Devang Desai is a Partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary’s Miami office and is a member the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Tort & Catastrophic Loss practice sections, as well as the firm’s Homeowners Association (HOA) team. Devang brings more than 20 years of experience representing clients in complex civil litigation matters across a range of industries.

Before joining FMG, Mr. Desai practiced at Gaebe, Mullen, Antonelli & DiMatteo Law Offices, where he worked since 2004. His practice there focused on insurance defense, product liability, transactional and commercial litigation and bad faith consultation and litigation.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Desai served as the Interim Ombudsperson and Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Miami. In the fall of 2003, he was the Rapporteur for the Government Procurement Workshop at the eighth America’s Business Forum in Miami during the Free Trade Areas of the Americas Conference. During law school, he interned for the Honorable Paul C. Huck of the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida.

Mr. Desai is AV Preeminent® rated by Martindale-Hubbell, reflecting the anonymous opinions of peers in the legal community regarding legal ability and ethical standards.

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•  Florida Bar
  • Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Leadership Academy, The Florida Bar, Leadership Academy Fellow, Class I, 2013-2014
• Florida Defense Lawyers
  • Past President, 2019-2020
• University of Miami
  • Lecturer, Business Law, Herbert School of Business, 2024 to present
  • Trustee, University of Miami Board of Trustees, 2019 to 2025
  • President’s Council Member, 2016 to present
  • Past President University of Miami Alumni Association, 2021-2023
  • Past President University of Miami School of Law Alumni Association, 2012-2013
• Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Foundation, 2021 to present
• Scouting America
  • National commissioner-elect of Scouting America and 13th to serve in the role, May 2025 to present
  • National Executive Committee Member, 2020 to present
  • National Executive Board Member, 2018 to present
  • National Order of the Arrow Committee, 2016 to present

• Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated – AV Preeminent
• Super Lawyers, Florida 2015 – Present
• Personal Injury Defense – General, Business/Corporate, General Litigation
• Rising Star (2009-2014)
• South Florida Legal Guide’s Top Lawyers – Top Up and Comer, 2018-2022
  • Top Lawyers – Insurance Litigation, Defense (2019)
• The Daily Business Review’s Rising Star, 2013
• Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow
• Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope and Silver Buffalo recipient
• National Eagle Scout Association Outstanding Eagle Scout Award honoree
• Order of the Arrow Distinguished Service Award
• Eagle Scout, 1989