Dan Cytryn
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Coral Springs, Florida
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Medical malpractice,
Products liability
Education Qualification:
Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Medical malpractice,
Products liability
10100 W Sample Rd, Suite 404Coral Springs, Florida, 33065
First Admitted: 1981, Florida
Professional Webpage: https://www.personalinjuryfirm.com/about-us/our-attorneys/da...
Bar / Professional Activity:
- Past President Broward County Trial Lawyer's Association
- Member, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2006- Present
- Member, Florida Bar Civil Procedure Rules Committee, 1996-2002; reappointed 2007 through 2012
- EAGLE Member, Florida Justice Association, 1988-Present
- Member, American Association for Justice, 1982-Present
- Member, Florida Bar Grievance Committee 2000-2001
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results):
- Electric Scooter Accident: 59 year old accountant was involved in two different collisions between his electric scooter and a car. Defendant’s initial offer was $25,000 before we filed a lawsuit. Less than a month before the trial date, the defendants accepted our final proposal for settlement in the amount of $1,200,000., 2023
- Nursing Home Negligence: Best Offer before trial - $350,000, Jury Verdict - $1,800,000 (settled for confidential sum).
- Motor Vehicle Accident: 35 year old passenger in a vehicle was injured in a crash, resulting in a $2,000,000 confidential settlement., 2022
- Wrongful Death/Medical Malpractice: $3,000,000 confidential settlement., 2022
- Motor Vehicle Accident: Judith Mais v. Ameritech Roofing., et al. Defendant driver rear-ended a 2nd defendant, pushed their vehicle into oncoming traffic and in front of our client’s vehicle. Settlement of $ 1,069,458.00 between all defendants., 2021
- Motor Vehicle Accident: Celi v. Zeliff, et al. $750,000 settlement., 2019
- Motorcycle Accident/Wrongful Death: Defendant limousine collided with plaintiff while plaintiff was riding his motorcycle $1,005,000 settlement., 2017
- Slip and Fall: $1,155,806.47 Jury Verdict. Plaintiff was a 29 year-old single mother of three who slipped and fell near an ice machine at a Broward hotel. Plaintiff had served a proposal for settlement that was less than half of the verdict obtained at trial. The jury found Plaintiff 10% comparatively negligent. Defendants appealed. Verdict and judgement affirmed on appeal and attorney's fees awarded pursuant to proposal for settlement., 2014
- Motor Vehicle Accident: Stanley Kata v K.K. Car Co., Inc. and Ambassador Rent-A-Car, Inc. JUDGE: Marc H. Gold. $5k offer, Jury verdict: $300k. Plaintiff had shoulder surgery after crash on I-75., 2011
- Brain Injury: 27-year-old woman on a moped was struck by a vehicle, resulting in a brain injury and $11.8 million dollar verdict. The insurance company refused to pay the $100,000 policy limits. Plaintiff appealed the verdict because of part of negligence which would've reduced it by two thirds. After the appeals court granted a new trial, case was settled in the second trial confidentially. Case Name: Chronister v. Basora., 2011
- Settlement in 5 months--$1.35 million (policy limits) 74 year old grandmother struck and killed by automobile,, 2010
- Admiralty: Trussin v Imagine LLC, Best Offer - $90,000, Jury Verdict - 70% of $1,930,000. , 2009
- Premises Liability: Reynolds v Greenwich Studio Inc., Best Offer before trial - $150,000, Jury Verdict - 85% of $1,600,000. , 2007
- Motor Vehicle Bad Faith: Clancy v Kapur, Pre-filing offer - Zero, Jury Verdict -$1,850,000 (carrier paid excess). , 2007
- Motor Vehicle Accident: Pollock v. FHP, Best Offer - $150,000. Our Result: $9,000,000 Jury Verdict (reversal upheld by Florida Supreme Court)., 2007
- Construction Accident Death: Caron v Goldberg, Best Offer - None, Jury Verdict - $11,500,000., 1997
Videos:
- Mr. Cytryn's 3 arguments in the Florida Supreme Court., Arguments in Florida Supreme Court, Personal Injury, 2017
Representative Clients:
- Cytryn & Velazquez is a plaintiffs’ personal injury firm representing individuals. Therefore, we cannot divulge the names of representative clients other than the above cases.
