Biography

Edward Malavenda, Esq. is a Senior Partner in the Boca Raton office with over 40 years of litigation experience. He is a member of the Parachute Trial Team having tried more than 300 cases to verdict. Edward is a Certified Florida Supreme Court Circuit Civil Mediator. He is fluent in Spanish.

Edward focuses his practice on automobile negligence, premises liability, liquor liability, trucking liability and surgical SIU matters. He also handles general liability, construction defect, home owners and condominium association cases.

Edward began his career as an Assistant Public Defender for the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County, Florida and for the 17th Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, Florida. He later became an Assistant State Attorney for the 17th Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, Florida where he handled handled criminal matters ranging from a simple misdemeanor to a capital murder, involving the death penalty. During the past 24 years he has concentrated his practice in civil litigation as in-house counsel for major national insurance carriers in cases involving personal injuries. His practice was focused on automobile accidents and premises liability cases.

Edward is a member of the Palm Beach Bar Association and sits on the Judicial Relations Committee. He has also served as a Traffic Court Magistrate in Broward County, Florida.

Edward earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Vanderbilt University (1977). He obtained a Juris Doctor from Indiana University (1981). Edward is admitted in Florida (1982). He is also admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States (1990).

Practice Areas

Practice Areas

• Arbitration & Mediation
• Auto & Fleet Liability
• Bad Faith | ECO
• Construction Defect
• Excess Monitoring & Parachute Trial Team
• General and Retail Liability
• Home Owners Association and Condo Association
• Liquor Liability
• Premises Liability
• SIU | Fraud Special Investigations
• Surgical LOP Abuse
• Trucking Liability

Experience

Accreditations

• Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator

Bar/Court Admission

• 1982, Florida
• 1990, United States Supreme Court

Education

• Vanderbilt University, B.E., 1977
• Indiana University School of Law, J.D., 1981

Professional/Civil Memberships

• Florida Bar Association
• Palm Beach Bar Association
• Florida Defense Lawyers Association

Industries Represented

Languages

• Spanish

Verdicts

Verdicts

Presentations

Presentations and Speaking Engagements

Publications

Articles