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also known as Brett A. Rivkind
Brett Rivkind is a leading national renowned maritime personal injury and wrongful death attorney. He has been handling Maritime/Admiralty cases for over 25 years. After graduating from the University of Florida College of Law with honors, and being selected to the Florida Chapter of the Order of the Coif based on being in the top five percent of his graduating class, Brett Rivkind started his career at a large maritime firm, where he handled cases on the defense side. Within the first five years of handling hundreds of maritime and personal injury cases involving the cruise ship industry, Brett Rivkind decided he wanted to help the victims of accidents and crimes, and decided to represent only the victims in maritime and personal injury cases. Since leaving the defense side, Mr. Rivkind has only represented individuals or families who have been the victims of crimes and accidents onboard all types of boats and ships, focusing mainly on incidents occurring aboard passenger cruise ships. He has used his invaluable experience obtained while handling cases on the defense side to benefit his clients who have been victimized due to an accident or crime aboard a cruise ship.
Brett Rivkind has been a frequent lecturer on maritime topics, including an invited lecturer to the State of Florida Judges at their Annual Judicial College on the topic of Maritime Law. He testified before the United States Congress as a maritime expert, and authored a paper addressing questions posed to him by the United States Congress involving passenger safety and security aboard passenger cruise ships. He has handled many high profile cases, including representation of more than a two hundred families who lost loved ones in a fire aboard a cruise ship, a case where families lost their loved ones due to the disappearance of a passenger cruise ship during a hurricane, as well as representation of the parents of George Smith in the high profile case that received national and international attention when George Smith was lost overboard during his honeymoon while a passenger aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. He has been referred internationally as a “World’s Leading Maritime Lawyer.” He has appeared on the Larry King Live show on three different occasions. He has also appeared on numerous television shows, including, MSNBC, Good Morning America, The Today Show, 20/20, Court T.V., Nancy Grace, Scarborough, Rita Cosby Show, Montel Williams, The Early Show, Abrams Report, Geraldo at Large, Fox News, local news channels, and Prime Time.
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State: Florida
Acquired: 1983
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66 W Flagler St Ste 600, Miami, FL, 33130-1884
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Posted by Robert C. Gross, Esq. | April 18, 2019 | Consulted Attorney
I have tried a good number of cases to jurors since I tried my first case in 1975 both in the capacity of defense attorney as well as plaintiff’s counsel. During that time, I have seen numerous attorneys in action including some who have no business trying cases either due to some lack of innate ski...
Posted by Jose | August 18, 2016 | Hired Attorney
Brett Rivkind was my attorney. He was super knowledgeable and informative. Other lawyers it told me it was an extremely difficult case and Brett Rivkind accepted the case and we won. I was extremely satisfied with not only the result, but the entire process. His office was great. He is super easy to ...
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AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
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AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2000 - Present
Partner/ Trial Lawyer, Rivkind & Margulies, P.A.
1900 - Present
Managing Partner, Rivkind & Margulies, P.A.
1990 - 2000
Partner, RIVKIND & MARGULIES, P.A.
1989 - 1990
Partner, Law offices of RIVKIND & MARGULIES, P.A.
1983 - 1989
Associate, n/a
1983 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
1983 - Present
United States District Court Southern District of FloridaMember
1983 - Present
United States District Court Middle District of FloridaMember
1983 - Present
Eleventh Circuit Court of AppealsMember
1983 - Present
Supreme Court of the State of FloridaMember
1983 - Present
The Florida BarMember
1983 - Present
The Florida Bar Admiralty CommitteeMember
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Verdict for plaintiff: 2.93 million dollars
Settlement of 1.2 Million Dollars for the plaintiff
2.1 Million Dollars for the plaintiff
1983
JD - Juris Doctor
1980
BBA
2006
English
Spanish