Keith R Mitnik

Keith R. Mitnik was born in Eustis, Florida in 1959. He graduated from Eustis High School in 1977. He graduated from UCF Magna Cum Laude in 1981 with a degree in Allied Legal Services. He graduated from FSU Law School with honors 1984. Upon graduation he was selected to train under one of the premier Trial Attorneys in Central Florida. Within two years he was named a partner by his mentor. He remained in the firm of Robertson, Williams, Mitnik and McDonald until 1992, when he formed The Law Firm of Peed and Mitnik. In 1997 he joined the Law Firm of Morgan & Morgan and is now one of the owners.

Keith Mitnik is Senior Trial Lawyer for Morgan & Morgan. He is designated to assist other members of the firm on their trials; as a result he tries a large number of cases every year.

He has handled many high profile cases and has been interviewed by Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes. Over the years, his list of clients included judges, elected officials, law firms, and world famous musicians. He has handled such high profile cases as the suit against Britney Spears by her former manager, the suit by the Backstreet Boys against their former manager, the suit by Harlem Globetrotters legends including Curly Neal and Meadowlark Lemon against The Harlem Globetrotters, the civil suit against Casey Anthony, and the “Tailwind” case against CNN and Time Magazine (one of the leading defamation cases of the last decade). He has been honored as a member of the Florida Legal Elite, Florida’s “Super Lawyers”, Best Lawyers in America (2013 Lawyers of the Year), and Martindale’s Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers.

Mr. Mitnik has obtained a long list of verdicts in excess of a million dollars. In the last few years, he has jury verdicts of $1 Million, $1.35 Million, $2.4 Million, $2.7 Million, $5.1 Million, $18.1 Million, $27 million, $40 Million, and a $90 Million (which was the 7th largest verdict in America for 2010). He is a frequent seminar presenter for plaintiff’s lawyers in Florida and across the country sharing his cutting edge lawsuit strategies. More information on Mr. Mitnik's seminars and books is available here .

Recent Wins

Estate of Frank Townsend v. RJ Reynolds, et al.
$90,800,000
Product Liability
2009

Estate of Patricia Allen v. RJ Reynolds, et al.
$40,000,000
Product Liability
2013

Brink v. Ruiz
$25,927,183
Car Accident
2012

VanZyl v. Kincaid
$18,888,875
Car Accident
2010

Van Zyl v. Kincaid
$18,888,875
Car Accident
2024

Good Gateway LLC and SEG Gateway LLC
$14,500,000
Breach of Contract
2014

Carol Reed v. Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
$12,350,000
Nursing Home Abuse, Elder Abuse
2022

Rausin v. Rodgers
$12,023,195
Car Accident
2008

Private Settlement
$10,000,000
Wrongful Death
2021

Roundtree v. Schultz
$8,000,000
Car Accident
2017

Alaqua Lakes Community Association, Inc. v. Taylor Morrison of Florida, Inc.
$7,287,782
Construction Accidents
2019

Jean D. Fergile v. Gail June Payne et al.
$6,800,000
Car Accident
2023

Burke v. Lancheros and VL Auto Transport, Inc.
$6,640,031
Car Accident
2021

Estate of John Price v. RJ Reynolds, et al.
$6,400,000
Product Liability
2015

Christopher Morgan v. MARTA and Lavonda Jones
$6,397,178
Car Accident
2022

Connie Finkbeiner
$6,000,000
Car Accident
2024

Estate of Mary Goveia v. RJ Reynolds, et al
$5,350,000
Product Liability
2013

Action Products v. Lung Cheong
$5,100,000

2005

Private Settlement
$5,000,000
Car Accident
2025

Walker v. Condemarin
$4,099,896
Car Accident
2011

Bryan v. Hanson
$4,000,000
Car Accident
2008

Tonia v. Brown
$3,700,000
Car Accident
2019

John Doe vs. Insurance Company
$3,500,000
Car Accident
2020

Jason Benson vs. BayCare Home Care, Inc. and Reginald Brown
$3,392,249
Car Accident
2022

Addison v. Perez
$3,334,728
Medical Malpractice
2005

Private Premises Liability Settlement
$3,000,000
Slip and Fall
2023

Faith Billingham v. Gay Scott, as P.R. of the Estate of Winston Scott
$2,980,994
Car Accident
2013

Brown v. Sumter County School Board
$2,900,000
Car Accident
2007

Kayla Ellis vs Family Dollar Stores of Florida, LLC
$2,900,000
Slip and Fall
2023

Williams, Maque vs. Farrington, Cindy
$2,620,000
Car Accident
2022

Miskiel, Deborah vs. Daniel Dukes and Innerflow Lawnsprinklers, Inc.
$2,320,000
Car Accident
2023

Sports Technology Applications, Inc. v. MLB Advanced Media, L.P.
$2,000,000
Breach of Contract
2021

Isham v. City of Ft. Lauderdale
$1,800,000
Car Accident
2007

McKernan v. Groves
$1,700,000
Car Accident
2006

Marlyn Beard v. Jamarcus Essex, et al.
$1,617,800
Trucking Accident
2025

Scott v. Billings
$1,500,000
Medical Malpractice
2004

Wesby v. Globe Manufacturing Company, LLC & Casco Industries, Inc.
$1,500,000
Product Liability
2018

