Attorney Profiles
Philip J. Mandina, Esq.
Phil Mandina was a graduate of the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Business Administration, and additional major in psychology. He attended the law school at the University of Miami which he completed in two and a half years and became a member of the Florida Bar immediately thereafter. He has been in active practice of law ever since as a trial lawyer. Phil’s background includes but is not limited to over 400 cases representing insurance companies and other defendants and additional 600 cases representing plaintiffs who have been injured through some form of negligence. As a result of his continue varied background in litigation itself, he has been in litigation in the courts of California, Colorado, New York, North Carolina and others. He is rated “AV”, by Martindale Hubble representing the highest category for ability and professionalism in the law as well as ethics.
He has been a member of the Federal Trail Bar ever since he became a member of the Florida Bar. Phil has been involved in appellate practice since the very beginning of his career with “law changing” appellate cases.
On the pro-bono side of Phil’s career he was a magistrate with a Chief Judge of the Monroe County Circuit Court, the honorable Richard Payne for three years, handling all of the pre-trials for the courts. In additional he has been general counsel pro-bono for the Martin Luther King Memorial Hospital. Phil is a certified law enforcement officer; he has over the past 20 years devoted much of his time in pro-bono work for various departments and agencies. He holds a commercial pilots license and has held Real Estate Licenses in several states including North Carolina.
As a commercial pilot and law enforcement professional, he was the first police officer to be a part of Miami Fire Departments first search and rescue team formed as one of the first in the country. In addition, he has searched many areas in Florida for missing persons over the years.
Marc R. Ginsberg, Esq.
Marc R. Ginsberg was born in 1958. Following graduation from the University of Florida, with Honors; Mr. Ginsberg attended the University of Florida Law School graduating in 1981. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1981 and immediately entered the active practice of law.
In 1992, following successful completion of the rigorous trial, practice, and testing requirements mandated by the Florida Bar; Mr. Ginsberg was awarded the privilege of Florida Bar Board Certification in Civil Trial Law. Mr. Ginsberg has consistently met the requirements to be re-certified during each ensuing five year re-certification date.
Board Certification authorizes Mr. Ginsberg to represent that he is an expert and specialist in Civil Trial Law. Mr. Ginsberg focuses his civil trial practice in the areas of Medical Malpractice; Product Liability; Automobile Accidents; Truck Accidents; Boating Accidents; Drowning Accidents; Cruise Ship Accidents; SCUBA; Jet Ski, & Parasailing Accidents; Ocean, Fresh Water, and Swimming Pool Accidents; Sports Accidents ;Electrocutions; Industrial, Transportation Facility, and Construction Site Accidents; Premises Liability; Premises Security; Aviation Incidents; Insurance Bad Faith; and insurance coverage litigation.
Mr. Ginsberg has litigated cases in many Florida Circuit Courts including the Circuit Courts of Miami-Dade County, Broward County, Palm Beach County, Pinellas County, Marion County, Duval County, and other counties as well. Mr. Ginsberg is a member of the Federal Trial Bar of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and has litigated and tried cases in that court, as well as litigated cases in the Middle District of Florida and the Northern District of Georgia. Mr. Ginsberg has been involved as an Appellate attorney in the Florida and Federal Appellate courts, including the Third District Court of Appeal, the Fourth District Court of Appeal, the Florida Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.