Michael Goetz

Michael Goetz

  • Products Liability, Personal Injury
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Michael Goetz was born in St. Petersburg, Florida on December 28, 1966. In 1989, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with high honors in political science from Emory University. And In 1992, he earned his law degree with honors from the University of Florida.

After graduating law school, Mr. Goetz joined the international law firm of Holland & Knight LLP where his practice focused on the defense of claims involving product liability, medical negligence, and general liability, as well as complex commercial litigation matters. He became a Partner in the firm on January 1, 2000.

In 2002, Mr. Goetz joined Morgan & Morgan, where his practice shifted to the prosecution of personal injury and wrongful death claims on behalf of individuals and consumer classes. He has represented hundreds of clients in cases involving automobile and premises liability, nursing home abuse and neglect, and environmental torts.

Since 2008, Mr. Goetz has served as head of the Mass Tort Section of the Morgan & Morgan Complex Litigation Group. In this capacity, he handles mass tort actions for the firm nationwide, including product liability claims involving dangerous drugs and defective medical devices.

Mr. Goetz was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1992. He holds the highest rating awarded to lawyers for legal ability and ethics (“AV”) by Martindale-Hubbell. Additionally, in multiple, successive years he was designated by Florida Trend’s Magazine as a “Florida Legal Elite” in the field of Civil Trial, and by Law & Politics Magazine as a Florida “Super Lawyer” in the field of Class Action / Mass Torts.

In 2018, Mr. Goetz was selected to membership in America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, a designation received by less than one-half percent of active attorneys in the United States.

Practice Areas
Products Liability
Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Additional Practice Areas
  • Mass Torts
  • Class Actions
Fees
  • Contingent Fees
    We believe that everyone should have access to high-quality legal representation. That's why the fee is free unless we recover compensation for you. You only pay us if and when we win, and our fee is a percentage of the verdict or settlement we obtain.
Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Education
Emory University
B.A.
- present
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University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law
J.D. (1992)
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Awards
Preeminent
Matindale-Hubbell
Top 100
American's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators
Florida Legal Elite
Florida Trend's
Professional Associations
The Florida Bar  # 963984
Member
Current
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American Association for Justice
Member
Current
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American Association for Justice
Member
Current
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Florida Justice Association
Member
Current
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Hillsborough County Bar Association
Member
Current
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American Trial Lawyers Association
Member
Current
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201 N Franklin St
7th Floor
Tampa, FL 336602
US
Telephone: (813) 223-5505