Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney
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Approved Mediator
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Approved Arbitrator
Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney
.
Approved Mediator
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Approved Arbitrator
Tampa Civil Mediation
Forty-five years of civil trial work brought to the mediation table. Anthony T. Martino mediates and arbitrates complex personal injury, malpractice, and coverage disputes throughout Florida.
(813) 334-4433
Trusted
Board certified civil trial attorney since 1987
Effective
Thousands of disputes resolved at the table
Neutral
Approved mediator and arbitrator
We respond within one business day.
Submitting a request does not create a mediation engagement or an attorney-client relationship.
45+
Years of trial experience
Thousands
Of cases mediated
Board Certified
Civil trial law, since 1987
Approved Mediator
Approved Arbitrator
The Method
A mediator who has only ever sat on one side of a case can only value half of it. Forty-five years of trying civil cases means the strengths and the exposure are both visible from the first submission.
Claimant's position
Balancing Test
Defense position
Outcome
We will identify the strengths and weaknesses of each party’s position and evaluate the case as a whole, based on the evidence and applicable considerations.
Practice Areas
Auto and trucking, medical malpractice, products liability, nursing home neglect, commercial and estate litigation, first-party property, and collections.
Binding / Non-Binding
Arbitration
Serving as arbitrator or panel chair where the parties want a decision on the merits rather than a negotiated settlement.
Tort
Personal Injury Mediation & Arbitration
Auto and trucking collisions, premises liability, products liability, and nursing home neglect — mediated by someone who has tried them.
Professional Liability
Medical Malpractice Mediation & Arbitration
Standard-of-care disputes, informed consent, hospital and physician liability, and cases governed by the presuit process.
First-Party Coverage
Insurance & Property Mediation & Arbitration
First-party property claims, hurricane and water losses, scope and pricing disputes, and coverage and bad-faith exposure.
Approved Mediator
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Approved Arbitrator
Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer
About Anthony Martino
Anthony T. Martino has practiced civil litigation in South Tampa since 1980 and has been Board Certified in Civil Trial Law since 1987, by both The Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He serves as an approved mediator and approved arbitrator in civil disputes throughout Florida.
He has tried the cases he is now asked to resolve.
1980
Admitted to The Florida Bar
1987
Board Certified in Civil Trial Law
45+
Years trying civil cases in Tampa Bay
Peer Recognition
Every rating below is conferred by peers or by the bench — not purchased, and not self-reported. The selection percentages are published by each organization.
30
+ YRS
AV Preeminent
Martindale-Hubbell™ peer rating — the highest rating given — held for over three decades.
Top 5
%
Florida Super Lawyers
Named for over 10 consecutive years. The published list represents no more than 5% of Florida lawyers.
Top 2
%
Florida Trend Legal Elite
Approximately 2% of lawyers in the state are chosen by their peers for inclusion.
Top 6
%
Leading Florida Attorney
Selection requires multiple peer recommendations in a statewide survey conducted by American Research Corporation.
Best Lawyers in America
Named Best Lawyer in Plaintiff Personal Injury Litigation and Medical Malpractice Law.
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Member, recognized for exceptional skill and advocacy through a trial verdict or settlement of one million dollars or more.
National Trial Lawyers Top 100
Member, Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers and Top 100 Trial Lawyers.
Florida Justice Association EAGLE
Benefactor. Silver Eagle Award 1995 and 2002, Golden Eagle Award 1997, 1999 and 2001, and the Crystal Eagle in 2005.
FJA Eagle Hall of Fame
Inductee, and a FELLOW of the Florida Justice Association.
Professionalism Award — 2025
Conferred by the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit’s Professionalism Committee.
Herb Goldberg Award — 2023
Hillsborough County Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section.
Fogarty “In The Trenches” Award — 2017
Hillsborough County Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section.
What Counsel Say
The lawyers who send him cases sit on opposite sides of the docket — and both keep coming back.
Plaintiff Bar
He does not carry numbers between rooms. He tells you what is weak in your own case, and he is right often enough that you listen.
Senior Partner, Tampa Plaintiff Firm
Personal injury and wrongful death practice
Defense Bar
Four decades of trying cases means he reads a file the way the carrier reads it and the way the plaintiff reads it. Counsel on both sides respect the assessment.
Managing Partner, Insurance Defense Firm
Medical malpractice and coverage litigation
Trial Bar
The preparation is the difference. He has read everything before anyone sits down, and both sides arrive in good faith because of who is running the day.
Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer
Insurance litigation, Hillsborough County
The Mediation Day
Cases settle when both sides arrive prepared and leave with a signed agreement. Here is the sequence, so nothing about the day is a surprise.
01 — Before
Confidential summaries and key exhibits are exchanged in advance so the day starts with the issues, not the background.
02 — Morning
A short joint session where it helps, then separate caucus. Decision-makers with authority are expected in the room or on the line.
03 — Midday
Each side hears a candid read of its strongest and weakest issues, and a realistic verdict range for this venue.
04 — Close
Terms are reduced to a written, enforceable settlement agreement and signed before anyone leaves.
Check available dates for mediation or arbitration in Tampa Bay or statewide by video.
