Gabriel F. Zambrano is a long-time resident of South Florida, who has practiced law throughout the State of Florida since 1994. He began his career handling commercial litigation and insurance defense cases from inception through resolution by mediation or trial. He holds an AV rating through the Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Rating system.
His trial experience includes handling complex and catastrophic injury cases, as well as multiple trials that approached or exceeded thirty days at trial. In 2011, he was invited to serve as co-counsel in an Engle Tobacco trial that resulted in one of the largest reported verdicts in 2011. Today, he advocates on behalf of victims of personal injuries, and assists individuals seeking justice. Mr. Zambrano gained national prominence as an early advocate for girls and women that suffered life altering blood clots, strokes or heart damage from use of the Blockbuster drug Drospirenone (DRSP) containing birth control pills trademarked and manufactured by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals as Yasmin, YAZ, Beyaz & Safyral.
Attorney Zambrano explains that his determined passion for victims and families comes from his personal experiences as a naturalized American Citizen and First-Generation American Immigrant. “I know how hard people have to work to get ahead and pursue their version of the American Dream. To have a crash, drug or defective product, derail your future is life altering and our civil justice system provides a potential remedy and method for holding companies and people accountable. Trial Attorneys’ and experienced advocates are the only way to level the playing field against insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies or product manufacturers. Contingency fee, no recovery – no fee contracts, allow us to bear the risk and utilize our resources to seek legal redress and change on behalf of victims.”
Education:
Boston University School of Law, 1993, Juris Doctor
University of Miami, 1990, B.A. in Arts, History/English Literature/Philosophy
Bar & Court Admissions:
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Florida
Awards & Honors:
2017 Executive Committee – Mass Torts Trial Lawyers Association
2017 National Latino Trial Lawyers Association
2016 Top Rated Lawyer by ALM & Martindale-Hubbell – Mass Torts
2016 Top Rated Lawyer by ALM & Martindale-Hubbell – Personal Injury
2016 Executive Committee – The National Trial Lawyers Top 100
2015 Top Rated Lawyer by ALM & Martindale-Hubbell – Mass Torts
2015 Top Rated Lawyer by ALM & Martindale-Hubbell – Personal Injury
2016 Regional Co-Chair 2016 American Association for Justice, (AAJ), National
Student Trial Advocacy Competition
Fellow: The Melvin M. Belli Society
2015 Diplomat – The National Trial Lawyers Top 100
2015 Top Rated Lawyer by ALM & Martindale-Hubbell – Mass Torts
2015 Top Rated Lawyer by ALM & Martindale-Hubbell – Personal Injury
2015 Regional Co-Chair American Association for Justice, (AAJ), National Student
Trial Advocacy Competition
2014 Top Rated Lawyer by ALM & Martindale-Hubbell – Mass Torts
2014 Top Rated Lawyer by ALM & Martindale-Hubbell – Personal Injury
2014 Regional Co-Chair American Association for Justice , (AAJ), National
Student Trial Advocacy Competition
AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Top Rated Lawyer by ALM & Martindale-Hubbell – Personal Injury
Million Dollar Advocates Forum – Million Dollar Advocate
Multi-Million Dollar Advocate Forum (14) – Life Member
The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 (15)
The Top Florida Verdicts & Settlements of 2011
Third Year Editor, American Journal of Law & Medicine, 1992
Classes / Seminars Taught:
The National Trial Lawyers Webinar – XARELTO Mass Tort Update June 2015
Speaker/Moderator – Mass Torts Made Perfect April 2015
Course Advisor/Moderator – Mass Torts Made Perfect October 2014
Speaker/Demonstrator – FJA A.J. Cone Trial Advocacy Institute August 2014
Course Advisor/Moderator – Mass Torts Made Perfect April 2014
Speaker Marketing Breakout Session – Online Marketing – Mass Torts Made
Perfect October 2013
“Mirena IUD Lawsuits“ , Mass Torts Made Perfect/Torts Made Perfect, 2013
“Mirena IUD Litigation“, Harris Martins’s MDL Litigation Conference, 2013
“Sun Tzu Internet & Social Media Skills for Case Preparation & Trial”, Torts Made
Perfect, 2012
“Big Pharma Lurking in Social Media – Where is FDA?” , Mass Torts Made
Perfect, 2011
“IUDs – OB/GYNS Using Black Market IUDs Despite FDA Warnings“ , Mass Torts
Made Perfect, 2010
“YAZ Litigation Group – DRSP (Drospirenone) Mass Tort”, American Association for
Justice , 2009
“YAZ Litigation Group – DRSP (Drospirenone)”, American Association for Justice,
2009
“YAZ – Are Women at Risk?“, Mass Torts Made Perfect, 2009
News & Media Reports:
CBS 12: How a $3 piece of tape could have saved an entire family– April 28,
2016
City Biz List: Zambrano Appears on CBS 12 to Discuss Varona Wrongful Death
Lawsuit – May 2, 2016
Legal Learning Series: Gabe Zambrano Co-Chairs AAJ Regional Student Trial
Advocacy Competition- March 16, 2016
The National Trial Lawyers – An Update on Xarelto Mass Tort Litigation – July 1,
2015
TRIAL – American Association for Justice (AAJ) – Verdicts & Settlements January
2015 (31)
Trial Lawyer Magazine – Raising The Bar – Winter 2015
Daily Business Review – Jury Awards $806,289 to Bar Attack Victim – December
2014
Trial Lawyer Magazine – Raising The Bar – Summer 2014
Daily Business Review & Verdict Search – Top Florida Verdicts & Settlements of
2011 – July 2012
Professional Associations:
American Association for Justice
The National Trial Lawyers
Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (APITLA)
American Association for Justice – Interstate Trucking Litigation Group (ITLG)
Broward County Bar Association (BCBA)
Broward County Trial Lawyers Association (BCTLA) , formerly known as, Broward
County Justice Association (BCJA)
Palm Beach County Justice Association (PBCJA)
Class Action Trial Lawyer Association – Past Member
Florida Justice Association– Member
Mass Torts Trial Lawyers Association – Member
National Latino Trial Lawyers Association – Past Member
Southern Trial Lawyer Association – Member
The Florida Bar – Member