Special Licenses / Certifications:
- Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer since, 1991
Pro bono / Community Service:
- Volunteer basketball coach for the Coral Springs Recreational League for the past 12 years
- $1000 donation to the Lisa Boccard Breast Cancer Fund, 2009
- Contribution to Lauderhill Chamber of Commerce for their school supply drive, 2010
- College scholarship award to graduating high school senior, 2009
- College scholarships awarded to six local high school seniors
- $1000 contribution to the United Way of Broward County for their Leaders in Giving campaign., 2009
- Mr. Cytryn and his wife Jill raised over $7500 in May 2010 for Parkinson's research. The funds raised at the event will benefit the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in their efforts to find a cure for Parkinson’s., 2010
- $1000 donation to Kids In Distress, 2007
Honors:
- Member - Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 1999-Present
- Florida Legal Elite, 2011
- AV Rated, Martindale Hubbell, 1997-Present
- Rating - 10, AVVO, 2009-Present
Educational Background:
- Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad Law Center - JD, 1981
- University of Miami - Major: Accounting, 1978
White Papers:
- This white paper provides advice on preventing nursing home abuse, detecting such abuse when it takes place, and selecting the best nursing home for a relative or friend., Don't Let Your Loved One Become a Victim of Nursing Home Abuse, 2009
Scholarly Lectures / Writings:
- Attorney Dan Cytryn Spoke to a couple hundred lawyers attending both in person and remotely for the Florida justice Association in Orlando regarding the admissibility of medical bills at trial in a shifting legal environment., Speaker, Boarding Medical Bills in a Shifting Legal Landscape, 2022
- Avvo Legal Guide, "Check Your Car Insurance Policy: Make Sure You Have Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage ",, 2010
- Article in The Parklander magazine, "Uninsured Dangerous Drivers All Over Florida's Roadways",, 2010
- Lecture on New Slip and Fall Law at Florida Justice Association Seminar
- “Bifurcation in Personal Injury Cases: Should Judges be Allowed to Use the B Word?” Nova L Rev 249-267, 2001
- “Search for Tort Liability in a Worker’s Compensation Accident” Broward County Trial Lawyers Newsletter
- “Employer Liability for Intentional Torts of Employee - Expanding the Horizon of Tort Liability” Broward County Trial Lawyers Association Newsletter
- “Race an Issue in Civil Trials” Broward County Trial Lawyers Association Newsletter
- “Insurance Companies Pinching Pennies” Broward County Trial Lawyers Association Newsletter
- “Should We be Trying Soft Tissue Cases in Today’s Environment?” Broward County Trial Lawyers Association Newsletter
- “Nothing to Lose” Broward County Trial Lawyers Association Newsletter
- “Workers Compensation Statute Unconstitutional” Broward County Trial Lawyers Association Newsletter
- “Insurance Companies Pinching Pennies” Broward County Trial Lawyers Association Newsletter
- “Slip and Trip and Falls: Should We be Taking These Cases?” Lecture to the Broward County Trial Lawyers Association, 2000
- “Selecting a Jury in Today’s Environment” Broward County Trial Lawyers Association Newsletter
- “Cap on Contingency Fees?” Broward County Trial Lawyers Association Newsletter
- “Jury Selection Secrets and Techniques” Lecture to a Lawyers’ Seminar, 2000
- “Cost Effective Litigation” Lecture to Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1994
- “What Doctors and Lawyers Need to Know to Ensure Effective Medical Testimony at Deposition and Trial” Lecture to Attorneys and Chiropractors
- Lecture to a lawyers' seminar, "Are You Giving Away Millions on your Cases, 2009
- Lecture to a lawyers' seminar, "Is Your Slip and Fall Case Slipping Away to Nothing?",
- Article in Coconut Creek Life magazine, "Don't Let Your Loved One Become a Victim of Nursing Home Abuse",, 2010
- Speaker at the Florida Justice Association's Premises Liability Seminar in October 2010. Addressed, "Is Your Slip and Fall Case Slipping Away to Nothing?", 2010
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Argued in the Florida Supreme Court encouraging the court not to adopt Daubert. Subsequently quoted in the Florida Supreme Court opinion Delisle as the Florida Supreme Court decided not to adopt Daubert as a rule of evidence, 2017
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