Atty. Martin J. Jaffe
Martin Jaffe was born in Bayonne, New Jersey in 1965. He graduated from Florida State University in 1987, then worked for several years as a claims adjuster for a national insurance company and as well as a parole officer.
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Martin J. Jaffe is an Attorney based in Orlando, Florida, practicing at Morgan & Morgan. They have 28+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1998. Their practice focuses on wrongful death, personal injury, and product liability. Admitted to practice in Florida (1998) and U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida (1999). Educated at University of Akron School of Law (J.D., 1998) and Florida State University (B.S., 1987). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of Memberships: •Florida Bar, 1998 •U, S, and District Court - Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida •American Association for Justice. Serands clients in Orlando, FL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Martin Jaffe was born in Bayonne, New Jersey in 1965
- He graduated from Florida State University in 1987, then worked for several years as a claims adjuster for a national insurance company and as well as a parole officer
- Mr. Jaffe graduated from the University of Akron School of Law in 1998
- While in law school he was a national finalist two years in a row in the ATLA National Trial Tournament, and named best advocate in the NITA Tournament of Champions Trial Competition
- He was also an Associate Editor of the Akron Law Review
- After law school, Mr. Jaffe moved to Florida and was a partner in one of Florida’s leading defense firms defending catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases nationwide for large corporations before joining Morgan & Morgan
- Mr. Jaffe now represents victims of serious personal injury and wrongful death cases, product defects, as well as carbon monoxide poisoning events
- He has been lead trial counsel to verdict in cases at both state and federal court levels, and is admitted to practice in all Florida state and federal courts
- Recently he has obtained verdicts of $2.9 million (motor vehicle crash), $1.18 million (motor vehicle crash), $951,000 (motor vehicle crash), $178,000 (motor vehicle crash)
- &198,000 (motor vehicle crash), $534,000 (pedestrian struck by vehicle), $2.54 million (carbon monoxide poisoning), as well as settlements for his clients in the amounts of $7.25 million (product failure), $5.5 million (tire failure), $3.5 million (motor vehicle crash), $3 million (motor vehicle crash), $1.8 million (fuel tank rupture), $1.4 million (pedestrian), $1.3 million (carbon monoxide poisoning), $1.3 million (airbag defect), $1.25 million (pedestrian), $1.2 million (pedestrian crash), $1.2 million (tire failure), $1.1 million (electrical component failure), and $1 million (trip and fall)
- Mr. Jaffe has also been retained as counsel on cases in South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, Colorado, Arkansas, Puerto Rico and the U.S
- Virgin Islands
- Mr. Jaffe was selected by Florida Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite Civil Trial Law in 2016 and has earned the AV Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, the preeminent national publication in the legal field every year since 2005
- According to Martindale-Hubbell, “An AV rating is a significant accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence
- This rating is based upon evaluations by other lawyers and is the highest ranking attainable by an attorney for ability and ethics in the practice of law
- It is a distinction reserved for a select few in the legal community.” Further, Mr. Jaffe has been rated AV in the Martindale-Hubbell Judicial Edition 2017 and selected as one of Orlando Life Magazine’s Top Lawyers in Orlando for 2012 and 2013
- Mr. Jaffe stays active in the community through coaching basketball, and as a board member of several non-profit organizations
- Recent Wins Client v
- CarMax Auto Superstores $2,910,565 Personal Injury 2018 Timothy Hajdasz v
- Magic Burgers, LLC $1,200,000 Slip and Fall 2020 Rosado, Kelly vs
- Tyton Construction, Joshua Reardon $1,118,963 Trucking Accident 2025 Mary Slaughter v
- Quiles and First Liberty Insurance Co. $951,036 Car Accident 2017 Michael Berrios v State Farm $758,262 Car Accident 2020 Acevedo v
- State Farm $534,000 Car Accident 2018 Thelma Franquiz-Rivera v
- Geico $199,000 Car Accident 2022 Maria Franquiz-Rivera v
- Geico $178,000 Car Accident 2022
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Martin J. Jaffe is one of 31,253 wrongful death attorneys indexed nationally. Browse wrongful death attorneys in Florida →
Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
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Why local counsel matters in Florida
Practicing law in Florida. Legal matters in Florida are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Orlando are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Florida state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Florida brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Florida courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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