Stauder Law was built to represent people at a hard moment — hurt, out of work, difficult financial decisions piling up, and dealing with a system that wasn't designed to be easy to navigate. We keep the caseload small enough that clients get real attention, not a form letter or focus on mass advertisements. Between Michael Stauder, Jr. and Michael Stauder, Sr., the firm brings more than 78 years of combined litigation and trial attorney experience to every case.
Often, a single accident or injury can trigger completely different legal claims, with vastly different rules and timelines. This interplay between the different areas of the law involving the same or related accidents can get extremely complicated very quickly. Liens, overpayments, set-offs, reimbursement rates, maximum compensation rates, and federally required Medicare Set-Aside Trusts can easily all come into play from a single accident. Not understanding how these different areas of the law affect the claim can be fatal. Fortunately for all of our clients, it's our wheelhouse.
Likewise, a simple business dispute can balloon into unnecessary litigation even without your involvement or participation. We're prepared for that and will take all the needed steps to find a resolution favorable to you, our client.
Stauder Law explains what's happening in plain language, returns calls, and tells clients honestly when a claim is strong, weak, or needs more evidence before filing. With Michael Jr. first representing clients more than 25 years ago, every single workers' compensation, Social Security disability, and personal injury case has been handled on a contingency fee basis — and that has never changed, not once. That consistency reflects an unflappable, ongoing commitment to our clients and the results we've delivered for them: if you don't recover, you don't pay a fee — ever.
Recognized among Florida Trend's Legal Elite, 2015, 2016 & 2020
Michael Stauder Jr. has practiced law in Florida for over 25 years, with a practice built around workers' compensation, Social Security disability, and personal injury claims. He has handled hundreds of workers' compensation cases — including numerous trials before Judges of Compensation Claims — as well as workers' compensation appeals before Florida's First District Court of Appeal.
His civil litigation experience includes matters in the 15th and other Judicial Circuits, several jury and bench trials, and appellate work. He has tried dozens of Social Security disability matters before Administrative Law Judges, as well as successful appeals before the Social Security Appeals Council. Earlier in his career, he clerked for the Honorable Gary B. Andrews, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for the State of Georgia.
Michael was born and raised in Palm Beach County and currently resides in Jupiter, FL, with his wife, their three children, and their four-legged buddy, Cliff. In his free time, Michael enjoys outdoor sports, traveling with his family, fishing, golf, attending sporting events and concerts, and rooting on his children in their various sports and endeavors.
B.A. — Florida State University
J.D. — University of Miami School of Law (2001)
Judicial Clerk — Hon. Gary B. Andrews, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals for the State of Georgia
The Florida Bar
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Palm Beach County Bar Association · Florida Workers' Advocates · Florida Young Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar · Palm Beach County Justice Association · National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives · Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers · American Bar Association · Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Michael H. Stauder, Sr. has been a member of The Florida Bar since 1972, with a career spanning more than five decades. He is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by The Florida Bar — a credential held only by a small percentage of Florida attorneys, reflecting demonstrated experience, peer review, and testing in civil trial practice.
His background includes service as a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, an appointment as Special Prosecutor, and decades of service as City Prosecutor and attorney for the City of Pahokee, as well as attorney for the Pahokee Housing Authority. He has also represented professional athletes as an agent with the NFL Players Association.
Michael Sr. has obtained verdicts in excess of $1 million, and has extensive experience in real estate law, estate and probate law, family and marital law, as well as criminal law. It's this unique experience in so many areas of the law that brings such favorable results to his clients.
B.S., Business Administration — Christian Brothers University, Memphis, Tennessee
J.D. — University of Mississippi School of Law
AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell (the highest possible rating in both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards)
The Florida Bar (admitted 1972) · The Mississippi Bar · U.S. Supreme Court · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, The Florida Bar
What does this mean?
Board certification is The Florida Bar's highest official recognition of an attorney's skill and experience in a specific area of law. To be certified in Civil Trial Law, an attorney must have at least five years of practice with substantial trial experience, have personally handled a minimum of 15 contested civil trials, pass a rigorous written exam, and clear a peer-review process evaluating both competence and ethics. Fewer than 1 in 20 Florida attorneys hold board certification in any specialty, and Civil Trial Law is widely regarded as one of the most demanding certifications to earn and maintain.
Million Dollar Advocates Forum · Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker · Florida Workers' Advocates · Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI · Former Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation · Former Chairman, Palm Beach Chapter, Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI · Former NFL Players Association Agent · Supreme Court Historical Society
You'll know who's handling your case and how to reach them — not a rotating call center.
If a claim isn't strong, we'll tell you early, before you've invested time you don't have to spare.
Consultations are free, and on comp and injury claims, you owe nothing unless we win.
We represent injured and disabled workers — full stop. Stauder Law does not represent insurance companies, employers, or their carriers, ever. When you hire us, you know exactly whose side we're on.
A free consultation costs you nothing and tells you exactly where you stand.
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