Evan Gutwein is a partner in the firm’s Miami office.  Mr. Gutwein was born and raised in Long Island, New York.  He attended law school at the University of Miami as a Dean’s Scholar where he was an Editor of the Inter-American Law Review. While at law school, Mr. Gutwein was a law intern to United States Magistrate Judge William C. Turnoff and was a law clerk at a complex commercial litigation firm.

Mr. Gutwein represents hotels, physicians and medical providers, major cruise lines, product manufacturers and distributors, international businesses, transportation companies, underwriters, including major marine domestic and international underwriters in state and federal court.   He handles matters stemming from wrongful death, personal injury claims, medical malpractice suits, product liability actions, mass tort and class actions, sexual assault claims, medical malpractice suits, product liability actions, excursion liabilities, negligent security claims, premises liability claims, and claims asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act. He is admitted to practice in Florida and New York.

HONORS

PRACTICE AREAS

Admiralty and Maritime Claims
Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Defense
Hospitality Law Claims
Insurance Defense
Property and Casualty
Products Liability
Medical Malpractice Defense

Education

J.D., University of Miami, Magna Cum Laude; Editor, Inter-American Law Review

B.S., Boston University, Cum Laude

Recognition

  • Recognized as Top Up and Comer by South Florida Legal Guide, 2018
  • Rising Star by Super Lawyers, Law & Politics, 2015 – present 

Memberships

  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)
  • National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF)
  • Miami Beach Bar Association

Admissions

  • Florida
  • New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

experience

  • Taylor v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., No. 20-14754, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 23650 (11th Cir. Aug. 10, 2021) Assisted in securing decision from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirming dismissal of suit against cruise line where the plaintiff failed to follow the pleading requirements of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and U.S. Supreme Court precedent
  • Cheruvoth v. SeaDream Yacht Club Inc. et al, Case 1:19-cv-24416-DPG (In the US District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2019) Securing dismissal in Federal Court in favor of Luxury small cruise ship operator
  • Metabolic and Cardiovascular Institute vs. United Parcel Service, Inc., Southern District of Florida, West Palm Beach Division, Case Number: 50 2015SC004038, Transportation, Defense Verdict, 2015