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Top-Ranked Legal Malpractice Lawyers in Miami, Florida

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Summary

As of October 31, 2026, the top-ranked legal malpractice lawyers in Miami, Florida are Manuel Antonio Garcia-Linares (LexRank 80.00), Paul A McKenna (80.00) and David Philip Milian “The Milian Legal Group” (80.00).

This ranking lists 15 legal malpractice lawyers in Miami, Florida, in order of their LexRank score, calculated from their Florida Bar records and other cited sources. Their experience ranges from 9 to 57 years in practice. 4 of the 15 list 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

    Manuel Antonio Garcia-Linares

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 33 years experience
    • Legal Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #1?

    Ranks #1 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.6)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)
  2. No change

    Paul A McKenna

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 43 years experience
    • Legal Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #2?

    Ranks #2 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.6)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)
  3. No change

    David Philip Milian “The Milian Legal Group”

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 36 years experience
    • Legal Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #3?

    Ranks #3 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.6)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)
  4. No change

    Jose Ignacio Rojas

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 44 years experience
    • Legal Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #4?

    Ranks #4 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.6)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)
  5. No change

    Robert Chester Eber

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 52 years experience
    • Legal Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #5?

    Ranks #5 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.6)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)
  6. No change

    R Thomas Farrar “Tom”

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 57 years experience
    • Legal Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #6?

    Ranks #6 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.6)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)
  7. No change

    Jan Leslie Jacobowitz

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 39 years experience
    • Legal Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #7?

    Ranks #7 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.6)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)
  8. No change

    Michael Schiffrin

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 52 years experience
    • Legal Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #8?

    Ranks #8 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.6)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)
  9. No change

    Warren R Trazenfeld

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 45 years experience
    • Legal Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #9?

    Ranks #9 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.6)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)
  10. No change

    Jacqueline Marie Phillips

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 29 years experience
    • Legal Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #10?

    Ranks #10 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15). 1.40 points behind #9, mostly data quality.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.6)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)

    1.40 points behind #9 (Warren R Trazenfeld): Data quality −1.4.

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

  11. No change

    Ross Alan Rosenberg

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 50 years experience
    • Legal Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #11?

    Ranks #11 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.6)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)

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

  12. No change

    Richard Mathew Jones

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 18 years experience
    • Legal Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #12?

    Ranks #12 with 71.60: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Experience (21.6/30). 7.00 points behind #11, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)

    Held back by

    • Experience 21.6/30 (ranking avg 26.6)

    7.00 points behind #11 (Ross Alan Rosenberg): Experience −8.4.

  13. No change

    Mark Sullivan

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 18 years experience
    • Legal Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #13?

    Ranks #13 with 71.60: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Experience (21.6/30).

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)

    Held back by

    • Experience 21.6/30 (ranking avg 26.6)
  14. No change

    Jonathan Robert Lanni

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 12 years experience
    • Legal Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #14?

    Ranks #14 with 60.65: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Local relevance (5/5); held back by Experience (14.4/30). 10.95 points behind #13, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)
    • Local relevance 5/5 (ranking avg 5)

    Held back by

    • Experience 14.4/30 (ranking avg 26.6)

    10.95 points behind #13 (Mark Sullivan): Experience −7.2, Professional credentials −3.8.

  15. No change

    Andrew Gordon Simon

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 9 years experience
    • Legal Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #15?

    Ranks #15 with 59.40: strongest in Professional credentials (15/15) and Local relevance (5/5); held back by Experience (10.8/30). 1.25 points behind #14, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
    • Local relevance 5/5 (ranking avg 5)

    Held back by

    • Experience 10.8/30 (ranking avg 26.6)

    1.25 points behind #14 (Jonathan Robert Lanni): Experience −3.6, Data quality −1.4.

    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 · 15 profile pages150 facts for 15 lawyers

Legal Malpractice market in Miami

LexRanked tracks 15 lawyers in legal malpractice law in Miami, Florida. 15 of the lawyers have verified professional data. Data verified October 30, 2026.

Lawyers
15
Law firms
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Verified professional data
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Average rating
Withheldtoo few sourced ratings
Median review count
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Median experience
39 years15 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

Every lawyer in this ranking has a The Florida Bar license verified as eligible to practice, and every fact shown links to its source. The figures below come from each lawyer's Florida Bar profile.

Fact about the 15 ranked lawyers Figure
Years in practice 9 to 57 (median 39)
Languages besides English Spanish (4), French (1), Portuguese (1)
License status with The Florida Bar Eligible to practice, verified for every lawyer
Most common law school University of Miami School of Law (5 lawyers)

Who is included in this ranking?

Lawyers eligible to practice in Florida, with a Miami office address and legal malpractice as a practice area on record. It compares 15 legal malpractice lawyers, using only facts with a cited source. The Florida Bar does not board-certify lawyers in legal malpractice, so the practice area is the one each lawyer lists on their Florida Bar profile, which The Florida Bar does not review. How we rank.

Florida rules to know

A Florida legal malpractice claim must be filed within 2 years after the client discovered, or should have discovered, the malpractice.

Rule What it means
Filing deadline 2 years, running from when the malpractice was or should have been discovered (Fla. Stat. § 95.11(5)(b))
Who can sue The limitation period for professional malpractice applies to persons in privity with the professional, usually the client (§ 95.11(5)(b))
Limiting liability A lawyer may not agree in advance to limit malpractice liability unless permitted by law and the client is independently represented (Rule 4-1.8(h), Rules Regulating The Florida Bar)
Settling with a client Before settling a malpractice claim with an unrepresented client, the lawyer must advise in writing that independent representation is appropriate (Rule 4-1.8(h))
Stolen client funds The Florida Bar's Clients' Security Fund may reimburse money a lawyer misappropriated, up to $250,000 per claim, or up to $5,000 for a fee claim (Rules 7-1.1 and 7-2.3)
Fund deadline A claim must be filed within 3 years after the disciplinary action against the lawyer becomes final (Rule 7-2.4(c))
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

How long do I have to sue my lawyer for malpractice in Florida?

2 years from when you discovered, or with due diligence should have discovered, the malpractice (section 95.11(5)(b)).

Can my lawyer make me sign away a malpractice claim?

Not in advance, unless the law allows it and you have your own independent lawyer for that agreement. To settle an existing claim with you while you are unrepresented, the lawyer must first advise you in writing that independent representation is appropriate (Rule 4-1.8(h)).

What if my lawyer took my money?

Report it to The Florida Bar. The Clients' Security Fund may reimburse misappropriated money up to $250,000 per claim, and the claim must be filed within 3 years after the lawyer's discipline becomes final (Rules 7-2.3 and 7-2.4).

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 legal malpractice lawyers in Miami?

Yes. 4 of the 15 ranked lawyers list 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?

15 of the 15 ranked lawyers have fully verified profiles: Manuel Antonio Garcia-Linares, Paul A McKenna, David Philip Milian “The Milian Legal Group”, Jose Ignacio Rojas and Robert Chester Eber and others.

About this ranking

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