Ezequiel Lugo

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Ezequiel Lugo: Attorney with Banker Lopez Gassler P.A.
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Ezequiel Lugo is Board Certified by The Florida Bar as a Specialist in Appellate Practice. His practice focuses on appeals and litigation support in Florida state courts and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He primarily handles appeals that involve insurance coverage disputes and casualty defense cases. Ezequiel has garnered an AV Preeminent distinction, the highest available mark for professional excellence from Martindale-Hubbell’s Peer Review Ratings.

Representative Experience

•Banker Lopez Gassler P.A., Tampa FL
Shareholder, March 2017 to Present
•Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP, Tampa FL
Senior Associate, 2013-2017
Associate, 2009-2013
•Florida Second District Court of Appeal, Lakeland/Tampa FL
Staff Attorney to the Honorable Douglas A. Wallace, 2007-2009

Presentations and Publications

Presentations

•“A Former Law Clerk’s Views on Appellate Practice.” Presented at the Breakfast and CLE with the Second DCA of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, March 2011

Publications

•Ezequiel Lugo, No Magic Words Required: A Brief Guide to Preserving Error in Florida State Courts from Opening Statements to the Discharge of the Jury, 37 No. 3 TRIAL ADVOC. Q. 19 (Summer 2018)
•Anthony Russo & Ezequiel Lugo, Section 627.428 Attorneys’ Fees & the Confession of Judgment Doctrine: What’s a Court to Consider After a Post-Suit Payment?, 35 TRIAL ADVOC. Q. 25 (Fall 2016)
•Ezequiel Lugo, Harmless Error Redefined, 25 HCBA LAWYER 22 (March - April 2015)
•Ezequiel Lugo, The End of Terms of Court, 24 HCBA LAWYER 19 (September - October 2013)
•Anthony Russo, Ezequiel Lugo & Jared Krukar, Certiorari Redefined: Would the “Functional Restatement” Function?, 42 STETSON L. REV. 403 (Winter 2013)
•Ezequiel Lugo, The Conflict PCA: When an Affirmance Without Opinion Conflicts with a Written Opinion, 85 FLA. B.J. 46 (April 2011)

Distinctions

•AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
•Board Certified in Appellate Practice by The Florida Bar
•The Best Lawyers in America, 2019-2026
•Former Co-Chair of the Appellate Practice Section of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2012-2014
•Former Adjunct Professor, Stetson University College of Law

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Areas of Practice (5)

  • Appellate Law / Appellate, Coverage and Law
  • Insurance Defense / Bad Faith Avoidance Litigation
  • Appellate Law
  • Insurance Defense / Insurance Coverage
  • Litigation / Civil Litigation

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Law Review, Moot Court Board, Suzanne Armstrong Memorial Award for Excellence in Legal Writing and for Professional Conduct, Moot Court Award of Excellence, National Order of Barristers; Harvard, A.B., cum laude, Biology, 1999; Faculty of Arts and Science Scholar
Law School Attended:
Stetson University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2007
Year of First Admission:
2007
Admission:
2007, Florida; U.S Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Memberships:

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

•Florida Bar
•Hillsborough County Bar
•Florida Defense Lawyers Association

Birth Information:
San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 31, 1977
Reported Cases:
Case Type: Appellate; EXPERIENCE: Omega Ins. Co. v. Johnson, 2014 WL 4375189 (Fla. 5th DCA Sep. 5, 2014).; Tower Hill Select Ins. Co. v. McKee, 151 So. 3d 2 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014).; Am. Home Assurance Co. v. Sebo, 141 So. 3d 195 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013).; McDonald's Rests. of Fla., Inc. v. Doe, 87 So. 3d 791 (Fla. 2d DCA 2012).; Landmark Am. Ins. Co. v. Studio Imports, Ltd., Inc., 76 So. 3d 963 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011).; Drew v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Ill., 578 F. App'x 954 (11th Cir. 2014).
ISLN:
920868070

Peer Reviews

4.9/5.0 (16 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.9/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.9/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.9/5.0

  • Communication

    4.8/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.8/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 08/26/22 in Appellate Practice

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 04/03/19 in Appellate Practice

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 10/14/16 in Appellate Practice

    Ezekial Lugo is one of the finest I know and have worked with in terms of knowledge base and professionalism. When we worked together, Mr. Lugo would not hesitate to take the time to answer my questions with sound legal and practical solutions. I hig... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate on 10/13/16 in Appellate Practice

    Mr. Lugo is a Harvard Graduate. He has always displayed the highest standards of competency and ethics during my interaction with him when we were employed at the same firm in Tampa Florida.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 10/11/16 in Appellate Practice

    I worked directly on several appeals, with Ezequiel, while I was a partner with Butler Pappas. He is an excellent attorney.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 10/06/16 in Civil Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 10/06/16 in Appellate Practice

    Very knowledgable and extremely intelligent attorney

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 10/06/16 in Appellate Practice

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 10/06/16 in Appellate Practice

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 09/28/16 in Appellate Practice

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