Meet Adam Horowitz:
Adam Horowitz is recognized among his peers as an aggressive advocate for survivors of sexual abuse.
In 2009, he was named South Florida’s Most Effective Lawyer in the category of personal injury by the Daily Business Review for his groundbreaking work in the area of sexual abuse litigation. Adam prevailed in a federal court trial on behalf of a young Native American woman who was raped by a U.S. Army recruiter. In that case, Elk v. United States, 87 Fed. Cl. 70 (2009), Adam established a new precedent for Native Americans by using the “Bad Man Clause” of the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 to recover pain and suffering damages for the first time in the Treaty’s 150 year existence.
Adam has made countless television appearances and has been quoted extensively on the subject of sexual abuse and exploitation in various media outlets, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Denver Post, Miami Herald, Orlando Sentinel, Palm Beach Post, Jacksonville Times-Union, Pueblo Chieftain, and San Antonio Express-News.
Adam is admitted to the Florida Bar (2000); U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida (2001); U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (2001); U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit (2004); U.S. Tax Court (2005); U.S. Court of Federal Claims (2006); U.S. District Court, District of Colorado (2009); U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit (2009). He has been admitted pro hac vice in many states, including Colorado, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington D.C.
Adam received his Juris Doctorate with honors from the University of Miami School of Law in 2000. During law school, Adam was the articles editor of the University of Miami Law Review and served on the Moot Court Board. Adam received his Bachelor of Arts with honors from the University of Miami in 1996. He is a native of Long Beach, New York.
Prior to joining Herman, Mermelstein & Horowitz, P.A., Adam was a partner at Gilbride, Heller & Brown, P.A. in Miami.
Publications:
“Nelson v. McClatchy Newspapers: What Happens When Freedom of the Press Collides with Free Speech?” 54 University of Miami Law Review 359 (2000).
“The Constitutionality of the Children’s Internet Protection Act,” 13 St. Thomas University Law Review 425 (2000).
Reported Cases:
Malicki v. Doe, 814 So.2d 347 (Fla. 2002); Jarzynka v. St. Thomas University, 310 F.Supp.2d 1256 (S.D.Fla. 2004); Cherry v. Catholic Charities, 815 So.2d 1282 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004); Jarzynka v. St. Thomas University, 323 F.Supp.2d 660 (W.D.Pa. 2004); Lloredo v. RadioShack Corp., 2005 WL 1156030 (S.D.Fla. May 12, 2005); Nielsen v. Archdiocese of Denver, 413 F.Supp.2d 1181 (D.Col. 2006); Elk v. United States, 70 Fed. Cl. 405 (2006); Doe v. Karl G. Faerber, 446 F.Supp.2d 1311 (M.D.Fla. 2006); Doe v. Florida Int’l University Bd. of Trustees, 464 F.Supp.2d 1259 (S.D.Fla. 2006); Doe v. Kolko, 242 F.R.D. 193 (E.D.N.Y. 2006); Kopalchik v. Diocese of Richmond, 645 S.E.2d 439 (Va. 2007); Succar Succar v. Safra Nat’l Bank of New York, 237 Fed.Appx. 526 (11th Cir. 2007); Joseph v. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2008 WL 282163 (D.S.D. 2008); Elk v. United States, 87 Fed. Cl. 70 (2009).