Keith R. Mitnik was born in Eustis, Florida in 1959. He graduated from Eustis High School in 1977. He graduated from UCF Magna Cum Laude in 1981 with a degree in Allied Legal Services. He graduated from FSU Law School with honors 1984. Upon graduation he was selected to train under one of the premier Trial Attorneys in Central Florida. Within two years he was named a partner by his mentor. He remained in the firm of Robertson, Williams, Mitnik and McDonald until 1992, when he formed The Law Firm of Peed and Mitnik. In 1997 he joined the Law Firm of Morgan & Morgan and is now one of the owners.
Keith Mitnik is Senior Trial Lawyer for Morgan & Morgan. He is designated to assist other members of the firm on their trials; as a result he tries a large number of cases every year.
He has handled many high profile cases and has been interviewed by Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes. Over the years, his list of clients included judges, elected officials, law firms, and world famous musicians. He has handled such high profile cases as the suit against Britney Spears by her former manager, the suit by the Backstreet Boys against their former manager, the suit by Harlem Globetrotters legends including Curly Neal and Meadowlark Lemon against The Harlem Globetrotters, the civil suit against Casey Anthony, and the “Tailwind” case against CNN and Time Magazine (one of the leading defamation cases of the last decade). He has been honored as a member of the Florida Legal Elite, Florida’s “Super Lawyers”, Best Lawyers in America (2013 Lawyers of the Year), and Martindale’s Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers.
Mr. Mitnik has obtained a long list of verdicts in excess of a million dollars. In the last few years, he has jury verdicts of $1 Million, $1.35 Million, $2.4 Million, $2.7 Million, $5.1 Million, $18.1 Million, $27 million, $40 Million, and a $90 Million (which was the 7th largest verdict in America for 2010). He is a frequent seminar presenter for plaintiff’s lawyers in Florida and across the country sharing his cutting edge lawsuit strategies. More information on Mr. Mitnik's seminars and books is available here .
Recent Wins
Estate of Frank Townsend v. RJ Reynolds, et al.
$90,800,000
Product Liability
2009
Estate of Patricia Allen v. RJ Reynolds, et al.
$40,000,000
Product Liability
2013
Brink v. Ruiz
$25,927,183
Car Accident
2012
VanZyl v. Kincaid
$18,888,875
Car Accident
2010
Van Zyl v. Kincaid
$18,888,875
Car Accident
2024
Good Gateway LLC and SEG Gateway LLC
$14,500,000
Breach of Contract
2014
Carol Reed v. Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
$12,350,000
Nursing Home Abuse, Elder Abuse
2022
Rausin v. Rodgers
$12,023,195
Car Accident
2008
Private Settlement
$10,000,000
Wrongful Death
2021
Roundtree v. Schultz
$8,000,000
Car Accident
2017
Alaqua Lakes Community Association, Inc. v. Taylor Morrison of Florida, Inc.
$7,287,782
Construction Accidents
2019
Jean D. Fergile v. Gail June Payne et al.
$6,800,000
Car Accident
2023
Burke v. Lancheros and VL Auto Transport, Inc.
$6,640,031
Car Accident
2021
Estate of John Price v. RJ Reynolds, et al.
$6,400,000
Product Liability
2015
Christopher Morgan v. MARTA and Lavonda Jones
$6,397,178
Car Accident
2022
Connie Finkbeiner
$6,000,000
Car Accident
2024
Estate of Mary Goveia v. RJ Reynolds, et al
$5,350,000
Product Liability
2013
Action Products v. Lung Cheong
$5,100,000
2005
Private Settlement
$5,000,000
Car Accident
2025
Walker v. Condemarin
$4,099,896
Car Accident
2011
Bryan v. Hanson
$4,000,000
Car Accident
2008
Tonia v. Brown
$3,700,000
Car Accident
2019
John Doe vs. Insurance Company
$3,500,000
Car Accident
2020
Jason Benson vs. BayCare Home Care, Inc. and Reginald Brown
$3,392,249
Car Accident
2022
Addison v. Perez
$3,334,728
Medical Malpractice
2005
Private Premises Liability Settlement
$3,000,000
Slip and Fall
2023
Faith Billingham v. Gay Scott, as P.R. of the Estate of Winston Scott
$2,980,994
Car Accident
2013
Brown v. Sumter County School Board
$2,900,000
Car Accident
2007
Kayla Ellis vs Family Dollar Stores of Florida, LLC
$2,900,000
Slip and Fall
2023
Williams, Maque vs. Farrington, Cindy
$2,620,000
Car Accident
2022
Miskiel, Deborah vs. Daniel Dukes and Innerflow Lawnsprinklers, Inc.
$2,320,000
Car Accident
2023
Sports Technology Applications, Inc. v. MLB Advanced Media, L.P.
$2,000,000
Breach of Contract
2021
Isham v. City of Ft. Lauderdale
$1,800,000
Car Accident
2007
McKernan v. Groves
$1,700,000
Car Accident
2006
Marlyn Beard v. Jamarcus Essex, et al.
$1,617,800
Trucking Accident
2025
Scott v. Billings
$1,500,000
Medical Malpractice
2004
Wesby v. Globe Manufacturing Company, LLC & Casco Industries, Inc.
