Brent Steinberg - a Tampa, Florida (FL) Appellate Practice Lawyer

Tampa Appellate Practice Lawyer

Updated: 08/21/2026

Areas of Practice

Appellate Practice
Insurance Bad Faith
Personal Injury
Insurance Coverage
Wrongful Death
Legal Malpractice
Car Accidents
Motorcycle Accidents
Trucking Accidents
Bicycle Accidents
Boating Accidents
Bus Accidents
Pedestrian Accidents
Hit and Run Accidents
Drunk Driving Accidents
Rideshare / Lyft & Uber Accidents
Texting/Distracted Driving Accidents
Uninsured / Underinsured Motorist Claims
Catastrophic Injury
Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury
Spinal Cord Injury
Burn Injuries
Construction Accidents
Premises Liability
Slip and Fall
Product Liability
Automotive Defects
Nursing Home Negligence
Professional Liability
Child Abuse
Sexual Abuse
Clergy Abuse
Dangerous Drug Claims
Medical Device Claims and Recalls
Negligence
Civil Litigation
Complex Civil Litigation
Pool Drowning
Pool Entrapment
Medical Negligence
Commercial Insurance Bad Faith Claims
Claims Against Insurance Companies
Homeowners and Renters Insurance Bad Faith Claims
Insurance Coverage Litigation
Defective Drugs and Devices
Underinsured/Uninsured Motorist Coverage
Construction Site and Electrocution Injuries
Rear-End Collision Accidents
Automobile Insurance Bad Faith Claims

Attorney Information

Overview

Brent Steinberg is a Florida Bar board-certified appellate specialist – a distinction achieved by only 216 of the more than 100,000 members of the Florida Bar. He handles catastrophic injury, insurance bad faith, legal malpractice, and insurance coverage cases throughout Florida and Georgia, at both the trial and appellate levels.

Mr. Steinberg began his employment with Swope, Rodante, Newsome & Steinberg as a law clerk in 2009, joined the firm full-time after graduating from law school in 2010, and became a partner in 2018.

He has served as lead appellate counsel in cases at the Florida Supreme Court, all six of Florida’s District Courts of Appeal, the Georgia Supreme Court, the Georgia Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. In 2022, he argued and won two important insurance bad faith appeals at the Eleventh Circuit.

Mr. Steinberg has also served as trial counsel in several multimillion-dollar cases, including a $30.1 million traumatic brain injury case – the 6th highest personal injury verdict in Florida in 2019.

Mr. Steinberg successfully defended that verdict in the Florida Supreme Court in 2023. Mr. Steinberg is a proud double Gator, earning his Bachelor of Science degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Florida in 2007, and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2010. While at UF Law, he was a member of the Florida Law Review, in which he was published, and he received six “Book Awards” for the highest-class grade.

Mr. Steinberg has an AV rating (the highest possible) by Martindale-Hubbell, the oldest reviewing agency in the country. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers Magazine, The National Trial Lawyers, and the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. He has also received multiple awards from the Florida Justice Association (“FJA”), including the 2023 S. Victor Tipton Award for superior achievement in legal writing.

In 2023, Mr. Steinberg was appointed to the Florida Bar Civil Procedure Rules Committee, where he evaluates and recommends proposed changes to the Rules to the Supreme Court of Florida. He also presently serves on the Board of Directors for the Florida Justice Association and is an elected officer of the Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association.

Mr. Steinberg frequently represents the interests of insurance consumers and accident victims against Big Insurance and other special interest groups in Tallahassee. He presently serves as Chair of the FJA’s Legislative Committee on Auto Insurance and Insurance Bad Faith. Over the past 8 years, Mr. Steinberg has volunteered thousands of hours drafting bills, authoring white papers, and lobbying state legislators on a multitude of insurance and civil justice issues.

He is a frequent lecturer on insurance and tort issues and authored a chapter titled “Autonomous Vehicles and Transportation Network Companies” in Florida Automobile Insurance Law, published by the Florida Bar in 2020 and 2022. He also authors a bi-monthly column in the FJA Journal titled “Tips for Auto Practitioners.”

