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Florida Trial Lawyer

Daniel J. Di Matteo is a Partner at The Ferraro Law Firm. Mr. Di Matteo concentrates his legal practice on representing injured victims against manufacturers of dangerous products.

An experienced litigator, Mr. Di Matteo has briefed and argued hundreds of complex motions in court. He has taken hundreds of fact witness, expert witness, and corporate representative depositions and cross-examined numerous defense experts in trial. He has defeated dozens of motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment and obtained numerous favorable court rulings.

Mr. Di Matteo currently leads The Ferraro Law Firm’s Roundup practice, representing numerous individuals stricken with cancer as a result of their exposure to Monsanto’s flagship herbicide product, Roundup.

For an example of media coverage of Mr. Di Matteo’s Roundup work, see Monsanto Settles Roundup Case Prior To Trial Start In Fla. – Law360.

Other notable recent work includes:

  • Obtaining a $5.5 million product liability settlement
  • Obtaining a $2.7 million product liability settlement
  • Currently serving as lead counsel in a federal court case involving a defective transvaginal surgical device against Johnson & Johnson
  • Representing numerous women stricken with ovarian cancer as a result of their exposure to Johnson & Johnson’s flagship consumer product, Johnson’s Baby Powder

Prior to joining The Ferraro Law Firm in 2019, Mr. Di Matteo served as an Assistant County Attorney, where he represented government agencies as a trial attorney in personal injury and complex litigation cases. As an Assistant County Attorney, he honed his trial practice over three years of successfully trying numerous cases to verdict as lead trial counsel.

Mr. Di Matteo earned his law degree from the University of Florida, Levin College of Law. During law school, he served on the editorial board of the Florida Law Review, the highest-ranking law journal in the State of Florida, where he sharpened his legal research and writing skills. Mr. Di Matteo also spent an entire summer interning for U.S. District Judge Paul C. Huck, obtaining invaluable insights into the inner workings of federal court. He researched and briefed contested legal issues for a senior federal judge, presented recommendations, and drafted proposed judicial opinions. Mr. Di Matteo received his undergraduate degree in History from the University of Florida.

Mr. Di Matteo is fluent in spoken and written Spanish and conversational in Italian.

Education

  • J.D., University of Florida, Levin College of Law
  • University of Florida

Bar Admissions

  • State of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Professional Associations

  • Miami Beach Bar Association Board Member
  • Member of the Miami-Dade Trial Lawyers Association

Awards

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Verdicts & Settlements

BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS
Recovered for Our Clients

The Ferraro Law Firm is one of the top five asbestos and mesothelioma law firms in the nation in the number of claimants we represent and the total recovery we have obtained for our clients. Our courtroom successes have also given us the financial resources to handle complex cases that require a significant monetary investment on the part of the law firm handling your case.

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$14,088,300

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$14,000,000+

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$14,000,000

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$12,500,000

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$11,000,000

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$9,000,000

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$6,785,000

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$6,250,000

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$5,500,000

Catastrophic Personal Injury

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$5,000,000

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$5,000,000+

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$5,000,000

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$3,455,000

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$2,981,302

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$2,854,159

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$2,500,000

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$2,000,000

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$1,800,000

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$1,500,000

Defective Drugs

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$1,153,000

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$1,131,327

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$1,066,000

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$1,055,000

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$900,000

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$800,000

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$500,000

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$450,000

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$300,000

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