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Top-Ranked Health Care Lawyers in Miami, Florida

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Summary

As of November 1, 2026, the top-ranked health care lawyers in Miami, Florida are Michael Philip Levinson (LexRank 84.00), Craig Hamilton Smith (84.00) and David John Winker (82.60).

This ranking lists 18 health care lawyers in Miami, Florida, in order of their LexRank score, calculated from their Florida Bar records and other cited sources. All 18 lawyers in this ranking are Board Certified in Health Law by The Florida Bar, a credential held by 4.9% of Florida lawyers in any field. Their experience ranges from 12 to 49 years in practice. 1 of the 18 lists Spanish on their Florida Bar profile.

Lawyers ranked
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The ranking

Ordered by organic LexRank score; paid placements are labelled and never affect a position. How we rank

  1. No change

    Michael Philip Levinson

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 33 years experience
    • Health Care
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #1?

    Ranks #1 with 84.00: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Experience (30/30); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.0)
    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)
  2. No change

    Craig Hamilton Smith

    Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US LLP · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 29 years experience
    • Health Care
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #2?

    Ranks #2 with 84.00: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Experience (30/30); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.0)
    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)
  3. No change

    David John Winker

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 30 years experience
    • Health Care
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #3?

    Ranks #3 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20). 1.40 points behind #2, mostly data quality.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.6)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    1.40 points behind #2 (Craig Hamilton Smith): Data quality −1.4.

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  4. No change

    Ellen Sue Block

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 34 years experience
    • Health Care
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #4?

    Ranks #4 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.6)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  5. No change

    Ira Jeffrey Coleman

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 39 years experience
    • Health Care
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #5?

    Ranks #5 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.6)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  6. No change

    Maria T Currier

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 37 years experience
    • Health Care
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #6?

    Ranks #6 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.6)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  7. No change

    Gary Scott Davis

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 43 years experience
    • Health Care
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #7?

    Ranks #7 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.6)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  8. No change

    Lewis Warren Fishman

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 49 years experience
    • Health Care
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #8?

    Ranks #8 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.6)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  9. No change

    Michael Paul Gennett

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 29 years experience
    • Health Care
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #9?

    Ranks #9 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.6)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  10. No change

    Joshua Michael Kaye

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 26 years experience
    • Health Care
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #10?

    Ranks #10 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.6)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  11. No change

    Jay Alan Ziskind

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 42 years experience
    • Health Care
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #11?

    Ranks #11 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.6)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  12. No change

    Adam Jarod Rogers

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 23 years experience
    • Health Care
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #12?

    Ranks #12 with 81.60: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20). 1.00 points behind #11, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.0)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    1.00 points behind #11 (Jay Alan Ziskind): Experience −2.4.

  13. No change

    Alan David Lash

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 40 years experience
    • Health Care
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #13?

    Ranks #13 with 78.85: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Local relevance (5/5); held back by Reputation (4/20). 2.75 points behind #12, mostly professional credentials.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.6)
    • Local relevance 5/5 (ranking avg 5)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    2.75 points behind #12 (Adam Jarod Rogers): Professional credentials −3.8, Data quality −1.4.

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  14. No change

    Jerry Jay Sokol

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 34 years experience
    • Health Care
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #14?

    Ranks #14 with 78.85: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Local relevance (5/5); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.6)
    • Local relevance 5/5 (ranking avg 5)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  15. No change

    Kimberly J Donovan

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 20 years experience
    • Health Care
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #15?

    Ranks #15 with 78.00: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20). 0.85 points behind #14, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.0)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    0.85 points behind #14 (Jerry Jay Sokol): Experience −6.

  16. No change

    Marc Isaac Goldsand

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 19 years experience
    • Health Care
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #16?

    Ranks #16 with 76.80: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20). 1.20 points behind #15, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.0)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    1.20 points behind #15 (Kimberly J Donovan): Experience −1.2.

  17. No change

    Jamie Brooke Gelfman

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 15 years experience
    • Health Care
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #17?

    Ranks #17 with 70.60: strongest in Professional credentials (15/15) and Local relevance (5/5); held back by Reputation (4/20) and Experience (18/30). 6.20 points behind #16, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)
    • Local relevance 5/5 (ranking avg 5)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)
    • Experience 18/30 (ranking avg 27.6)

    6.20 points behind #16 (Marc Isaac Goldsand): Experience −4.8, Data quality −1.4.

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  18. No change

    Danielle Cristina Gordet

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 12 years experience
    • Health Care
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #18?

    Ranks #18 with 67.00: strongest in Professional credentials (15/15) and Local relevance (5/5); held back by Reputation (4/20) and Experience (14.4/30). 3.60 points behind #17, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)
    • Local relevance 5/5 (ranking avg 5)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)
    • Experience 14.4/30 (ranking avg 27.6)

    3.60 points behind #17 (Jamie Brooke Gelfman): Experience −3.6.

