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Top-Ranked Product Liability Lawyers in Tampa, Florida

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Summary

As of October 31, 2026, the top-ranked product liability lawyers in Tampa, Florida are Eric Scott Adams (LexRank 80.00), Ryan Benjamin Cappy (80.00) and Danilo Cruz Carino (80.00).

This ranking lists 25 product liability lawyers in Tampa, Florida, in order of their LexRank score, calculated from their Florida Bar records and other cited sources. Their experience ranges from 24 to 39 years in practice. 8 of the 25 list Spanish on their Florida Bar profile.

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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

    Eric Scott Adams

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 30 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • 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 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  2. No change

    Ryan Benjamin Cappy

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 25 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #2?

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

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  3. No change

    Danilo Cruz Carino

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 29 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • 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 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  4. No change

    Alejandro Miguel Garcia “Alex Garcia-Halenar”

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 28 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • 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 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  5. No change

    Christopher Nelson Ligori

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 32 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • 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 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  6. No change

    Omar Medina Jr.

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 37 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • 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 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  7. No change

    Donald Allen Mihokovich

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 36 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • 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 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  8. No change

    Kelly Barcia Nunez

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 35 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • 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 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  9. No change

    Michael Glenn Archibald

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 26 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • 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 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  10. No change

    Anthony Salvatore Arena

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 38 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #10?

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

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  11. No change

    Jason Michael Azzarone

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 28 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #11?

    Ranks #11 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  12. No change

    Louis Robert Bourgeois

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 37 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #12?

    Ranks #12 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  13. No change

    Kristan Smith Coad

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 27 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #13?

    Ranks #13 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  14. No change

    Scott Eric Damon

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 31 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #14?

    Ranks #14 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  15. No change

    Anthony Joseph Fantauzzi III “Anthony”

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 26 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #15?

    Ranks #15 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  16. No change

    Edward Francis Gagain III

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 30 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #16?

    Ranks #16 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  17. No change

    Kari Augustine Metzger

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 34 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #17?

    Ranks #17 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  18. No change

    Matthew James Meyer

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 29 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #18?

    Ranks #18 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  19. No change

    John Patrick O’Flanagan III

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 30 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #19?

    Ranks #19 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  20. No change

    Joseph Thomas Patsko “Patsko Law Group”

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 39 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #20?

    Ranks #20 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  21. No change

    Charles Edward Reynolds II “Chas”

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 37 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #21?

    Ranks #21 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  22. No change

    William A. Backer

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 24 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #22?

    Ranks #22 with 78.80: strongest in Experience (28.8/30) and Data quality (10/10). 1.20 points behind #21, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Experience 28.8/30 (ranking avg 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)

    1.20 points behind #21 (Charles Edward Reynolds II “Chas”): Experience −1.2.

  23. No change

    Terry Schuyler Ford

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 24 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #23?

    Ranks #23 with 78.80: strongest in Experience (28.8/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 28.8/30 (ranking avg 21.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  24. No change

    Keith Patrick Ligori

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 25 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #24?

    Ranks #24 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20). 0.20 points behind #23, mostly data quality.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 21.5)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 19.9)

    0.20 points behind #23 (Terry Schuyler Ford): Data quality −1.4.

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

  25. No change

    Randal Scott West

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 27 years experience
    • Product Liability
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #25?

    Ranks #25 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 21.5)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 19.9)

    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 · 25 profile pages258 facts for 25 lawyers

Product Liability market in Tampa

LexRanked tracks 65 lawyers in product liability law in Tampa, Florida. 65 of the lawyers have verified professional data. Data verified October 30, 2026.

Lawyers
65
Law firms
0
Verified professional data
65 of 65
Average rating
Withheldtoo few sourced ratings
Median review count
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Median experience
21 years65 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 Tampa

What sets these Tampa 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 25 ranked lawyers Figure
Years in practice 24 to 39 (median 30)
Languages besides English Spanish (8), Portuguese (1)
License status with The Florida Bar Eligible to practice, verified for every lawyer
Most common law school Florida State University College of Law (3 lawyers)

Who is included in this ranking?

Lawyers eligible to practice in Florida, with a Tampa office address and product liability as a practice area on record. It compares 25 product liability lawyers, using only facts with a cited source. The Florida Bar does not board-certify lawyers in product liability, 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 product liability claim must be filed within 4 years of when the defect was or should have been discovered, and most products cannot be sued over harm that happens more than 12 years after the first sale.

Rule What it means
Filing deadline 4 years for injury founded on the design, manufacture, distribution or sale of a product (Fla. Stat. § 95.11(3))
When the clock starts The period runs from when the facts behind the claim were or should have been discovered (§ 95.031(2)(b))
12-year limit No claim for harm from a product with an expected useful life of 10 years or less if the harm occurs more than 12 years after delivery to the first buyer, with exceptions the statute lists (§ 95.031(2)(b))
Shared fault Product liability claims count as negligence actions: a claimant more than 50% at fault recovers nothing, otherwise damages are reduced by their share (§ 768.81)
Government rules defense A product that met the government standards for the risk at issue is presumed not defective, a presumption the claimant can rebut (§ 768.1256)
Court Where cases are heard
State court circuit Hillsborough County is in Florida's Thirteenth 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 file a product liability claim in Florida?

Generally 4 years under section 95.11(3), counted from when the facts behind the claim were or should have been discovered (section 95.031(2)(b)).

Is there a deadline based on how old the product is?

Yes. For a product with an expected useful life of 10 years or less, no claim may be brought for harm that happens more than 12 years after delivery to the first buyer, subject to the exceptions in section 95.031(2)(b).

What if I was partly at fault for my injury?

Under section 768.81, which covers product liability claims, damages are reduced by your share of fault, and a claimant found more than 50% at fault recovers nothing.

Does meeting government safety standards protect a manufacturer?

It creates a presumption that the product was not defective if it met the government standards that apply to the risk that caused the harm, but the claimant can rebut it (section 768.1256).

Which court handles cases in Tampa?

State court cases in Hillsborough County are heard in Florida's Thirteenth Judicial Circuit.

Are there Spanish-speaking product liability lawyers in Tampa?

Yes. 8 of the 25 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?

25 of the 25 ranked lawyers have fully verified profiles: Eric Scott Adams, Ryan Benjamin Cappy, Danilo Cruz Carino, Alejandro Miguel Garcia “Alex Garcia-Halenar” and Christopher Nelson Ligori and others.

Which lawyers speak Spanish?

12 of the 65 lawyers in this ranking have it on record, 12 confirmed by a verified fact or an official record. They are ranked separately by the same LexRank score. Top-Ranked Spanish-Speaking Product Liability Lawyers in Tampa, Florida

About this ranking

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