Michael R. Holt

Mike Holt provides sophisticated, client-focused representation on a diverse spectrum of legal issues. His areas of focus include toxic tort, product liability, commercial disputes, RICO, Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practice claims, business torts and insurance fraud. His background includes jury trials, arbitrations and appellate work.

Mike is involved in asbestos litigation at the trial and appellate levels, representing product manufacturers, distributors and premises owners. He manages thousands of cases throughout Florida. His experience includes a broad range of products including vehicle components, gaskets, packing, boilers, aircraft engines, diesel engines, industrial laundry equipment, floor tiles, glues, mastics and resins. In addition to asbestos, Mike handles matters involving exposure to other pulmonary irritants including silica, smoke and construction dust.

He also works with an array of manufacturers including recreational products, ladders, pressure cookers, athletic footwear, fitness equipment, earth retention systems and children’s products. He works with a team serving as national counsel for a personal watercraft manufacturer, and has appeared in several states including Alabama, California, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. His work includes the management and coordination of discovery throughout several jurisdictions.

Many of Mike’s cases, regardless of origin, focus on claims brought under Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA) and RICO statutes. This includes the prosecution of claims on behalf of companies impacted by insurance fraud. These complex matters can involve numerous participants across different industries. Mike’s work in this area has helped result in numerous and significant judgments on behalf of his clients. He also represents clients in contract disputes, privacy litigation, manufacturer-dealer relationships, and consumer claims.

Mike has written and lectured frequently on social media, including discovery, ethics and obtaining evidence from mobile devices. Before moving to Florida, he clerked for state Circuit Court Judge Lawrence T. Collins in Winona, Minnesota from 1997 to 1998, and for United States Magistrate Judge John M. Mason in St. Paul, Minnesota, from 1998 to 2000.

Mike is also a member of the firm’s Executive Committee

Awards & Honors

•Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star 2009, 2011

Articles & Presentations

•Author, 'How Counsel, Claims Managers, Mediators and Judges Have Managed the Permanent Shift to Virtual Construction Litigation,' For the Defense by DRI, September 2025
•Co-author, 'Proportionality in Practice: How Florida’s New Discovery Standard Reframes Product Liability Litigation,' August 2025
•Co-author, 'Adapting to Change: New Rules of Civil Procedure Require New Considerations for Construction Attorneys,' CLM Construction Claims, Issue 1, Volume 10, Spring 2025
•Co-author, 'A New Era of Litigation: The Florida Supreme Court’s 2025 Amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure,' January 2025
•Co-author, 'The Virtual Shift: Navigating the New Online Construction Litigation Landscape,' CLM Construction Claims Magazine, Fall 2024
•Co-author, 'Third DCA on Cell Phone Discovery: Balancing Privacy Rights and Litigation Needs,' May 2024
•Co-Author, 'Appellate Courts Applying Florida’s “New” Summary Judgment Standard: Takeaways and Practice Pitfalls,' April 2023
•Co-Presenter, 'Florida Tort Reform 2023,' Webinar, American Educational Institute Claims Education Webinar, April 5, 2023
•Co-Author, 'Florida Supreme Court Confirms Limitation of Joerg Holding to Future Medical Expenses,' May 2022
•Author, 'Retailer Liability Under the Florida Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act,' October 2017
•Author, 'Show Me the Money - Maximizing Monetary Recovery in the Wake of Insurance Fraud,' August 2017
•Co-Presenter, 'Social Media and PDA Discovery - What's New and Where We're Heading', Florida Insurance Fraud Enforcement Conference, July 2017
•Presenter, “Social Media: Case Law Update,” CEU Institute Claims Examiner Seminar, February 8, 2017
•Author, 'Unlocking the Mobile Filing Cabinet: The Expanding Role of PDA Discovery', Florida Bar Journal, Volume 90, No. 10, December 2016
•Presenter, “Using Social Media to Impact Your Case Presentation” CEU Institute Claims Examiner Seminar, June 29, 2016
•Co-Presenter - Social Media Evidence at Trial - What you Can’t Use Won’t Help You-24th Annual Joint DIF/SIU Conference - Fighting Insurance Fraud Though Education and Commitment, June 2016
•Presenter, Paralegal Association of Florida 2016 Spring Seminar - Social Media Evidence, Texting and Ethical Considerations - May 2016
•Co-Presenter - Social Media and Texting - Considerations and Practice Pointers 23rd Annual Joint DIF/SIU Conference - Fighting Insurance Fraud Though Education and Commitment, June 2015
•Co-Presenter, 'Hot Topics in Evidence 2015', Trial lawyers Section of The Florida Bar Seminar, April 17, 2015
•Co-Presenter, 'Social Media Evidence: What You Can't Use Won't Help You', Dade County Defense Bar Association, CLE Luncheon, March 18, 2015
•Co-Presenter, 'Maximizing Recovery in the Wake of Insurance Fraud,' 22nd Annual FIFEC Conference, June 2014
•Author, 'Excluding Evidence of Warning Content and Advertising Where They Don’t Belong,' Strickly Speaking, DRI, Vol. 11, Issue 2, May 12, 2014
•Co-author, 'Social Media Evidence - What You Can't Use Won't Help You: Practical Considerations for Using Evidence Gathered via the Internet,' The Computer & Internet Lawyer, Vol. 31, Number 5, May 2014
•Co-author, 'Social Media Evidence - What You Can't Use Won't Help You: Practical Considerations for Using Evidence Gathered via the Internet,' The Florida Bar Journal, Vol. 88, Number 1, January 2014
•Author, 'Parallel Proceedings in Florida's State and Federal Courts - Fifth Amendment Considerations' - Florida Bar Journal, Vol. 82, Number 1, January 2008

