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Michael T. Gibson, P.A.

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"Auto Justice Attorney" redirects here. This article is about the Orlando, Florida personal injury law firm. For its founder, see Michael T. Gibson. For other uses, see Not to be confused with.

Michael T. Gibson, P.A., trading as Auto Justice Attorney, is a plaintiff-only personal injury law firm based in Orlando, Florida, United States.[1] Founded in 2009 by attorney Michael T. Gibson, its president and lead attorney, the firm represents people injured in car, truck, motorcycle and other accidents, and families bringing wrongful death claims, across Central Florida and the rest of the state.[5][2] It states that it does not represent insurance companies, corporations or hospitals.[3]

The firm works on a contingency fee basis, offers free consultations, and serves clients in English and Spanish from a single office in Orlando's Baldwin Park area.[1][21] It reports having recovered more than $200 million for clients over 17 years and handling more than 2,000 cases a year; these figures are reported by the firm.[1] Its founder holds the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating and is listed in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.[13][12]

History [edit]

Founding

Michael T. Gibson has said he became a personal injury lawyer after his mother was hit head-on by another driver in Clearwater, Florida, on 14 December 2000; her lawyer took a contested uninsured motorist case to the courthouse steps.[3] Gibson worked at a personal injury firm for about four years before qualifying as a lawyer, earned his Juris Doctor from the Florida A&M University College of Law, and was admitted to The Florida Bar on 22 September 2006 (Bar No. 26105).[1][4] He began his career as an associate at Martinez, Manglardi, Diez-Arguelles & Tejedor, one of Central Florida's larger personal injury firms, from 2006 to 2009.[3][7]

In 2009 Gibson co-founded Gibson/Simon LLC, a Florida limited liability company filed on 6 April 2009 (document number L09000033481), where he was founding partner and head personal injury attorney. The company was administratively dissolved on 23 September 2011 for failure to file an annual report.[6][18] The Better Business Bureau records the current business as having started on 20 April 2009, which is the founding date used in this article.[5] Gibson's Lawful résumé and the LegalReach directory date Michael T. Gibson, P.A. from 2010.[7][25]

Growth

The firm's earlier office, still listed by the BBB, was at 839 N. Magnolia Avenue, Orlando, FL 32803. It now operates from 2420 S. Lakemont Avenue, Suite 150, in the Baldwin Park area of Orlando.[5][21] On 20 October 2022 the firm named Todd A. Curtin a partner.[8]

Published figures for the firm's size vary. The firm's website describes a team of more than 30 legal professionals, and its team page names four attorneys and 17 staff.[1][2] A December 2024 case study by GuidePoint Security described four attorneys and 22 staff, Martindale-Hubbell lists an office size of four, and The Florida Bar lists a firm size of two to five.[10][26][4] Earlier firm materials, including a press release from web agency Trighton Interactive, cited recoveries of over $10 million; the firm's current figure is more than $200 million.[19][1]

The firm's website runs on WordPress and is credited to Legal Guardian Digital; Trighton Interactive built an earlier mobile website and ran online marketing for the firm.[2][19] Its traffic safety studies have been run with the legal public relations agency law.pr, and its press releases are distributed through 24-7 Press Release and PR Zen.[15][13]

2024 cyberattack

On or about 22 July 2024 an unauthorized third party compromised one of the firm's external IT providers and used that access to reach the firm's computer systems, along with those of several other businesses. Files were taken on 22 July and ransomware was deployed on 23 July, encrypting most of the firm's network.[9] The firm engaged GuidePoint Security for incident response and notified affected individuals in a notice dated 20 August 2024, which was filed with the Vermont Attorney General. Comparitech reported that 17,410 people were affected and that names, dates of birth, email addresses, telephone numbers and postal addresses were exposed.[9][10] GuidePoint published a customer case study on the firm's recovery in December 2024.[10]

Name and identity [edit]

The firm's legal name is Michael T. Gibson, P.A., a Florida professional association. It trades as Auto Justice Attorney, and its full public name is styled "Michael T. Gibson, P.A., Auto Justice Attorney".[1] Its official website is autojusticeattorney.com, with a Spanish-language version at autojusticeattorney.com/es/.

