Jeffrey D. Fridkin - Attorneys

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Practice Areas

Litigation

Education

University of Missouri J.D., 1980
University of Missouri B.A., 1977

Bar Admissions

Florida
Missouri

COURT ADMISSIONS

Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri

Memberships

American Bar Association
(Litigation Section)

The Florida Bar
(Business Law Section)

Collier County Bar Association
(Trial Lawyers Section)

American Inns of Court, Thomas L. Biggs Section
(Master Bencher)

National College of Advocacy
(Advocate)

Jeffrey D. Fridkin

Florida Bar Board Certified in Civil Trial and Business Litigation


Professional Experience

Jeff Fridkin is a founding member of the firm, and has practiced law in Southwest Florida since 1985. Jeff has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, is listed in Florida Super Lawyers and appears in the Commercial Litigation section of The Best Lawyers in America. Jeff has also been selected for inclusion in the section entitled, “Bet the Company Litigation,” in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Florida Trend Magazine has recognized Jeff as a "Legal Elite" for 2011, an honor bestowed on only 2% of Florida's 66,000 lawyers.

On June 12, 2009, Jeff was presented with The Donald E. Van Koughnet Lion of the Law Award for Professionalism by the Judiciary of Collier County, Florida.

Jeff, a board-certified civil trial and business litigation attorney, heads our firm's litigation group. He has extensive trial experience and represents clients in substantial disputed matters involving commercial, wills/trusts and personal injury fields of law.

Areas of Concentration

  • Complex disputes between partners/shareholders, including derivative actions
  • Defense of developers against claims for rescission involving the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act
  • Representation of some of the community's larger general contractors and subcontractors in a wide range of construction-related disputes
  • Defense of agribusinesses against claims of pesticide injury and claims related to sales of defective plants
  • Prosecution and defense of defamation claims
  • Prosecution and defense of nuisance and trespass claims
  • Jury trial experience in a wide range of complex commercial matters, both as plaintiff's and as defendant's counsel. He has also handled numerous appeals, resulting in over 20 reported decisions in Florida, as well as reported appellate decisions in Missouri where he practiced law from 1980-1985.

Recent Representative Matters

  • Represented a school superintendent in a highly publicized dispute with the school district regarding full recovery of employment benefits.
  • Represented a subcontractor against a general contractor in a two-week trial regarding claims of fraudulent lien, “pay when paid” provisions, and $1,000,000 in claimed set-offs for delay and other damages.
  • Represented a buyer in a two-week trial involving hundreds of written exhibits and complex issues concerning the land use permit process in a multi-million dollar contract to purchase land.
  • Represented an agribusiness in a toxic tort case involving allegations of birth defects caused by the client’s pesticide practices. The case involved scientists from around the nation, highly complex issues of scientific evidence, and dozens of lay and expert witnesses.
  • Represented through jury trial a hotel company against architects for professional malpractice stemming from failures to identify requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act in permit drawings.
  • Represented a client in a bench trial involving a claim against an estate emanating from the decedent's breach of a prenuptial agreement.
  • Defended through trial a client in a quiet title action involving a boundary dispute.

Attorney Publications/Presentations

Jeff has been a featured speaker for The Florida Bar Business Law Section's “Business Litigation” CLE series.   He is an editor for the Florida Bar practice manual, Real Property Litigation, as well as a contributing author thereto.

Community Involvement

  • Grievance Committee, Florida Bar, Twentieth Judicial Circuit (2009-current); Member
  • Leadership Collier Foundation (2008-2009), Chair-elect
  • Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce (2006-2007), Chairman
  • Florida Gulf Coast University Financing Corp. (2003-present), Secretary
  • Lee County Port Authority, Airports Special Management Committee (2001-present), Collier Representative
  • Collier County Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section (2000) President
  • Economic Development Council of Collier County (1998-99), Chairman
  • Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation (1997-98), Chairman
  • Partners in Education (1995-96), Chairman
  • Class XVIII, Leadership Florida
  • Class of 1991, Leadership Collier
  • Florida Gulf Coast University Presidential Search Committee (1994, 1999); Member