John Joseph Uustal
Ft. Lauderdale Personal Injury Lawyer
Celebrity Trial Lawyer, John Uustal, has won some of the largest verdicts ever against the most powerful companies in the world and has — on multiple occasions — uncovered confidential corporate documents, making international news and appearing on 60 Minutes, CNN, the Today Show, FOX News, and in People magazine and The New York Times. His first year out of law school, he won a record-setting fifty-million dollar verdict. He handles incredibly complex and difficult cases against the best defense attorneys in the world. He fights for those being taken advantage of by large corporations, whether they are taking advantage of millions of customers, or one celebrity. Clients have called him “the real deal”; “an old-school fighter” who “cared about us as people first.”
He has been named Product Liability Lawyer of the Year by America’s Best Lawyers, Awarded the Most Effective Lawyer for Product Liability by the Daily Business Review, and recognized by the Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and his law firm, Kelley | Uustal has been named the Best Personal Injury firm in South Florida by the Daily Business Review the past two consecutive years. He specializes in taking cases that supposedly can’t be won, for those who cannot afford to lose.
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Wrongful Death
- Catastrophic Injury
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- Florida
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- Founding Partner
- Kelley | Uustal Trial Attorneys
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- Judicial Clerk
- Judge Peter Fay, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
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- University of Miami School of Law
- J.D. (1995) | Law
- Honors: Summa Cum Laude
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- Georgetown University
- B.S. (1992) | Foreign Service
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- Best Law Firms in America
- U.S. News and World Report
- 2011-2023
- Super Lawyer
- Florida Super Lawyers
- 2009-2023
- Best Lawyer
- Best Lawyers in America
- 2008-2023
- Best Personal Injury Firm in South Florida
- Daily Business Review
- 2022-2023
- Most Effective Lawyers
- Daily Business Review
- Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers' Board of Directors
- Member
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- American Association for Justice
- Member
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- Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
- Member
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- Trial School
- Faculty
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- Florida Justice Association
- Board Member
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- Florida State Bar # 73547
- Member
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- Broward County Bar Association
- Appellate Section Chair
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- Broward County Trial Lawyers Association
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- Jury Analyst with Bryan Panish Interview – John Uustal on Corporate Serial Killers
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXww02Jmqyk&t=130s
- 750 Podcast - Corporate Crime Fighter: John Uustal
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ5pTU_Y_9E
- Seminar Chairman, 2007 Auto Negligence Seminar
- Winning the Car Accident Case Before It's Filed, Florida Justice Association Seminar
- Florida Justice Association
- Investigating Auto Defect Cases, Florida Justice Association Seminar
- Florida Justice Association
My Mission is to Hunt these Corporate Killers
John Uustal has built his career winning one-in-a-million landmark cases. He thinks like a master detective cracking the case on corporate crime and wants to show you what he has learned.
Episode 1: Crime Scene - What Happened?
Episode 1: Crime Scene - What Happened?
Episode 2: Crime Scene - Conspiracy?
Episode 2: Crime Scene - Conspiracy?
Episode 3: Crime Scene - Value of a Human Life
Episode 3: Crime Scene - Value of a Human Life
Episode 4: Greatest Trick Ever Pulled - What Happened?
Episode 4: Greatest Trick Ever Pulled - What Happened?
Episode 5: Greatest Trick Ever Pulled - Cracking the Case
Episode 5: Greatest Trick Ever Pulled - Cracking the Case
Episode 6: Greatest Trick Ever Pulled - Why Big Companies Commit Crimes
Episode 6: Greatest Trick Ever Pulled - Why Big Companies Commit Crimes
Episode 7: Burn Down the City - What Happened to Samantha?
Episode 7: Burn Down the City - What Happened to Samantha?
Episode 8: Burn Down the City - If at First You Don't Succeed...
Episode 8: Burn Down the City - If at First You Don't Succeed...
Episode 9: Burn Down the City - To Settle or Not
Episode 9: Burn Down the City - To Settle or Not
