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Wites Law Firm represents plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death actions, class actions, sexual abuse cases, and property insurance claims. Marc A. Wites is the founding shareholder of the Firm. He has over 25-years of trial and litigation experience, and has achieved great results for his clients.
Marc has obtained multi-million dollar jury verdicts and settlements in (1) personal injury and wrongful death actions (in cases such as auto and truck crashes, and sexual assault and molestation cases) and (2) industry changing class actions that have returned monies to class members and changed the way in which companies do business. He also has successfully prosecuted insurance claims on behalf of homeowners and commercial property owners, and recovered investment losses of individuals and families against brokerage firms, banks and investment advisors. These victories have been achieved in state and federal trial and appellate courts in Florida and throughout the country, as well as arbitration proceedings.
Marc is a graduate of The University of Florida College Law, where he served as a board member of The University of Florida Law Review and the Justice Thornal Campbell National Moot Court Board. Marc earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from The University of Michigan.
He is admitted to the Florida Bar, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.
Marc was named as a Florida Super Lawyer in 2009-2017. These honors were the result of voting by members of the Florida Bar.
Marc is the author of The Florida Litigation Guide (www.flalitguide.com), a well-known practice guide used by thousands of lawyers throughout Florida since 2001. The Guide contains a listing of the elements of popular common law causes of action, citations for the most recent state and federal court cases listing the elements of the actions and various defenses to the actions. Tens of thousands of lawyers, from virtually every major Florida law firm, as well as countless practitioners from medium and small firms, solo practitioners and government attorneys, as well as members of the judiciary, have relied on Marc's publication in Florida litigation matters.
In 2014, Marc issued the first editions of The New York Litigation Guide and The California Litigation Guide.
In 2007 Marc became the author of Florida Causes of Action, an annual treatise published by James Publishing. This publication provides a detailed analysis of Florida common law and statutory causes of action.
Marc authored The Florida Civil Litigation Handbook: Actions, Defenses and Evidence and Rules, which was published annually by Matthew Bender & Co., Inc. from 1997 through 2000.
Marc also has published several articles, including Does Copying an In-House Lawyer on Corporate Correspondence Render It Privileged, The Federal Lawyer, March 2014; Do Equine Immunity Acts Provide a False Sense of Security, The Chronicle of the Horse, Vol. LXI, Number 33, August 14, 1998; Back in the Saddle Again: An Analysis of Florida's Equine Immunity Act, Florida Bar Journal, Volume LXXI, Number 10, November 1997; and The Franchisor as Predator: Encroachment and the Implied Covenant of Good Faith, The University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy, Volume VII, Issue 2, Spring 1996.
Marc was born in Queens, New York, and raised in Coral Springs, Florida. He lives in Boca Raton with his wife, Jennifer, and sons, Asher and Leo.
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Marc Wites & Wites Law Firm represent injured persons and their families in personal injury and wrongful death cases, such as car and truck crashes, sexual assault and abuse, slip and fall actions, and more.
Marc Wites & Wites Law Firm represent homeowner and commercial property owners in claims against their property insurance companies for losses caused by hurricanes, storms, pipe breaks, fires, theft, roof damage and more.
Marc A. Wites has served as class counsel in class actions involving defective products, automobile defects, insurance, unfair and deceptive trade practices, real estate, antitrust, securities and more.
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Bar | Member | 1994 - 1900 |
| Florida Bar | Member | N/A |
| Florida Justice Association | Eagle Member | N/A |
| Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association | Member | N/A |
| Florida Justice Association | Eagle Member | 2001 - 1900 |
| Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association | Member | 2001 - 1900 |
| Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
|---|---|---|
| AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating | Martindale-Hubbell® | 2019 |
| Super Lawyer | SuperLawyers | 2019 |
| AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating | Martindale-Hubbell® | 2018 |
| AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating | Martindale-Hubbell® | 2018 |
| Super Lawyer | SuperLawyers | 2018 |
| AV Preeminent Peer Rating | Martindale-Hubbell® | 2017 |
| Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2017 |
| Super Lawyer | SuperLawyers | 2016 |
| Super Lawyer | SuperLawyers | 2015 |
| Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2014 |
| Super Lawyer | SuperLawyers | 2013 |
| Super Lawyer | SuperLawyers | 2012 |
| Legal Elite | Trend Magazine | 2012 |
| Super Lawyer | SuperLawyers | 2011 |
| Legal Elite | Florida Trend Magazine | 2010 |
| Super Lawyer | SuperLawyers | 2010 |
| Super Lawyer | SuperLawyers | 2009 |
| School name | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | BBA | 1991 |
| University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | BBA | 1991 |
| University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1994 |
| University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1994 |
| Case name | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Avila v Tarmac | $6.1 million jury verdict |
| Confidential Settlement | $2,000,000 Settlement for man who suffered a brain injury in a truck accident |
| Confidential Settlement | $1.2 million for man who suffered spinal injury when struck by a drunk driver. |
| Janie Does v. Palm Beach County School Board | $3.6 million settlement for four elementary school girls sexually abused by their teacher |
| Matos v. Rechtien International Trucks, Inc. | $15 million jury verdict for wrongful death action on behalf of a minor child. |
| Title Insurance Class Actions | Settlements required insurers to disclose the availability of the higher ratre, and provided monetary relief. |
| State | Number | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 24783 | Member in Good Standing | 1994 | 09/15/2021 |
| Publication name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Daily Business Review | Reflections at 50 and 25 on the Practice of Law | 2019 |
| Florida Litigation Guide | Florida Litigation Guide | 2018 |
| New York Litigation Guide | New York Litigation Guide | 2017 |
| California Litigation Guide | California Litigation Guide | 2017 |
| James Publishing publication | Florida Causes of Action | 2017 |
| The Federal Lawyer | Does Copying an In-House Lawyer on Corporate Correspondence Render It Privileged? | 2014 |
| Florida Causes of Action | Florida Causes of Action | 2014 |
| The Florida Bar Journal | Back in the Saddle Again: An Analysis of Florida's Equine Immunity Act | 1997 |
| University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy | The Franchisor as Predator: Encroachment and The Implied Covenant of Good Faith | 1996 |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Naturalization Ceremony | US Citizenship | 2017 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney | Wites Law Firm | 2018 - 1900 |
| Attorney | Wites Law Firm | N/A |
