Andrew Needle

Bar / Professional Activity

• Dade County Bar Association, Circuit Court
• Florida Bar, Grievance Committee 11th Judicial Circuit, 1987 - 1988
• Florida Bar, 1977
• Dade County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 1981 - 1983
• United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
• Florida Bar, Member, President's Preferred Committee, 1985
• American Bar Association, Insurance, Negligence & Compensation Law Section including appointment to Medicine and Law Committee, 1996
• Florida Bar, Public Member Screening Committee, 2003
• Florida Justice Association, Medical Malpractice Task Force, 1994
• Florida Bar, Bar Review Committee on Professional Ethics, 2002
• Dade County Bar Association, Assistant Chairman
• Florida Bar, President's Special Commission on Advertising, 1987 - 1989
• Dade County Bar Association, Assistant Chairman Judicial Reception Committee, 1979 - 1980
• United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
• Florida Bar, Chairman ABA/YLS Liaison Committee, 1985
• American Bar Association, Litigation Section, 1996
• Florida Bar, Board of Governors, 1997 - 2003
• Florida Justice Association, EAGLE, 1994
• Florida Bar, Disciplinary Review Committee, 1997 - 2001, 2003
• Dade County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section
• Florida Bar, President’s Insurance Practice Committee I, 1999 - 2000
• Dade County Bar Association, General Jurisdiction Committee, 1979 - 1980
• Miami Dade Justice Association
• Member, The Board of Governors of the Florida Bar, 1997 - 2003
• Florida Bar, Young Lawyers Division, Board of Governors, 1983 - 1987
• United States Supreme Court
• Florida Bar, Assoc. Chairman Scholarship Committee, 1986
• American Association for Justice
• Florida Bar, Judicial Nominating Commission Screening Committee, 2003
• American Board of Trial Advocates, Charter Member of Miami Chapter
• Florida Bar, Certification Plan Appeals Committee, 1997 - 2003

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

• $750,000.00 Hospital/doctor – brachial plexus palsy
• $750,000.00 Hospital – blood clot; death
• $782,000.00 Hospital/physician – misdiagnosis of spinal fracture
• $850,000.00 Federal government – brachial plexus palsy
• $885,000.00 Surgery center/anesthesiologist/gastroenterologist – oversedation; death
• $900,000.00 College health center failed to properly treat respiratory infection; death
• $940,000.00 Hospital – failed to diagnose lung cancer; death
• $950,000.00 Doctors – brachial plexus palsy
• $995,000.00 Hospital/doctor– brachial plexus palsy
• $1,010,000.00 Van crash - brain injury
• $1,020,000.00 Rideshare SUV hit pedestrian; broken bones, no surgery
• $1,100,000.00 Hospital – failure to properly treat brain injury; death
• $1,100,000.00 Hospital - failure to timely treat stroke
• $1,125,000.00 Hospital – failure to diagnose liver cancer; liver transplant
• $1,195,000.00 Hospital – failure to properly treat severely premature baby; brain injury
• $1,200,000.00 Hospital – failure to properly treat spine infection; partial paralysis
• $1,200,000.00 Shopping center negligent security; death
• $1,210,000.00 Motorcyclist struck by car; uninsured motorist claims
• $1,250,000.00 Hospital/doctor – ischemic injury to hand from cast
• $1,260,000.00 Doctor – stroke caused by improper interventional brain imaging
• $1,300,000.00 Hospital - excessive exposure to radiation
• $1,305,000.00 Product liability - packing machine; severe hand injury
• $1,500,000.00 Hospital - gallbladder surgery; death
• $1,500,000.00 Hospital/doctor – failure to timely treat aortic aneurysm; death
• $1,500,000.00 Hospital - failure to timely treat post operative brain swelling; death
• $1,535,000.00 Hospital - failure to timely treat sepsis; death
• $1,600,000.00 Sober residential home - failure to perform CPR; death
• $1,750,000.00 Hospital - failure to monitor patient with GI illness; death
• $1,775,000.00 Hospital – medication error to pregnant mother; brain injury to baby
• $2,000,000.00 Hospital/doctor – brachial plexus palsy
• $2,000,000.00 Hospital/doctor– unnecessary heart procedure; death
• $2,250,000.00 Hospital/doctor- oversedation for cardiac procedure; brain injury
• $2,300,000.00 Hospital - failure to diagnose brain infection; brain damage
• $2,500,000.00 Hospital - failure to properly prepare patient for heart surgery; death
• $2,750,000.00 Hospital/doctor - failure to administer blood clot preventative medication
• $8,600,000.00 Premises liability/car crash – severe skin injury
• $2,900,000.00 Hospital – failure to diagnose spine infection; partial paralysis
• $3,000,000.00 Hospital/doctor – failure to timely treat diminished blood to leg; loss of foot
• $3,250,000.00 Hospital - brain injury following laparoscopic gall bladder surgery
• $3,750,000.00 Hospital - premature rupture of membranes; hypoxic brain injury
• $4,000,000.00 Hospital - failure to timely treat child brain infection; brain damage
• $4,000,000.00 Hospital - failure to treat prevent fetus from infection; brain injury
• $5,000,000.00 Hospital - misdiagnosed stroke; brain injury
• $5,200,000.00 Hospital - birth trauma; brain injury
• $5,200,000.00 Hospital/doctor– misdiagnosis; brain injury
• $5,250,000.00 Hospital - medication error; brain injury
• $5,300,000.00 Hospital/emergency – failure to diagnose brain swelling; vision loss
• $5,400,000.00 Hospital/emergency - failure to timely/properly treat stroke
• $7,750,000.00 Hospital - failure to properly monitor patient; brain damage
• $7,750,000.00 Hospital/doctors - cardiac tamponade after removal of temporary pacer wire; brain damage
• $8,400,000.00 Hospital - double booked heart surgeries; death