His greatest achievement, however, is being married to his amazing wife, Tara, and father to their two young children.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

Brent Steinberg included in a Super Lawyers® list

Honors

AV Preeminent® Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2023–Present
The Best Lawyers in America® – Appellate Practice, 2025
The Best Lawyers in America® – Insurance Law, 2023–Present
The Best Lawyers in America® – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2022–Present
The Best Lawyers in America® – Litigation – Insurance, 2022–Present
The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100, 2025
The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40, 2019–Present
National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Fellow, 2020–Present
Super Lawyers, Super Lawyer, 2025
Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2018–2024
Avvo, Superb Rated Attorney, 2017–Present
Florida Justice Association EAGLE Hall of Fame, 2025
Florida Justice Association S. Victor Tipton Award, 2023
Florida Justice Association Warrior for Justice Award, 2022
Florida Justice Association Responsible Roadways Award, 2021
Florida Justice Association Benjamin Franklin Award, 2018
Florida Justice Association Roadways to the Future Award, 2018
Florida Justice Association Quarter Horse Award, 2017
Book Awards for highest grade in Trial Practice, Legal Research and Writing, Appellate Advocacy, Legal Drafting, Torts, and Advanced Civil Procedure, University of Florida Levin College of Law, 2007–2010
Academic Scholarships, Canterbury School of Fort Myers, University of Florida, and University of Florida Levin College of Law

Other Sources of Feedback About Brent Steinberg

Included on the 2026 Florida Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Florida Super Lawyers list
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

Education

Legal Education

University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 2010
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Book Awards for highest grade in Trial Practice, Legal Research and Writing, Appellate Advocacy, Legal Drafting, Torts, and Advanced Civil Procedure
Honors: Member, Florida Law Review, 2008–2010
Honors: Teaching Assistant for Legal Research and Writing and Appellate Advocacy, 2008–2009
Law Review: “The Graves Amendment: Putting To Death Florida’s Strict Vicarious Liability Law,” 62 Fla. L. Rev. 795 (2010)

Non Legal Education

University of Florida, 2007
B.S.
Honors: summa cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

