Practice areas: Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Criminal Defense; view more
Licensed in Florida since: 2004
Education: University of Miami School of Law
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Adam Michael Guzi is a senior personal injury attorney at the legal firm David Golden, P.A., which has multiple locations across Florida, including Port St. Lucie, Vero Beach and Okeechobee. Working from the office in Stuart, he represents clients residing in Martin, Saint Lucie, Okeechobee and Indian River counties. He offers them legal counsel on criminal defense and personal injury matters such as:
- Motorcycle accidents
- Trucking accidents
- Car accidents
- Dog bites
- Premises liability
- Brain/spinal cord injuries
- Wrongful death
- General civil litigation
After earning his Bachelor of Business Administration with honors from the Miami Herbert Business School, Mr. Guzi obtained his Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law. He also holds an MBA from the Florida Atlantic University. Licensed to practice in Florida since 2004, he is admitted before all Florida state courts and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Mr. Guzi began his legal career as an assistant state attorney at the 19th Judicial Circuit. He worked on jury trials involving DUI, robbery and murders; oversaw all facets of the county court division; and went on to train new assistant state attorneys as the supervisor of the Martin County misdemeanor division. Having handled several civil litigation cases over the years, he uses his extensive knowledge of the law to advocate for his clients who are seeking justice for their misfortunes.
Renowned in the legal community as a professional with high ethical standards, Mr. Guzi has been listed in the Lawyers of Distinction and in The National Trial Lawyers’ Top 25 attorneys in the personal injury law category. He also holds a 10 out of 10 rating on Avvo, along with many peer endorsements and five-star reviews from grateful clients.
A licensed practitioner for almost two decades, Mr. Guzi is a member of the Justice Major B. Harding American Inn of Court, the Florida Justice Association, the American Bar Association and the Martin County Chamber of Commerce. Furthermore, he is the co-chair of the Trial Lawyers Committee for the Martin County Bar Association.
Actively involved in community events, Mr. Guzi sponsors the Treasure Coast Hockey and the Acacia Masonic Lodge’s Dollars for Scholars John Gray Golf Tournament, among several others. He is an avid scuba diver and is involved in many local beach and reef cleanup programs, such as the Project Aware Cleanup, the Southeast Florida Reef Cleanup and the Great American Cleanup.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Civil Litigation: Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI, General LitigationFocus areas
Animal Bites, Arrest & Arraignment, Assault, Assault & Battery, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Criminal Domestic Violence, Criminal Fraud, Criminal Law, DUI/DWI, Dram Shop Laws, Drug & Alcohol Violations, Expungement, False Accusations, Felony, Juvenile Delinquency, Litigation, Misdemeanor, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Offenses, Murder, Overdrawn Bank Account, Parole, Personal Injury - Defense, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Probation, Prosecution, Sex Offenses, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Small Claims, Theft, Traffic Violations, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 50% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10% Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
- 10% Civil Litigation: Defense
- 10% Criminal Defense
- 10% Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI
- 10% General Litigation
First Admitted: 2004, Florida
Professional Webpage: https://myfavoritelawfirm.com/adam-guzi/
Bar / Professional Activity
- President of the Rio Neighborhood Advisory Committee for the Rio Community Redevelopment Area, 2025
- Member of Martin County Chamber of Commerce, 2025
- Member of the Saint Lucie Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2025
- Member of the Justice Major B. Harding American Inn of Court, 2025
- Member of The Justice Major B. Harding American Inn of Court, 2024
- Member of the Saint Lucie Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2024
- President of the Rio Neighborhood Advisory Committee for the Rio Community Redevelopment Area, 2024
- Martin County Chamber of Commerce member, 2024
- Member of The Justice Major B. Harding American Inn of Court, 2023
- Martin County Chamber of Commerce member, 2023
- Vice-President of the Rio Neighborhood Advisory Committee for the Rio Community Redevelopment Area, 2023
- Member of The Justice Major B. Harding American Inn of Court, 2022
- Martin County Chamber of Commerce member, 2022
- Member of The Justice Major B. Harding American Inn of Court, 2021
- Martin County Chamber of Commerce member, 2021
- Co-chair of the Trial Lawyers Committee for the Martin County Bar Association, 2020
- Co-chair of the Trial Lawyers Committee for the Martin County Bar Association, 2019
- Co-chair of the Trial Lawyers Committee for the Martin County Bar Association, 2018
