505 S. Flagler Drive, Suite 600
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Email: gweiss@mrachek-law.com
Phone: (561) 355-6993
Fax: (561) 655-5537
Gregory S. Weiss
Shareholders, Attorneys
Gregory S. Weiss is a shareholder in the Firm, focused on commercial, business and intellectual property litigation. He represents clients under hourly, hybrid and contingency fee arrangements, and focuses on delivering value to clients in the most cost effective manner possible.
Mr. Weiss is a native of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. He is a 1995 graduate of the University of Florida, where he completed the Army R.O.T.C. program and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He is a 1998 graduate of the University of Florida College of Law, where he served as the Chairman of the Justice Campbell Thornal National Moot Court Board and was selected to the Order of the Barristers. After graduating law school Mr. Weiss served on active duty in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, in the 82d Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina; U.S. Army Forces Command, Ft. McPherson, Georgia; and, the Defense Language Institute, Presidio of Monterey, California. Mr. Weiss served as a Trial Counsel (military prosecutor), Special Assistant U.S. Attorney and Operational Law Attorney/Law of War Advisor. In addition, Mr. Weiss completed a one-year deployment to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom II, serving as the Chief of Military Justice for the 13th COSCOM in central Iraq. Mr. Weiss was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his service in Iraq.
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Mr. Weiss is a member of the Florida and California Bars, and is qualified to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the Southern and Central Districts of California. Mr. Weiss is Board Certified in Business Litigation and Civil Trial by the Florida Bar.
Mr. Weiss currently is serving on the Florida Bar Board of Governors as the representative of the 19th Judicial Circuit. The 52-member Board of Governors has exclusive authority to formulate and adopt matters of policy concerning the activities of the Bar, subject to limitations imposed by the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. He also serves on the University of Florida College of Law Board of Trustees. Mr. Weiss has an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale Hubbell, a peer reviewed ranking which indicates the highest level of professional excellence. He previously served as President of the Martin County Bar Association, President of the UF Law Alumni Council and General Counsel for the Urban League of Palm Beach County.
Education
- University of Florida, B.A., (Major: Political Science, Minor: Economics) 1995
- University of Florida College of Law (Juris Doctor) 1998
Honors, Awards & Recognition
- Board Certified in Civil Trial by the Florida Bar 2019 to Present
- Board Certified in Business Litigation by the Florida Bar 2015 to Present
- Member, 8 Figure Litigators®, America’s Premier High-Stakes Trial Lawyers® ($10.8M Jury Verdict, See Palm Beach Florida Hotel v. Nantucket Enterprises, Inc., 211 So. 3d 42 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016).
- AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell: 2011 to Present
- Top 100 SuperLawyers in Florida (2021)
- Florida Trend Legal Elite 2011 to the present (Commercial Litigation)
- Florida Super Lawyers – Business Litigation: 2013 to Present
- S. Fla. Legal Guide’s Top Lawyers (Commercial Litigation) 2017-Present
- Florida Bar Group Professionalism Award, South Florida Joint Civility Project, 2013
- Outstanding Young Alumnus, University of Florida College of Law 2010
Professional & Community Involvement
- Chairman, Florida Bar Rules Committee (2020 – 2021)
- Member, Florida Bar Board of Governors (2018 – Present)
- Member, Florida Bar Business Litigation Board Certification Committee (2016 – 2018)
- Member, Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference (2017-2025)
- Member, Board of Trustees, University of Florida College of Law (2014 – Present)
- Florida Bar Leadership Academy Fellow, 2013 – 2014
- President, Martin County Bar Association President, 2012 – 2013
- Member, Supreme Court’s Bar Admission Committee 2009 – 2011
- Member, The Florida Bar Code & Rules of Evidence Committee (“CREC”) 2012 – 2015
- President, University of Florida College of Law Alumni Council (2010-2011)
- Member, American Inns of Court 2006 – Present
Selected Published Works & Presentations
- Gregory S. Weiss, et al., Cool Change: Evolution and Explanation of New Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.380(e), Fla. B.J., July/August 2020, at 24.
- Gregory Weiss, et al., Navigating Florida’s Changing Daubert Tide in Business Cases, Fla. B.J., September/October 2019, at 26.
- Gregory S. Weiss, et al., Online Defamation: Do Hyperlinks Constitute Republication for Florida Defamation and Trade Libel Claims? Fla. B.J., May 2016, at 58.
- Gregory S. Weiss, et al., Beast of (Shifting) Burden: What Constitutes Undue Burden Sufficient to Shift ESI Production Costs Under Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.280? Fla. B.J., Vol. 90, No. 1 January 2015, at 61.
- Discovery of Electronically Stored Information for Trial Lawyers, 2020 Civil Trial Update & Board Certification Review. Trial Lawyers Section of the Florida Bar, Tampa, Florida
- Faculty, 2019 NITA Florida Trial Program, Nova Southeastern University College of Law.
- March 3, 2016: Palm Beach County Bar Association CLE regarding Pre-Trial Issues in Business Litigation, Panel Speaker for View from the Bench and Seasoned Business Trial Lawyers on Hot Topics in Business Litigation.
- February 19, 2016: Annual Palm Beach County Bench-Bar Conference, Panel Speaker for Electronic Discovery in Commercial Litigation.
- Post Mortem of an Estate Planning Malpractice Case, January 2015, Trial, Vol. 51, No. 1
- Gregory Weiss and Daniel Thomas, Joint Misadventure: When Joint Ventures Go Awry, Demand a Receiver THE SIDE BAR – OCTOBER 2011