Lawyers of Distinction wishes to welcome Michael Siboni, Esq. as one of its newest members. Mr,. Siboni has been a practicing trial lawyer since 1981 and is currently the Co-Managing Partner of the Firm. Throughout his career, Mr. Siboni has focused his law practice on complex litigation in the areas of aviation , negligence, product liability, personal injury & wrongful death , complex commercial transactions, insurance defense, insurance coverage, employment and equine law in both State and Federal Courts. He has lectured and authored materials in the areas of product liability, litigation and equine law. Michael is a member of the Florida Bar and licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and the United States District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida. He is Board Certified in Aviation Law by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education (since inception in 1996). Mr. Siboni’s Aviation Practice encompasses a client base in a variety of aviation and related businesses. The representative matters have involved air crash litigation, commercial transactions and litigation. Clientele have included: Air Carriers, Fixed Base Operators, Aircraft and Aviation Related Manufacturers, Aviation Insurance Companies, Aircraft Owners and Operators, F.A.A. Certificate Holders and Aircraft Repair Stations. Although not currently active, Mr. Siboni possess a Commercial Pilot License and Instrument Rating issued by the Federal Aviation Administration.
In addition to my litigation practice, Michael is also actively involved in Alternative Dispute Resolution and have significant experience as a Mediator having mediated hundreds of cases. Michael is certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a Circuit Civil and Appellate Mediator, Federal Court Mediator and Florida Supreme Court qualified as an Arbitrator. His 37 years of experience litigating civil matters instills confidence during the mediation process. As such, Mr. Siboni has earned the reputation as an effective Mediator with a solid record of resolving disputes and have been selected by the most prestigious law firms throughout the State of Florida as well as nationally. Michael maintains an “AV” rating by Martindale-Hubbell. Since its inception in 2006 through 2018, he has been recognized by Thomson Reuters as a Florida “Super Lawyer” ranking him in the top 5% of my peers. Additionally, in 2007, Mr. Siboni was selected as a Charter Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (“LCA”). LCA is a trial lawyer honorary society comprised of experienced and effective litigators throughout the United States who have exhibited accomplishment in litigation and trial work, and have superior ethical reputations. Fellowship in the LCA is limited and by invitation only and represents less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers.
Mr. Siboni graduated from Biscayne College (now St. Thomas University) in Miami, Florida, magna cum laude, and completed his legal training at South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas where he earned inclusion on the Dean’s List. Michael is currently enrolled in the prestigious Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law, where he is a candidate for the Master’s Degree in Law (LL.M.) with a concentration in Alternative Dispute Resolution.