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

Private Settlement $55,000,000 Car Accident, Traumatic Brain Injury 2026

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

Private Settlement $37,500,000 Trucking Accident 2025

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, Business Trial Group 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, Business Trial Group 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

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

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

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

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

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

Smith v. Sirine $900,000 Car Accident 2017

Cadle v. Geico $900,000 Car Accident 2013

Gray v. Hummel $850,000 Medical Malpractice 2004

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

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

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

Diperna v. Diperna $625,000 Car Accident 2010

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

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

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

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

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

Santos v. Wasserman $375,000 Car Accident 2012

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

Hosfield v. Thomas $365,000 Car Accident 1996

Smyth v. USAA $350,000 Car Accident 2014

Boggs v. Henriques $350,000 Medical Malpractice 2006

Lancaster v. Arnold $325,000 Car Accident 2014

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

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

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

Whiteside v. Patel $300,000 Car Accident 2006

Williams v. Johnson $265,000 Car Accident 1996

Hopkins v. Nationwide $265,000 Car Accident 2010

Salcedo v. Eader $264,115 Car Accident 2011

Maxfield v. Hanson $225,000 Car Accident 2007

Williamson v. City of Clearwater $225,000 2006

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

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

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

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