Founding Partner
Edward H. Zebersky, a Founding Partner of Zebersky Payne Shaw Lewenz, LLP, has a trial practice ranging from traditional personal injury cases, to more complex litigation involving defective products, Tobacco, bad drugs, medical malpractice, insurance issues, hurricane damages, corporate disputes, fraud, RICO, malicious prosecution and constitutional law challenges.
Ed has litigated and prevailed against some of the world’s largest corporations in some of the nation’s largest lawsuits, handling over 70 class actions, resulting in settlements and verdicts totaling nearly $350 million. Ed has actively lobbied on issues involving insurance legislation and consumer protection and was appointed by the President of the Senate to serve on the Florida Auto Insurance Fraud Task Force. He also served as President of the Florida Justice Association and the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers and was recently awarded the Legacy Award for his dedication and service to Florida’s children and families. On the American Association of Justice Board of Governors, Ed serves on numerous committees, including the Organizational Review Committee, the National Finance Committee, the Public Affairs Committee, the Judicial Nomination Committee, and the AAJ PAC. Ed is also recognized as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer in America, is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the International Society of Barristers. A community man at heart, Ed has received several pro bono service awards for the time and work he has donated to those who could afford to hire a lawyer. He is also the current Chairman of Coast to Coast Legal Aid, that is a LSC funded corporation that provides legal services to persons living in Broward and Collier Counties. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he graduated with a dual degree in Finance and Marketing and then earned his JD at the University of Miami School of Law, graduating in the top 10% of his class with an appointment to the Order of the Coif. Ed is also Debbie’s husband and David, Myles and Micah’s father. In addition to his work as a trial lawyer, Ed’s greatest endeavor now is to teach his boys how to work, each day, to make the world a better place than it was the day before.
AWARDS
Chair’s Choice Pro Bono Service Award, Florida Bar (2004)
Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend (2008)
Legislative Leadership “Shoe Leather Award”, AFTL (1999, 2001 and 2003)
Top Attorneys in Florida, The Wall Street Journal (June, 2011)
Top Florida Attorneys, Florida Trend (July, 2008)
Top Lawyers, South Florida Legal Guide (2004)
Who’s Who in American Law
SuperLawyers 2020
Lawyer to Legacy 2013 EAGLE Legend Award (FJA)
Wiedemann & Wysocki Award 2013 (AAJ)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Broward County Bar Association
The Florida Bar
Chair’s Choice Pro Bono Service Award
Code and Rules of Evidence Committee
Florida Justice Association f/k/a Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
President, 2006-2007
Chairman, Insurance Committee, 1998-2004
American Association for Justice
Board of Governors (2009-present)
Broward County Justice Association
National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers for 2012
Florida Lawyers Action Group (2006-2007)
Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association
POUND Civil Justice Institute
Public Justice Foundation
American Board of Trial Advocates
Auto Insurance Fraud Strike Force
PRACTICE AREAS
Class Action Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation
Insurance Litigation
BAR ADMISSIONS
Florida
District of Columbia Bar
United States Supreme Court
United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
EDUCATION
University of Miami, J.D., Cum Laude
Order of the Coif
Moot Court Board
Inter-American Law Review (managing editor, 1991)
Student Bar Association, Senator
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.B.A.
IN THE PRESS
Legal Aid of South Florida to Host 20th Annual For the Public Good Gala
The fundraiser will also honor community members who made valuable contributions to Broward’s legal profession Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LAS) and Coast to
September 13, 2022
Providers Get Class Certification In Geico Underpayment Suit
A Florida federal judge certified a class of health care providers Wednesday to pursue claims that Geico General Insurance Co. has engaged in a widespread
January 3, 2022
Super Lawyers Honors
All four ZPSL named partners earn Super Lawyers Honors! Congratulations to Ed Zebersky, Todd S. Payne, Jordan Shaw, and Michael Lewenz for earning the designation “Super
June 29, 2021
Three Zebersky Payne Shaw Lewenz Lawyers Earn Super Lawyers Honors Once Again
FOR THE FIFTH TIME IN A ROW, WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THREE ZPLLP ATTORNEYS HAVE BEEN HONORED AS 2020 SUPER LAWYERS. Three Zebersky
January 7, 2020
How E-Cigarettes Featured in a $42.5 Million South Florida Tobacco Verdict
“These same companies are still in business, still selling nicotine and children are still at risk,” said Stuart Ratzan, who told jurors R.J. Reynolds and
December 11, 2019
‘What Happened Was So Wrong’: Broward Lawyers Win $5M For Family of Woman Killed by Police Patrol Car
If speeding Okeechobee Deputy Sheriff Joseph Gracie would have used his lights and sirens in response to an emergency call, 21-year-old Hilda Medrano would not
September 17, 2019
Congratulations to Ed Zebersky to receive the Florida Justice Association’s 2019 B.J. Masterson Award
Congratulations to ZPSL Partner, Ed Zebersky on his selection to receive the Florida Justice Association’s 2019 B.J. Masterson Award for Professionalism. The B.J. Masterson Award for
July 29, 2019
Did Florida’s prepaid college plan stiff thousands of students? A judge says no, but the question lives on.
Susan Snyder remembers the day well. Her younger son was 5, and the older one 7. The family had just moved to Tampa, and came
June 30, 2019
Three Zebersky Payne Shaw Lewenz Lawyers Earn Super Lawyers Honors
Proud to announce that three ZPLLP Attorneys have been honored as 2019 Super Lawyers. Three ZPLLP partners have been honored with the title of “Florida
June 10, 2019
Attorneys across Florida support The Florida Bar Foundation
YOU CAN HELP: CY PRES AWARDS Access to justice organizations, like The Florida Bar Foundation, are grateful and appropriate recipients of cy pres or
May 17, 2018
