Jeffrey "Jack" Gordon

Jeffrey “Jack” Gordon is a highly skilled trial attorney who has been profiled among the TopLawyers© in the Bay Area byTampa Bay Magazineand has twice been selected a Leading Attorney of the Southeastern United States inForbesmagazine. For over a decade, he has been selected for inclusion among Florida Trend's Legal Elite, most recently inducted into the Florida Trend's Legal Elite Hall of Fame, and recognized as one of the Top 100 Super Lawyers® in the state of Florida along with one of the Top 50 Super Lawyers® of Tampa Bay.Mr. Gordon concentrates on prosecuting claims of medical negligence and was voted by his peers as Tampa Magazine’s Top Lawyer® since 2016 in Medical Malpractice (Plaintiffs).Five times Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by The Florida Bar, Mr. Gordon is also twice certified by The National Board of Trial Advocacy as an expert in both Civil Trial Law and Civil Pre-trial Litigation. He is AV® rated Preeminent byMartindale-Hubbell.In 2017, he earned National Board Certification as an expert in Medical Malpractice law by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. He is 1 of merely 17 lawyers in the State of Florida to have achieved this distinction.Jack Gordon is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, Trial Lawyer Honorary Society, and serves as a member of both the Trial Law Institute and the Diversity Law Institute.Mr. Gordon garnered a 2014 and 2015National Litigator Awardfrom the Trial Lawyers Board of Regents and is a Lifetime Member ofThe Million Dollar Advocates Forumhaving achieved multiple seven-figure jury verdicts and settlements.He was honored inFlorida Top Verdictsfor having obtained the largest award in a lawsuit against a Dram Shop in 2011 (8.25 Million Dollars). Mr. Gordon prosecutes these claims individually and continues to serve as co-counsel throughout Florida for the purpose of assisting fellow lawyers to represent individuals injured as a result of the improper service of alcohol by bars, stores and restaurants.In December of 2017, he obtained the largest award in a lawsuit involving a motorcycle accident (14.95 Million Dollars). After jury selection and merely four days of testimony in what was expected to be a 10-day trial, GEICO executives at the corporate headquarters in Maryland authorized consent judgment before verdict.Mr. Gordon has also achieved national recognition for his efforts in seeking to overcome tribal sovereign immunity on behalf of critically injured clients in multiple lawsuits filed against the Seminole Tribe of Florida.Jack Gordon remains committed to representing individuals who have been injured, and families of relatives who have been killed, as a result of medical malpractice, motor vehicle negligence, and dram shop violations. Mr. Gordon is admitted to practice law in the state of Florida and in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and has tried and argued cases in jurisdictions throughout the United States.In 1994, he established his reputation by successfully representing more than 120 women injured as a result of silicone breast implants in cases against the pharmaceutical manufacturers.Since 1992, Mr. Gordon has combined his passion for helping others with his precision advocacy and has represented victims of negligence in cases ranging from catastrophic vehicular accidents to boat explosions to surgical errors to failed hospital equipment. In addition to representing families who have lost members due to wrongful death, Jack has represented clients who have suffered a myriad of injuries including spinal perforations, silicone induced fibromyalgia, brain traumas, loss of limbs, paralysis, and organ loss.