Fields v. Primera Owners Association, Inc.
$1,478,000
Slip and Fall
2019

Hobbs v. Adams
$1,355,034
Car Accident
2009

McGregor v. Molnar and Commercial Carrier Corp.
$1,329,280
Car Accident
2004

Osvath, Maricela vs. Dolive, James
$1,300,000
Car Accident
2021

Jason W. Kinney vs. Shayne Black and Bay Pharmacy, INC.
$1,243,996
Car Accident
2021

Florian v. Tojen
$1,200,000
Car Accident
2008

Davis v. Groundtek
$1,190,000
Car Accident
2017

Blackwelder vs. Volpe
$1,100,000
Car Accident
2017

Wabnitz v. Sider
$1,017,000
Medical Malpractice
2012

Titus v. Central Florida YMCA
$1,000,000

1999

Orders v. Walgreens Corp.
$1,000,000
Medical Malpractice
2000

Benson v. Memorial Hospital
$1,000,000
Medical Malpractice
2003

Gibson v. Nationwide
$1,000,000
Car Accident
2007

Dondero v. Rodgers
$1,000,000
Car Accident
2008

Cadle v. Geico
$900,000
Car Accident
2013

Smith v. Sirine
$900,000
Car Accident
2017

Gray v. Hummel
$850,000
Medical Malpractice
2004

Business Owner vs. Safeguard America
$784,898
Breach of Contract
2016

Nate Dixon, SAS, GPN v. Security Systems, Inc. and David Roman
$784,898
Breach of Contract
2015

Kaufhold v. Zych
$750,000
Medical Malpractice
2007

Stachowiak v. Pacheco
$740,000
Car Accident
2015

Lyons-Howey v. Ratner Companies d/b/a Hair Cuttery
$628,828
Slip and Fall
2010

Diperna v. Diperna
$625,000
Car Accident
2010

Russell and Deborah Crouch v. Port Charlotte HMA, d/b/a Bayfront Port Charlotte, et al.
$625,000
Medical Malpractice
2021

Stout v. Suncruz
$556,000
Slip and Fall
2007

Nelms v. Mastec North America
$500,000
Car Accident
2009

Baez v. Allstate Corp
$500,000
Insurance Claims
2001

Trimble v. Bio Medical
$500,000
Medical Malpractice
2006

Jason Lawrence v. David J, Smith, Jr., M.D
$496,437
Car Accident
2019

Clark v. Travelers Home and Marine Insurance Company
$442,239
Car Accident
2012

Global Tire Recycling of Sumter County v. City of Wildwood
$400,000

2001

Johnson v. Methodist Hospital
$400,000
Medical Malpractice
2006

Martinez v. Vazquez
$390,555
Car Accident
2011

Santos v. Wasserman
$375,000
Car Accident
2012

Hamatie v. Louisville Ladder Inc.
$375,000
Slip and Fall
2006

Young v. Allstate Corp.
$369,161
Car Accident
2006

Hosfield v. Thomas
$365,000
Car Accident
1996

Boggs v. Henriques
$350,000
Medical Malpractice
2006

Smyth v. USAA
$350,000
Car Accident
2014

Lancaster v. Arnold
$325,000
Car Accident
2014

Richardson v. Robinson Fruit Harvestor
$318,222
Car Accident
2001

Dorn v. Adventist Health
$300,000
Medical Malpractice
2004

Whiteside v. Patel
$300,000
Car Accident
2006

Trevor Rifkin v. Kelly Mee In
$300,000
Car Accident
2021

Williams v. Johnson
$265,000
Car Accident
1996

Hopkins v. Nationwide
$265,000
Car Accident
2010

Salcedo v. Eader
$264,115
Car Accident
2011

Williamson v. City of Clearwater
$225,000

2006

Maxfield v. Hanson
$225,000
Car Accident
2007

Graves v. Lenox Place
$190,000
Slip and Fall
2014

Romain v. Isam
$150,000
Medical Malpractice
2001

Steele v. El Rodeo
$150,000

2006

Dees v. Howard
$150,000
Car Accident
2007

Behr v. Price
$150,000
Medical Malpractice
2007

Soto v. Orlando Utilities Commission
$145,000
Slip and Fall
2014

Longo v. Morales
$110,000
Medical Malpractice
2015

Whiting v. Lakeland Regional Medical Center
$100,000
Medical Malpractice
1998

Guetzloe v. Acevedo-Sequi
$100,000
Medical Malpractice
2003

Price v. Sotolongo
$100,000
Medical Malpractice
2007

Jenkins v. Pinkard
$100,000
Medical Malpractice
2009

Jevin v. Perez
$100,000
Car Accident
2010

Krause v. Adventist Health
$100,000
Medical Malpractice
2015

Rosenblum v. Anglin
$100,000
Slip and Fall
2015

Brenda Soto, as Parent and Natural Guardian of Faith Oquendo, a minor v. ABB and OUC
$100,000
Slip and Fall
2015

James Gallagher v. Antoinette Ricks & Mathias Ricks
$48,000
Car Accident
2010

Iglesias v. Martinez
$29,000
Car Accident
2014

Barkman v. Adams
$19,441
Car Accident
2009