Oscar J. Cabanas

General Info

Email:	ocabanas@wickersmith.com
Direct:	(305) 461-8710
Languages:	Spanish
Offices:	Miami

Biography

Oscar Cabanas has been a Wicker Smith shareholder since 1999. He started trying cases in 1984, and has successfully tried catastrophic injury cases to verdict in every South Florida jurisdiction from West Palm Beach to Key West.

Mr. Cabanas specializes in medical malpractice, general liability, products & transportation. He has also litigated business, commercial and probate matters.

Education

University of Miami
(J.D., 1984)
Northwestern University
(B.A., 1981)

Admitted

1984, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
1985, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
2004, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

Professional Affiliations

American Board of Trial Advocates
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, 2006
Vice-Chair, Professional Liability, 2018
Vice-Chairs, Trial Tactics Practice and Procedures, 2018
Litigation Counsel of America, 2017
Defense Research Institute
Florida Defense Lawyers Association
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
Transportation Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
Cuban American Bar Association
American Hospital Association
Florida Hospital Association

Honors

AV® Preeminent™ rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell
Recipient, Best Lawyers in America, Miami Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year”, 2018
Listed, 10 Best Attorneys, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2017
Listed, Best Lawyers in America, Medical Malpractice Law, 2015-2018
Faculty, Dade County Bar Association, Superstars at Trial, 2015-2016
Listed, America’s Top 100 Attorneys®, Florida (Southern), Lifetime
Listed, Florida Super Lawyers, 2007-2016
Listed, Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite, Civil Trial, 2010-2011, 2013, 2015
Invited Faculty, Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies, 2013
Invited Faculty, Masters in Trial, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2013
Listed, Super Lawyers Business Edition, 2011-2012

Speeches & Publications

Presenter, Ethics for Claims Professionals, The Doctors Company, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (November 7, 2018)
Speaker, “Dissecting and Understanding the Tripartite Relationship”, 2018 USLAW Network Professional Liability Exchange In Cooperation With The Insurance And Risk Management Practice Group, May 2018
Presenter, “Defending Negligent Premises Security Claims”, Orlando PLRB Conference, April 2018
Presenter, Baptist Health South Florida, “The Importance of Documentation In The Electronic Medical Record”, October 2017
Co-author, “Attacking ‘Fake Bills’ In Personal Injury Cases”, FDCC Insights, September 2017
Author, “What’s So Special About Special Damages”, FDCC Trial Tactic Blog, June 2017
Co-presenter, “The Good Fight Against Bad Medical Expenses”, FDCC Summer Meeting, Montreux, Switzerland, 2017
Presenter, “Trends in Negligent Security Defense: A Trial Lawyer’s Guide to Winning The Case”, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) Winter Meeting, Charleston, North Carolina, 2017

Practice Areas