disputes in courts across the country in practice areas including commercial litigation, aviation, wrongful death and personal injury, business disputes, and class actions. He holds a J.D. magna cum laude from New York University School of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif, a Florence Allen Scholar, a Lederman Fellow in Law and Economics, and Executive Editor of the NYU Law Review. After law school, Zach clerked for the Honorable Stanley Marcus of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the Honorable Federico A. Moreno of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

He is admitted to the Florida Bar. Zach is active in the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, the United Way Young Professionals Committee, Legal Services of Greater Miami, and various executive committees of the American Association for Justice. He received the 2026 Florida Legal Awards 'On the Rise' award.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Podhurst Orseck PA

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Court-appointed Chair Lead Counsel Peter Prieto of Podhurst Orseck coordinated the nation's largest automotive defect MDL, securing more than $1.5 billion in settlements from seven automakers for tens of millions of vehicle owners harmed by defective Takata airbag inflators.

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Miami · 2020Product LiabilityRead the full story →

The families of 98 people killed in the June 2021 Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside, Florida, recovered over $1 billion through a class settlement run by a court-appointed Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, with final approval reached in under a year.

Miami-Dade Circuit Court, Miami, FL · 2022Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Steven Marks and Kristina Infante of Podhurst Orseck secured a combined $844 million in wrongful-death judgments for 43 families of passengers killed when LaMia Flight 2933 crashed near Medellin, Colombia, in November 2016, killing 71 of the 77 people aboard.

Miami-Dade Circuit Court, Miami, FL · 2020Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Steven Marks and Ricardo Martinez-Cid of Podhurst Orseck served on the NFL Concussion Litigation Plaintiffs' Executive Committee, helping negotiate an uncapped settlement projected to exceed $1 billion for more than 20,000 retired players suffering traumatic brain injuries.

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia · 2015Class ActionsRead the full story →
$410 millionSettlement

Aaron Podhurst served as lead class counsel in a $410 million settlement resolving claims that Bank of America systematically manipulated the order of debit card transactions to drive up overdraft fees charged to more than 13 million customers.

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Miami · 2011Class ActionsRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

New York University School of Law
J.D.

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Florida

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$1.02 billion · Champlain Towers Collapse: $1.021 Billion for 98 Victims in Under a Year
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.