Steven R. Maher

A partner at The Maher Law Firm in Winter Park, Florida, attorney Steven R. Maher uses the law to protect his clients’ rights. With more than 30 years of experience handling dangerous and defective drug cases across Florida, he also represents victims of negligence in matters of personal injury accidents, medical malpractice, defective products, class-action lawsuits and mass torts all across the country.

Honest, thorough and professional, Mr. Maher is dedicated to getting to the truth and holding the at-fault parties responsible for the consequences of their actions. A respected member of the legal community, he is known for his solid direct and cross-examination skills and well-thought-out closing arguments. He uses the latest technology and all possible tools and tactics to fight for his clients.

Among his many accolades, Mr. Maher has been inducted into the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum for obtaining numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients. He is the recipient of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers’ Eagle Talon Award and the Florida Lawyers Action Group’s 2001 FLAG Award. Apart from his “Superb” rating on Avvo, one of his cases, culminating in a $25 million jury verdict, was listed by VerdictSearch as one of the Top 100 Verdicts of 2006.

Mr. Maher is a 1984 business administration and management graduate of Loyola Marymount University and completed his Juris Doctor in 1987 at the University of Southern California. Throughout the country, he lectured on trial advocacy and personal injury law. Licensed in Florida, California, Arizona, New York, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia and New Jersey, he extends his law practice nationwide.

Mr. Maher can be frequently spotted arguing for his clients before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Northern, Eastern and Central Districts of California; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit; the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Pennsylvania; the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Highly involved in esteemed legal organizations that connect him with other professionals, Mr. Maher was appointed to serve on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee of the multidistrict litigation involving Yaz and Yasmin by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. A board-certified civil trial attorney, he is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, the International Society of Barristers, the Florida Justice Association, the American Association for Justice and the National Trial Lawyers Association.

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