Juan P. Bauta, II is a Board Certified Trial Lawyer who practices in the areas of asbestos litigation, products liability, toxic torts, construction defect, wrongful death, class actions and complex litigation. Mr. Bauta has obtained numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and has successfully argued numerous appellate cases. Mr. Bauta has also argued before the Federal Panel on Multi-district Litigation. Mr. Bauta has been admitted to and has argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh, Fifth and Third Circuits, as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.

Mr. Bauta is a member of the Florida Bar and is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer. Mr. Bauta graduated from Florida State College of Law in 1990 and was the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law. The Daily Business Review selected Mr. Bauta as the Most Effective Lawyer in both 2010 and 2011. Mr. Bauta is fluent in Spanish.

Mr. Bauta has argued and tried cases to verdict in both state and federal courts. Mr. Bauta has tried over twenty-five cases to verdict. Mr. Bauta has several jury verdicts in excess of $10,000,000.00. Mr. Bauta’s highest jury verdict to date in a single personal injury case was over $20,000,000.00. Mr. Bauta has litigated six class actions involving employment discrimination, construction defects and vehicle design defects. Mr. Bauta represents both individuals and corporations exclusively on the plaintiff’s side. Finally, Mr. Bauta has argued numerous cases before the Florida District Courts of Appeal and has over fourteen reported decisions.

In addition to his numerous multi-million dollar jury verdicts, Mr. Bauta has successfully negotiated settlements in the tens of millions of dollars for his clients. These non-class action settlements range from a low of $1,000,000.00 to a high of $29,000,000.00.