Biography
Gary Gorday, Esq. is a Senior Partner and has almost forty years of trial litigation experience and over a 100 Florida Jury verdicts. Martindale-Hubbell and his peers have also rated him AV® Preeminent™. Gary has been lead counsel for insurance carriers, Fortune 500 companies, self-insured businesses, and leading retailers and restaurant chains.
Gary's practice is devoted largely to general negligence cases, auto, trucking, uninsured motorist suits, first party property insurance claims, slip and falls, wrongful death, construction defect, product liability and declaratory judgment actions. He has also prepared coverage opinions for numerous insurance companies and responded to Civil Remedy Notices.
Gary received his Juris Doctor in 1979 and a Master of Law degree in Taxation (LL.M.) in 1980 from the University of Miami. Gary is admitted in Florida (1980) and to the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida.
Practice Areas
Practice Areas
- Auto & Fleet Liability
- Construction Defect
- First Party Property
- General Liability
- Liquor Liability
- Negligent Security
- Premises Liability
- Professional Liability | E&O
- Trucking Liability
Experience
Martindale Rating
Bar/Court Admission
- 1980, Florida.
- 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida.
Education
- University of West Florida, B.S.,1974
- University of Miami, J.D.,1979.
- University of Miami, LLM,1980.
Industries Represented
- Insurance Companies
- Home Owner Insurers
- Real Estate Investment Trusts
- Financial Services Companies
- Global Investment Banking Companies
- Third-Party Administrators for Claims Management and Risk Control
- Architects and Engineers
- Attorneys, Accountants and Other Professionals
- Property Managers
- Commercial and Residential Landlords
- Public and Governmental Entities
- State Bureaus & Agencies
- Adult Living Facilities
- Nursing Homes
- Non Profit Organizations
- Media & Electronic Commerce Businesses
- Solid Waste Management Services
- Gas Convenience Stores
- Office Product Retail Stores
- Home Improvement Retailers
- Retail
- Supermarket Chains
- Construction Companies
- Contractors and Sub-contractors
- Suppliers
- Homeowner and Condominium Associations
- Transportation Trucking Industry
- Car Rental Companies
- Hotels
- Shopping Malls and Centers
- Restaurants
- Manufacturers
- Product Distributors
Presentations
Presentations and Speaking Engagements