Jeffrey Adelman

Jeffrey “Jeff” Adelman has been a part of the South Florida community for over 35 years since moving with his family from Chicago, Illinois to Coral Springs, Florida where he lives today.
Upon becoming an attorney in 2002, Jeff joined his father Larry Adelman in the family business and the personal injury firm eventually became Adelman & Adelman, P.A. His father retired in 2017, and in 2021, Jeff merged his law firm to join Brotman Nusbaum Ibrahim & Adelman. Throughout his entire career, Jeff has focused his practice on personal injury litigation.

Jeff is a Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer since 2019. He is ‘AV’ Preeminent Rated by his peers by Martindale-Hubbell, which is an independent lawyer rating publication. He has additionally been recognized by his peers as being a “SuperLawyer” in that publication.

Additionally, Jeff is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator. He also teaches aspiring mediators about the intricacies of personal injury claims as a Florida Supreme Court approved Subject Matter Specialist.

The readers of the Coral Springs Forum voted Jeff “Best Attorney in Coral Springs & Parkland” from 2006 through 2017.

The Florida Bar appointed Jeff as Chair of the Florida Bar Clients’ Security Fund Committee in 2015. The Clients’ Security Fund was created by the Florida Bar to help reimburse victims of attorneys who misappropriated or embezzled their money.

In 2020, Jeff served as the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) President-Elect for the Fort Lauderdale Chapter. His efforts during the Covid-19 Pandemic helped bring about virtual (Zoom) motion calendar hearings, depositions along with other virtual proceedings that allowed the wheels of justice of continue despite the Coronavirus crisis. He currently serves on the statewide FLABOTA executive board as Treasurer and is scheduled to be President-Elect of the organization in 2022.

When not practicing law, Jeff enjoys creating podcasts, reading, hockey, and spending time with his family.

• Florida State University- B.S. 1998
• Nova Southeastern University School of Law- J.D. 2002

• American Association of Justice
• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) Fort Lauderdale Chapter
• Broward County Bar Association
• Florida Bar, 2002
• Florida Justice Association 
• Illinois Bar, 2015
• Palm Beach County Justice Association- Board Member
• US District Court, Southern District of Florida
• US District Court, Middle District of Florida 
• US Supreme Court 

Areas of Practice:

• Personal injury
• Automobile crashes, trucking accidents, slip/trip and falls, golf cart accidents, motorcycle accidents, dog bites, pedestrian injuries, work-related injuries, premises cases, playground injuries, daycare injuries.
• Medical malpractice
• Product liability

Litigation Percentage:

100% of practice is devoted to litigation

Certified Legal Specialties: Florida Bar, Civil Trial Law, 2019 to date

Languages Spoken:

English