Mr. Novigrod has been practicing law in Miami-Dade and the surrounding counties for several years. In that time, he has garnered a reputation for honesty and fair-dealing, as well as for his dogged determination in the advocacy of his clients. Mr. Novigrod effectively defends major corporations and insured individuals in various types of civil cases including premises liability, products liability, automobile negligence, negligent security, libel/slander/defamation, property damage, subrogation and insurance coverage issues, creditor/debtor disputes and landlord/tenant disputes.
He is admitted to the Florida Bar, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and is a member of the Miami-Dade County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division.
Regarding his personal background, Mr. Novigrod was born in Southern Texas and raised in Los Angeles, California, where he obtained a degree in Anthropology.
Mr. Novigrod relocated to attend the University of Miami School of Law where he distinguished himself by winning his 1L (first year) Moot Court Competition. Throughout his law school career, Mr. Novigrod served as a law clerk for a personal injury law firm, gaining an appreciation for how Plaintiffs' prosecute various lawsuits. In his final summer of law school, he added to his workload a certified legal internship at the Law Offices of Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit.
Upon graduation he accepted one of several, highly coveted, assistant Public Defender positions in Miami-Dade County, where he obtained an ease and dexterity in the courtroom where he spent countless hours executing daily calendars, motions, hearings, over 20 trials, and innumerable plea negotiations. As a Senior Associate with Hightower & Partners, Mr. Novigrod has returned to civil litigation with both the knowledge he obtained prosecuting Plaintiff's civil litigation cases, and with the trial skills he has developed as a Public Defender.
Away from the office, Mr. Novigrod enjoys fitness activities, traveling, playing music, and spending time with his wife on Miami's world famous beaches.