Morgan & Morgan, PA is pleased to announce that Frank M. Petosa has joined the firm as a partner in the Davie, Florida office. In addition to leading the firm’s South Florida personal injury practice, Mr. Petosa will also work with the National Consumer Class Action and Mass Tort Department.
Mr. Petosa is dedicated to helping Florida’s families when a loved one suffers a serious injury or dies due to wrongful conduct. When corporations, insurance companies, hospitals, health care providers and nursing homes put profits over safety and wrongfully injure another, Mr. Petosa fights for justice on behalf of Florida’s families. He focuses his practice on medical malpractice, nursing home neglect and abuse, personal injury, and wrongful death cases and also handles mass tort and class action litigation. In 2009, in recognition of his outstanding work on behalf of his clients, Mr. Petosa was named a Florida Super Lawyer, an honor which is limited to the top 5% of attorneys in his field.
He has held numerous leadership positions with the Florida Justice Association, serving as a past president of the organization and as the past chair of the Florida Justice PAC as well as the Nursing Home and Auto Insurance Committees. Mr. Petosa previously served as the Fundraising Chair and as a member of the Medical Liability and Arbitration Committees for the Florida Justice Association. Currently, he is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and a member of the American Bar Association, American Association for Justice, and the Southern Trial Lawyers Association.
Mr. Petosa has frequently lectured at Florida Justice Association and American Association for Justice seminars throughout the country on a variety of topics relating to medical malpractice, nursing home and personal injury litigation. He has also testified extensively before Florida Senate and House committees on a wide range of tort reform issues. Mr. Petosa is also involved with the Florida Bar Association, the Palm Beach County Bar Association, and the Palm Beach County Justice Association.
Mr. Petosa received his J.D. from the University of Florida in 1992, graduating with honors. In addition to his many legal memberships, he is also involved with the National Citizen’s Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, the Broward County Coalition on Aging, and Florida’s Voice for Mental Retardation. Mr. Petosa is admitted to practice in Florida, including the U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.
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