Fja Research And Education Foundation

The Coral Gables firm of Colson, Hicks, Eidson was instrumental in the development of personal injury law in Florida, with its roots in firms with legendary founders such as Perry Nichols, Bill Colson, Bill Hicks, J.B. Spence, and others.  So it should come as no surprise that Mike Eidson has had the success he’s had and continued the momentum of the firm’s founders – his mentors.   Mike was one of the first practitioners of the law of strict liability in tort.  He helped change the standard used in product design and liability cases in Florida – and eventually many other states – and literally wrote the textbook on it for other lawyers.  Cars are much safer today, thanks to Mike Eidson and those who followed him.   His achievements earned him the Florida Justice Association’s Al J. Cone Lifetime achievement award in 2013.Mike Eidson sat down with Florida Justice Association Radio host Harvey Bennett in July 2018 to share his mentors’ lessons - and his own on personal injury law, the importance of empathy, an