Michael E. Brand

Partner at Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A.
Dadeland Centre II, 9150 South Dadeland Boulevard, Suite 1400, Miami, FL 33156

617 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040
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Overall Rating

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22 Reviews
Overall Rating

4.8
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22 Reviews

Peer Reviews

4.8
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Peer Reviews

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Michael Elias Brand is a Partner in the firm’s Miami and Key West offices. He practices across all fields of litigation, including medical malpractice, personal injury claims and professional liability claims, premises liability, negligent security, legal malpractice, automobile and trucking claims, bad faith/extra-contractual liability and others. He has tried approximately 300 jury trials to verdict in his career.

Mr. Brand received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a minor in English at the University of Pennsylvania, after which he obtained his Juris Doctor from Temple University. He joined Cole, Scott & Kissane after working at the Dade County Public Defender’s Office, where he represented clients charged with serious felonies, and after several years of civil practice.

Mr. Brand is also an elected member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). He also serves as a pro bono attorney on behalf of vulnerable children through the Attorney Ad Litem Program and Lawyers for Children of America.

Awards & Recognitions

•The Best Lawyers in America , Litigation - Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, recognized since 2013
•Super Lawyers 2009-2021, 2024-Present
•Florida Trend's Legal Elite Recognition, since 2013
•Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating, since 2016
•Listed Lawyer, Bar Register of Preeminent Attorneys, 2017
•Courtroom View Network (CVN) Florida's Defense Attorney of 2016 (Partners Who Cleared Doctor in $75M Medical Malpractice Trial), 2016
•Legal Leader, The American Lawyer, 2016
•Legal Leader, The National Law Journal and Corporate Counsel, 2016
•Lawyers of Distinction Award, 2016
•Best Lawyers in South Florida, The Wall Street Journal, October 2015, January 2013, December 2012
•'BestEsq' Personal Injury Attorney in Miami

Newsroom

News

•Auto Accident Trial Results in Defense Verdict on Permanency in Palm Beach County, FL
Recent Successful Trial, 2.11.2026
•Complete Defense Verdict in Auto Liability Trial in Miami-Dade County, FL
Recent Successful Trial, 12.2.2024
•Defense Victory in Personal Injury Trial in Miami-Dade County
Recent Successful Trial, 10.4.2024
•Favorable Trial Result - Architecture - Broward County
Recent Successful Trial, 1.17.2024
•Defense Verdict - Auto Accident - Orlando
Recent Appellate Success, 5.25.2023
•ALF Defense Verdict in Fort Myers
Recent Successful Trial, 1.6.2023
•Full Defense Verdict Obtained in Slip and Fall TBI Case in Marion County
Firm News, 3.29.2022
•CSK Obtains Defense Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case
Firm News, 1.18.2013

(Also at Key West Office)

Bad Faith and Extra-Contractual Liability
Catastrophic and Personal Injury
Construction
First Party Property
Hospitality Industry Defense
Insurance Defense Litigation
Legal Malpractice
Liquor Liability
Medical Malpractice
Nursing Home Health Care
Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation
Physician's Malpractice
Premises Liability
Security Negligence
Sex Trafficking/Human Trafficking Civil Defense
Trucking Accident Defense
Vehicle Negligence

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 569015, Miami, FL 33156

University Attended:

University of Pennsylvania, B.A., Economics with a Minor in English

Law School Attended:

Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D.

Year of First Admission:

1994

Admission:

1994, Florida; 1994, Massachusetts; Connecticut (bar passage only)

Memberships:

Associations

•The Florida Bar
•American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
•Miami-Dade Bar
•International Association of Defense Counsel
•Lawyers for Children of America

Birth Information:

1967

ISLN:

911955581

4.8/5.0 (22 reviews)

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Analytical Capability
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Judgment
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Communication
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5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 01/27/21 in Insurance Defense

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5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 06/01/20 in Premises Liability

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5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 06/01/20 in Negligence

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5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 08/13/18 in Premises Liability

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5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 07/25/18 in Litigation

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5.0/5.0 Rated by a Hiring Partner on 01/01/18 in Civil Litigation

Mr. Brand is certainly one of the best trial attorneys in Miami.

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5.0/5.0 Rated by a Other on 11/21/17 in Civil Litigation

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5.0/5.0 Rated by a Other on 11/21/17 in Personal Injury

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5.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate on 01/20/16 in Premises Liability

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5.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate on 01/20/16 in Medical Malpractice

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Miami, FL
Dadeland Centre II , 9150 South Dadeland Boulevard, Suite 1400
Miami, FL 33156

305-350-5380 Phone
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Key West, FL
617 Whitehead Street
Key West, FL 33040

305-350-5380 Phone
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305-373-2294 Fax

www.csklegal.com

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