Farmer Jaffe Weissing Edwards Fistos & Lerhman P.L.
425 N. Andrews Avenue
Suite 2 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
800-400-1098 www.PathToJustice.com
Steven R. Jaffe
Steven Jaffe has been an impassioned advocate for individuals, families and consumers, successfully representing them in their quest for justice for 30 years.
Steven Jaffe began his career in the State Attorney’s Office. There he gained a great deal of trial experience, which has continued to serve him well when he continued his career as a trial attorney representing victims of negligent acts. He has tried cases throughout the State of Florida.
Steven Jaffe concentrates exclusively on complex civil jury trial matters. He has focused on handling class action cases that have been certified in federal court and state courts involving fraud, false and deceptive trade practices and violations of the driver privacy protection act, for the past fifteen years. He continues to serve class action clients in cases involving long term care insurance, unsafe and hazardous products, unlawful consumer charges, hidden fees and consumer fraud class action cases throughout the country.
Mr. Jaffe prides himself in providing the highest quality legal representation to consumer clients who would not be able to obtain effective redress for their injuries but for the availability of the class action device.
Mr. Jaffe has assumed positions of leadership in the Broward County legal community, including his former role as president of the Broward County Justice Association. He is a member of the American Association for Justice's Leaders Forum, a member of the Broward County Bar Association Professionalism Committee (1999-present) and is on the Board of Directors of the Stephen Booher Inns of Court (2000-present). He is also a member of the Florida Justice Association, the Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association, the Class Action Trial Lawyers Association, and the National Trial Lawyers Association.
Mr. Jaffe is a member of the Florida Bar, the Colorado Bar, the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, and the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. He is also a member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and Northern District Court of Illinois.
In addition to his legal endeavors, Steven Jaffe is passionately committed to the fight against Alzheimer's disease and has been an active fundraiser for the past decade. He was also appointed to the Florida Chapter, Board of Trustees of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. Steven Jaffe was named Crohn's and Colitis Volunteer of the Year 2010 and is the recipient of the 2013 Hope Award. He is a frequent lecturer often addressing caregivers, nurses and home health care agencies on elder issues. Mr. Jaffe is on the Executive Committee for the Fort Lauderdale Heart Ball which raises one million dollars each year. In 2013, Mr. Jaffe became a member of the Board of Directors of Legal Aid Services of Broward County, Inc.
Practice Areas:
Class Actions
Long Term Care Insurance Denials
Personal Injury
Bar & Court Admissions:
Florida
Colorado
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Northern District Court of Illinois
Education:
Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, LL.B. Bachelor of Laws
Florida State University, BS - Bachelors of Science
Awards & Honors:
Named to The Best Lawyers in America
Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated
South Florida Legal Guide Top Florida Lawyer
National Trial Lawyer Association, Florida's Top 100 Trial Lawyers
ALM & Martindale-Hubbell's, Top Rated Lawyers in Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law
Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year 2013,” Class Actions – Plaintiffs
Florida Super Lawyer - 2014
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America's Volunteer of the Year – 2011
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America's Hope Award – 2013
REALTOR Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale, Inc.'s Presidential Distinguished Services Award – 2012
10/10, “Superb” Rating by Avvo.com
Classes / Seminars Taught:
"Consumer Class Action/Antitrust: A Relationship Driven Practice - Consumer Class Actions & Antitrust Cases in the New Litigation Environment," Florida Justice Association Workhorse Seminar, 2014
"Cases Already on Your Doorstep: Securities and Business Tort Litigation," Florida Justice Association Workhorse Seminar, 2014
"The Rise of the American Whistleblower," Mass Torts Made Perfect Conference, 2013
"Long Term Care Insurance - How to Get the Minimum Out of LTC Insurance Policies Problems and Issues", Broward County Guardianship Association Education Day, 2013
"Ask the Experts", Regional Education Convergence - Care & Conquer, 2011
"Long Term Care - An Emerging Area of Law", Florida Justice Association, 2011
"Long Term Care Insurance and the Law", Alzheimer's Community Care, 2011
"Navigating Long-Term Care Reimbursement", 2011 Private Care Association's Annual Conference, 2011
"Direct Examination of A Lay Witness", 2011 Al J. Cone Trial Advocacy Institute, 2011
Professional Associations:
American Association for Justice - Leaders Forum Member
Broward County Bar Association – Member
Broward County Justice Association – Member & Past President
Class Action Trial Lawyers Association – Member
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America FL Chapter – Board of Trustees
Florida Justice Association – Board Member
Legal Aid Services of Broward County, Inc. – Board Member
Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association – Member
National Trial Lawyers Association – Member
Stephen R. Booher American Inn of Court – Board Member