Alan Jeffrey Nisberg

Alan J. Nisberg is a Partner at Butler Pappas. Rated "AV" (Preeminent) for both legal proficiency and ethics by the judiciary and the bar, he is a savvy trial attorney, experienced appellate attorney, and seasoned negotiator.  Alan is admitted to practice in all state and federal (trial and appellate) courts in Florida.  His legal expertise includes complex business litigation, bad faith, insurance fraud, and other extra-contractual cases. 

Alan has lectured nationally on topics pertaining to adjuster ethics, bad faith, business interruption, property coverage, information sharing immunity, and multi-claim fraud ring investigations for organizations such as the American Bar Association (ABA), International Association of Special Investigations Units (IASIU) and major insurance companies.  His written articles are frequently published and he is approved as a continuing education speaker by the Florida Department of Financial Services.

He achieved national attention as a pioneer in complex hospital pricing litigation in media publications such as USA Today, Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Business Journal, Hospitals and Health Networks Magazine, Naples News and Indiana Business Journal, as well as the syndicated press through independent writers from The Bureau of National Affairs, The Associated Press, and The News-Press.

Alan is a graduate of the University of Florida College of Law (Juris Doctorate, 1992) and the University of Florida School of Business (M.B.A., 1992), where he completed the University of Florida's dual graduate degree program.  While in Gainesville, he served as a board member on the University of Florida Law Review and he served as a faculty member for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy's Advanced Trial program. Alan is also a graduate of Binghamton University, State University of New York (Bachelor of Arts, 1988) where he received its Outstanding Academic Achievement Award and the State University of New York Foundation's Undergraduate Research Project Award.  Alan also served a judicial clerk for the Supreme Court of the State of New York. 

Beyond his trial and litigation experience, he is both a Supreme Court of Florida Certified Circuit Civil Mediator and a Supreme Court of Florida Court-Approved Arbitrator. 

Alan is the author of the following published articles: The Role of Mediation in Settling Fraud Disputes, Claims Management, June 2014; Settling Insurance Bad Faith, The Caucus, Spring 2013; Mediation (Resolving Cases With Extra-Contractual Exposure) Mealey's Litigation Report:  Insurance Bad Faith , November 21, 2012; A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing (Insurers Should Be Vigilant In Florida) Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance Bad Faith, December 22, 2011; The Insurer's Bill of Rights (A Balance of Power) Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance Bad Faith, July 28, 2011; Bad Faith and Beyond: A Business Law Primer for Insurers, Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance Bad Faith, May 27, 2010; Florida's Bad Faith Quagmire: Is Summary Judgment Ever Available?, Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance Bad Faith, March 2009; "Torts for Tots" (Bad Faith and Other Independent Torts), Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance Bad Faith, August 28, 2008; Oxymoronic (Tortious Breach of Contract), Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance Bad Faith, July 24, 2007; The Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing (A Contractual Concept Expanded To Promote Public Policy), Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance Bad Faith, February 21, 2006; The Timely Demise of Excess Judgments (Probate Nonclaim Statutes), Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance Bad Faith, March 22, 2005; Juggling Multiple Claims with Inadequate Limits, Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance Bad Faith, October 15, 2003; Institutional Bad Faith: Individual Or Class Action Ligitation (All For One? - Or - One For All?), Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance Bad Faith, February 19, 2003; Level the Playing Field: Abate or Stay the Bad Faith Action Pending Resolution of the Underlying Liability or Coverage Case, Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance Bad Faith, July 15, 2000; Fraud and Related Issues, Tort & Insurance Law Journal, 2000; Advice of Counsel: The Insurance Companies First and Last Line of Defense, Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance Bad Faith, July 20, 1999.

Alan is also a member in good standing in multiple legal associations, including the American Bar Association (Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Member), the Defense Research Institute (DRI), the Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention (FACAP) and the Florida Academy of Professional Mediators.