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Philip
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Gerson
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About Me
Philip M. Gerson has built a distinguished career representing people whose lives have been changed by catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and violent wrongdoing. Since founding Gerson & Schwartz Accident & Injury Lawyers in 1970, Philip M. Gerson, together with partners Nicholas Gerson and Edward Schwartz, has helped shape one of Florida’s longest-established plaintiff-only personal injury and maritime litigation firms. For more than five decades, the firm has earned a nationally recognized reputation for handling complex injury, wrongful death, cruise ship, federal maritime litigation, negligent security, and crime victim advocacy matters on land and at sea. Today, the firm draws on more than 100 years of collective litigation experience representing injury victims and families throughout Florida and across the United States.
A defining part of Philip M. Gerson’s professional identity has always been courtroom advocacy. Under his leadership, Gerson & Schwartz Accident & Injury Lawyers has taken more than 350 jury trials to verdict and recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for clients over the course of the firm’s history. That trial-driven foundation continues to shape the firm’s approach to every case. Rather than functioning as a high-volume settlement practice, the firm remains intentionally selective and hands-on, with senior trial lawyers directly involved in investigation, litigation strategy, negotiations, and trial preparation from beginning to end.
The firm’s practice spans a broad range of serious injury and wrongful death litigation, including car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle crashes, construction accidents, drunk driving collisions, medical malpractice, defective products, premises liability, negligent security claims, catastrophic injury lawsuits, and maritime injury matters. Gerson & Schwartz Accident & Injury Lawyers is especially known for handling severe injury and fatality cases requiring sophisticated preparation, aggressive advocacy, and the willingness to fully litigate against insurance companies, cruise lines, and other powerful corporate defendants when accountability is disputed.
Philip M. Gerson graduated cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law, where he served on the editorial board of the law review, earned moot court honors, and graduated near the top of his class. He is admitted to practice before all Florida courts, the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Claims, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Throughout his career, his practice has remained focused on plaintiff advocacy involving catastrophic injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, cruise ship litigation, negligent security, and other high-level civil litigation matters.
Among the areas most closely associated with Philip M. Gerson and his firm is cruise ship and maritime litigation, where Gerson & Schwartz Accident & Injury Lawyers has earned national recognition for representing injured passengers and crew members in complex admiralty and maritime claims. The firm handles litigation involving slip and falls, trip and falls, gangway accidents, water slide injuries, excursion-related incidents, vessel malfunctions, passenger and crew injury litigation, negligent shipboard security claims, and serious violent crime cases, including rape and sexual assault aboard cruise vessels. Because of the firm’s extensive experience in maritime law and passenger safety litigation, it has represented clients from all fifty states and from ports throughout the United States and abroad.
Philip M. Gerson, alongside Nicholas Gerson and Edward Schwartz, has litigated federal maritime and personal injury cases against many of the world’s largest cruise lines, including Carnival Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Disney Cruise Line, Virgin Voyages, MSC Cruises, and Holland America Line. The firm’s litigation experience involving shipboard injuries, maritime negligence, passenger safety failures, and violent crime claims has made Gerson & Schwartz Accident & Injury Lawyers widely recognized in the field of cruise passenger litigation. The maritime practice reflects the firm’s longstanding commitment to standing up to major corporate defendants in highly contested injury and wrongful death cases.
Philip M. Gerson’s advocacy has extended beyond the courtroom. He testified before the United States Senate Commerce Committee regarding cruise passenger safety and legal protections for crime victims aboard cruise vessels, including advocacy connected to the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010. His work has contributed to broader efforts aimed at improving cruise passenger protections, shipboard security standards, and accountability for violent crime and dangerous conditions at sea. He has also been associated with advocacy efforts involving the International Cruise Victims Association and organizations devoted to victims’ rights and crime victim representation, including the National Crime Victim Bar Association and the National Center for Victims of Crime.
The same commitment to accountability can be seen in the firm’s negligent security and crime victim litigation practice. Gerson & Schwartz Accident & Injury Lawyers has built a strong reputation for representing victims harmed by inadequate security at hotels, apartment complexes, retail establishments, parking garages, entertainment venues, and other properties where preventable violent crime occurs. These cases often involve shootings, sexual assaults, robberies, and other serious acts of violence caused or worsened by negligent security failures. This area of litigation closely reflects Philip M. Gerson’s broader professional philosophy: using civil litigation to pursue justice for victims harmed by preventable misconduct, whether on dangerous property, aboard cruise ships, on the roadway, or in medical settings.
The firm’s professional reputation has been reinforced through decades of recognition within the legal industry. Gerson & Schwartz Accident & Injury Lawyers remains consistently top-rated and has been recognized by Super Lawyers, U.S. News – Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America, Best Law Firms – U.S. News & World Report, and Martindale-Hubbell. Philip M. Gerson holds the AV Preeminent peer rating from Martindale-Hubbell and maintains a 10.0 rating on Justia, reflecting the highest levels of professional excellence, ethics, peer recognition, and client satisfaction. The firm has also earned recognition for its work in personal injury litigation, maritime law, admiralty litigation, and trial advocacy. Client testimonials frequently describe the firm’s professionalism, responsiveness, courtroom strength, and commitment to securing outstanding results for injury victims and their families, with many regarding the firm among the best choices for serious injury and maritime representation in Florida.
Today, Senior Partner Philip M. Gerson continues leading Gerson & Schwartz Accident & Injury Lawyers alongside Nicholas Gerson and Edward Schwartz. The firm remains widely respected for its plaintiff-only representation, substantial trial experience, and aggressive advocacy in catastrophic injury, wrongful death, cruise ship, maritime, negligent security, and medical malpractice litigation. Whether representing victims injured in a motor vehicle collision, a serious maritime accident, a cruise ship incident, or a violent crime caused by negligent security, Philip M. Gerson and his firm continue to pursue justice through strategic, results-driven litigation focused on protecting injured clients and their families.
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