$1,500,000
Product Liability
2018
Fields v. Primera Owners Association, Inc.
$1,478,000
Slip and Fall
2019
Hobbs v. Adams
$1,355,034
Car Accident
2009
McGregor v. Molnar and Commercial Carrier Corp.
$1,329,280
Car Accident
2004
Osvath, Maricela vs. Dolive, James
$1,300,000
Car Accident
2021
Jason W. Kinney vs. Shayne Black and Bay Pharmacy, INC.
$1,243,996
Car Accident
2021
Florian v. Tojen
$1,200,000
Car Accident
2008
Davis v. Groundtek
$1,190,000
Car Accident
2017
Blackwelder vs. Volpe
$1,100,000
Car Accident
2017
Wabnitz v. Sider
$1,017,000
Medical Malpractice
2012
Titus v. Central Florida YMCA
$1,000,000
1999
Orders v. Walgreens Corp.
$1,000,000
Medical Malpractice
2000
Benson v. Memorial Hospital
$1,000,000
Medical Malpractice
2003
Gibson v. Nationwide
$1,000,000
Car Accident
2007
Dondero v. Rodgers
$1,000,000
Car Accident
2008
Cadle v. Geico
$900,000
Car Accident
2013
Smith v. Sirine
$900,000
Car Accident
2017
Gray v. Hummel
$850,000
Medical Malpractice
2004
Business Owner vs. Safeguard America
$784,898
Breach of Contract
2016
Nate Dixon, SAS, GPN v. Security Systems, Inc. and David Roman
$784,898
Breach of Contract
2015
Kaufhold v. Zych
$750,000
Medical Malpractice
2007
Stachowiak v. Pacheco
$740,000
Car Accident
2015
Lyons-Howey v. Ratner Companies d/b/a Hair Cuttery
$628,828
Slip and Fall
2010
Diperna v. Diperna
$625,000
Car Accident
2010
Russell and Deborah Crouch v. Port Charlotte HMA, d/b/a Bayfront Port Charlotte, et al.
$625,000
Medical Malpractice
2021
Stout v. Suncruz
$556,000
Slip and Fall
2007
Nelms v. Mastec North America
$500,000
Car Accident
2009
Baez v. Allstate Corp
$500,000
Insurance Claims
2001
Trimble v. Bio Medical
$500,000
Medical Malpractice
2006
Jason Lawrence v. David J, Smith, Jr., M.D
$496,437
Car Accident
2019
Clark v. Travelers Home and Marine Insurance Company
$442,239
Car Accident
2012
Global Tire Recycling of Sumter County v. City of Wildwood
$400,000
2001
Johnson v. Methodist Hospital
$400,000
Medical Malpractice
2006
Martinez v. Vazquez
$390,555
Car Accident
2011
Santos v. Wasserman
$375,000
Car Accident
2012
Hamatie v. Louisville Ladder Inc.
$375,000
Slip and Fall
2006
Young v. Allstate Corp.
$369,161
Car Accident
2006
Hosfield v. Thomas
$365,000
Car Accident
1996
Boggs v. Henriques
$350,000
Medical Malpractice
2006
Smyth v. USAA
$350,000
Car Accident
2014
Lancaster v. Arnold
$325,000
Car Accident
2014
Richardson v. Robinson Fruit Harvestor
$318,222
Car Accident
2001
Dorn v. Adventist Health
$300,000
Medical Malpractice
2004
Whiteside v. Patel
$300,000
Car Accident
2006
Trevor Rifkin v. Kelly Mee In
$300,000
Car Accident
2021
Williams v. Johnson
$265,000
Car Accident
1996
Hopkins v. Nationwide
$265,000
Car Accident
2010
Salcedo v. Eader
$264,115
Car Accident
2011
Williamson v. City of Clearwater
$225,000
2006
Maxfield v. Hanson
$225,000
Car Accident
2007
Graves v. Lenox Place
$190,000
Slip and Fall
2014
Romain v. Isam
$150,000
Medical Malpractice
2001
Steele v. El Rodeo
$150,000
2006
Dees v. Howard
$150,000
Car Accident
2007
Behr v. Price
$150,000
Medical Malpractice
2007
Soto v. Orlando Utilities Commission
$145,000
Slip and Fall
2014
Longo v. Morales
$110,000
Medical Malpractice
2015
Whiting v. Lakeland Regional Medical Center
$100,000
Medical Malpractice
1998
Guetzloe v. Acevedo-Sequi
$100,000
Medical Malpractice
2003
Price v. Sotolongo
$100,000
Medical Malpractice
2007
Jenkins v. Pinkard
$100,000
Medical Malpractice
2009
Jevin v. Perez
$100,000
Car Accident
2010
Krause v. Adventist Health
$100,000
Medical Malpractice
2015
Rosenblum v. Anglin
$100,000
Slip and Fall
2015
Brenda Soto, as Parent and Natural Guardian of Faith Oquendo, a minor v. ABB and OUC
$100,000
Slip and Fall
2015
James Gallagher v. Antoinette Ricks & Mathias Ricks
$48,000
Car Accident
2010
Iglesias v. Martinez
$29,000
Car Accident
2014
Barkman v. Adams
$19,441
Car Accident
2009
