Frank M. Petosa - Plantation, FL
Attorney at Morgan & Morgan
Class Action Lawyers in Plantation, FL
8151 Peters Road Suite 4000 Plantation, FL 33324
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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33
Years
Experience
Plantation Class Action Lawyer
Updated: 03/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Class Action
- Government Actions
- Mass Torts
- Medical Malpractice
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
Attorney Information
Overview
"Frank M. Petosa is a partner with Morgan & Morgan and a member of the firm's Complex Litigation Group. Mr. Petosa coordinates the firm's interdisciplinary Oil Spill Practice Group representing individuals and businesses impacted by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. He has also been integrally involved with the PSC for MDL 2179 arising from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill as a member of the Phase 2 Trial Team and a Co-Coordinator of the Economic Damages Work Group. Mr. Petosa also manages the firm's nationwide Reglan cases and has been active in the PSC's for the Chinese Drywall MDL and the Denture Cream MDL. He also leads the firm's South Florida personal injury practice from the firm's Plantation office. Frank is admitted to practice in Florida, including the U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.
Frank Petosa is a Past President of the Florida Justice Association and a Past Chair and Trustee of the Florida Justice Political Action Committee. In addition, he previously served as Chair of the Nursing Home and Auto Insurance Committees and Fundraising Chair for the Florida Justice Association. He also served as a member of the Florida Justice Association's Medical Liability and Arbitration Committees. He has frequently lectured at seminars sponsored by the Florida Justice Association and American Association for Justice throughout the country on a variety of topics relating to mass torts, medical malpractice, government actions, nursing home abuse, and personal injury litigation. He has also testified extensively before Florida Senate and House committees on a wide range of issues impacting the civil justice system and in opposition to tort reform.
In 2009 through 2012, Mr. Petosa was named a Florida Super Lawyer in the practice areas of medical malpractice and class actions. This honor is reserved for only 5 percent of the attorneys in Florida in their area of practice who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement."
Awards and Honors
Other Sources of Feedback About Frank M. Petosa
Included on the 2012 Florida Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2011 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Florida Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Florida Levin College of Law,
Gainesville,
Florida, 1992
J.D.
Honors: With Honors
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University of Florida Levin College of Law,
Gainesville,
Florida, 1992
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Non Legal Education
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University of Florida, 1989
B.A.
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University of Florida, 1989
Published Works
Articles
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Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuits in Orlando
Resource for family members of loved ones who have been abused while living in a nursing home or long term care facility. -
Class Action Lawsuits: Orlando
Information concerning on-going and past class action lawsuits. -
Orlando Medical Malpractice Lawsuits & Attorneys
Legal information for patients who have been injured by a negligent doctor, nurse, hospital or surgeon in the Orlando area.
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1993
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Foundation (Fellow)
- Southern Trial Lawyers Association
- Florida Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Palm Beach County Bar Association
- Palm Beach County Justice Association
- American Association for Justice - Nursing Home Litigation, Inadequate Security Litigation and Professional Negligence Sections
- National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
- Broward Coalition on Aging
- Florida’s Voice on Mental Retardation
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