Miami, Florida, June 16, 2004 – Ervin A. Gonzalez was recently appointed as a Vice-Chair of the Trial Techniques Committee within the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association for the 2004-2005 fiscal year. Appointments to leadership positions within TIPS are recognition of professional abilities and reputations among its members.
The ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section is the only national professional group to bring together plaintiffs’ lawyers, defense lawyers and insurance and corporate counsel for the exchange of information and ideas. The section includes more than 25,000 members and 37 general committees that focus on substantive and procedural matters in areas including aviation and space law, fidelity and surety law, medical malpractice, transportation law and others.
Ervin A. Gonzalez is board certified as a specialist in civil trial law and business litigation law by The Florida Bar and The National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is a partner at the firm of Colson Hicks Eidson. Gonzalez is a Governor of The Florida Bar and currently serves on its executive committee. He is an appointed member of the National Board of Trustees of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Gonzalez is Past President of the Dade County Bar Association, Past President of the Dade County Trial Lawyers Association, and a former Director of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. He is and adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law and has the distinction of being ranked as one of America’s leading lawyers by various sources including: "Best Lawyers in America", “Chambers and Partners” “Leading American Attorneys” and “Florida Trend Magazine”. He has also been rated as one of the Leading Hispanic Lawyers In America. His areas of expertise include catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, medical malpractice, aviation accidents, trucking accidents and class action litigation.
The American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership association in the world. With more than 400,000 members, the ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public.
