Jeremy
W. Alters is the founding and managing partner of Alters Law Firm with
an office headquartered in Miami, FL . Alters Law Firm handles consumer
class actions, medical malpractice, products liability, wrongful death,
maritime and tragic brain injury cases for individuals and families.
For business owners, Alters Law Firm represents Plaintiffs in major
business disputes where a trial lawyer is needed for the effective
resolution of the case whether by trial or settlement. Mr. Alters is
the firm’s lead litigator for mass torts, consumer class actions, and
most recently serves as lead co-counsel in the Multidistrict Litigation
relating to Banking Overdraft fees, and is on the Plaintiffs’ Steering
Committee in the Multidistrict Litigation surrounding the Chinese
drywall crisis. At 40-years-old, Mr. Alters manages every aspect
of the law firm.
From
a National perspective, Mr. Alters is a member of the American
Association for Justice (AAJ), where he has been elected as one of, if
not the, youngest members ever to the organization's highest governing
body, the Executive Committee. He has also been appointed to its
National Finance Committee and Membership Committee. In 2004, Mr.
Alters was honored by AAJ with the F. Scott Baldwin Award, given to the
most outstanding young trial lawyer in the United States. He is a three
time recipient of the prestigious Wiedman/Wisocki medal of honor, for
service and dedication in preserving the civil justice system. Mr.
Alters is a platinum member of AAJ's Leaders Forum. Additionally, he is
a member and Fellow of the American Bar Association and a member of the
Spellman-Hoeveler American Inn of Court.
In Florida, Mr. Alters
is an Eagle Member of the Florida Justice Association where he serves
on the Miami-Dade County Legislative Task Force. He is also a member of
the Miami-Dade County Bar Association. Mr.
Alters served on the Board of the Miami-Dade Justice Association as the
Secretary 2001-2002, Treasurer 2002-2003, President-Elect 2003-2004 and
as the organization's President 2004-2005. In addition, he has been
recognized on various occasions by United Who's Who, Florida Trend
Magazine and Super Lawyers.
In his career, he has resolved cases
totaling well over 1 billion dollars. Mr. Alters has achieved dozens of
multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts including many noteworthy
eight figure settlements. All of his significant settlements and
verdicts have been covered by the local, national, and international
media. One of his more notable verdicts was a 1.179 billion dollar
award to pay damages for the wrongful death of Gustavo and Alfredo
Villoldo's father, prominent Cuban businessman Gustavo Villoldo
Arglilagos. The judge found the defendants, Fidel Castro Ruz, Raul
Castro Ruz, Ernesto "Che Guevara" Guevara, the Cuban Ministry of
Interior, the Army of the Republic of Cuba, and the Republic of Cuba,
guilty of inflicting intentional emotional distress upon Villoldo
Argilagos, ultimately causing him to commit suicide. This monumental
decision marked the single largest verdict awarded to a family in
history. As a trial lawyer, Mr. Alters has successfully tried to
verdict more than 35 civil jury trials in the areas of medical
malpractice, products liability, wrongful death, tractor-trailer
accidents and tragic personal injury cases. Mr. Alters is known to be
an effective and passionate advocate for his clients, making their
interests and pursuit of justice the singular focus of each case. When
a trial lawyer is needed for the effective resolution of the case,
whether by trial or settlement, in business disputes, catastrophic loss
or corporate malfeasance, Mr. Alters delivers representation that gets
his clients the results they deserve.
Politically, Mr. Alters
has been heavily involved in Democratic fundraising and donating over
the last decade. He served on John Kerry's National Finance Committee
for his 2004 Presidential run, and was one of President Barack Obama's
initial National Finance Committee members. Mr Alters has actively been
involved in raising money for the Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Mr.
Alters was a founding shareholder in his prior firm, Ratzan &
Alters, P.A. in 2001. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 15,
1971. He received his B.A. in 1994 from the University of Massachusetts
at Amherst and his J.D. in 1996 from the University of Miami School of
Law. Mr. Alters was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1997. Mr. Alters has
3 children, Logan, Dawson and Cameron. His extracurricular activities
include surfing, training for and racing in triathlons, snowboarding,
coaching his childrens’ sports teams and being with his family.
State of Florida - 1997
United States Federal Court for the Southern District of Florida - 1999
United States Federal Court for the Middle District of Florida - 2005
United States Federal Court for the Northern District of Florida - 2010
