AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

The Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2008 

Board Certified in Civil Trial Law, The Florida Bar  

Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine, 2004; ranked in the top 2% of practicing Florida Bar Members

Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-2007

Jerome Michael Jury Trial Award, The Columbia University Law School, 1976 

Frank H. Gassler's diverse practice encompasses all types of personal injury, wrongful death and property damage products liability litigation. In the course of his career, he has defended numerous products, including paints and coatings, household and industrial chemicals, solvents, agricultural pesticides, electronic devices, tools, automotive and aircraft components, heavy equipment, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, sports equipment, toys, electrical and plumbing supplies, pool equipment, smoke detectors and alarms, motorcycles, bicycles and lawnmowers.

Mr. Gassler has also handled a variety of construction defect litigation cases, including "sick building" and mold cases, involving heating ventilation and air conditioning systems, roofing systems, construction materials, cladding, windows, water intrusion, and building design.

In addition, Mr. Gassler routinely represents lawyers, accountants, real estate agents, architects, engineers, appraisers, and other professionals in professional liability or "malpractice" cases.

U.S. Law Firm Group Litigation Committee

Presentations

• "The 2007 Products Liability Year-in-Review: Cases You Have to Know, For Better or Worse," 2008 ABA Section of Litigation, Environmental, Mass Torts and Products Liability Litigation Committees Joint CLE Seminar, Snowmass, Colorado, January 2008
• "Discovery of Electronically Stored Information in State Courts," FDCC Corporate Counsel Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, September 2007 
• "Discovery of Electronically Stored Information," Tampa Bay Inns of Court, February 2007
• "High-Tech Courtroom Demonstration: Do's and Don'ts," ABA Section of Litigation Products Liability Breakfast Meeting, Los Angeles, California, April 2006
• Environmental, Products Liability & Mass Torts Litigation Committees Joint CLE Seminar, Committee Co-Chair, Vail, Colorado, January 2005
• "The Fundamentals of E-Discovery," FDCC Corporate Counsel Symposium, Industries On The Defense, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 2004
• "Electronic Discovery - New Issues for Risk Management," ABA National Legal Malpractice Conference, Miami, Florida, April 2004
• "Responding to Discovery in the 21st Century: Retrieval and Production of Documents and Data in Electronic Format," Excess/Surplus Lines Association, Inc. 33rd Annual Conference, Rancho Bernardo, California, September 14-17, 2003
• "Responding to Discovery in the 21st Century: Retrieval of Electronic Documents," FDLA Florida Liability Claims Conference, Maitland, Florida, June 5-7, 2003
• "Responding to Requests for Electronic Documents and Data Bases: An Inside and Outside Perspective," ABA Annual Meeting, Section of Litigation, Houston, Texas, April 9-12, 2003
• "Looking for Legionella," FDCC Annual Meeting, Sun Valley, Idaho, July 21-28, 2002
• "Defending the Products Liability Case," Products Liability Seminar sponsored by the Hillsborough County Bar Association, May 24, 2002
• "Dealing With Discovery in the Too Much Information Age," Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Winter Meeting, Shifting Sands of the Legal Profession, Boca Raton, Florida, March 2002

Publications

• "Spoliation: Sword or Shield?" Co-Authored with Jeff James and John O'Flanagan, DRI Product Liability Conference Manual, February 2004. Reprinted in Australian Product Liability Report, Vol. 15, No. 3 and 4, April 2004 and May 2004
• "State Variations on the Daubert Theme: Florida," 2000 FICC Mid-Winter Meeting, Orlando, Florida, Published, FICC "Quarterly," Fall 2000