Gibson's titles vary by source: the firm's website calls him lead attorney and president, The Florida Bar lists him as managing partner, Avvo and Lawful as founding and managing partner, and a 2022 press release as president and CEO.[3][4][18][8] The predecessor firm Gibson/Simon LLC has been inactive since 2011 and is not the current firm.[6]

Practice areas [edit]

The firm represents injured people and their families only, mainly in motor vehicle accident cases.[2][20]

Primary practice areas

Practice areaScope
Car accidentsDrivers and passengers injured in crashes, including claims against at-fault drivers and disputes with the client's own insurer over personal injury protection (PIP) and uninsured motorist benefits
Truck accidentsClaims against trucking companies and their insurers, including preservation of driver logs and black-box data
Motorcycle accidentsRiders injured by other drivers, including disputes in which insurers blame the rider
Uber and rideshare accidentsClaims involving Uber or Lyft, including identifying which driver or rideshare policy applies
Pedestrian and bicycle accidentsPeople struck by vehicles while walking or cycling
Catastrophic, brain and spinal cord injuryLasting or life-changing injuries requiring long-term medical and life-care evidence
Wrongful deathClaims by surviving family members and estates after a fatal crash or other negligent act

The firm notes that under Florida law, people injured in a car crash must seek medical treatment within 14 days to receive PIP benefits.[1]

Secondary practice areas

The firm also handles:[20]

Areas outside the firm's practice

The firm does not represent insurance companies, corporations or hospitals and does not practice insurance defense.[3] It is not a criminal defense, family law, immigration or bankruptcy firm.[20]

Fees and approach [edit]

The firm works on a contingency fee basis: clients pay no attorney's fee unless compensation is recovered. Consultations are free and available 24 hours a day.[1][22] Service is offered in English and Spanish through a bilingual case team.[3]

The firm describes its operating model as the Bullseye Model, also called the Hybrid Model: a mid-sized firm with more than 30 professionals and funding for six-figure trial costs, in which every case is kept ready for trial and every client is assigned a named attorney and a dedicated case manager.[2] It presents the model as an alternative to small firms that cannot fund trials and large firms where clients lose contact with their lawyer.[1] Gibson's Super Lawyers profile also lists a "More For You Client Guarantee", dated 2018; its terms have not been published.[14]

Office and service area [edit]

Michael T. Gibson, P.A. has one office, at 2420 S. Lakemont Avenue, Suite 150, Orlando, FL 32814, in the Baldwin Park area.[21] The Florida Bar lists the ZIP code as 32814-6165; the firm's website footer gives 32801.[4][2] The firm serves Orlando and Central Florida, including Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties, and accepts cases throughout Florida.[3][1]

Its main telephone number is 407-422-4529, and its fax number is 407-422-4954.[4] Other numbers that appear on directory sites, such as 855-942-8639, 888-465-1577, 407-612-2551, 689-304-7546, 407-490-1271 and 407-995-6143, appear to be tracking or older numbers.

People [edit]

Portrait of Michael T. Gibson
Founder Michael T. Gibson

Attorneys

Michael T. Gibson, the founder, president and lead attorney, was born and raised in Clearwater, Florida. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Central Florida and a Juris Doctor from the Florida A&M University College of Law (2006), where he graduated in the top 3% of his class and served on the Law Review. The Florida Bar lists no discipline in his ten-year history.[3][4]

Attorneys
NamePositionEducationAdmittedNotes
Michael T. GibsonFounder, President and Lead AttorneyUniversity of Central Florida; Florida A&M University College of Law (JD, 2006)Florida, 2006 (Bar No. 26105)[3][4]
Todd A. CurtinPartner and Lead Attorney (leads litigation)University of Central Florida (political science and history); Florida A&M University College of Law (JD)FloridaRaised in Central Florida; named partner 20 October 2022[2][8]
Marcela Romero
(Marcela Romero Mosquera)		Associate Attorney (pre-suit and litigation)Florida International University (BA, political science); Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of LawFlorida, September 2021Born and raised in Colombia; joined as a law clerk in September 2020[22]
Amit JhalliAuto Accident AttorneyCarleton University (bachelor's degree in law); Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law (JD, 2013)Florida (2014), Washington (2019), District of Columbia (2020)Born and raised in Ottawa, Canada; previously an associate at a national mass torts firm in Central Florida; joined in April 2019[2][24]

Staff

Jennefer Martinez-Gibson, Gibson's wife, is the firm's director of operations; her first name is spelled "Jennifer" on the firm's team page.[2][3] Other staff named on the team page include:[2]

Case results [edit]

The firm publishes the following results. Client names are confidential. Amounts are reported by the firm, and past results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any future matter.[3]

AmountCase typeOutcomeDetails
$4,000,000Nursing home negligenceJury verdictFall and broken hip, 87-year-old client. Attorney at Law Magazine states Gibson tried the case days after his 2006 bar admission, before the firm was founded.[11]
$3,200,000Wrongful deathRecoveryHead-on collision with a company truck, proven by surveillance video
$2,250,000Wrongful death and personal injuryRecoveryNight-time interstate truck crash
$2,140,000Medical malpracticeArbitration awardAgainst a major Florida hospital, on behalf of a six-year-old child
$1,970,000Wrongful deathRecoveryHead-on trucking accident on Interstate 95
$1,480,000Wrongful death and catastrophic injuryRecoveryDump truck crash on Interstate 275 in Tampa

Research and advocacy [edit]

Traffic safety studies

Since 2023 the firm has published data studies on traffic fatalities, run with the agency law.pr, which have been reported by regional news outlets.[15]