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

Data sources behind the scores

Every score on this page is calculated from facts backed by these sources. Each profile shows which source supports which fact and when it was last checked.

  • floridabar.org · Official / regulatory · 18 profile pages184 facts for 18 lawyers

Health Care market in Miami

LexRanked tracks 18 lawyers and 1 law firm in health care law in Miami, Florida. 18 of the lawyers have verified professional data. Data verified October 10, 2026.

Lawyers
18
Law firms
1
Verified professional data
18 of 18
Average rating
Withheldtoo few sourced ratings
Median review count
Withheldtoo few sourced counts
Median experience
31.5 years18 lawyers

Calculated by LexRanked from its own records on ; data verified . Ratings and review counts count only when backed by a source; figures from fewer than three profiles are withheld. All lawyers in Miami

What sets these Miami lawyers apart

All 18 lawyers in this ranking are Board Certified in Health Law by The Florida Bar, which only about one in twenty Florida lawyers achieves in any field. Florida Bar board certification requires at least five years of practice, substantial involvement in the field, peer review by other lawyers and judges, continuing legal education and a written exam, and it must be renewed every five years. The figures below come from each lawyer's Florida Bar profile.

Fact about the 18 ranked lawyers Figure
Board Certified in Health Law 18 of 18
Years in practice 12 to 49 (median 31.5)
Languages besides English Spanish (1)
License status with The Florida Bar Eligible to practice, verified for every lawyer
Most common law school University of Miami School of Law (4 lawyers)

Who is included in this ranking?

Lawyers eligible to practice in Florida, with a Miami office address and health care as a practice area on record. It compares 18 health care lawyers, using only facts with a cited source. How we rank.

Florida rules to know

Florida health law regulates how providers are licensed, paid and referred patients: kickbacks and patient brokering are prohibited, and every clinic location needs its own state license.

Rule What it means
Kickbacks Health care providers may not offer, pay, solicit or receive kickbacks for referring patients (Fla. Stat. § 456.054)
Patient brokering Paying or receiving anything to induce patient referrals is a third-degree felony with a $50,000 fine (§ 817.505)
Clinic licensing Each clinic location must be licensed separately by the Agency for Health Care Administration (§ 400.991)
Patient records Practitioners must furnish copies of a patient's reports and records on request, in a timely manner (§ 456.057)
Hospital records Licensed facilities furnish copies of patient records on written request after discharge (§ 395.3025)
Court Where cases are heard
State court circuit Miami-Dade County is in Florida's Eleventh Judicial Circuit

How to choose among these lawyers

Confirm the license, ask who will handle your matter, and get the fee terms in writing before you sign.

  1. Look up the lawyer in The Florida Bar's directory and check the bar number shown on their LexRanked profile.
  2. Ask whether the lawyer you meet will handle your matter personally, and how many matters like yours they have handled recently.
  3. Ask how they charge and what costs are extra, and get the agreement in writing.
  4. If you prefer to work in another language, check the languages listed on each profile.

Further reading

Sources for the rules above

Frequently asked questions

Is it legal to pay for patient referrals in Florida?

No. Section 456.054 bars kickbacks for referrals, and under section 817.505 paying or receiving anything to induce a referral is patient brokering, a third-degree felony with a $50,000 fine, subject to the exceptions listed in the statute.

Does a medical clinic need a license in Florida?

Yes, unless it falls under an exemption: each clinic location needs its own license from the Agency for Health Care Administration.

How do I get copies of my medical records in Florida?

Ask the practitioner, who must furnish copies in a timely manner under section 456.057; a hospital furnishes copies on written request after discharge under section 395.3025.

Who certifies health lawyers in Florida?

The Florida Bar certifies lawyers in Health Law after at least five years of practice, peer review and a written exam.

What does Board Certified in Health Law mean?

It is a credential from The Florida Bar for lawyers with substantial experience in the field who have passed peer review and a written exam. 18 of the 18 lawyers in this ranking hold it; 4.9% of Florida lawyers hold a board certification in any field.

Which court handles cases in Miami?

State court cases in Miami-Dade County are heard in Florida's Eleventh Judicial Circuit.

Are there Spanish-speaking health care lawyers in Miami?

Yes. 1 of the 18 ranked lawyers lists Spanish on their Florida Bar profile. Each LexRanked profile shows the languages on record.

How is this ranking ordered?

By the LexRank score, calculated only from facts with a cited source: experience, practice-area relevance, awards on record such as board certification, professional credentials, data quality and location. Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Payment never changes a position.

Do client reviews affect the LexRank score?

Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Reviews are shown on profiles for information only, and Reputation counts only awards on record, such as board certification. How we rank

Which lawyers are verified?

18 of the 18 ranked lawyers have fully verified profiles: Michael Philip Levinson, Craig Hamilton Smith, David John Winker, Ellen Sue Block and Ira Jeffrey Coleman and others.

About this ranking

Last updated
Methodology
LexRank v1.2 - deterministic, reproducible scoring
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