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Coral Gables Personal Injury Lawyer
Overview
Robert Boyers is a civil trial lawyer who specializes in cases involving catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice and product liability cases. He has obtained millions of dollars in awards for his clients and has been repeatedly named one of the Best Lawyers in America in the fields of personal injury and medical malpractice, a Super Lawyer in Florida Super Lawyers magazine, a Top Lawyer in the South Florida Legal Guide, as one of Florida's Legal Elite in Florida Trend magazine and was profiled as a Legal Impact Leader in the 2008 and 2010 issues of Business Leader magazine. Mr. Boyers has received lifetime achievement recognition as one of America’s Top 100 Attorneys and is listed as one of the Top 100 Attorneys in Florida by the National Trial Lawyers association.He was named one of the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Miami in the 2012 listing of Florida Super Lawyers as published in the Wall Street Journal. He also holds an AV preeminent rating – the highest rating for skill and ethics - from the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory and was given a 10/10 rating by the Avvo lawyer rating system.
Following his graduation from the Emory University School of Law in 1990, Mr. Boyers began his legal career as a trial lawyer in New York City where he practiced law with a prominent civil trial firm in Manhattan. He also served as an Assistant District Attorney in Queens County, New York and was appointed a Special Prosecutor in Kings County, NY (Brooklyn) to oversee the investigation of a high-profile officer-involved fatal shooting case. He has devoted his legal career to the pursuit of justice and to holding wrongdoers accountable for the harm that they cause.
Mr. Boyers is a frequent author and lecturer on civil trial matters.He is also a Past-President of the Miami-Dade Trial Lawyers Association and served as a past-Director of the Florida Justice Association and the Dade County Bar Association.In 2016, he completed a three-year term as Chair of Florida Bar Grievance Committee “D” for the 11th Judicial Circuit in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Mr. Boyers presently sits on the Civil Rights Committee of the Anti-defamation League and is an active member of the Miami Dade Trial Lawyers Association, the Florida Justice Association, the New York State Trial Lawyers’ Association, the American Association for Justice and the American Bar Association. He is admitted to the state bars of Florida, New York and Connecticut and is admitted to practice in the federal courts of New York and Florida.
About Robert Boyers Esq.
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
Current Employment Position(s)
- Founding Shareholder
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- New York
- Connecticut
Other Affiliations
- Miami-Dade Justice Association (Past-President)
- Florida Justice Association (Board Member)
- Dade County Bar Association (Professionalism Committee)
- Florida Bar Grievance Committee “D” for the 11 th Judicial Circuit for Miami-Dade County (Chair)
- Dade County Bar Association (DCBA) (Board Member)
- Dade County Bar Association (DCBA), Civil Litigation Committee
- Dade County Bar Association (DCBA), Civil Rights Committee of the Anti-Defamation League
- Florida Justice Association (Past Director)
- Florida Bar Association (Member)
- Dade County Bar Association (Member)
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- American Association for Justice (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
Education
- Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 1990
Pro Bono Activities
- Samantha Foundation, Executive Board Member
- Samantha Foundation,Past Director
Classes and Seminars
- Cross-Examination of Defendant's Traumatic Brain Injury Expert," Lecture, Miami-Dade Justice Association Past-President's Seminar Lecture, November 2010
- Authored chapters "Strategies for Traumatic Brain Injury Cases" and "Cross-Examination of Defendant's Traumatic Brain Injury Expert," 2010 Suppl. to Proving Mental and Emotional Injuries, James Legal Publishing
- Effective Openings, Cross-Examinations and Summations," Lecture, Miami Beach Bar Association luncheon, 2009
- President's Message," multiple articles, Miami Dade Justice Association Newsletter (2007-2008)
- Florida Justice Association's 2008 Medical Negligence Seminar, "Assessing the Risk - When and How to Litigate a Medical Malpractice Case," Lecture, Weston, Florida, Winter 2008
- The Miami Daily Business Review, "An Affront to Our Civil Justice System," (Op Ed), April 23, 2007
- Malpractice - The Consequences of Not Listening," Comprehensive Health Solutions', Lecture, National Summit on Quality/Performance Management and Improvement, Orlando, Fl, Jan 2007 (R. Boyers and J. Hannon)
- South Florida Legal Guide, "Proving Brain Injury," article, 2007 (R. Boyers and J. Hannon)
- Dade County Trial Lawyers Association, "Cross Examination of the Adverse Medical Expert," (Chapter Re-printed and updated from AJ Cone 2004), Seminar Chairperson and Moderator, Miami, Fl, October 2006
- Trying Your First Case? Don't Panic!" article, South Florida Legal Guide, 2006 (R. Boyers and J. Hannon)
- Florida International University College of Law, Mock Trial Judge/Lecturer; 2005
- Dade County Trial Lawyers Newsletter, Editor-in-Chief, 2002-2004 (authored multiple articles)
- Cross Examination of the Defense Medical Expert," chapter and lecture, AJ Cone Trial Advocacy Institute, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Orlando, Fl, August 2004
- Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, "Advance Trial Skills Seminar," Chairperson and Moderator, Orlando, Fl, Fall 2003
- The Lawyer and the Neuropsychologist - Managing the Process and Each other," chapter and lecturer, International Bar Association, San Francisco, 2003 (also Demonstrated Techniques for Effective Cross Examination of Neuropsychologist Experts)
- A Few Words on Cross Examination of the "IME Doctor," article, Dade County Trial Lawyers Association Newsletter, Miami, Fl, June 2002
- New York State Bar Association, NYC, NY, "Demonstrative Evidence - The Latest and Greatest," guest lecturer, 2001 and chapter printed in Do Or Die - Trial Skills Seminar Volume, May 18, 2001
- Law and Abnormal Psychology,? guest lecturer, University of Miami, 1998
- Psychological Malpractice,? lecture, University of Miami Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology, 1997
- Mr. Boyers has also been interviewed on various legal matters by local and national media outlets including a 2010 interview on The Today Show involving a high profile death investigation/negligent security case.
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Robert Boyers
Included on the 2025 Florida Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2024 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Florida Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Florida Trend Magazine Legal Elite 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice for 2012, 2013 and 2014
- Top 100 Super Lawyers in Miami, Florida 2012
- Florida Super Lawyers 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013
- Top Lawyer South Florida Legal Guide 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013
- Named as a Legal Impact Leader for South Florida by Business Leader Magazine for 2008 and 2010
- South Florida Legal Guide Top "Up and Comer" in 2003
- AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell (since 1991)
- Avvo Rating 10/10
- Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Recognized as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Florida by National Trial Lawyers’ Association
- Named as one of the Top 100 Litigation Lawyers in the State of Florida for 2014 by the American Society of Legal Advocates
Office Information
Address
123 Almeria Ave Coral Gables, FL 33134
Phone
Fax
- 786-509-8021
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Publication
Articles
- Author, Proving Mental and Emotional Injuries, James Legal Publishing, 2010
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