Needle & Ellenberg PA

2 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Biography

Andrew Ellenberg helps individuals and families throughout Florida who have suffered devastating injuries or the loss of a loved one due to someone else’s negligence. He focuses on cases involving birth injuries, serious permanent harm, and wrongful death caused by medical errors, hospital and healthcare system failures, car, boat, truck, and air crashes, unsafe premises, and defective products.

For more than 30 years, Mr. Ellenberg’s practice has been dedicated exclusively to pursuing compensation for people enduring pain, suffering, and financial loss due to negligence. He has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars on their behalf—money that helps families rebuild and move forward.

He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® every year from 2009 to 2026, and named to Florida Super Lawyers for 20 consecutive years for his representation of plaintiffs in personal injury and medical malpractice cases.

He holds an “AV Preeminent” rating from Martindale-Hubbell, is rated “10-Superb” by Avvo, and has been honored by South Florida Legal Guide, Florida Monthly, Florida Trend, and The National Trial Lawyers for his work on behalf of individuals and families affected by negligence.

Needle & Ellenberg PA

2 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • University of Miami School of Law, JD, Cum Laude, graduated 1988

  • Florida, The Florida Bar, 1988

  • Florida Justice Association - Member
  • American Association for Justice - Member
  • Florida, The Florida Bar, 1988
  • Florida Justice Association - Member
  • American Association for Justice - Member
  • University of Miami School of Law, JD, Cum Laude, graduated 1988

Client Testimonials

Andrew Ellenberg is a seasoned trial attorney in medical malpractice whose attention to detail, timing, and understanding of intricate medical facts are rivaled by none. His insight into the world where law meets medicine cannot be challenged. Andrew absorbs every nuance about his client's cases and is considered the best of the best.

Joanna Damato (J. Damato Enterprises, Inc.)

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Special Focus:
  • Catastrophic Injury and Wrongful Death
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Wrongful Death
Awards:
    • Martindale Hubbell “AV” Rated
    • Best Lawyers in America 2009-2025: Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice; Plaintiffs Personal Injury
    • Florida Super Lawyers - 20 Consecutive Years (2005-2025) Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice; Plaintiffs Personal Injury
    • Avvo - ‘10’ and ‘Superb’
    • Florida Trend’s Legal Elite
    • South Florida Legal Guide’s Top Lawyers

Additional Information

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Case History

Cases
  • Representative Cases
Case Results
  • Hospital - excessive exposure to radiation from imaging studies
$1,300,000.00
  • Hospital – failure to diagnose spine infection; partial paralysis
$2,900,000.00
  • Hospital/doctor - failure to administer blood clot preventative medication; death
$2,750,000.00
  • Hospital/doctor – brachial plexus palsy
$2,000,000.00
  • Hospital - brain injury following laparoscopic gall bladder surgery
$3,250,000.00
    • Hospital - failure to treat prevent fetus from infection; brain injury
    $4,000,000.00
    • Hospital - failure to timely treat child brain infection; brain damage
    $4,000,000.00
    • Hospital - birth trauma; brain injury
    $5,200,000.00
    • Hospital/doctor– misdiagnosis; brain injury
    $5,200,000.00
    • Hospital - medication error; brain injury
    $5,250,000.00
    • Hospital/emergency - failure to timely/properly treat stroke
    $5,400,000.00
    • Hospital - failure to properly monitor patient; brain damage
    $7,750,000.00
    • Hospital/doctors - cardiac tamponade after removal of temporary pacer wire; brain damage
    $7,750,000.00
    • Hospital - double booked heart surgeries; death
    $8,400,000.00
    • Premises liability/car crash – severe skin injury
    $8,600,000.00
    • Hospital - failure to timely treat stroke
    $1,100,000.00
    • Rideshare SUV hit pedestrian; broken bones, no surgery
    $1,020,000.00
    • Hospital - failure to timely treat stroke; brain damage
    $4,600,000.00
    • Hospital/doctor– brachial plexus palsy
    $995,000.00

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