Michael (Mike) J. Rigelsky is a Partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary’s Orlando, Florida office. His practice focuses on complex civil litigation in federal and state courts with an emphasis on construction and serious injury tort claims.

Mike’s construction practice involves successfully defending construction defect claims and serious injury claims for large commercial and residential projects on behalf of a variety of subcontractors and building product and equipment suppliers. He defends product liability claims and lawsuits in a variety of consumer and industrial products, including industrial equipment, home appliances and electronics, consumer products, automobiles and parts, and medical devices. His tort defense practice also includes representing clients on a variety of catastrophic injury cases such as commercial and industrial accidents, trucking and commercial vehicle accidents, premises liability, and negligent security cases.

Mike also has significant experience in coordinating cases for clients on both a statewide and national basis, with an emphasis on counseling clients on effectively managing litigation and risk in jurisdictions across the country and places particular emphasis on expert witness practice. He has obtained numerous favorable results for his client both in pretrial motions and pre-suit resolutions.

Florida

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

• Construction: building professionals, subcontractors, and building product and equipment suppliers
• Product Liability defense: consumer and industrial products, including industrial equipment, home appliances and electronics, consumer products, automobiles and parts, and medical devices
• Tort/Catastrophic injury: commercial and industrial accidents, trucking and commercial vehicle accidents, premises liability, and negligent security cases
• Statewide and national coordinating counsel of litigation defense