Mike's News and Insights

10.27.2025
Beyond the Bio

A Leap of Faith That Paid Off: Mike Holt Celebrates 25 Years with RumbergerKirk

When Mike Holt boarded a plane from Minnesota to Orlando...

10.20.2025
Construction

How Counsel, Claims Managers, Mediators and Judges Have Managed the Permanent Shift to Virtual Construction Litigation

Five years after COVID-19 forced in-person proceedings to go online,...

Photo: Shutterstock.com/Andrey_Popov

08.19.2025
Product Liability

Proportionality in Practice: How Florida’s New Discovery Standard Reframes Product Liability Litigation

In 2024, the Florida Supreme Court changed the Florida Rules...

Photo: Shutterstock.com/Piyapong Wongkam

04.03.2025
Construction

Adapting to Change: New Rules of Civil Procedure Require New Considerations for Construction Attorneys

On Jan. 1, 2025, the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure...

Photo: Shutterstock.com/Andrii Yalanskyi

01.02.2025
Casualty Litigation

A New Era of Litigation: The Florida Supreme Court’s 2025 Amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure

Amendments Align Florida Rules with Federal Standards and Attempt Greater...

Photo: Shutterstock.com/Mehaniq

10.02.2024
Construction

The Virtual Shift: Navigating the New Online Construction Litigation Landscape

The landscape of construction litigation has undergone a seismic shift...

05.29.2024
Casualty Litigation

Third DCA on Cell Phone Discovery: Balancing Privacy Rights and Litigation Needs

Cell phones have now been around for decades. Along the...

Photo: Shutterstock.com/TierneyMJ

04.25.2023
Appellate

Appellate Courts Applying Florida’s “New” Summary Judgment Standard: Takeaways and Practice Pitfalls

Just about two years ago, the Florida Supreme Court essentially...

Photo: Shutterstock.com/hafakot

04.11.2023
Media Mentions

Expert: Rise in Court Filings After Florida Tort Law Reform Not Expected to Last

“A new change to Florida’s tort laws caused an uptick...

04.05.2023
Media Mentions

What’s Next with Florida Tort Law Reform - and Why Area Businesses Should Care

Earlier this month, the Florida legislature passed House Bill 837,...