About Gabriela Espaillat

Gabriela Espaillat is a Personal Injury Attorney at Rubenstein Law, based in Fort Lauderdale. Born in New York City and raised between Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and South Florida, she earned her B.A. in International Studies from the University of Miami in 2014 and her J.D. from St. Thomas University College of Law in 2019. While in law school, she served as Vice President of Finance for the Trial Team and earned the Best Advocate title in the 2018 Intramural Competition.

She has coached the St. Thomas Trial Team since 2019 and serves as an Associate Faculty Advisor since 2024. Before joining Rubenstein Law she served as a public defender handling thousands of cases and worked in insurance defense litigation. She represents clients in both English and Spanish, focusing on traumatic brain injuries, catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, motor vehicle and trucking accidents, premises liability, and negligent security cases.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Rubenstein Law Personal Injury Lawyers

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

A Massachusetts jury returned a $1 billion punitive verdict against Philip Morris in 2022 over the lung cancer death of Barbara Fontaine, a case handled in part by Rubenstein Law attorney Kevin Donovan; the punitive award was later reduced to $56 million, a figure the state Supreme Judicial Court upheld in April 2026.

Middlesex County Superior Court, Massachusetts · 2022Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$20.7 millionVerdictTop 20 in Massachusetts · #16

A Middlesex County jury awarded Joseph Reppucci and his wife $20.7 million after finding that R.J. Reynolds and Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co. bore responsibility for the oropharyngeal cancer he developed following decades of smoking their cigarettes.

Middlesex County Superior Court, Massachusetts · 2023Product LiabilityRead the full story →
$6 millionVerdict

A Miami-Dade jury awarded $6 million to the widow of Oscar Cabrera, a construction worker killed in February 2017 when a remotely operated Metromover train struck a boom lift near the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. station while he was working on the Brightline terminal project.

Miami-Dade County, Florida · 2025Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$4.8 millionVerdict

A Miami-Dade jury returned a $4,877,775 verdict for Juan Del Valle, who slipped on water from a leaking produce refrigeration unit at a Winn-Dixie in Miami Lakes and underwent three spinal surgeries, leaving him with permanent hardware in his spine.

Miami-Dade County, Florida · 2018Slip & FallRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

St. Thomas University College of Law
B.A. International Studies, 2019
University of Miami
Undergraduate, 2014

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Florida
Florida Justice Association
Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Awards & recognition

Dean's List, St. Thomas University College of Law
Best Advocate, 2018 Intramural Competition

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~$24.8 million · $37.5 Million Verdict for Miami Lawyer Who Lost His Tongue to Tobacco Cancer
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$43 Million Broward Verdict for Couple Left in Comas by Drunk Driver
Steinger, Greene & Feiner
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$3 Million Verdict for Handyman Who Lost Use of Dominant Hand After Tripping Over Hidden Wire Mesh

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