Rodney J. Janis

Partner

Rodney J. Janis is co-chair of the Retail and Hospitality group, a member of the Management and Professional Liability leadership group and a member of the General Liability leadership group. He is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer and currently serves as national trial counsel for a captive specialty insurer. In this role, he has served as lead trial counsel in matters in some of the most challenging jurisdictions nationwide, including Louisiana, Florida, California, New York, Washington, D.C., Texas, West Virginia, Alabama, and Pennsylvania. This on-the-ground experience translates into a measurable advantage for clients who rely on Rod’s ability to respond quickly to their needs, regardless of venue.

Rod’s dynamic practice, trial expertise, and skill-set has allowed him to gain a wide range of experience spanning over multiple practice areas. Rod has litigated on behalf of corporations and insurance carriers in the areas of construction defect and construction accidents, including contractual and insurance risk transfer issues; elevator and escalator liability; catastrophic trucking and commercial vehicle accidents and other transportation-related litigation; monitoring and resolution of complex excess risk and catastrophic personal injury claims; hotel and restaurant liability, including premises, security, and dram shop claims; municipal liability; premises and security liability, including property damage and personal injuries; products liability; and wrongful death actions. He counsels on first-party, excess, self-insured, and captive matters, and litigates complex third-party claims and coverage issues.

Experience Highlights

Honors & Awards

Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating: AV Preeminent

Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2009-2013

Florida Legal Elite, 2009-2011