Jack Sobel - Stuart, FL
Attorney at Kibbey Wagner Injury & Car Accident Lawyers
Personal Injury Lawyers in Stuart, FL
73 SW Flagler Avenue Stuart, FL 34994
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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49
Years
Experience
Stuart Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 06/01/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Legal Malpractice
- Premises Liability
- Assault
- Animal Attacks
- Dram Shop (liquor) Liability
- Breach of Contract
- Negligent Security
- Bad Faith Insurance
- Defective Products
Attorney Information
Overview
Jack Sobel has been a full-time trial and appellate attorney since 1977. He has been board certified as a civil specialist by the Florida Bar since 1996.
He has tried more than 100 civil cases to verdicts in suits involving personal injury, wrongful death and other practice areas.
He has briefed and argued dozens of reported appellate cases, including:
- Fieldhouse v. Public Health Trust, 374 So.2d 476 (Fla. 1979)
- Sun Tech v. Fortune Personnel Agency, 412 So.2d 962 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982)
- Stahl v. Metropolitan Dade County, 438 So.2d 14 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983)
- Higdon v. Metropolitan Dade County, 446 So.2d 203 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984)
- Georgia American Insurance Co. v. Rios, 491 So.2d 1290 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986)
- Reynolds v. Dade County School Board, 621 So.2d 748 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993)
- New Hampshire Ins. Co. v. Oliver, 730 So.2d 700 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999)
- Jones v. Williams Pawn and Gun, 800 So.2d 267 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001)
He is a member of several local, state, and national trial lawyer organizations, including the bi-partisan American Board of Trial Advocates. He established the MCBA’s annual golf tournament to benefit the association’s scholarship fund for outstanding local high school seniors. Attorney Sobel has mentored many young lawyers regarding civil litigation and trial practice.
Attorney Jack Sobel is the author of:
- The Judge’s Lawyer (2020) (a fictional account of a young lawyer’s legal experiences in post-Mariel Miami)
- The Flower Man’s Daughter (2010) (a fictional account of a rookie CIA officer’s experiences in Chile during the military coup that overthrew socialist President Salvador Allende).
Awards and Honors
Honors
- AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Other Sources of Feedback About Jack Sobel
Included on the 2011 Florida Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2010 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Florida Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Miami School of Law,
Coral Gables,
Florida, 1977
J.D., Juris Doctor
Honors: President Student Bar Association, Honor Council
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University of Miami School of Law,
Coral Gables,
Florida, 1977
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Non Legal Education
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Yale University,
New Haven,
Connecticut, 1972
B.S., Bachelor of Science
Major: Applied Science
Major: Engineering
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Yale University,
New Haven,
Connecticut, 1972
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney of Counsel
Past Positions
- Judge C. Clyde Atkins of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Law Clerk
Representative Cases
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Fieldhouse v. Public Health Trust, 374 So.2d 476 (Fla. 1979)
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Sun Tech v. Fortune Personnel Agency, 412 So.2d 962 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982)
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Stahl v. Metropolitan Dade County, 438 So.2d 14 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983)
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Higdon v. Metropolitan Dade County, 446 So.2d 203 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984)
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Georgia American Insurance Co. v. Rios, 491 So.2d 1290 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986)
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Reynolds v. Dade County School Board, 621 So.2d 748 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993)
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New Hampshire Ins. Co. v. Oliver, 730 So.2d 700 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999)
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Jones v. Williams Pawn and Gun, 800 So.2d 267 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001)
Published Works
Articles
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The Judge’s Lawyer (2020) (a fictional account of a young lawyer’s legal experiences in post-Mariel Miami)
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The Flower Man’s Daughter (2010) (a fictional account of a rookie CIA officer’s experiences in Chile during the military coup that overthrew socialist President Salvador Allende)
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1977
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1979
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1978
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida Trial Bar, 1983
Specialties and Certifications
- Civil Trial Specialist, Florida Bar, 1996
Other Affiliations
- Dade County Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Member)
- Academy of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
- Florida Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Martin County Bar Association (Member)
- St. Lucie County Bar Association (Member)
- Past chairman of a 19th Judicial Circuit Bar Grievance Committee
- Past president of the Martin County Bar Association (MCBA)
- American Board of Trial Advocates (Member)
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Contact
73 SW Flagler Avenue
Stuart, FL 34994
Phone: 772-362-1078
Email: Send a message
Hours: 24/7
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