Alina Rodriguez

Alina focuses on appellate litigation and legal issues that arise throughout the life of a civil case. For nearly 25 years, she has represented defendants in state and federal courts in Florida and other jurisdictions. She handles all aspects of appeals and works with trial teams to develop legal strategies and preserve issues for appellate review.

Her trial-court work extends from pretrial motions through post-verdict proceedings. Before trial, Alina briefs and argues dispositive motions, motions to exclude expert testimony and motions in limine. During trial, she addresses complex evidentiary questions, motions for directed verdicts, and proposed jury instructions and verdict forms. After a verdict, she drafts and argues post-trial motions and manages the transition to the appellate court.

Alina’s substantive concentrations include product liability, catastrophic personal injury, general tort and complex commercial litigation. She also has significant experience with cross-border matters involving injuries or damages in foreign countries, including Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico and Venezuela. Before entering private practice, she spent two years clerking for former Justice R. Fred Lewis at the Florida Supreme Court, where she worked on significant issues in civil and criminal cases.

• University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 1999

  cum laude

• Florida International University, B.S., 1996

  summa cum laude

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1999

Court Admissions

• U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

• Super Lawyers Magazine
  —Florida Super Lawyers, 2013 – 2024
  —Florida Rising Stars, 2009 – 2012
• South Florida Legal Guide
  —Listed, 2014 – 2015
  —"Up & Comer," 2008 – 2010
• Daily Business Review
  —Most Effective Lawyers, Finalist, 2010
• Florida Trends
  —Included in Florida Legal Elite, 2004 – 2006, 2008, 2011
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's “40 Under 40” Outstanding Lawyers of Miami-Dade County, 2010
• Martindale-Hubbell
  —Rated AV Preeminent

• American Bar Association: Product Liability Committee 
  —Membership and Diversity, Co-Chair, 2018 – 2024; 2013 – 2016
  —Website Editor, Co-Chair, 2016 – 2018
  —Annual Meeting and Section of Litigation Annual Conference Planning, Co-Chair, 2010 – 2012 
  —Young Lawyers, Co-Chair, 2007 – 2009 
• American Bar Association: Appellate Practice Committee
• American Bar Association: Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
  —Spring Meeting Program Planning Committee, 2013 – 2014 
  —Emerging Issues in Motor Vehicle Product Liability Litigation Program, Co-Chair, 2009 – 2010
• The Florida Bar
  —Appellate Practice Section, Executive Council, 2011 – 2014
  —The Record - Journal of the Appellate Practice Section,  Editor-in-Chief, 2009 – 2011; Assistant Editor, 2005 – 2009
• Third District Court of Appeal Historical Society
  —President, 2013 – 2014
  —Past Officer, 2009 – 2013

• Spanish