William J. Peterfriend
Managing Partner - Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale
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Paralegal:
Jessie Holland
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"My tenured experience litigating catastrophic injury and fraudulent insurance claims has provided a basis for strategically attacking a system that shouldn’t depend on an adversary's ability to uncover falsehoods."
William J. Peterfriend
Contact
Contact Information
110 S.E. 6th Street
20th Floor
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Biography
William J. Peterfriend, Esq., is the Co-Managing Partner in the Fort Lauderdale offices. Martindale-Hubbell and his peers have rated him AV® Preeminent™. William handles automobile bodily injury, general liability matters and First Party Property matters. He has been practicing law for over 20 years and is admitted in Florida state and federal courts and well as New York.
William is a member of the Surgical SI team and has litigated fraudulent insurance claims involving policyholders and/or medical providers, as well as in coverage actions for property loss claims. William has represented a variety of clients including insurers, construction companies, commercial businesses, property owners, retail stores, hotels, restaurants, bowling alleys, and gas stations, on a wide range of complex litigation involving serious injury or death. William's roadway construction experience involves representation of subcontractors, as well as issues pertaining to MUTCD standards, MOT and signalization.
William is a 1994 graduate of Muhlenberg College and obtained his Juris Doctor in 1998. He is admitted to practice in the State of Florida (2002), U.S. District Court for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and the State of New York (1999). He is on the Board of Directors for the Florida Defense Lawyer’s Association. William is also an approved instructor for Florida Adjuster Continuing Education.
Practice Areas
Practice Areas
- Auto & Fleet Liability
- Bad Faith | ECO
- Construction Defect
- Commercial Litigation
- First Party Property
- Federal Practice
- General Liability
- Insurance Coverage
- PIP | PD | MedPay
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Roadway Construction
- SIU | Fraud Special Investigations
- Time & Policy Limit Demands and Tenders
Experience
Martindale Rating
- AV® PreeminentTM
Bar/Court Admission
- 2002, Florida.
- 1999, New York.
- 2002, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida.
- 2008, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida.
Education
- Muhlenberg College, B.A., 1994.
- St. Thomas University, J.D., 1998.
Professional/Civil Memberships
- Member of Board of Directors Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Secretary/Treasurer
Industries Represented
- Insurance Companies
- Third-Party Administrators
- Rental Car Companies
Verdicts
Verdicts
- Mary Pravato v. G&H Concrete and Sod. Inc. and Sun. Communities, Inc.
- Joe L. Pressler v. Tower Hill Signature Insurance Company
- George Acevedo v. Fitzgerald Auto Sales and Celia T. Fitzgerald
- Island Roofing & Restoration, LLC a/a/o Timothy and Kathleen Burke v. United Property & Casualty Insurance Company
- Island Roofing & Restoration, LLC a/a/o Betty Hoffman v. United Property & Casualty Insurance Company
- Romeo Hebert v. Robert Boutin and Walks and Decks, Inc.
- Sultan v. Verdes Tropicana, Inc.,
- East Coast Medical Rehab, Inc. a/a/o Reyna Terrero v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company - Final Judgment
- Piloto v. Reyes
- Agenor Saint Cyr v. Jakubowycz
- Rizzo v. J & L Property Management
- Fajo v. Naso
- Garcia v. Rodriguez
- Marshall v. Durand
- Aguilar v. Ortiz and Alvarado
- Gray v. Sunburst Sanitation Corp., Et. Al. - Motion to Dismiss
Presentations
Presentations and Speaking Engagements
- The Gavel Grub Club Webinar Schedule
- Ensuing Confusion: Navigating the Treacherous Waters of Ensuing Damages
- Expert Series: Rebut with a Billing & Coding Expert
- Worley Line of Cases
- Webinar Florida Case Law Update
- Medical Claims Defense Network- Legal Issues in Social Networking: Seminar Speaker
- Navigating Discovery Issues