Videos

• Please go to my website at www.needleellenberg.com for video

Special Licenses / Certifications

• Certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a Civil Court Mediator, 2014
• Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Florida Bar, 1991

Honors

• Florida Trend magazine named to the “Florida Legal Elite” 2013
• Named One of South Florida’s Top Lawyers in the area of “Medical Malpractice” by the South Florida Legal Guide, 2002 - 2019
• Named by Florida “Super Lawyers”, as among the tops in “Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury Plaintiff: General”, 2006 - 2019
• Named One of South Florida’s Top Attorneys in the area of “Personal Injury” by Miami Metro Magazine, January, 2001
• Included in The Best Lawyers in America, “Personal Injury Litigation” and “Medical Malpractice”, 2007 - 2020. Named as "Lawyer of the Year 2020" "Medical Malpractice Law- Plaintiffs" Miami, FL region.
• Named a “Heavy Hitter” in the Legal Profession by the South Florida Business Journal, February 10, 2006
• "Trial Talk: Maritime Personal Injuries and Pleasure Boat Liability," WLRN, Dade County Public Television, March, 1991

Educational Background

• Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, BS, 1974

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Paralegal Affiliate Group of South Florida) - "Basic Steps in the Medical Malpractice Case", September, 1998
• Dade County Trial Lawyers' Association - "How to Prepare for & Conduct Cross Examination of Defense Experts", Masters of the Courtroom IV, November, 1998
• "Post Trial Motions," Florida Civil Trial Practice, Chapter 18, 3rd Edition, 1984
• Dade County Trial Lawyers' Association - "Direct Examination of the Plaintiff", Masters of the Courtroom V: A Mock Trial, October,1999
• Lorman Education Services - "Auto Insurance Law and Accident Litigation in Florida - Discovery and Pretrial Preparation", October, 1999
• "Post Trial Motions," Florida Civil Trial Practice, Chapter 18, 12th Edition, 2019
• National Business Institute - "Medical Malpractice in Florida", November, 1999
• "Post Trial Motions," Florida Civil Trial Practice, Chapter 18, 5th Edition, 1998
• Lorman Education Services - "Health Insurance Subrogation Rights and Rights of Reimbursement", January, 2000
• "Post Trial Motions," Florida Civil Trial Practice, Chapter 18, 6th Edition, 2001
• Lorman Education Services - "Auto Insurance Law and Accident Litigation in Florida - Discovery and Pretrial Preparation", October, 2000
• "Post Trial Motions," Florida Civil Trial Practice, Chapter 18, 7th Edition, 2005
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers - "The Current Effects of the Collateral Source Statute 768.76", March, 2001
• "Post Trial Motions," Florida Civil Trial Practice, Chapter 18, 8th Edition 2012
• National Business Institute - "Evidence and Hearsay in the Florida Courtroom", March, 2001
• "Shadow Juries Won't Keep You in the Dark", Miami Review, March 5, 1990
• Lorman Education Services - "Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in Florida - Evaluating the Wrongful Death Case", June, 2001
• "An Ill-Conceived Brainstorm: State Legislators Enact Law Imposing Legal Inequities", Miami Review, August 23, 1991
• Lorman Education Services - "Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in Florida - Evaluating the Wrongful Death Case", September, 2002
• "Malpractice Litigation: Views of A Plaintiff's Attorney", Caduceus Newsletter, Spring 1992
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers - "Medical Malpractice Law Legislative Changes and Case Law Update", June, 2003
• "Effective Use of Technology in Preparing and Trying Cases: An Historical Perspective and Comparison", The Florida Bar News, January 15, 1996
• Lorman Education Services - "Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in Florida - Evaluating the Wrongful Death Case", January, 2005