- Co-chair of the Trial Lawyers Committee for the Martin County Bar Association, 2017
- Co-chair of the Trial Lawyers Committee for the Martin County Bar Association, 2016
- Member of The Justice Major B. Harding American Inn of Court since 2010
- Member of the Martin County Bar Association
- Former Chair of the Criminal Law Committee for the Martin County Bar Association
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- Florida Justice Association
- American Bar Association
- The Florida Bar
- Martin County LEADERship program
- Former Assistant State Attorney and Supervisor for County Court
Representative Clients
- Represented veterans of the armed forces in personal injury claims., 2025
Transactions
- Coordinated the execution of public utility easements to extend water and sewer utilities to properties located on private roads. , 2025
Special Licenses / Certifications
- Florida Notary Public, 2025
Pro bono / Community Service
- Sponsor, volunteer, and active participant in the Stuart/Martin County NAACP Annual "Miracle on 10th Street" Christmas event providing food and gifts to children in the community. Dressing up as Santa Claus and one of the Minions as the gifts and food are handed out., 2025
- Sponsor of Treasure Coast Inline Hockey. Treasure Coast Hockey is dedicated to creating a fun environment while developing the skills of our players. This is a recreational youth hockey league. All coaches and board members are volunteers and enjoy sharing their love of the game with the players. We are a coed league with teams available for players age 4 to 18 years of age., 2025
- Sponsor of Treasure Coast Inline Hockey. Treasure Coast Hockey is dedicated to creating a fun environment while developing the skills of our players. This is a recreational youth hockey league. All coaches and board members are volunteers and enjoy sharing their love of the game with the players. We are a coed league with teams available for players age 4 to 18 years of age., 2024
- Sponsor and volunteer in the Firefighter Challenge Championship, being hosted in Stuart, FL, where firefighters throughout Florida, the United States, and also some representing other countries competed in an obstacle challenge known as "the toughest two minutes in sports.", 2024
- Sponsor, volunteer, and active participant in the Stuart/Martin County NAACP Annual "Miracle on 10th Street" Christmas event providing food and gifts to children in the community. Dressing up as Santa Claus and one of the Minions as the gifts and food are handed out., 2023
- Consulted and provided legal advice to elderly neighbor as to her estate and provided guidance in the preparation of her estate matters. , 2023
- Volunteered by donating time as well as the popcorn machine and product to the South Fork Volleyball boosters in making fresh popcorn to be sold for the team boosters fundraising. , 2023
- Bonito Blast Fishing Tournament in support of the Wounded Warriors Relief Fund, which provides Emergency Financial Assistance and Critical Dental Support to many veterans in our local community., 2023
- Sponsor and volunteer in the World Firefighter Challenge Championship, being hosted in Stuart, FL, where firefighters throughout Florida, the United States, and also some representing other countries competed in an obstacle challenge known as "the toughest two minutes in sports.", 2023
- Community liaison working with the County as to the funding and moving forward with several private roads receiving access to public utilities, including county water and county sewer. , 2023
- Sponsor of Treasure Coast Inline Hockey. Treasure Coast Hockey is dedicated to creating a fun environment while developing the skills of our players. This is a recreational youth hockey league. All coaches and board members are volunteers and enjoy sharing their love of the game with the players. We are a coed league with teams available for players age 4 to 18 years of age., 2023
- Sponsor and active participant in the community outreach involving families taking part in the Florida lobster mini-season., 2023
- Vice-President of the Rio Neighborhood Advisory Committee for the Rio Community Redevelopment Area, 2023
- Sponsor, volunteer, and active participant in the Stuart/Martin County NAACP Annual "Miracle on 10th Street" Christmas event providing food and gifts to children in the community. Dressing up as Santa Claus and "the Gingerbread Man" handing out gifts and food to the lower-income community residents., 2022
- Sponsor and active participant in the community outreach involving families taking part in the Florida lobster mini-season., 2022
- Sponsor of Treasure Coast Inline Hockey. Treasure Coast Hockey is dedicated to creating a fun environment while developing the skills of our players. This is a recreational youth hockey league. All coaches and board members are volunteers and enjoy sharing their love of the game with the players. We are a coed league with teams available for players age 4 to 18 years of age., 2022
- Sponsor of the Acacia Masonic Lodge "Dollars for Scholars John Gray" Golf Tournament. The Acacia Lodge has assisted worthy students in our community for more than 35 years through our college scholarship program. For the last 23 years the Golf Classic Has been our flag chip charity event to raise money for this worthy cause. We contribute 100% of program proceeds to four separate schools, 2022
