Michael E. Brand

Michael Brand is a Partner in the firm’s Miami and Key West offices. He practices across all fields of litigation, including medical malpractice, personal injury claims and professional liability claims, premises liability, negligent security, legal malpractice, automobile and trucking claims, bad faith/extra-contractual liability and others. He has tried approximately 300 jury trials to verdict in his career.

Mr. Brand received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a minor in English at the University of Pennsylvania, after which he obtained his Juris Doctor from Temple University. He joined Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A. after working at the Dade County Public Defender’s Office, where he represented clients charged with serious felonies, and after several years of civil practice.

Mr. Brand is a Martindale-Hubbell rated A.V. attorney.  Mr. Brand is also an elected member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and is routinely selected in various “Best of” publications for his litigation expertise. He serves as a pro bono attorney for children through the Attorney Ad Litem Program and Lawyers for Children of America. Mr. Brand also has been selected as "Top Attorneys in Florida" by The Wall Street Journal (July 2011; December 2012); named as Florida Super Lawyer by Super Lawyer Magazine (2009-2022); Florida Best Lawyers in America publication (2012-2013); Best Attorneys in Florida-Best Lawyers & The Wall Street Journal (2013); Florida Legal Elite recognition (2013; 2015); 20th-31st Edition of U.S News & World Report (2013-2025), The Best Lawyers in America©  in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Litigation - Insurance.

• The Florida Bar Association
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Miami-Dade County Bar Association
• Lawyers for Children of America