Manny Epelbaum Esq.

Partner

“My principle of work is to sincerely help people and solve their problems. I believe that a lawyer should combine several characteristics in order to be at a high level and remain committed to their work”

Biography

Manuel Epelbaum was born in Cuba on March 6, 1956 and immigrated to the United States in 1961 with his parents and sister. He was raised in Miami Beach and graduated from Hebrew Academy High School in 1974. Mr. Epelbaum participated in several sports in high school including basketball, baseball and football and played in the little leagues, pony leagues optimist leagues, senior leagues and American Legion leagues in baseball in Miami Beach.

Mr. Epelbaum graduated from University of Florida after 6 years obtaining his undergraduate and Juris Doctor Law degree. He was hired out of law school by Robert J. Dickman and has practiced along side Bob for the last 27 years.

Mr. Epelbaum takes pride in zealously and aggressively representing his clients. He honed his skills having represented insurance carriers and other corporations on behalf of the defense and by the mid 1980s, has devoted the majority of his practice to representing plaintiffs in catastrophic injury cases. Together with Mr. Dickman, they have settled and/or tried over 60 cases that have resulted in settlements or verdicts in excess of a million dollars.

Mr. Epelbaum has lectured at local associations and has also been a speaker at dental and medical symposiums outside the state of Florida. Mr. Epelbaum has tried in excess of 100 jury and non-jury trials. His primary focus at this time has been in litigation of premises liability, products liability and medical negligence cases. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, limited to lawyers who have won Million Dollar plus verdicts and settlements. Mr. Epelbaum is fluent in English, Spanish and Hebrew.

Mr. Epelbaum is active in his community and is the commissioner in a basketball league in the South Dade area and has coached over 20 juvenile teams in the last 11 years in basketball.

He is married to Gisela, a pharmacist, and has 2 children, Adam and Joshua. Adam attends Palmetto Senior High School and Joshua attends the University of Florida.