Our Partners
Jonathan G. Liss
Partner
Jonathan was born and raised in New York City. He attended the State University of New York at Albany, where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts in 1991 and the University of Miami School of Law obtaining his Juris Doctor degree in 1994.
In law school, he participated in the University of Miami’s highly regarded litigation skills program and he achieved recognition in the Annual Client Counseling Competition.
After graduating law school in 1994, he was admitted to practice law in Florida, and joined Bernstein & Chackman P.A. as an Associate. He was also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, in 1995.
Jonathan became a partner in the firm in 2001.
Jonathan has handled thousands of litigated matters and has tried in excess of one hundred cases in state and federal court as lead counsel, in the areas of insurance coverage, premises liability, automobile liability, personal injury protection, uninsured motorists, subrogation, professional negligence and defamation.
He is a member of the Defense Research Institute, Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Broward County Bar Association, and has lectured on various topics related to insurance issues.
He is married to wife and attorney/mediator, Geri Liss, and resides with Geri and their three daughters in Plantation, Florida. Jonathan is also interested in music and athletics. He is individually rated as an “AV” peer reviewed attorney by Martindale Hubbell, for very high to preminent legal ability and very high ethical standards. He has been Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Florida Bar since 2007 and was re-certified in 2012 and 2017.
Jonathan has been voted in as a member to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).
Founded in 1958, ABOTA is a national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges. ABOTA and its members are dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the civil jury trial right provided by the Seventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. ABOTA membership consists of more than 7,600 lawyers—equally balanced between plaintiff and defense—and judges spread among 96 chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. ABOTA is an invitation-only organization.
