Law Office Of Robert G. Fegers, P.L.

Our Experience

Robert G. Fegers, the law firm founder, began the practice of law in 1983 in South Florida with his father’s general practice law firm handling all types of transactions and civil litigation cases. In 1989 he moved to the Winter Haven area and continued to handle general civil litigation cases, including the following types of actions:condemnation, deceptive trade practice, eminent domain, inverse condemnation, Americans with Disabilities Act, commercial, contract,construction, constructive trusts, collections, fraud, performance and payment bond, personal injury, real property, wrongful death, government, mortgage foreclosure, and deed restrictions. During that period of time, Mr. Fegers has provided litigation and non-litigation representation to individuals, various government agencies, and publicly and privately held corporations.

Since 1983 the members of the firm have litigated cases in the following venues: Circuit and/or County Courts of Broward County, Duval County, Highlands County, Lake County, Lee County, Martin County, Miami-Dade County,Monroe County, Palm Beach County, Pinellas County and Polk County; the Second, Third and Fourth District Court of Appeals of the State of Florida; the Supreme Court of Florida; the Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Circuit Court of the United States Court of Appeals; the United States Supreme Court; and a number of other state and federal courts throughout the country.

                                                         SPECIFIC CASE EXPERIENCE

• In 1986 successfully represented a Plaintiff in a jury-tried deceptive trade practice action auto painting case recovering punitive damages in addition to compensatory damages;

• In 1987 successfully represented a mobile home park owner in the eviction of two persons who were co-habitating as non-married individuals. This case was defended as a marital discrimination case (trial court and appellate court);

• In 1988 tried, a libel and slander case, as co-counsel, recovering a multimillion dollar verdict of punitive and compensatory damages in what is believed to be the largest verdict of its kind in Broward County, Florida at that time (trial court and appellate court);

• In 1992, successfully litigated, on behalf of a corporation owning property, a condemnation case against Broward County, securing a recovery of approximately $300,000 after an initial offer of approximately $12,000;

• In 1993 successfully jury tried a constructive trust and civil theft case against an insurance agent and her sister recovering punitive damages and compensatory damages;

•  In a 1995 trial before the court successfully defended a guarantor of a mortgage to zero liability in litigation brought by a creditor seeking an estimated one million dollar deficiency judgment. (trial court and appellate court);

• In 1996, successfully litigated, on behalf of a church owning property, a condemnation case against State of Florida, Florida Department of Transportation, securing a recovery of $515,000 after an initial offer of approximately $180,000;

• In 1997, successfully litigated, as class co-counsel, a class action lawsuit against the State of Maryland for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act requiring the refund of in excess of $1.3 million dollars to persons with disabilities;

• In 1997, successfully litigated an inverse condemnation case against the State of Florida, Florida Department of Transportation, which involved 21 different structures, each of a different character, 27 separate units and vacant land, consisting of uses that varied from residential to commercial, requiring a total take and payment of benefits to an entire neighborhood street of landowners and tenants;

•  In 1998, successfully litigated, as class co-counsel, two class action lawsuits against the State of New Jersey for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act requiring the refund of approximately l.4 million dollars to persons with disabilities;

• In 1998, successfully negotiated, on behalf of individuals owning property, a condemnation case involving State of Florida, Florida Department of Transportation (Deland office), securing a recovery of approximately $525,000 after an initial offer of approximately $276,000;

• In 1999, successfully litigated, as class co-counsel, a class action against the State of North Dakota for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Designed and managed the Plaintiff directed refund to approximately 26,000 class members;

• In 2002, successfully litigated, as co-counsel on behalf of a government agency, a rescission of contract case based on fraud in the inducement against a company that designed and installed a wastewater treatment system, securing a judgment for approximately 1.5 million dollars;

• In 2003, successfully litigated, on behalf of individuals owning property, a condemnation case against a County, securing a recovery of $240,000 after an initial offer of approximately $75,000.

• In 2005, successfully litigated a comprehensive land use plan amendment case, on behalf of the Eloise Community Redevelopment Agency against Polk County before Administrative Law Judge and argued before Cabinet aides and Governor Jeb Bush and his cabinet.

• In 2008, successfully litigated, as class co-counsel, a class action against the State of Colorado for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Case recognized by the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association as the most significant case for the year 2008.

• In 2008, successfully litigated, as class co-counsel, a class action against the State of Florida for violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act resulting in a cy pres distribution of one million dollars.

• In 2009, successfully defended client at trial against a local government agency’s prosecution of client for alleged violation of sign ordinances.