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![]() Jacob J. Liro Office: Miami Direct: (305) 461-8730 jliro@wickersmith.com Practice Areas: Admitted to Practice:
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Jacob LiroJacob Liro Jacob J. Liro is a partner in Wicker Smith’s Miami office. He focuses his practice in the areas of premises liability, construction, transportation, professional malpractice, and catastrophic injury. Jacob is a member of the firm’s Transportation Practice group and is on their Transportation Rapid Response team. Prior to joining Wicker Smith, he worked for the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, where he was clerk to the General Counsel for the Construction Law and Land Sales and Condominium Regulation Divisions. He also worked for a highly active insurance defense firm in South Miami. A native of Massachusetts, Jacob graduated from Boston College in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts Philosophy. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Miami in 2006. During his entire law school career, Jacob was a recipient of the Dean’s Academic Merit Scholarship. Admitted to the Florida Bar in 2006, Jacob is an active member of The Florida Bar, American Bar Association, Dade County Bar Association and the international legal fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta.
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Jacob J. Liro - Partner

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Profile
Jacob J. Liro is a partner in Wicker Smith’s Miami office. He focuses his practice in the areas of premises liability, construction, transportation, professional malpractice, and catastrophic injury. Jacob is a member of the firm’s Transportation Practice group and is on their Transportation Rapid Response team. Prior to joining Wicker Smith, he worked for the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, where he was clerk to the General Counsel for the Construction Law and Land Sales and Condominium Regulation Divisions. He also worked for a highly active insurance defense firm in South Miami.
A native of Massachusetts, Jacob graduated from Boston College in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts Philosophy. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Miami in 2006. During his entire law school career, Jacob was a recipient of the Dean’s Academic Merit Scholarship. Admitted to the Florida Bar in 2006, Jacob is an active member of The Florida Bar, American Bar Association, Dade County Bar Association and the international legal fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta.
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Credentials
Education
- University of Miami
(J.D., 2006) - Boston College
(B.A., 2003)
Professional Credentials
Admitted to Bar
- 2006, Florida
- 2011, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Honors
- Dean’s Academic Merit Scholarship, 2003-2006
- Certificate of Academic Achievement in Writing, 2005
- C.A.L.I. Award for Legal Writing Seminar, 2005
Professional Affiliations
- The Florida Bar
- American Bar Association
- Dade County Bar Association
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
- Phi Alpha Delta (Vice Justice 2006)
Perspectives
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- 13 Wicker Smith Attorneys Recognized By Best Lawyers In America© 2021
- Twelve Wicker Smith Attorneys Recognized by 2020 Florida Super Lawyers
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