Manuel L. Dobrinsky Miami, Florida,
| phone | (305) 371-3666 (866) 495-8060 (Toll Free) |
| fax | (305) 371-6725 |
| mdobrinsky@fdlaw.net | |
Manuel Dobrinsky joined FREIDIN DOBRINSKY in 1998, and has assisted hundreds of clients in personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice and auto accident matters. He has achieved numerous verdicts and settlements that individually exceeded a million dollars.
Manuel began his legal career as an associate with Holland & Knight in Miami, where he specialized in commercial litigation and white collar criminal defense. During this time he worked on significant civil rights matters such as the widely known Rosewood v. State of Florida case and on one of the largest housing discrimination cases in the nation.
In 1994, Manuel was appointed as an Assistant Federal Public Defender where he represented clients in federal criminal litigation and appellate work entailing white collar, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO), and conspiracy cases. In that capacity, he tried more than thirty cases to verdict and handled numerous evidentiary hearings.
Manuel Dobrinsky is a Board Certified Trial Attorney. He is included in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and is consistently recognized in the annual Best Lawyers in America, Florida Super Lawyers Magazine, Florida Trend's Legal Elite and the South Florida Legal Guide as one of Florida's top personal injury attorneys.
Manuel is fluent in Spanish, serves as an instructor for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and has lectured and written articles on various legal topics.
He is the Immediate Past President of the Miami-Dade Justice Association and has served on the Board of Directors of the Florida Justice Association. Manuel also served on the Ad Hoc Committee on Attorney Admissions, Peer Review and Attorney Grievance for the Southern District of Florida.
- Rosewood v. State of Florida (1994)
- Givens v. Hamlet (1993)
- Areas of Practice:
- Whistleblower/Qui Tam
- Medical Malpractice
- Auto Accidents
- Commercial Litigation
- Consumer Class Actions
- Personal Injury
- Certification/Specialties:
- Civil Trial Attorney, Florida Bar
- Bar Admissions:
- Florida, 1988
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1989
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 2006
- Education:
- University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia,
1988
J.D. - Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York,
1985
B.A.
- Representative Cases:
- The Estate of Lidia Giangrandi, by and through Lili Carissa Giangrandi as Personal Representative of the Estate v. 50 State Security Services, Inc. (2011)
- Rosewood v. State of Florida (1994)
- Givens v. Hamlet (1993)
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Instructor, Litigation, National Institute of Trial Advocacy
- Instructor, Trial Skills, National Institute of Trial Advocacy
- Instructor, Proving Damages in a Personal Injury Case, National Business Institute
- Lecturer, Demonstrating the Admissibility of Subsequent Remedial Measures, Florida Justice Association, Workhorse Seminar, 2005
- Honors and Awards:
- The Best Lawyers in America - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, 2012 - Present
- The Best Lawyers in America - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, 2012 - Present
- "Top 100 Attorneys in Miami-Dade County, Florida", 2011
- "Florida Legal Elite" by Florida Trend Magazine, 2011
- "Top 100 Miami Super Lawyers" by Super Lawyers Magazine, 2011
- Annual List of Top 100 Attorneys in Miami-Dade County, Florida (Plaintiff Personal Injury), 2011 - Present
- Best Lawyers in America, 2010 - 2011
- "Most Effective South Florida Attorney" by Daily Business Review, in the Area of Class Action Litigation, 2010 - Present
- "Most Effective South Florida Attorney" by Daily Business Review, in the Area of Medical Malpractice, 2009 - Present
- Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
- AV-Preeminent, Martindale Hubbell
- Florida Super Lawyers -- Top 5% of Attorneys in Florida
- Florida Trend's Legal Elite -- Top 2% of Attorneys in Florida
- South Florida Legal Guide Top Lawyer (Personal Injury Medical Malpractice)
- South Florida Legal Guide Top Lawyer (Personal Injury & Wrongful Death)
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida , 2011 - 2012
- Bench and Bar Committee
- Miami-Dade Justice Association
- Past President
- American Inns of Court
- Member
- Florida Justice Association
- Member
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Member
- The Florida Bar
- Member
- Legal Services of Greater Miami
- Board of Directors
- Languages:
- Spanish
- English




































