Elizabeth Faiella
Attorney/Partner | Faiella & Gulden, P.A.
Elizabeth Faiella is a medical malpractice trial lawyer and attorney/partner at Faiella & Gulden, P.A. in Winter Park, Florida. Admitted in Florida; J.D., Emory University School of Law (1976).
Meet Elizabeth
Elizabeth H. Faiella is a medical malpractice attorney and partner at Faiella & Gulden, P.A. in Winter Park, Florida. She has practiced law since 1976 and now devotes her practice entirely to medical malpractice claims on behalf of injured patients and their families.
Faiella earned her Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law in 1976 and was admitted to practice in Florida that December. She has been board certified in civil trial law by The Florida Bar since 1983 and received a 25-year certificate in 2008. She is also board certified in civil trial law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Earlier in her career, her jury trials involved claims ranging from medical negligence and automobile accidents to premises liability and excessive force by police officers. Her firm biography lists a $9 million settlement for the family of a 24-year-old father of three who died after emergency room physicians failed to properly diagnose and stabilize him following a cerebral aneurysm.
Faiella is a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates and is a past chair of the Women’s Caucus of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. She has taught and lectured on legal topics nearly 60 times, served on the Florida Bar Board of Civil Trial Certification Committee and contributed a chapter on voir dire in medical negligence cases to Women Trial Lawyers: How They Succeed in Practice and in the Courtroom.
Experience and Expertise
Qualifications
Timeline
- Trinity University, B.A. in Foreign Language (1969)
- Emory University School of Law, J.D. (1976)
- Admitted to practice in Florida (1976)
- Admitted to the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (1977)
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Law, The Florida Bar (1983)
- Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, National Board of Trial Advocacy (1984)
Practice Areas
- Inner Circle of Advocates
- American Association for Justice
- Florida Justice Association
- Florida Bar Association
- Orange County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Florida Association of Women Lawyers
- Central Florida Association of Women Lawyers
- American Society of Law and Medicine
- National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Women's Caucus, Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Past Chair, 1989)
- The National Trial Lawyers, Medical Malpractice Trial Lawyers Association Top 25
- American Registry America's Most Honored Professionals, Top 1% (2014-present)
- American Registry America's Most Honored Professionals, Top 5% (2011-2012)
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating (since 2010)
- Florida Bar 25-year civil trial certification certificate (2008)
- Selected for inclusion by Super Lawyers
- $9 Million Settlement: A 24-year-old father of three died after emergency room physicians failed to properly diagnose and stabilize him for life-saving surgery following a cerebral aneurysm; listed on her firm profile.
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