Michael E. Brand

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

•Jury Assigns Majority Fault to Plaintiff, Delivering Complete Defense Verdict in Pinellas County Industrial Freezer Case
Recent Successful Trial, 2.27.2026
•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