Ricardo Martinez-Cid
USA Guide 2024
Band 1 : Litigation: Mainly Plaintiffs
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About
Provided by Ricardo Martinez-Cid
Practice Areas
Much of Ricardo’s practice involves personal injury, wrongful death, and product liability cases with a focus on mass torts, class actions, and aviation litigation. He is experienced in Multi-District Litigation and handles select high- stakes commercial matters.
Career
Ricardo is an accomplished trial lawyer, having obtained multi-million-dollar verdicts on behalf of his clients in both federal and state courts. He recently served as court-appointed lead counsel for all wrongful death and personal injury claims arising from the Champlain Towers building collapse in Surfside, Florida and recovered over one billion dollars for those families. He currently serves as court-appointed leadership counsel for the plaintiffs In Re: Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and In Re: Zantac Litigation MDL. He has been named in “Legal Elite” by Florida Trend Magazine, “Expert Guides"; "Top Lawyers" by South Florida Legal Guide, and “Super Lawyers” by Super Lawyers Magazine and "500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers" by Lawdragon. He was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America. According to the National Law Journal, his verdict of over 195 million dollars in the Fondo Vision matter was one of the ten largest jury verdicts of 2010. The Daily Business Review has recognized him multiple times at its "Most Effective Lawyers" events.
Professional Memberships
International Society of Barristers; American Board of Trial Advocates; American Association for Justice (Board of Governors); Florida Justice Association (Board of Governors); Cuban American Bar Association (Past President); American Bar Association (Past Chair of Aviation and Space Law Committee); Florida Supreme Court Standing Committee on Fairness and Diversity.
Personal
JD, Yale Law School (2000); BA University of Miami (1997)
Chambers Review
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Ricardo Martinez-Cid is routinely called upon to represent clients in cases concerning product liability and personal injury claims and is noted for his expertise in aviation litigation.
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