Attorneys
Jonathan R. Rosenn
Partner
Jonathan R. Rosenn is an accomplished litigator with more than 25 years of experience handling complex cases at both the trial and appellate levels in state and federal courts. He has a particular affinity for appellate advocacy, which allows him to craft higher-order legal arguments and influence the evolving landscape of Florida law.
Jonathan was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is fluent in Portuguese. Before joining Lapin & Leichtling, LLP, in 2007, he practiced with a prominent Brazilian law firm in São Paulo, where he advised on privatizations and international loan agreements. Earlier in his career, he contributed to the Engle tobacco class action litigation, one of the most significant mass tort cases in Florida history.
Jonathan earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law, graduating Magna cum laude. During law school, he served on the University of Miami Law Review. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oberlin College.
PRACTICE AREAS
Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith
Personal Injury Litigation
Business and Commercial Litigation
Civil Trials and Appeals
EDUCATION
Oberlin College, B.A., 1992
University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 1996 (Magna cum laude)
University of Miami Law Review, 1994-1996
BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS
Florida Bar, 1996
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 1999
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 2010
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2012
PUBLICATIONS
“The Constitutionality of Statutes Prohibiting and Permitting Physician-Assisted Suicide,” 51 U. Miami L. Rev. 875 (April 1997)