Overview
For over a decade, trial attorney Frank R. Maderal has successfully handled important and complex cases for his clients.
Frank handles all forms of litigation in state and federal courts. This has included complex product liability, pharmaceutical, aviation, wrongful death and personal injury, financial frauds, and constitutional and civil rights claims. Through these cases he has recovered millions of dollars for his clients.
Multiple Federal Courts have appointed Frank to important MDL leadership positions, including:
- Co-Lead Counsel in the MJ Capital Ponzi Scheme Class Action, Case No. 21-cv-61749;
- Liaison Counsel, In re Zantac (Ranitidine) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2924; and
- Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee, In re Elmiron (Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2973.
Frank also regularly represents families and individuals in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits. Furthermore, he has substantial experience in positions of public trust.
Throughout his career, Frank has led high-profile, complex litigations on behalf of both plaintiffs and the United States government. Consequently, he has obtained ground-breaking and record-setting results on behalf of his clients. Most notably including the largest known personal injury settlement against Miami-Dade County, alongside Associate Attorney Nicole Estrada.
Frank dedicated six years to public service as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. During this time, he fought for justice as a federal prosecutor in cases pending from West Palm Beach to Key West. By the age of 36, he served as the lead Department of Justice attorney in multiple successful multi-billion-dollar complex white-collar prosecutions.
Frank’s work as a litigator and trial attorney has been covered and featured in print and on television. These include The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Miami Herald, Bloomberg, PBS News Hour, Netflix’s Dirty Money series, and a book, in which he was described as a “brilliant” and “savvy” lawyer.
By the age of 40, Frank co-founded his own firm with his great friend and colleague from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, John R. Byrne. They established the firm with one goal in mind: providing families, individuals, and organizations fighting for justice with the same caliber legal representation as big corporations and governments. Less than a year later Frank’s longtime friend, renowned plaintiffs’ attorney Rachel Furst, joined them as partner.
Aviation litigation
Frank has represented clients in commercial and private aviation negligence and product liability litigation. For instance, this includes the crash of a Boeing 737 Max over Indonesia, flown as Lion Air Flight 610. Additionally, the crash landing of a Boeing 737-800, in Jamaica, flown as American Airlines Flight 331.
Fighting fraud and corruption as an assistant United States attorney
During Frank’s six years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of Florida he took on high profile cases. This included as lead prosecutor in some of the largest money laundering prosecutions in Miami’s history.
Furthermore, Frank led complex investigations and prosecutions against individuals and corporations for corruption, Ponzi schemes, fraud, money laundering, foreign bribery, computer fraud, and Bank Secrecy Act violations. Frank successfully tried federal jury trials as lead prosecutor and argued before the United States Court of Appeals. In addition, he lectured federal law enforcement agencies on cyber-crime and complex money laundering investigations.
Frank graduated from the University of Florida before earning his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center. While at Georgetown University Law Center, he served as executive editor of the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics. Frank went on to clerk for United States District Judge Ursula Ungaro of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Trial Attorney Representing Clients Nationwide
Frank has represented clients in complex financial frauds, wrongful death and catastrophic personal injury lawsuits, and in nationwide multi-district and class action litigations.
In addition to injury litigation, Frank has also represented voters, municipalities and public officials in civic and public interest lawsuits across the state in both State and Federal Court. He also handles select criminal defense and complex commercial litigations.
Mass Tort & Product Liability Cases
Frank represents individuals against some of the largest corporations in the world in mass tort and product liability cases. Specifically, he has represented clients in nation-wide products liability, multi-district litigations against pharmaceutical and safety and medical device manufacturers, including:
- In re 3M Combat Arms Earplug Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2885;
- In re Round Up Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2741;
- In re Allergan Biocell Textured Breast Implant Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2921;
- In re Zantac (Ranitidine) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2924; and,
- In re Elmiron (Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2973.
Bar Admissions
- State of Florida
- District of Columbia
- State of Texas
- United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- United States District Court, Northern District of Florida
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Education
- University of Florida
- Georgetown University Law Center
Federal Clerkship
- Hon. Ursula Ungaro, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Awards & Honors
- Chambers USA, Litigation: Mainly Plaintiffs – Florida, Band 2 (2026); ranked 2025–2026
- The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers (2022)
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum – Member
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum – Member
