FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — John J. Uustal, founding partner of Kelley | Uustal Trial Attorneys and founder of the Impossible Case Institute and Built Different Trial Academy, has been named the 2027 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Mass Tort Litigation and Class Actions for Plaintiffs in the Fort Lauderdale area.
The recognition comes as Kelley | Uustal Trial Attorneys marks its 20th anniversary and Uustal expands the work that has defined his career: taking on high-stakes cases involving catastrophic harm, defective products, corporate misconduct and complex commercial disputes, particularly cases other lawyers considered too difficult, too expensive or impossible to win.
Uustal has built his career around the belief that the hardest cases often matter most. His work has resulted in major jury verdicts and settlements, exposed corporate misconduct, and helped change unsafe products and practices.
Uustal’s verdicts include an $82.6 million jury verdict in a breach of contract case, a $60 million verdict involving a deadly General Motors fuel-tank defect, and a $27 million product liability settlement. This recognition comes during a flagship year for Kelley | Uustal Trial Attorneys as the firm marks its 20th anniversary.
Uustal recently founded the Impossible Case Institute, a new law firm model for cases that conventional practices are not built to handle. The Institute focuses on a small number of complex, catastrophic and high-risk cases that require extraordinary investigation, resources, and creativity. It reflects Uustal’s belief that some of the most consequential cases are never filed, inadequately developed or settled for a fraction of their value. Built Different Trial Academy, the training arm of the Impossible Case Institute, develops lawyers capable of carrying that work forward through immersive training programs and scholarships led by industry-leading trial attorneys. The Academy reflects Uustal’s career-long conviction that the future of the plaintiffs’ bar depends on developing more lawyers willing and able to take on righteous cases that others walk away from.
Available for Media Commentary
John Uustal is available for media interviews, commentary and background on trial strategy, jury selection, plaintiff-side litigation, product liability, catastrophic injury litigation, corporate misconduct, high-stakes trials and the strategy behind developing complex or seemingly unwinnable cases.
Uustal is a Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist and has taught and spoken on trial strategy, jury research and case analysis to lawyers across the country.
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About Kelley | Uustal
Kelley | Uustal is an award-winning trial law firm based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The firm litigates cases involving catastrophic injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, and complex personal injury. For more information, visit www.kelleyuustal.com.
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