Andrew Y. Winston

Born in Philadelphia, Mr. Winston attended Pennsylvania State University and earned his B.A from Temple University, graduating cum laude with honors in 1990. He then received his J.D. from Nova Southeastern University Law School in 1994.

Andrew is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator and a Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator. He has been a litigator and trial lawyer in the state of Florida for over 30 years. During that time, he represented both plaintiffs and defendants. Mr. Winston gained valuable experience working for two South Florida insurance defense firms and then made the switch to plaintiff personal injury, professional malpractice and wrongful death matters.

He is admitted to practice before all Florida courts, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and the United States 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, and has been recognized for his excellence many ways, including being admitted to the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, achieving a 10/10 Avvo rating, earning an AV Preeminent rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, being named one of Florida’s Top 100 Lawyers for 2015-2016 and 2019-2021 and being voted to Florida Trend’s “Legal Elite” and as a Florida “SuperLawyer” – an honor reserved for the top 5% of lawyers in the state – every year since 2011. In 2024, the South Florida Daily Business Review named Andrew one of the "Top 3 Mediators" in the State. Andrew also served as the co-Chair for the Broward County Bar Associations's ADR Practice Group for the years 2023 through 2025, and has been a member of the BCBA's Bench & Bar Committee since 2019.

Mediation/Arbitration Areas:

Maritime and Cruise Injuries

Insurance Claims (1st and 3d Party)

Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse

Wrongful Death

Medical Malpractice

Legal Malpractice

Accounting Malpractice

Auto Accidents

Premises Liability

Child Injuries and Accidents

ADA Violations

Bar Admissions:

Florida Bar, 1994

U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals

Education:

Nova Southeastern University – Shepard Broad Law Center, J.D.

Temple University, B.A. - Cum Laude, with Honors

Honors & Awards:

Lifetime member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum 10/10 Rating

Top South Florida Lawyer, Daily Business Review, 2016

Top Lawyer, South Florida Legal Guide, 2016

Selected Florida SuperLawyers, 2011-present

Selected for Florida SuperLawyers Top 100-Miami Area, 2014-present

Selected for Florida SuperLawyers Top 100 in Florida, 2015-2017, 2019-2021

Selected for Florida Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite, 2011-present

Florida Justice Association “Gold Eagle” Recipient, 2012

Selected as a "Top Florida Lawyer" as published in the Miami Herald, 2015

Selected by the South Florida Daily Business Review as one of the "Top 3 Mediators" in the State, 2024

Professional Association & Memberships:

Member, Broward County Bar Association

Member, BCBA Professionalism Committee

Member, American Association for Justice

EAGLE Member, Florida Justice Association

Member, FJA Broward Vanguard Committee (2010-2020)

Chair, FJA Broward Vanguard Committee (2011-2015)

Member, FJA Nominating Committee (2012-2020)

Member, FJA Auto Insurance Committee (2012-2020)

Member, Broward County Trial Lawyers Association

Officer (2004-2010)

President (2009)

BCTLA Representative to FJA BOD (2013)

Member, Trial Lawyers Section, Florida Bar

Member, ADR Section, Florida Bar

Community Service

Member, Florida Bar Grievance Committee 17D (2022-2025) Chair (2025)

Member, Florida Bar Grievance Committee 17F (2014-2017)

Member, Florida Bar Grievance Committee 17A (2008-2011) Chair (2011)

Member, Florida Bar Grievance Committee 17D (2003-2005) Chair (2003-2005)

Florida Bar Atty Fee Arbitrator/Grievance Mediator (2005-present)

Member, West Broward YMCA Charity Outreach Committee (2009)

Member, West Broward Masonic Lodge No. 253 (2009-present)

Member, Scottish Rite, Valley of Miami, Florida (2009-present)

Davie Youth Lacrosse Coach

St. Gregory Middle School Lacrosse Coach

Personal

3° Master Mason, West Broward Lodge No. 253 F.&A.M.

32° Master Mason, Scottish Rite, Vale of Miami

Noble of Mahi Shrine Miami Shriners International

5th Degree Black Belt, Chung-Do Kwon Karate

3rd Degree Black Belt, ITF Taekwon-Do

Brown Belt, Brazilian Jui Jitsu, Carlson Gracie lineage