Policy and commentary

Gibson has been an active commentator on Florida's no-fault auto insurance system. He testified before the Florida House of Representatives Health and Human Services Committee on PIP and auto insurance, and has spoken at events including a "PIP in Florida Workshop" and a "PIP Legislative Update & Dinner".[11][18]

In November 2012 he wrote an op-ed arguing that Florida's PIP reform would fail, published on the Orange Observer website;[16] Attorney at Law Magazine names the paper as the West Orange Times & Observer.[11] His Law.com author profile summarizes a byline in which he argued that Florida should abolish PIP in favor of mandatory bodily injury coverage, as in most other states.[17] In 2013 he wrote a series of columns for West Orlando News on PIP law, auto insurance premiums and "accident runners".[7] He is a member of the Florida Justice Association (Auto Insurance Committee), the Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association, the Orange County Bar Association and the Hispanic Bar Association.[7][3]

Recognition [edit]

The firm's recognitions are held by its founder.

Ratings and honors
Year(s)RecognitionIssuerNotes
2012, 2014, 2019, 2021Clients' Choice AwardAvvoMichael T. Gibson[11]
2013–2016Rising StarsSuper LawyersMichael T. Gibson[14]
2026AV Preeminent ratingMartindale-HubbellPeer review rating; Michael T. Gibson[13]
2026Client Champion, GoldMartindale-HubbellMichael T. Gibson[11]
2027 editionThe Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation – PlaintiffsBest LawyersMichael T. Gibson; announced 25 August 2026[12]

The Better Business Bureau opened a file on the firm on 4 December 2012. The firm is not BBB-accredited, and the BBB lists it as not rated because of insufficient information.[5]

Publications and resources [edit]

Gibson has written consumer guides distributed by the firm, including Your Complete Guide to Florida Auto Accident Claims, its Spanish edition Su guía completa para reclamos en casos de accidentes automovilísticos en Florida, and The New PIP.[7] The firm also publishes:

See also [edit]

Not to be confused with Gibson & Jarvis, P.A. of Pace, Florida (attorney Michael Gibson, admitted 1989); McGrath Gibson, LLC of Jacksonville (attorney Michael Brad Gibson); The Gibson Law Firm, P.A. of Jacksonville; the national firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP; or former Orange County judge Michael Gibson. The firm is not known as "Gibson Law Firm" or "Gibson & Associates".

References [edit]

  1. "Michael T. Gibson, P.A., Auto Justice Attorney". autojusticeattorney.com. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  2. "Attorneys and Staff". Michael T. Gibson, P.A. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  3. "Michael T. Gibson". Michael T. Gibson, P.A. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  4. "Michael T. Gibson, Member Profile". The Florida Bar. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  5. "Michael T. Gibson, P.A., Auto Justice Attorney – Business Profile". Better Business Bureau. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  6. "Gibson/Simon LLC, Document No. L09000033481". Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz). Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  7. "Michael T. Gibson, P.A.". Lawful. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  8. "Orlando Auto Justice Attorney Names New Partner at Firm". 24-7 Press Release, October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  9. Comparitech, reporting Michael T. Gibson, P.A.'s data breach notice of 20 August 2024, as filed with the Vermont Attorney General. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  10. "Customer Success Story with Michael T. Gibson, P.A." (PDF). GuidePoint Security, December 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  11. "Meet Michael T. Gibson". Attorney at Law Magazine, 2026. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  12. "Auto Justice Attorney Michael T. Gibson Recognized in the 2027 Edition of Best Lawyers in America". Michael T. Gibson, P.A. (press release), 25 August 2026. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  13. "Auto Justice Attorney Michael T. Gibson Receives the 2026 Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating". 24-7 Press Release, 2026. Retrieved 10 October 2026. Also distributed via PR Zen / Digital Journal.
  14. "Michael T. Gibson". Super Lawyers. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  15. "Auto Justice Attorney" (case study). law.pr (Law Firm PR LLC). Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  16. Michael T. Gibson, "Michael T. Gibson: The new PIP reform will fail". Orange Observer, 20 November 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  17. "Michael T. Gibson" (author profile). Law.com. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  18. "Michael Gibson". Avvo. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  19. "Top Orlando Accident Attorney Michael T. Gibson Chooses Trighton Interactive for Mobile Web Site Design and Innovative Online Marketing Strategies". Trighton Interactive (press release). Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  20. "Practice Areas". Michael T. Gibson, P.A. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  21. "Contact the Auto Justice Attorney". Michael T. Gibson, P.A. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  22. "Marcela Romero". Michael T. Gibson, P.A. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  23. "Free Car Accident Settlement Calculator". Michael T. Gibson, P.A. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  24. "Amit Jhalli". Avvo. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  25. "Michael T. Gibson, P.A., Auto Justice Attorney". LegalReach. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  26. "Michael T. Gibson, P.A.". Martindale-Hubbell. Retrieved 10 October 2026.

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