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MICHAEL F. BARZYK earned his J.D. from Cleveland Marshall College of Law and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2000. He also completed his undergraduate studies at Bowling Green State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and a minor in Sociology.

While at law school, Mr. Barzyk served as the Research Editor for the Journal of Law and Health, and completed an externship with the Honorable Solomon Oliver, Jr., United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, as well as an internship at the United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Illinois.

Prior to his work in the area of medical malpractice defense, general liability and insurance defense, Mr. Barzyk was an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade County for almost five (5) years. While there, he litigated over forty (40) jury trials to verdict. After leaving the State Attorney’s Office, Mr. Barzyk went into private practice, and litigated medical malpractice and complex personal injury cases. He is currently a member of the Florida Bar, the Broward County Bar Association, the Florida Defense Lawyers Association and the Defense Research Institute.

Mr. Barzyk has earned a Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating of “BV”, the highest such distinction for an attorney with his level of experience. This rating reflects the confidential opinion of Mr. Barzyk’s colleagues among the Bar and Judiciary, and attests to his legal ability and professional ethics.

 

 

EDUCATION:

•Bowling Green State

University (B.S. 1996)

•Cleveland Marshall

College of Law (J.D. 1999)

 

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE:

•Florida, 2000

•U.S. District Court,

Southern District of Florida, 2004

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Medical Malpractice

Insurance Defense

General Liability


Details

Michael F. Barzyk

Senior Associate

Fort Lauderdale, FL

T- 954-765-1001

F- 954-765-1005

mbarzyk@mspcesq.com