Edward H. Zebersky

Edward H. Zebersky is a seasoned trial attorney with more than three decades of experience representing clients in high-stakes insurance litigation including property claims, bad faith claims, auto health and property insurance class actions as well as defending a public adjuster in a class action. Ed also represents insureds in declaratory judgment actions against their own insurance companies for failing to defend and/or provide indemnity for liability claims as well as claims against insured’s brokers for failing to adequately procure insurance and/or properly advise their clients on the appropriate coverage to purchase. 

An active leader in the legal community related to insurance, Ed was the President of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers as well as the Florida Justice Association. He continues to stay active with those organizations on their boards and has been a frequent lobbyist on behalf of consumers and has testified in both the Senate and House Insurance Committees. He also was extremely involved in the legislation that created Citizens as well as the re-write of Florida’s Surplus Lines Law. Ed is also involved nationally on the Board of the American Association for Justice, where he serves on the insurance section, as well as the Organizational Review, National Finance, and Judicial Nomination Committees. He is also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the International Society of Barristers and is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Ed previously served as President of the Florida Justice Association and the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers and has been recognized as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer in America and “Lawyer of the Year”.

 Ed is deeply committed to pro bono service and previously chaired Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida. 
 

J.D., cum laude, University of Miami School of Law

• Order of the Coif 
• Moot Court Board 
• Inter-American Law
• Review (Managing Editor, 1991) 

B.B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Massachusetts
District of Columbia
United States Supreme Court
United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern 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

Dispute Resolution

Complex Commercial Litigation
Insurance

• 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 
• Super Lawyers 2008 – 2025 
• Lawyer to Legacy 2013 EAGLE Legend Award (FJA) 
• Wiedemann & Wysocki Award 2013 (AAJ) 
• Honorable Thomas Lynch Excellence in Justice Award (2022) 
• Golden Eagle Award, AFTL 
• The Best Lawyers in America®, 2021-2026
  • The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions-Plaintiffs "Lawyer of the Year"

• American Association for Justice 
• American Board of Trial Advocates 
• Broward County Bar Association 
• Broward County Justice Association 
• Code and Rules of Evidence Committee 
• Florida Justice Association (f/k/a Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers) 
• Florida Lawyers Action Group (2006-2007) 
• International Academy of Trial Lawyers 
• Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association 
• National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers 
• POUND Civil Justice Institute 
• Public Justice Foundation 
• The Florida Bar 

        

Twenty-Three Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Edition of Florida Super Lawyers
June 26, 2025

Law360 Features Edward Zebersky and Mark Fistos in, "Berger Singerman Adds Duo From Fla. Litigation Boutique"
April 9, 2025

Renowned Litigators Edward H. Zebersky and Mark Fistos Join Berger Singerman, Marking Expansion of the Firm’s Dispute Resolution Team
April 7, 2025

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