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Classes and Seminars

Proposals for Settlement Update, Florida Justice Association Webinar, 2022.
Ride-Sharing & Car-Sharing Litigation, Florida Justice Association Workhorse Seminar, 2022.
Auto Negligence Seminar, Florida Justice Association “Masters of Justice” Seminar Chair, 2021.
PFS Involving Insurance Companies, Florida Justice Association Webinar, 2021.
Auto Insurance Case Law and Legislative Update, Florida Justice Association Annual Convention, 2021.
Uber and Lyft Claims; Palm Beach County Justice Association, 2021.
Auto Insurance Legislative Review and Preview, Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association, 2021.
Insurance Coverage Bootcamp, Florida Justice Association Webinar, 2020. Co-Chair and Presenter of Auto Liability Coverage Under Florida’s Financial Responsibility Laws.
Debtors’ Insurance Bad Faith Claims, Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association, 2020; Central Florida Bankruptcy Law Association, 2021; Jacksonville Bankruptcy Bar Association, 2021.
Transportation Network Company (“TNC”) Litigation: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, The Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association, 2020.
Auto Insurance Case Law and Legislative Update, Florida Justice Association Annual Review Webinar, 2020.
Civil Remedy Notice Webinar, Florida Justice Association, 2019.
Six Ways to Lose Your Appeal During Closing Argument, Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association, 2019.
Auto Insurance Case Law and Legislative Update, Florida Justice Association Annual Convention, 2019.
Insurance Bad Faith in a Post-HB 837 World, Jacksonville Justice Association Annual Seminar, 2023
Autonomous Vehicles; A Primer on One of the Biggest Changes to Our Practice in Decades, Florida Justice Association “Masters of Justice” Seminar, 2019.
Auto Insurance Case Law and Legislative Update, Florida Justice Association Annual Convention, 2017.
Insurance Bad Faith Seminar, Florida Justice Association “Masters of Justice” Seminar Chair, 2023
After HB 837: Ethically Exploring the Undiscovered Country, Hillsborough County Bar Association 26th Annual Bench Bar Conference, 2023
2023 Raising the Bar Seminar, Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association, 2023
Special Considerations: UM Coverage and Bad Faith Cases Post HB-837, Florida Justice Association Proposal for Settlement Webinar, 2023
Deep Dive Into HB 837 – Insurance Bad Faith, Florida Justice Association Annual Convention, 2023. HB 837: Insurance Bad Faith Update, 2023
Auto Insurance Legislative and Case Law Update, Florida Justice Association Annual Convention, 2022
CRNs in Third-Party Cases, Florida Justice Association Civil Remedy Notice Webinar, 2024
Navigating the New Duty of Good Faith You Owe to the Insurance Company, Florida Justice Association Webinar, 2024
How Insurance Carriers Have Responded to HB 837, Florida Justice Association Annual Convention, 2024
Retroactivity of HB 837’s Bad Faith Amendments, Florida Justice Association “Masters of Justice” Seminar, 2024
How Paralegals Can Help Injury Attorneys Avoid Legal Malpractice, Tampa Bay Paralegal Association, 2024
Insurance Bad Faith Seminar, Florida Justice Association Workhorse Seminar Chair, 2024
Law and Society, Guest Lecturer, University of Tampa, 2024
First and Third-Party Bad Faith Post-HB 837, Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association, 2024
CRN Strategies for Third-Party Cases, Florida Justice Association CRN Webinar, 2025
Hidden Golf Cart Accident Cases, Florida Justice Association “Masters of Justice” Seminar, 2025
Insurance Bad Faith Post-HB 837 – Two Years Later, Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association, 2025
Special Considerations in Insurance Cases, Florida Justice Association Proposal for Settlement Webinar, 2025
What “Loser Pays” Attorneys Fees Would Really Look Like, Florida Justice Association Annual Convention, 2025
HB 837 Retroactivity in Insurance Cases, Florida Justice Association Annual Convention, 2025
HB 837: Problems and Solutions, Manasota Trial Lawyers Board, 2025
Hot Topics in Expert Witness Fees and Attorney’s Fees, The Florida Bar, 2025
Autonomy Without Accountability: Autonomous Vehicles and the Existential Threat to Civil Justice, Cigars & Mojitos Seminar, 2026
Law and Society, Guest Lecturer, University of Tampa, 2026
Overcoming Common Exclusions Raised by Insurance Companies, Florida Justice Association Workhorse Seminar, 2026
The Current State of HB 837 in the Courts, Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association, 2026

Representative Cases

Willoughby v. Ellison — Served as lead appellate counsel, successfully defending a verdict of more than $30 million through multiple levels of appeal, including oral argument before the Florida Supreme Court in 2023

Published Works

Articles

Author of “Tips for Auto Practitioners”, a bi-monthly column in the Journal of the Florida Justice Association, May 2017 – June 2018, January 2021-present.
Frequent contributor to the FJA Reading File, a weekly online digest of the most relevant articles, news, and case law updates for members of the Florida Justice Association, November 2017- present.
“Emerging Automotive Technologies and Transportation Network Companies,” Florida Automobile Insurance Law, published by The Florida Bar (2020 and 2022).
“Autonomous Vehicles and Transportation Network Companies,” Florida Automobile Insurance Law, published by The Florida Bar (2020).
“The Graves Amendment: Putting To Death Florida’s Strict Vicarious Liability Law”, 62 FLA. L. REV. 795 (2010).

Bar Admissions

Georgia
Florida

Specialties and Certifications

Appellate Practice, The Florida Bar - Board Certified

Other Affiliations

The Florida Bar
State Bar of Georgia
Florida Justice Association (EAGLE Member)
American Association for Justice (Member)
Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
Hillsborough County Bar Association (Member)

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