Gary B. Englander
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Englander Peebles, Accident & Injury Lawyers
Practice areas: Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in Florida since: 2011
Education: Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law
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Englander Peebles, Accident & Injury Lawyers
2122 W. Cypress Creek RdSuite 206
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 Visit website
Gary B. Englander is a co-founder of Englander Peebles. Working out of the firm’s main office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, he focuses his practice exclusively on personal injury and wrongful death litigation, representing clients in Broward and Miami-Dade counties as well as other parts of the state. Mr. Englander is admitted to practice in Florida and before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the District of Columbia, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Mr. Englander has been able to obtain millions of dollars in compensation through jury verdicts and negotiated settlements for his clients who have incurred significant losses due to the negligence of other parties. The cases that he has worked on have included premises liability, motor vehicle crashes, auto-pedestrian accidents, wrongful death, animal bites, negligent security, and defective products. He is a life member of the Million and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. His successful track record both in and out of the courtroom has led to a great deal of positive recognition from his colleagues, including an AV Preeminent* peer-review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and a 10.0 “Superb” peer-review rating through Avvo. In addition, Mr. Englander has been named to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40.
Mr. Englander majored in political science at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, and he received a Bachelor of Arts in 2007. He remained in the state for his legal education, enrolling at Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad College of Law. While he was there, Mr. Englander was the executive editor of the International Citator and Research Guide, and he gained litigation experience as a certified legal intern with the Office of the State Attorney for the 17th Judicial Circuit before obtaining his Juris Doctor summa cum laude in 2010.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Assault, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2011, Florida
Professional Webpage: https://www.ftlinjurylaw.com/attorney/englander-gary-b/
Bar / Professional Activity
- United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
- District of Columbia Bar, 2024
- Florida
- Member, Broward County Bar Association, 2019
- Member, Broward County Trial Lawyers Association, 2019
- Member, Broward County Bar Association, 2018
- Member, Broward County Trial Lawyer's Association, 2018
- Member, Broward County Trial Lawyer's Association, 2017
- Member, Broward County Bar Association, 2017
- Member, Broward County Bar Association, 2016
- Member, Broward County Trial Lawyers Association, 2016
- Member, United States Supreme Court Bar, 2016
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Settled a premises liability case for $1,000,00.00. , 2024
- Settled a premises liability case for $250,000.00., 2023
- $1.2 Million Slip and Fall Case Miami-Dade County, 2022
- $220,000.00 slip and fall settlement., 2022
- $100,000.00 tender for car accident involving spoliation of evidence., 2022
- $150,000.00 trip and fall settlement., 2022
- Obtained a verdict for $130,186.68 for my client in a personal injury case in Broward County, Florida. The defense paid my attorneys' fees pursuant to our Proposal for Settlement, 2018
- Reached a policy limit settlement of $100,000 for my client in a personal injury case, 2018
- Settlement for a Motor Vehicle Accident, $125,000.00, 2017
- Verdict for the Plaintiff, 2015
- Settlement of Car Accident Case for $65,000.00, 2015
- The Fourth District Court of Appeal entered a Per Curiam Affirmance in Aitken v. Curtis. I authored the Brief for the Respondent, 2015
- Settled a lawsuit involving a motor vehicle accident mid-trial against Miami-Dade County for $95,000.00, 2014
- Settlement of Car Accident Case for $80,000.00, 2014
- Settlement of Car Accident Case for $75,000.00, 2014
- Settlement of a Premises Liability Case for $82,500.00, 2014
- Settlement of Car Accident Case for $125,000.00, 2013
- Settlement of Premises Liability Case for $74,900.00, 2013
- Settlement of Premises Liability Case for $75,000.00, 2013
- Settlement of Premises Liability Case for $70,000.00, 2013
Pro bono / Community Service
- President of the Fort Lauderdale Evening Rotary Club, 2013
- Board Member, Fort Lauderdale Evening Rotary Club, 2012
Educational Background
- B.A., Political Science, University of Central Florida Minors in Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, 2007
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- In 2019, I was a CLE Presenter teaching Plaintiff's Personal Injury Litigation 101., CLE Presenter, Plaintiff's Personal Injury Litigation 101, ProLawCle, Attorneys, 2019
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Featured in a story published by Florida Politics, 2019
- Featured in story published by Fla Record regarding negligence lawsuit. http://flarecord.com/stories/511190386-law-courts-man-accused-of-negligence-after-woman-allegedly-slips-on-overflowing-toilet-water, 2017
Honors
- Av Rated - Preeminent, Thomson Reuters, 2020
- Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2023
- Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2022
- AV Rated - Preeminent, Thomson Reuters, 2022
- AV Rated - Preeminent, Thomson Reuters, 2021
- Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2022
- Av Rated - Preeminent, Av Rated - Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell, 2019
- Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2022
- Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, Up & Comer – 2015
- Super Lawyers, Rising Star – 2018
- Top Attorneys: Florida's Outstanding Young Lawyers, Top Attorneys: Florida's Outstanding Young Lawyers, American Registry, 2019
- America's Most Honored Professionals - Top 1%, America's Most Honored Professionals - Top 1%, American Registry, 2019
- I have been AV Rated for 5 years., AV 5th Anniversary, Martindale-Hubbell, 2019
- AV Rated - Preeminent, Av Rated - Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell, 2018
- Top Attorneys: Florida's Outstanding Young Lawyers, Top Attorneys: Florida's Outstanding Young Lawyers, American Registry, 2018
- America's Most Honored Professionals - Top 1%, America's Most Honored Professionals - Top 1%, American Registry, 2018
- Av Rated - Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell, 2017
- 10/10 Rating, Avvo, 2017
- Award Recipient, America's Most Honored Professionals - Top 1%, American Registry, 2016, 2017
- Av Rated - Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell, 2016
- Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers, 2016
- Top 10 Attorney, American Institute of Legal Counsel, 2016
- 10 Best Client Satisfaction Award, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2016
- Legal Elite Up & Comer, Florida Trend Magazine, 2015
- America's Most Honored Professionals - Top 1%, American Registry, 2016
- Av Rated - Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell, 2015
- Av Rated - Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell, 2014
- Broad Fellowship Recipient, Nova South eastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, 2009
- Merit Scholarship Recipient, Nova South-eastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, 2008
Office location for Gary B. Englander
2122 W. Cypress Creek Rd
Suite 206
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Phone: 954-928-9909
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2022 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2018 - 2021