MIAMI, FL – National legal publication Law360 has named Podhurst Orseck as one of Florida’s Regional Powerhouse law firms for 2024. The Regional Powerhouse series recognizes firms that embody the legal trends and casework unfolding in select markets across the country. Podhurst Orseck is one of only five Florida law firms recognized this year.
Despite being the smallest firm on the publication’s list of Florida Powerhouses, Law360 recognizes Podhurst Orseck for its reputation as “punching above our weight class” as noted by Peter Prieto, the Firm’s head of class action and commercial litigation. Prieto told Law360 the challenge of going up against some of the best lawyers in the country was one of the primary reasons why he joined the firm 15 years ago.
Law360 noted the Firm’s recent legal successes across a variety of practice areas, from aviation and appellate work to class action and commercial litigation. High-profile matters and achievements in the past year included a $445 million settlement result secured by Prieto, Dayron Silverio, and Mattew Weinshall in a class action against Toyota Motor Corp. unit Hino Motors and its subsidiaries; the successful representation of Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust Company in a lawsuit filed by the company’s former CEO led by longtime Partners Ricardo Martinez-Cid and Lea Bucciero; and a $25 million judgment in a bad faith case against Progressive American Insurance Company where attorneys Steven C. Marks, Kristina Infante, and Pablo Rojas represented clients Pedro and Elsa Gonzalez before Judge Lisa Walsh in the 11th Judicial Circuit Court.
Podhurst Orseck’s recognition as a Florida powerhouse firm begins and ends with its tight-knit group of attorneys, many of whom have been with the firm for decades. In an interview with Law360, Podhurst Orseck Managing Partner Steven C. Marks shared how, “When I got hired, I don’t think the firm had hired somebody for 16 years,” calling Podhurst Orseck’s turnover rate “essentially nonexistent.”
Partner Stephen Rosenthal added, “I think it’s really important that we’ve always wanted to fight very hard to maintain that 100% of the lawyers in this firm are the best lawyers in town. They can walk in front of any judge in the country and handle any litigation matter.”
Read the Firm’s full profile in Law360 here.
About Podhurst Orseck
Founded by Aaron Podhurst and Robert Orseck in 1967, Miami-based Podhurst Orseck, P.A., is a top-flight boutique trial and appellate firm with a global reputation for its tort litigation involving aviation, complex commercial and class action, white collar defense, and personal injury. Additionally, the firm has a strong appellate practice, handling appeals for its own attorneys and attorneys throughout the nation, in various state and federal appellate courts, including the United States Supreme Court. The firm has consistently received an AV-Rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, the highest possible rating, based on legal ability and general ethical standards. For more information, please visit www.podhurst.com.