- Sponsor and purchased book bags for students enrolled in Okeechobee County Public Schools as part of the "Back to School" expo put on by Okeechobee's "Our Village" organization., 2022
- Vice-President of the Rio Neighborhood Advisory Committee for the Rio Community Redevelopment Area, 2022
- Sponsor and volunteer in the Firefighter Combat Challenge, being hosted in Stuart, FL, where firefighters throughout Florida, the United States, and also some representing other countries competed in an obstacle challenge known as "the toughest two minutes in sports.", 2022
- Sponsor of Treasure Coast Inline Hockey. Treasure Coast Hockey is dedicated to creating a fun environment while developing the skills of our players. This is a recreational youth hockey league. All coaches and board members are volunteers and enjoy sharing their love of the game with the players. We are a coed league with teams available for players age 4 to 18 years of age., 2021
- Sponsor, volunteer, and active participant in the Stuart/Martin County NAACP Annual "Miracle on 10th Street" Christmas event providing food and gifts to children in the community. Dressing up as Santa Claus and one of the Minions as the gifts and food are handed out., 2021
- Sponsor and participant for the Bonito Blast Fishing Tournament in support of the Wounded Warriors Relief Fund, which provides Emergency Financial Assistance and Critical Dental Support to many veterans in our local community., 2021
- Vice-President of the Rio Neighborhood Advisory Committee for the Rio Community Redevelopment Area, 2021
- Sponsor of the Acacia Masonic Lodge "Dollars for Scholars John Gray" Golf Tournament. The Acacia Lodge has assisted worthy students in our community for more than 35 years through our college scholarship program. For the last 23 years the Golf Classic Has been our flag chip charity event to raise money for this worthy cause. We contribute 100% of program proceeds to four separate schools, 2021
- Sponsor and active participant in the community outreach involving families taking part in the Florida lobster mini-season., 2021
- Reappointed by Martin County Board of County Commissioners to serve as a board member on the Rio Neighborhood Advisory Committee., 2020
- Sponsor and volunteer at the annual Aaron Vaughn Memorial Softball Tournament put on by Operation 300, a local non-profit organization that supports and that hosts weekend-long adventure camps for children who have lost their parent as a result of military service, pairing each child with a father-aged, male mentor who spends the weekend doing things with the children they might have done with their parent., 2020
- Sponsor and participant for the Bonito Blast Fishing Tournament in support of the Wounded Warriors Relief Fund, which provides Emergency Financial Assistance and Critical Dental Support to many veterans in our local community., 2020
- Sponsor, volunteer, and active participant in the Stuart/Martin County NAACP Annual "Miracle on 10th Street" Christmas event providing food and gifts to children in the community. Dressing up as Santa Claus and one of the Minions as the gifts and food are handed out., 2020
- Sponsor of Treasure Coast Inline Hockey. Treasure Coast Hockey is dedicated to creating a fun environment while developing the skills of our players. This is a recreational youth hockey league. All coaches and board members are volunteers and enjoy sharing their love of the game with the players. We are a coed league with teams available for players age 4 to 18 years of age., 2020
- Sponsor of the Acacia Masonic Lodge "Dollars for Scholars John Gray" Golf Tournament. The Acacia Lodge has assisted worthy students in our community for more than 35 years through our college scholarship program. For the last 23 years the Golf Classic Has been our flag chip charity event to raise money for this worthy cause. We contribute 100% of program proceeds to four separate schools, 2020
- Vice-President of the Rio Neighborhood Advisory Committee for the Rio Community Redevelopment Area, 2019
- Sponsor of the Acacia Masonic Lodge "Dollars for Scholars John Gray" Golf Tournament. The Acacia Lodge has assisted worthy students in our community for more than 35 years through our college scholarship program. For the last 23 years the Golf Classic Has been our flag chip charity event to raise money for this worthy cause. We contribute 100% of program proceeds to four separate schools, 2019
- Sponsor of Treasure Coast Inline Hockey. Treasure Coast Hockey is dedicated to creating a fun environment while developing the skills of our players. This is a recreational youth hockey league. All coaches and board members are volunteers and enjoy sharing their love of the game with the players. We are a coed league with teams available for players age 4 to 18 years of age., 2019
- Sponsor and volunteer at the annual Aaron Vaughn Memorial Softball Tournament put on by Operation 300, a local non-profit organization that supports and that hosts weekend-long adventure camps for children who have lost their parent as a result of military service, pairing each child with a father-aged, male mentor who spends the weekend doing things with the children they might have done with their parent., 2019