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers - "Negligent Security" December 1986
• Lorman Education Services - "Tort Reform's Impact On Medical Malpractice Litigation In Florida: A User's Guide - Jury Selection in the Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Era", June, 2006
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers - "Current Thoughts on the Death on the High Seas Act", December 1987
• Inside The Minds - Representing Plaintiffs in Medical Malpractice Cases "Current Challenges in Handling Medical Malpractice Actions: Statutory Protections, Expenses, and Societal Misconceptions", Thomson Reuters/Asparatore 2012
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers - "Admissibility of Prior and Subsequent Incidents", Tampa/Miami, May 17 & 18, 1990
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers - "Medical Malpractice Pre-suit Screening: Pitfalls and Opportunities", Miami, November 2, 1990
• Outline of case law interpreting Florida Statute §768.44 - Medical Mediation Statute, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Legislative Seminar, 1979
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers -"Fighting Medicare/Medicaid Liens and Other Such Nuisances", December, 1990
• "Post Trial Motions," Florida Civil Trial Practice, Chapter 18, 11th Edition, 2017
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers -"Handling Blue Cross-Blue Shield Rights,"Orlando/Ft. Lauderdale, April 25 & 26, 1991
• Certified Instructor of Insurance Education, State of Florida, October 10, 2000; Instructor #948003 (Personal Lines, Commercial Lines, Risk Management Education)
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers- "Florida's Hospital Review Committee Privileges: A Chinese Wall Against Responsibility", December, 1993
• National Education Network- "Trying the Auto Accident Case", Miami, February, 1994
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers- "Group Health Carrier Subrogation Rights or Rights of Reimbursement", Annual Convention, November, 1994
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers- "The Good Samaritan Act's Emergency Room Provisions- Samaritans and Goodness Have Nothing to Do With It", December, 1994
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers- Demonstration of Jury Selection Techniques, 1994 Annual Convention, November, 1994
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers- "The Legal Aftermath of Fabre v. Marin and Strategies for Settlement and Trial", December, 1994
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers- "Group Health Insurance Liens", March, 1995
• The Florida Bar- "Effective Use of Technology in Preparing and Trying Cases- An Historical Perspective and Comparison", Annual Convention, June, 1995
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers- "Group Health Carrier Subrogation Rights and Rights of Reimbursement: General Legal Principles, Pitfalls, Suggestions for Negotiating, Strategies for Releases and Settlements", March, 1996
• Lorman Education Services - "Insurance Litigation in Florida- Health Insurance Subrogation Rights and Rights of Reimbursement", November, 1996
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers- "Florida's Collateral Source Statute", March, 1997
• National Bar Association/Women Lawyers Division Dade County Chapter - "Preparing and Litigating the Personal Injury or Wrongful Death Case", March, 1998
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers- "Group Health Carrier Subrogation Rights and Rights of Reimbursement", March, 1998
• Coral Gables Bar Association- "Medical Malpractice: The Myth of the Frivolous Lawsuit", June, 1998

Other Outstanding Achievements

• Best Lawyers in America "Lawyer of the Year" Medical Malpractice Law- Plaintiffs, Miami, FL region, 2020
• Best Lawyers in America "Lawyer of the Year" Medical Malpractice Law- Plaintiffs..., 2025

“Miami's preeminent medical malpractice lawyer.”