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First-Party Property Claims Defense
Professional Liability
Insurance Fraud
Commercial Litigation
Legal Ethics and Malpractice
Appellate Litigation
Florida
Colorado
United States Supreme Court
University of Miami School of Law
J.D., cum laude, 2015
Editor in Chief, University of Miami National Security & Armed Conflict Law Review
Vanderbilt University
B.A., 2009
Michael J. Kranzler is an insurance defense attorney representing large insurance carriers throughout Florida in homeowners’ and commercial insurance claims. His practice has a special focus on the investigation and defense of fraudulent insurance claims, as well as dealing with unprofessional and unethical attorneys and expert witnesses.
In the last eight years, he has saved his clients over $16 million off the amounts sought in litigation by insureds and their counsels. He has also recovered fees, costs, and sanctions on behalf of his clients in the six figures.
He has significant experience educating carriers and their adjusters on emerging legal issues, and has also given multiple ethics trainings to the judiciary and other members of the South Florida legal community.
Prior to joining the firm, Michael was the lead attorney heading up the first-party property defense practice group for a law firm in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Outside of his practice, Michael is a competitive obstacle course racer and two-time representative of Team USA at the Obstacle Court Racing World Championships. He is also a retired competitive eater, having defeated multiple large food challenges throughout Florida.
Litigating a Prejudice Denial: Arguments, Case Law, Counter-Arguments and Practical Considerations, Adjuster Legal CE, July, 2022
Starting a New Chapter: Competence and Other Ethical Issues in Bankruptcy, CLE Ethics Training, Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida, April 2, 2014
Stuck in the Middle With You, CLE Ethics Training, JAMS Miami, March 5, 2014
Court-eous’ Communication: The Ethics of Communication and Candor in Bankruptcy Practice, CLE Ethics Training, Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida, November 13, 2013
Law Without Walls - team leader/mentor for international team of law students focused on creating a “project of worth” solving an emerging issue in the practice of law.
"Don’t Let Slip the Dogs of War: An Argument for Reclassifying Military Working Dogs as ‘Canine Members of the Armed Forces’,” 4 U. Miami Nat’l Security & Armed Conflict L. Rev. 268, 2014
Michael J. Kranzler is an insurance defense attorney representing large insurance carriers throughout Florida in homeowners’ and commercial insurance claims. His practice has a special focus on the investigation and defense of fraudulent insurance claims, as well as dealing with unprofessional and unethical attorneys and expert witnesses.
In the last eight years, he has saved his clients over $16 million off the amounts sought in litigation by insureds and their counsels. He has also recovered fees, costs, and sanctions on behalf of his clients in the six figures.
He has significant experience educating carriers and their adjusters on emerging legal issues, and has also given multiple ethics trainings to the judiciary and other members of the South Florida legal community.
Prior to joining the firm, Michael was the lead attorney heading up the first-party property defense practice group for a law firm in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Outside of his practice, Michael is a competitive obstacle course racer and two-time representative of Team USA at the Obstacle Court Racing World Championships. He is also a retired competitive eater, having defeated multiple large food challenges throughout Florida.
Litigating a Prejudice Denial: Arguments, Case Law, Counter-Arguments and Practical Considerations, Adjuster Legal CE, July, 2022
Starting a New Chapter: Competence and Other Ethical Issues in Bankruptcy, CLE Ethics Training, Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida, April 2, 2014
Stuck in the Middle With You, CLE Ethics Training, JAMS Miami, March 5, 2014
Court-eous’ Communication: The Ethics of Communication and Candor in Bankruptcy Practice, CLE Ethics Training, Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida, November 13, 2013
Law Without Walls - team leader/mentor for international team of law students focused on creating a “project of worth” solving an emerging issue in the practice of law.
"Don’t Let Slip the Dogs of War: An Argument for Reclassifying Military Working Dogs as ‘Canine Members of the Armed Forces’,” 4 U. Miami Nat’l Security & Armed Conflict L. Rev. 268, 2014
