Gregory S. Weiss

Gregory S. Weiss is a shareholder in the Firm and focuses his practice on trial of commercial, business and construction matters. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and is Board Certified in Business Litigation and Civil Trial by the Florida Bar. He represents clients under hourly, hybrid and contingency fee arrangements, and focuses on delivering value to clients in the most cost effective manner possible.

Mr. Weiss is a native of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. He is a 1995 graduate of the University of Florida, where he completed the Army R.O.T.C. program and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He is a 1998 graduate of the University of Florida College of Law, where he served as the Chairman of the National Moot Court Board and was selected to the Order of the Barristers.

After graduating law school Mr. Weiss served on active duty in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate Generals Corps, in the 82d Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, and the Defense Language Institute, Presidio of Monterey, California. Mr. Weiss served as a Trial Counsel (military prosecutor), Special Assistant U.S. Attorney and Operational Law Attorney/Law of War Advisor. In addition, Mr. Weiss deployed to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom II, serving for one year in central Iraq. Mr. Weiss was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his service in Iraq.

Mr. Weiss is a member of the Florida and California Bars, and is qualified to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the Southern and Central Districts of California. Mr. Weiss currently is serving on the Florida Bar Board of Governors as the representative of the 19th Judicial Circuit. He taught trial advocacy as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida College of Law and for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy.

Mr. Weiss has an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale Hubbell. He previously served as President of the Martin County Bar Association, Chairman of the UF College of Law Board of Trustees, President of the UF Law Alumni Council, and General Counsel for the Urban League of Palm Beach County.

Education
University of Florida, B.A., (Major: Political Science, Minor: Economics) 1995
University of Florida College of Law (Juris Doctor) 1998

Honors, Awards & Recognition
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 2024 to the Present
Board Certified in Civil Trial by the Florida Bar, 2019 to Present
Board Certified in Business Litigation by the Florida Bar, 2015 to Present
AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell: 2011 to Present
Top 100 SuperLawyers in Florida (2021)
Florida Trend Legal Elite 2011 to the present (Commercial Litigation)
Florida Super Lawyers Business Litigation: 2013 to Present
S. Fla. Legal Guides Top Lawyers (Commercial Litigation) 2017-Present
Outstanding Young Alumnus, University of Florida College of Law 2010

Professional & Community Involvement
Adjunct Professor: Advanced Trial Advocacy, University of Florida College of Law (2023)
Chairman, Florida Bar Rules Committee (2020 2021)
Member, Florida Bar Board of Governors (2018 Present)
Member, Florida Bar Business Litigation Board Certification Committee (2016 2018)
Member, Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference (2017-2025)
Member, Board of Trustees, University of Florida College of Law (2014 Present)
Florida Bar Leadership Academy Fellow, 2013 2014
President, Martin County Bar Association President, 2012 2013
Member, Supreme Courts Bar Admission Committee 2009 2011
Member, The Florida Bar Code & Rules of Evidence Committee (CREC) 2012 2015
President, University of Florida College of Law Alumni Council (2010-2011)
Member, American Inns of Court 2006 Present