Joseph M. Maus, Pompano Lawyer

Mr. Maus is a Florida native practicing law in south Florida since1993. He is an experienced accident claims lawyer currently limiting his practice to representing victims of serious injury accidents including automobile accidents, boating accidents, slip and falls, nursing home negligence, workers compensation and longshore claims, and assisting employees in recovering unpaid overtime wages.

Mr. Maus is an .AV. rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell. An .AV. rating is the highest rating awarded for professional ability and adherence to professional standards of conduct and ethics. An .AV. rating is a significant accomplishment - a testament to the fact that the lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence and recognize him for the highest levels of skill and integrity. The rating is only awarded after receiving opinions from judges and other local attorneys concerning Mr. Maus. skill and legal ability.

Mr. Maus has been involved in trial work ever since being admitted to the Florida Bar. He began his career at the Broward County State Attorney.s Office and became a Felony Trial Prosecutor. In Joe.s last year as a Prosecutor, he obtained guilty verdicts in 20 of his last 21 jury trials. Prior to opening his own firm, he worked for a large multi-state litigation firm based in Miami, gaining valuable insight to the workings of insurance companies and how they evaluate personal injury and workers compensation claims. Mr. Maus has tried over 60 jury trials to verdict and was recently lead counsel in one of the largest overtime wage claim class action settlements in the country. He has been the lead accident claims lawyer representing injured victims throughout south Florida, as well as, in Naples, Fort Myers and Orlando.

Mr. Maus has successfully argued before the 3rd District Court of Appeals, The United States District Court for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, and the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. He is currently admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the Southern and Middle District of Florida, and all Florida State Courts. Reported cases: Vasaly v. Kluger, Peretz, Kaplan and Berlin, P.A., 707 So.2d 427 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1998) and Lukowsky v. Hauser and Metsch, P.A., 677 So. 2d 1383 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1996).

Mr. Maus is also very active in the community. He previously served as the Mayor of the City of Oakland Park, and also served for three years on the City Commission. Mr. Maus is currently a member of the Broward County Charter Review Committee, having been appointed by the Broward County Commission. He previously served on the Broward County Planning Council and the County.s Resource Recovery Board. He is the former President of The Hundred Club of Broward County, a non-profit group that supports the families of police officers and firefighters killed or seriously injured in the line of duty. He is the Vice Chairman of the St. Anthony School Advisory Board, and is a member of the St. Anthony Foundation for Education. He is also a member of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, and has sat on several committees for the Broward County Bar Association.