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Daniel José Batista

Associate

Orlando

P | (407) 204-3225

F | (305) 379-3690

[email protected]

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Daniel José Batista is an associate in the firm’s Orlando office. He is a trial lawyer who focuses his practice on personal injury and premises liability cases.

Before joining Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel, Daniel worked at a small law firm in the Orlando area, where he honed his skills defending various types of negligence and breach of contract cases.

Daniel is a passionate and effective oral advocate, both in and out of the courtroom. He has developed negotiation skills that allow him to de-escalate tense situations and find favorable resolutions. He is also a skilled legal writer and researcher who has obtained multiple summary judgments for his clients.

Daniel earned his B.A. degree from Northwestern University, and his J.D. degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he and his teammates on the Florida Moot Court Team won multiple best brief awards.

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Education

J.D., University of Florida Levin College of Law

  • University of Florida Latino Law Student Association, President (2016-2017)
  • Florida Moot Court Team, Treasurer (2016-2017)
  • Phi Delta Phi: International Legal Honor Society
  • Top Petitioner’s Brief—10th Annual National Latino Law Student Association Moot Court
  • Competition, September 2017
  • Best Brief 2nd Place—E. Earle Zehmer 26th Annual Workers’ Compensation Moot Court Competition, August 2017
  • Best Brief and Best Petitioner Brief—16th Annual Leroy R. Hassel, Sr. National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition, October 2016.

B.A., Northwestern University

  • As second chair in a motor vehicle accident lawsuit, where liability was not contested, Plaintiff’s claimed economic damages alone were $550,000.00, and the demand to the jury was for $3,000,000.00, assisted in limiting the verdict to only $329,000, subject to collateral source setoffs. (Shaw v. Estate of Nocerino, 2021-CA-000173, Levy County, FL.)
  • Obtained order granting summary judgment in breach of contract case regarding a hail claim based on the policy limits having been exhausted on a prior fire claim during the same policy period, thus rendering Plaintiff’s claim moot as there were no cognizable damages.  (Olaf Estevez Gonzalez and Katerina Vigoa Zamora v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, 22-000426GCAXMX, Highlands County, FL.)
  • Obtained order granting summary judgment in breach of contract case regarding a sinkhole claim based on the applicable statute of limitations having expired. (Keith Cornelius, as Personal Representative for the Estate Of Lillian Cornelius, Deceased v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, 272020CA000437CAAXMX, Hernando County, FL.)

  • Florida
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida