Deborah J. Gander

Deborah J. Gander is a partner with Freedland Harwin Valori Gander and a board-certified civil trial lawyer representing clients in catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, product liability, trucking, and insurance bad-faith matters. Her practice focuses on people who have suffered severe harm or lost family members. She brings extensive jury-trial experience to cases involving complex medical evidence, major damages, and disputed insurance responsibility.

Deborah earned a B.S. from the University of Miami in 1991 and a J.D. from the University of Miami in 1994. Her education provided the foundation for a career centered on civil trial practice and complex injury litigation. She has been admitted to The Florida Bar since 1994 and has held Florida Bar Board Certification in Civil Trial Law since 2004.

Deborah has obtained more than twenty verdicts exceeding one million dollars and has secured over one hundred million dollars in verdicts and settlements. Representative outcomes include a $60.3 million Federal Tort Claims Act medical-negligence award, a $20.3 million Royal Caribbean admiralty verdict, and an $8.5 million verdict for the parents of two pedestrians. Her work spans medical negligence, maritime injury, trucking, product liability, and other serious personal injury cases.

Deborah J. Gander was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2023 and the American Board of Trial Advocates in 2005. Her recognitions include long-standing AV peer rating, Daily Business Review honors, and Lawdragon recognition. She serves on The Florida Bar’s Civil Trial Board Certification Committee, combining courtroom experience with professional service in standards governing civil trial specialists.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Freedland Harwin Valori Gander
• Civil Trial Board Certification Committee for, The Florida Bar
• Inducted, American College of Trial Lawyers (2023)
• Inducted, American Board of Trial Advocates (2005)
• Member, Florida Justice Association
• Member, Florida Association of Women Lawyers

Licensed State

• Florida

Education

• University of Miami
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Miami
  Bachelor’s degree

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