Occupation Attorney Name David Jagolinzer Title Partner, Shareholder | Years active 1999–present Role Attorney | |
Alma mater University of Miami School of Law Known for mesothelioma litigation Residence Coral Gables, Florida, United States Education Boston College, University of Miami School of Law | ||
Organization The Ferraro Law Firm | ||
David Jagolinzer is an American litigation attorney best known for multi-million mass tort mesothelioma cases against major companies such as Honeywell International and Union Carbide. He is a partner at The Ferraro Law Firm in Miami, Florida.
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Early life, education
David Jagolinzer was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island. He graduated with a B.A. in English Literature and a minor in Italian Studies from Boston College in 1996. In 1999 he graduated with a J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law.
Legal career
In 1999 he gained admittance to the Florida and Massachusetts bars. In 2008 he also was admitted to the bar of the District of Columbia, and in 2009 to the bar of New York.
In 2005 Jagolinzer became a partner at the Ferraro Law Firm in Miami, and is currently a shareholder at the firm. He specializes in cases involving mesothelioma victims, product liability, toxic mass tort, and catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death.
Since 2004 he has frequently lectured on litigation and trial preparation skills, often on asbestos-related topics.
Notable cases
In 2003, Jagolinzer gained a $1.8 million jury verdict in Lagueux v. Union Carbide Corporation, after his client contracted asbestosis from contact with asbestos mined by Union Carbide. In 2007, he earned a $5 million settlement from Ford Motor Company for a mechanic with peritoneal mesothelioma.
In April 2008 he earned his client a $24.2 million jury verdict in Guilder v. Honeywell International, Inc., which at the time was the highest compensatory damage award against a single defendant in a Florida mesothelioma case in history. The case made The National Law Journal's Top 100 Verdicts for that year. However this verdict was reversed on appeal. In August 2008, he again successfully prosecuted against Union Carbide for their asbestos practices, this time gaining a $14 million settlement for contractors with pleural mesothelioma.
Also in 2008, Jagolinzer was a key figure in convincing the court to declare the 2005 Florida Asbestos Statute as unconstitutional, in William v. American Optical Corporation. The now defunct law limited the amount and types of people allowed to sue for asbestos-related injuries.
Memberships
He is a member of the American Bar Association, Florida Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Dade County Professionalism Committee, American Association for Justice, the National Italian American Bar Association, Public Justic Foundation, and Broward Bar Association.
He has also earned membership through his legal victories to the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and in 2008 was selected by the Daily Business Review as a Finalist for "Most Effective Lawyer in Product Liability Cases."