- Sponsor, volunteer, and active participant in the Stuart/Martin County NAACP Annual "Miracle on 10th Street" Christmas event providing food and gifts to children in the community. Dressing up as Santa Claus and one of the Minions as the gifts and food are handed out., 2019
- Sponsor and participant for the Bonito Blast Fishing Tournament in support of the Wounded Warriors Relief Fund, which provides Emergency Financial Assistance and Critical Dental Support to many veterans in our local community., 2019
- Sponsor and volunteer at the annual Aaron Vaughn Memorial Frogman Swim/Run put on by Operation 300, a local non-profit organization that supports and that hosts weekend-long adventure camps for children who have lost their parent as a result of military service, pairing each child with a father-aged, male mentor who spends the weekend doing things with the children they might have done with their parent., 2018
- Appointed to the Rio Neighborhood Advisory Committee Board for the Rio Community Redevelopent Area by the Martin County Board of County Commissioners, 2018
- Sponsor and volunteer at the annual Aaron Vaughn Memorial Softball Tournament put on by Operation 300, a local non-profit organization that supports and that hosts weekend-long adventure camps for children who have lost their parent as a result of military service, pairing each child with a father-aged, male mentor who spends the weekend doing things with the children they might have done with their parent., 2018
- Sponsor of Treasure Coast Inline Hockey. Treasure Coast Hockey is dedicated to creating a fun environment while developing the skills of our players. This is a recreational youth hockey league. All coaches and board members are volunteers and enjoy sharing their love of the game with the players. We are a coed league with teams available for players age 4 to 18 years of age., 2018
- Alumni of the Martin County LEADERship program
- Southeast Florida Reef Cleanup
- Project Aware Cleanup
- Great American Cleanup
Honors
- Selected as a 2025 Super Lawyer, 2025 Super Lawyer, Super Laywers, 2025
- Best of the Best, "Best of the Best Attorneys" Top 10 Personal Injury Law, Best of the Best Attorneys, 2025
- Nomimated and voted by the local Treasure Coast community and residents as aTop 3 Personal Injury Law Firm in the Treasure Coast. , Voted Top 3 Personal Injury Law Firm - Treasure Coast Community Choice Awards, 2025 Official Community's Choice Awards - Treasure Coast, 2025
- Nomimated and voted by the local Treasure Coast community and residents as the Top Law Firm in the Treasure Coast. , Winner of Top Criminal Law Firm - Treasure Coast Community Choice Awards, 2023 Official Community's Choice Awards - Treasure Coast, 2024
- Selected as a 2024 Super Lawyer, 2024 Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2024
- Lawyers of Distinction - Personal Injury, Lawyers of Distinction, 2024
- "Best of the Best Attorneys" Top 10 Personal Injury Law, Best of the Best Attorneys, 2024
- Selected as a 2023 Florida Super Laywer., 2023 Florida Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2023
- Selected by the Treasure Coast public/residents as the winner of the top Criminal Law Firm on the Treasure Coast. , Winner of Top Criminal Law Firm - Treasure Coast Community Choice Awards, 2023 Official Community's Choice Awards - Treasure Coast, 2023
- "Best of the Best Attorneys" Top 10 Personal Injury Law, "Best of the Best Attorneys" Top 10 Personal Injury Law, 2023
- Lawyers of Distinction - Personal Injury, Lawyers of Distinction, 2023
- "Best of the Best Attorneys" Top 10 Personal Injury Law, 2022
- Lawyers of Distinction - Personal Injury, Lawyers of Distinction, 2022
- "Best of the Best Attorneys" Top 10 Personal Injury Law, 2021
- National Trial Lawyers - Top 25 Motor Vehicle, National Trial Lawyers, 2020
- "Best of the Best Attorneys" Top 10 Personal Injury Law, 2020
Educational Background
- University of Miami School of Law - Juris Doctorate, 2001-2004
- Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from Florida Atlantic University, 2002-2004
- BBA from University of Miami School of Business majoring in International Business/Finance and Legal Studies with minor in Political Science., 1997-2001
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Presentation to over 100 members of the Indian River Classic Auto Association regarding aspects of auto insurance in Florida, including benefits of having underinsured/uninsured motorist coverage. , Presenter, Benefits of UM Coverage, Indian River Classic Auto Association, Auto - Classic Auto Association, 2025
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Voted on by community as one of the Top 3 Personal Injury Law Firms - Treasure Coast Community Choice Awards, 2025
- Selected as a Super Lawyer in Florida, 2025
- Winner of Top Criminal Law Firm - Treasure Coast Community Choice Awards, three years in a row, 2025
- Selected as a 2024 Super Lawyer, 2024
- 2023 Florida Super Lawyers, 2023
Industry Groups:
- Auto
- Business
- Education
- Law Enforcement
- Marine
- Small Business
Selections
4 Years Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2026
