Marcus J.  Michles

Managing Partner, Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist

Marcus J. Michles II: The Lawyer Who Will Show Up To Your Fight

Marcus J. Michles II obtained his undergraduate degree from Furman University and his Law Degree from Stetson University College of Law where he was chairman of the Moot Court Board.

Following undergraduate school, Marcus was a Captain in the US Army serving with the 82nd Airborne Division, Third Special Forces Group and the First Special Operations Command. While on active duty, Marcus was lead trial counsel in a number of highly-sensitive and classified trials for the United States Government. Image of marcus michles in armyAfter leaving active duty, Marcus joined a statewide medical malpractice defense firm and became the Managing Partner of the Pensacola office specializing in defending physicians sued for medical negligence. In 1993, Marcus joined the firm of Kerrigan, Estess, Rankin & McLeod where he specialized in representing personal injury plaintiffs with an emphasis on medical malpractice for eight years.

Marcus, board-certified by the Florida Bar as a specialist in Civil Trial Practice, has won some of Northwest Florida’s largest medical malpractice jury verdicts. With more than a dozen verdicts published in local news media, Marcus is a member of The Million Dollar Advocates Forum For Trial Lawyers and was recently named one of Florida’s Top Trial Attorneys by Climate Magazine.

Featured Articles

"Bill Protects ER Against Lawsuits," - HealthNews Florida

Employment

Michles & Booth

2001 - Present

Education

• School of Economics
  • London, England
• Political Science
  • Furman University
  • Greenville, SC
  • 1983
• Foreign Study
  • Oxford University
• Doctors of Juris Prudence
  • Stetson University College of Law
  • St. Petersburg, FL
  • 1986

Memberships

• Florida Bar Association
  • Dec 31, 1986
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
  • Oct 30, 2005
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
  • Oct 30, 1997
• Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist, Florida Bar
  • Oct 30, 2001
• American Inns of Court
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Awards

• The National Trial Lawyers - Top 100 Trial Lawyers
• America's top 100 Attorneys - Top 100
• America's Top 100 Medical Malpractice Litigators - 2021
• Super Lawyers
• Super Lawyers - Michles 15 years
• American Academy of Trial Attorneys - Premier 100
• Rue Ratings: Best Attorneys of America - Lifetime Charter Member
• National Association of Distinguished Counsel - Top One Percent
• Trial Masters - The Seal of Experience
• America's Top 100 Medical Malpractice Litigators - 2022
• 2020 Top 10 Plaintiff's - Personal Injury
• American Institute of Personal Injury 6 Year Client Satisfaction
• Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers
• Multi Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Jan 1, 2021
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Jan 1, 2021
• The Florida Bar - Board Certified
  • Jan 1, 2021
• National Association of Distinguished Counsel | 2022

Practice Areas

• CAR ACCIDENTS
• MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE
• MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS
• NURSING HOME ABUSE
• PREMISES LIABILITY
• PRODUCT LIABILITY
• WRONGFUL DEATH

Community Involvement

Marcus and his wife, Cindy, are founders of the Michles Family Freedom Foundation, a charitable organization based in Fort. Walton Beach, FL. The primary mission of the Family Freedom Foundation is to provide financial assistance in the form of money and professional services (legal, accounting, and financial advice) directly to the families of military, law enforcement and first responders killed or seriously injured in the line of duty. ( FamilyFreedomFoundation.org)