Stefano Portigliatti
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Jacksonville, FL
- Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff (90%),
- Business/Corporate (10%)
- English,
- Italian,
- Portuguese,
- Spanish
Stefano D. Portigliatti is a trial attorney specializing in commercial motor vehicle cases at Coker Law, PA in Jacksonville, FL. He has represented clients in over a hundred trucking cases and helped obtain millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements.
Stefano is among the first 20 attorneys in the United States to pass a rigorous exam on trucking laws, an intensive background check and prove that his practice is dedicated to protecting victims of truck crashes. He is also one of the youngest attorneys to be included among Super Lawyer’s Rising Stars and the National Trial Lawyers’ Top 40 Under 40.
Stefano often presents on topics related to trial and trucking litigation. He is on the Board of Regents of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys. He is also the founder of truck.law™, which assists other plaintiffs’ attorneys handling trucking cases with forms, resources, and seminars available at www.truck.law.
Stefano was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to a hard-working Italian family. Before becoming a lawyer, he was engaged in diverse business ventures across multiple continents. Stefano is the Vice President of SOAR Global Institute - a laboratory that researches human behavior and development. Stefano speaks all over the world in the areas of emotional intelligence, innovation and human development. He is a certified master coach and trainer and has developed several courses and systems that apply psychology and behavioral analytics to management and trial strategies.
Stefano is a musician and likes to sail, golf, cook and travel with his wife, Brittany. They welcomed their first child, Luca, to the world in July of 2019. Stefano and Brittany like to volunteer with New Beginnings Global Outreach to provide services and resources for emotional, physical and spiritual health to the needy.
- 90%Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10%Business/Corporate
Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Trucking Accidents, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Business Formation and Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Partnership, Sub-chapter S Corporations, Contracts, Business Organizations
Selections
Rising Stars: 2017 - 2021
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About Stefano Portigliatti
Admitted: 2013, Florida
Professional Webpage: http://www.cokerlaw.com/about-us/our-attorneys/stefano-porti...
Honors/Awards:
- Law Founders’ Award, Florida Costal School
- Treasurer, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, Florida Coastal School of Law
- Dean’s List, Florida Coastal School of Law
- Vice-President, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Florida Coastal School of Law
- Book Awards, Florida Coastal School of Law
- Mock Trial Team, Florida Coastal School of Law
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Florida
- Trial Lawyers Section, Florida Bar
- United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- Member, American Association for Justice
- Trucking Litigation Group, American Justice Association
- Member, Florida Justice Association
- Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys - Board of Regents
- Member, Jacksonville Justice Association
- Florida Bar Leadership Academy Committee
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Board of Trustees, Florida Coastal School of Law Foundation
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Leading Innovation, September, 2011, Leading Innovation , 2011
- Leading Innovation, August, 2012
- Leading Innovation, Sept 2013, Leading Innovation, 2013
- Leading Innovation, May, 2014
- Emotional Intelligence for Law Students, August 2011
- Emotional Intelligence for Law Students, January, 2012
- Emotional Intelligence for Law Students, August 2012
- Leading the Next Generation, May 2012
- Behavioral Patterns in Management, SOAR Advanced Certification, August 2014, Behavioral Patterns in Management, SOAR Advanced Certification, 2014
- The Impeachment Process and the Constitution, InterLaw, 2016
- BottomUP Organization and Innovation, Interbusiness, 2016
- Defeating Defense Requests for Confidentiality, Trucking Litigation Group Member’s Only Meeting Fall, 2016
- Management Principles for the Judicial System, Law Firms & The Lawyer, InterLaw, 2015
- Comparative Law, Civil Procedure, InterLaw, 2014
- Leading Innovation, May, 2010
Verdicts/Settlements:
- $3,250,000 Verdict - Head-On Collision Victim Receives $3.25 Million Verdict, 2019
- $1,500,000 Settlement - Plaintiff was a 68 y.o. male driving a pickup and utility trailer at night on the interstate. He was rear-ended by a semi-tractor trailer and pushed accross multiple lanes of traffic. He suffered an aggravation to degenerative conditions in his low back that required a lumbar fusion and injections. , 2019
- Critical Crash Concerns for I-4 Corridor Construction, 2018
- Client Blamed for Crash Until Coker Law Investigates and Gets Settlement for $1,000,000.00, 2018
- Calls For New Regulations After Deadly Limo Crash – Do You Know The Dangers?, 2018
- Affordable Safety Features Could Save Thousands – Why Aren’t They Being Used?, 2018
- Head-On Collision Victim Receives $3.25 Million Verdict, 2019
- In A Trucking Crash, There Are Layers of Liability They Don’t Want You To Know About, 2019
- $1,125,000 settlement for eye injury from rearending a tractor-trailer. , 2019
- $425,000 settlement for back injuries sustained from falling cargo in a tractor-trailer, 2019
- $475,400 verdict for a shoulder injury in an intersectional collision, 2014
- $1,083,500 settlement for wrongful death of a cyclist run over by a tractor-trailer at a corner. , 2019
- $7,500,000 settlement for wrongful death from trucking collision, 2016
- $820,000 settlement for low back injury from a truck collision, 2014
- $4,850,000 verdict for neck injury in a rear-end collision, 2014
- $200,000 verdict for neck injury from a rear-end collision, 2015
- $2,600,000 settlement for wrongful death from a motorcycle collision with a truck, 2016
- $1,050,000 Verdict for ankle, foot and neck injuries from car accident, 2017
- $940,000 verdict for a low back injury from a intersectional collision, 2016
- $900,000 settlement for neck injuries from a collision with a truck, 2016
- $9,997,000 Verdict for bodily injuries and PTSD from gun shots, 2017
Educational Background:
- University of South Florida, Bachelors, International Business, Minor: Economics
- Florida Christian University, Masters of Business Administration
Industry Groups
- Business Negligence
- Trucking And Bus Accidents
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Comments
- “Stefano Portigliatti is an example of what all lawyers should strive to be: he is always professional, he is knowledgable about the law and strategic in his litigation practice, cares about his clients, and goes above and beyond to help his fellow lawyers become better. He takes the time to not only answer other lawyers' questions, but also to provide the inside baseball pragmatic solutions to problems in other lawyers' cases. He does all of that with a smile and a sense of genuineness not abundant in our profession. ”
- “Stefano is an outstanding attorney and mentor to other attorneys practicing plaintiff's personal injury law and/or interested in commercial trucking accident cases. He deserves to be recognized for his dedication to his clients and the legal community. ”
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
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Last Updated: 12/10/2020