Mauricio Padilla Jr.

Mauricio Padilla is a litigation specialist whose practice is mainly focused on highly litigated high profile cases. From homicides to multi-ton cocaine trafficking to litigating against celebrity athletes in civil court Mr. Padilla’s career has taken him down a road many other litigators only read about in the newspapers.

Mr. Padilla was born and raised in Miami. After graduating from University of Miami Law School he took a job with the Dade County Legal Aid. It was there that Mr. Padilla gained the experience that only comes with being in court every day. He immediately stood out as an aggressive advocate who wasn’t afraid to make a splash.

Mr. Padilla went on to work for a large national law firm in Manhattan. While at the Firm, he was recruited by a law firm specializing in wrongful death and personal injury in Coral Gables, Florida. Amongst his achievements, while at this firm Mr. Padilla co-counseled a Medical Malpractice case for a jury verdict of over 6 million dollars additionally. Mr. Padilla worked on numerous international catastrophic injury cases and traveled the globe working on aviation disaster cases and other wrongful death matters.

As a personal injury attorney, Mr. Padilla counseled the family that lost a toddler in a window blind strangulation case for an undisclosed settlement amount. That experience was significant in Mr. Padilla’s development as an attorney. He has spoken at several functions regarding window blind safety and how children can be put at risk from inner and outer cord strangulation.

Whether it is representing the families of a loved one lost to another’s negligence or defending the wrongfully accused in Federal and State Court Mr. Padilla has defined himself as an attorney who puts nothing before his client’s best interest.