Neal W. Hirschfeld is of counsel with Greenspoon Marder’s Personal Injury Litigation practice group. He has more than 35 years of litigation experience, having begun his litigation practice as an insurance defense lawyer, and now having spent more than 30 years as a plaintiff’s personal injury trial lawyer. Mr. Hirschfeld’s litigation practice includes personal injury and wrongful death litigation, negligent security cases involving catastrophic injury or death, complex litigation, class action litigation, and funeral home & cemetery litigation. His experience includes the 100 million dollar resolution of the Menorah Gardens Cemetery Class Action, in which he served as lead counsel. In the early part of 2016, Mr. Hirschfeld was awarded a $28 million dollar verdict against a local funeral home.
Prior to joining Greenspoon Marder in 1988, Mr. Hirschfeld practiced law in Houston, Texas from 1980 through 1988.
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
- U. S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- Texas
Education
- J.D., South Texas College of Law, Honors, 1980
- B.S., University of Florida, 1977
Professional and Community Involvement
- American Association for Justice, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Broward County Bar Association, Member
- Broward County Trial Lawyers Association
- Florida Bar Association, Member
- Florida Justice Association, Member
- Texas Bar Association, Member
Recognitions
- Martindale-Hubbell, Rated AV Preeminent®
- U.S. News and World Report, “Best Lawyers in America,” Personal Injury Litigation, Plaintiffs, 2007-2023
- South Florida Legal Guide, “Top Lawyers,” 2009-2021
- The American Lawyer magazine, “Top Rated Lawyers,” 2012-2016
- Top Verdict, “Top 100 Verdicts in Florida,” 2016
- South Florida Business Journal, “Key Partners Award,” 2006
- Florida Trend, “Legal Elite,” 2004
In the News
- Mentioned, “Widow Files Suit Against Wyndham Orlando Resort, I Shops After Husband’s Death,” Law360, May 17, 2017
- Quoted, “Millions awarded to parents of dead baby found in dumpster,” CBS News, March 11, 2016
News
- Aug 18, 2022 48 Attorneys At Greenspoon Marder Listed In The Best Lawyers In America© 2023
- Sep 3, 2021 Eight Greenspoon Marder Attorneys Featured In The 2021 Business Edition of Best Lawyers® “The Litigation Issue”
- Aug 19, 2021 37 Attorneys At Greenspoon Marder Listed In The Best Lawyers In America© 2022
- Sep 9, 2019 Greenspoon Marder Secures $6,750,000 Settlement
- Aug 29, 2019 7 Attorneys From Greenspoon Marder Featured In The Best Lawyers In America© 2020 “Litigation Issue”
- Aug 15, 2019 33 Attorneys From Greenspoon Marder Listed in the Best Lawyers in America© 2020
- Nov 8, 2018 Greenspoon Marder Attorneys Selected as 2018 Legal Leaders
- Aug 15, 2018 35 Attorneys From Greenspoon Marder Listed In The Best Lawyers in America© 2019
- Nov 14, 2017 Greenspoon Marder Attorneys Receive 2018 AV Preeminent Rating By Martindale-Hubbell
- Nov 3, 2017 Greenspoon Marder Attorneys Receive 2017 AV Preeminent Rating By Martindale-Hubbell
- Aug 14, 2017 34 Attorneys from Greenspoon Marder Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018
- Nov 26, 2016 Greenspoon Marder Attorneys Selected as 2016 Legal Leaders
- Aug 15, 2016 32 Attorneys from Greenspoon Marder Listed in the Best Lawyers in America 2017
- Mar 11, 2016 Greenspoon Marder Law Attorney Neal Hirschfeld Secures $28 Million Verdict after the Remains of a Baby were Found in the Trash
- Jan 15, 2016 20 Greenspoon Marder Attorneys Listed Among South Florida Legal Guide’s Top Lawyers in 2016
- Aug 17, 2015 25 Greenspoon Marder Law Attorneys Listed Among 2016 Best Lawyers in America
- Aug 26, 2014 Cemetery mis-buried husband and wife in wrong graves: family
- Aug 21, 2014 Twenty-Three Greenspoon Marder Law Attorneys Listed Among Best Lawyers in America in 2015
- Jan 16, 2014 Twenty One Attorneys Ranked as “Top Lawyers” and Greenspoon Marder Listed as a “Top Law Firm” in the 2014 South Florida Legal Guide
- Aug 21, 2013 Twenty-Three Greenspoon Marder Attorneys Listed Among Best Lawyers in America in 2014
- Nov 1, 2012 Greenspoon Marder Named Among the 2013 “Best Law Firms”
- Aug 23, 2012 Greenspoon Marder Attorneys Named Among The Best Lawyers in America® 2013
- Jun 14, 2012 South Florida’s Top Rated Lawyers, 2012
- Dec 5, 2011 Greenspoon Marder Named as Top Law Firm 2012
- Aug 29, 2011 Greenspoon Marder Attorneys Named Among The Best Lawyers in America® 2012