Stefano D. Portigliatti is a trial attorney specializing in commercial motor vehicle cases at Coker Law, PA in Jacksonville, FL. He has represented clients in over a hundred trucking cases and helped obtain millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements.
Stefano is one of only 20 attorneys in the United States to pass a rigorous exam on trucking laws, an intensive background check and prove that his practice is dedicated to protecting victims of truck crashes. He is also one of the youngest attorneys to be included among Super Lawyer’s Rising Stars and the National Trial Lawyers’ Top 40 Under 40.
Stefano often presents on topics related to trial and trucking litigation. He is on the Board of Regents of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys. He is also the founder of truck.law™, which assists other plaintiffs’ attorneys handling trucking cases with forms, resources, and seminars available at www.truck.law.
Stefano was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to a hard-working Italian family. Before becoming a lawyer, Mr. Portigliatti was engaged in diverse business ventures across multiple continents. Mr. Portigliatti is still the Vice President of SOAR Global Institute a laboratory that researches human behavior and development. Stefano speaks all over the world in the areas of emotional intelligence, innovation and human development. He is a certified master coach and trainer and has developed several courses and systems that apply psychology and behavioral analytics to management and trial strategies.
Stefano is a musician and likes to sail, golf, cook and travel with his wife, Brittany. They welcomed their first child, Luca, to the world in July of 2019. Stefano and Brittany like to volunteer with New Beginnings Global Outreach to provide services and resources for emotional, physical and spiritual health to the needy.
Stefano can be reached at his email address: sdp@cokerlaw.com
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Additional Information
- Areas of Practice
- Motor Vehicle Crashes
- Trucking and Bus Crashes
- Personal Injury
- Brain/Spinal Cord Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Premises Liability
- Business/Corporate Negligence
- Personal
- Born October 19, 1986, in Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Education
- University of South Florida
- Bachelors in International Business
- Minor in Economics
- Florida Christian University
- Masters of Business Administration
- Florida Coastal School of Law
- Juris Doctor
- Certificate of Business Law
- Certificate of Advanced Legal Research, Writing and Drafting
- University Honors and Activities
- Florida Coastal School of Law Founders’ Award
- College of Law Dean’s List
- Florida Coastal School of Law Book Awards
- Student Bar Association, President
- Mock Trial Team, Member
- Italian-American Law Student Association, Member
- Hispanic-American Law Student Association, Member
- Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, Treasurer
- Sigma Phi Epsilon, Vice-President
- Bar Admissions
- Inspiring Leadership, Florida Bar Fall Meeting 2018, Tampa, FL
- Daubert Challenges in Trucking Cases; ATAA Symposium, 2018, Nashville, TN
- A Motor Carrier’s Safety Record; ATAA Newsletter July 2018
- Hot Topics in Trucking Litigation; FJA Annual Convention 2018, West Palm Beach, FL
- Closing Arguments; FJA Workhorse 2018, Orlando, Florida
- The Mind – It’s broader and large than your brain; InterBusiness 2018, Orlando, FL
- NeuroPerformance – The neurobiology of success; FEBRACIS 2017, Brazil, Japan, Angola
- Key Trucking Rules & Regulations; FJA Workhorse 2017, Orlando, FL
- Trucking 101; FJA Webinar Series, 2016
- Florida United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- Professional Honors, Activities and Affiliations
- Attorney at Law Magazine - Top 10 Under 40, 2019
- Super Lawyer Rising Star – 2017, 2018, 2019
- Top 40 Under 40 – The National Trial Lawyers – 2018, 2019
- Board of Regents- Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
- Board of Governors - Florida Justice Association, Young Lawyer Division
- Board of Trustees – Florida Coastal School of Law Foundation
- Vice-Chair – Florida Bar Leadership Academy
- Member – Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section
- Member – American Justice Association, Trucking Litigation Group & Motor Liability Group
- Member – Florida Justice Association
- Member – Jacksonville Justice Association
- Member – American Bar Association
- Member – Jacksonville Bar Association
- Articles, Seminars and Presentations
- Cross-examining Lay Witnesses - FJA Al Cone Trial Advocacy 2019
- Preparing for Trial - FJA Bootcamp 2019
- Inspiring Leadership, Florida Bar Fall Meeting 2018, Tampa, FL
- Daubert Challenges in Trucking Cases; ATAA Symposium, 2018, Nashville, TN
- A Motor Carrier’s Safety Record; ATAA Newsletter July 2018
- Hot Topics in Trucking Litigation; FJA Annual Convention 2018, West Palm Beach, FL
- Closing Arguments; FJA Workhorse 2018, Orlando, Florida
- The Mind – It’s broader and larger than your brain; InterBusiness 2018, Orlando, FL
- NeuroPerformance – The Neurobiology of Success; FEBRACIS 2017, 2018, 2019
- Key Trucking Rules & Regulations; FJA Workhorse 2017, Orlando, FL
- Trucking 101; FJA Webinar Series, 2016
- The Impeachment Process and the Constitution; InterLaw 2016, Curitiba, Brazil
- BottomUP Organization and Innovation; Interbusiness 2016, Orlando, Florida
- Defeating Defense Requests for Confidentiality; Trucking Litigation Group Member’s Only Meeting Fall 2016, Ponte Vedra, FL
- Management Principles for the Judicial System, Law Firms & The Lawyer; InterLaw 2015, Curitiba, Brazil
- Comparative Law, Civil Procedure; InterLaw 2014 - Curitiba, Brazil
- Leading Innovation; May 2010, September 2011, August 2012, September 2013, May 2014
- Emotional Intelligence for Law Students - Florida Coastal School of Law; 2011, 2012, 2013
- Leading the Next Generation - InterBusiness Curitiba 2012
- Behavioral Patterns in Management, SOAR Advanced Certification; August 2014
