Gerson & Schwartz Accident & Injury Lawyers

About

Philip M. Gerson is a top-rated Miami personal injury lawyer and the founder and senior partner of Gerson & Schwartz Accident & Injury Lawyers, a nationally recognized Miami-based plaintiff-only law firm known for handling complex personal injury, wrongful death, and maritime litigation. Alongside partners Nicholas Gerson and Edward Schwartz, Philip Gerson has helped build one of Florida’s longest-standing injury firms, representing individuals and families affected by catastrophic injuries, serious negligence, and life-changing accidents for more than five decades.

Founded in 1970, Gerson & Schwartz Accident & Injury Lawyers was established with a commitment to exclusively representing plaintiffs and injury victims. The firm is particularly well known for its cruise ship and federal maritime litigation practice, representing injured passengers and crew members from throughout the United States and internationally. Gerson and his partners have litigated claims involving major cruise lines including Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Disney Cruise Line, Virgin Voyages, MSC Cruises, and Holland America Line. Their maritime litigation work includes passenger and crew injury claims, shipboard crime litigation, negligent shipboard security cases, rape and sexual assault claims, shore excursion injuries, and complex federal maritime litigation arising from serious accidents and wrongful death at sea.

Philip Gerson has also been a longstanding advocate for cruise passenger safety and maritime accountability. He testified before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation regarding cruise ship crime and passenger safety issues and has supported stronger protections for passengers through advocacy connected to the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010. His work in maritime safety advocacy and crime victim representation has also included involvement with organizations such as the International Cruise Victims Association and the National Crime Victim Bar Association.

Clients frequently describe Philip Gerson as one of the “best” Miami personal injury lawyers because of his courtroom strength, decades of litigation experience, and commitment to holding powerful corporations, insurers, cruise lines, and negligent parties accountable. Under his leadership, Gerson & Schwartz Accident & Injury Lawyers has tried more than 350 jury trials and secured hundreds of millions of dollars in verdicts and recoveries for injured clients and grieving families. The firm’s reputation for professionalism, plaintiff advocacy, litigation preparation, and top-rated client service has contributed to recognition from organizations including U.S. News – Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America, Best Law Firms – U.S. News & World Report, Super Lawyers, and Martindale-Hubbell. Philip M. Gerson holds the prestigious AV Preeminent peer-review rating and maintains a 10.0 rating on Justia.

For more than fifty years, Philip M. Gerson has dedicated his legal career to representing victims harmed by negligence, recklessness, and intentional misconduct. His practice includes personal injury and wrongful death litigation involving motor vehicle accidents, trucking collisions, premises liability, construction accidents, medical negligence, negligent security, crime victim advocacy, catastrophic injuries, and other serious negligence matters throughout Florida and nationwide.

A cum laude graduate of the University of Miami School of Law, Gerson served on the editorial board of the law review and earned distinction as a moot court competition winner while graduating near the top of his class. He is admitted to practice before all Florida state courts, the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Claims, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.

Today, Philip M. Gerson continues to lead Gerson & Schwartz Accident & Injury Lawyers alongside Nicholas Gerson and Edward Schwartz, maintaining the firm’s longstanding commitment to plaintiff advocacy, trial representation, and securing justice for injury victims and families facing some of the most difficult moments of their lives.