Mr. Medina was born in October 1959 in Santa Clara, Cuba. In 1961, his parents immigrated to the U.S. In 1977, he graduated from Miami Southwest Senior High as a distinguished alumnus of the school. Later being inducted into the Southwest Athletic Golden Eagle Hall of Fame. Mr. Medina obtained his undergraduate degree with distinction from Eastern Kentucky University in 1981. While at Eastern, Mr. Medina was involved in intercollegiate athletics and community outreach programs.
Mr. Medina obtained his Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida in 1984. From 1984 to 1988, Mr. Medina worked with an insurance defense firm in Miami. Early in his career, Mr. Medina practiced Federal Criminal Defense, where he successfully tried several high-profile Federal Criminal matters in the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida.
Mr. Medina has tried over 100 trials to verdict and over 60 civil cases to verdict in a variety of States and over 10 Florida Counties and all 3 Federal Districts in Florida. Since 1988, Omar Medina has practiced in Tampa Bay for ONLY injured parties and families.
Mr. Medina’s hobbies include being a private pilot, martial arts, and coaching baseball. Mr. Medina has three children: Dominic, Justine, and Xavier.
