Roy E. Fitzgerald, III

Roy is a partner in Taft’s Commercial Litigation practice in West Palm Beach. He was one of the founding members of Mrachek Law, which merged with Taft in June 2025.

He is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, whose membership is restricted to the top one percent of trial lawyers in each state. He is also a Board-Certified Specialist in Business Litigation Law by the Florida Bar.

Roy focuses his practice on commercial litigation, civil appeals, business torts, and breaches of contract.

• Pomfret v. Atkinson, 53 So.3d 413, 2011 WL 611823 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011).
• Conrad v. Young, 10 So. 3d 1154 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009).
• Barash v. Kates, 585 F.Supp.2d 1368 (S.D.Fla. 2008).
• James Kehoe, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. Fidelity Federal Bank and Trust, Defendant, 2004 WL 1659617 (S.D.Fla. Jun 14, 2004) (NO. 03-80593-CIV-HURLEY), rev’d and remanded, Kehoe v. Fidelity Federal Bank & Trust, 421 F.3d 1209 (11th Cir. 2006), reh’g and reh’g en banc denied, 165 Fed.Appx. 854 (11th Cir. 2005), cert. denied, Fidelity Federal Bank & Trust v. Kehoe, 547 U.S. 1051, 126 S.Ct. 1612, 164 L.Ed.2d 353 (U.S. Mar 27, 2006)(memorandum opinion).
• Graham v. Peter K. Yeskel 1996 Irrevocable Trust, 928 So. 2d 371 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006).
• Boswell v. Boswell, 902 So. 2d 844 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005).
• Cochrane v. Nwandu, 855 So. 2d 1276 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003).
• Barash v. Siler, 2003 WL 21697419 (2d Cir. 2003).
• PGA Property Owners Ass’n, Inc. v. Golf Villas II, 813 So. 2d 256 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002).
• Rolo v. City Investing Co. Liquidating Trust, 155 F. 3d 644 (3D CIR. (N.J.), August 31, 1998).
• Busby v. I.R.S., 1997 WL 364507, 79 A.F.T.R.2d 97-1493 (S.D.Fla. 1997).
• South Lake Worth Inlet Dist. v. Ocean Ridge, 633 So. 2d 79 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994).
• T.J.X. Companies, Inc. v. Capital Commercial Properties, Inc., 626 So.2d 1113 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993).
• Rogers & Ford Const. Corp. v. Carlandia Corp., 626 So. 2d 1350 (Fla. 1993 NO. 80,788).
• Carlandia Corp. v. Rogers and Ford Const. Corp., 605 So. 2d 1014 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992).
• Ripps v. Chemical Bank, Inc., 605 So. 2d 105 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992).
• Pierce v. J.W. Charles-Bush Securities, Inc., 603 So. 2d 625 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992).
• Southern Bell Tel. and Tel. Co. v. Beard, 597 So. 2d 873 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992).

Law:

Chapters in Books

• Proposals for Settlement. Business Litigation in Florida (10th edition 2019; 9th edition, 2017; 8th edition, 2014; 7th edition 2012; 6th edition, 2010; 5th edition, 2007; 4th edition, 2001; 3rd edition, 1998) Albany, NY: LexisNexis Publishing.
• Proposals for Settlement, Roy Fitzgerald and Jennifer Perrone. Business Litigation in Florida (12th edition 2024), Albany, NY: LexisNexis Publishing.
• Select Problems in Evidence. Business Litigation in Florida (10th edition 2019; 9th edition, 2017; 8th edition, 2014; 7th edition, 2012; 6th edition, 2010; 5th edition, 2007; 4th edition, 2001; 3rd edition, 1998) Albany, NY: LexisNexis Publishing.
• Select Problems in Evidence, Roy Fitzgerald and Jennifer Perrone. Business Litigation in Florida (12th edition 2024), Albany, NY: LexisNexis Publishing.
• Evidentiary Trial Issues, Florida Evidence Manual (12th edition, 2022; 11th edition, 2018; 10th edition, 2014; 9th edition, 2012) Albany, NY: LexisNexis Publishing.
• Evidentiary Trial Issues, Roy Fitzgerald and Jennifer Perrone, Florida Evidence Manual (13th edition, 2024) Albany, NY: LexisNexis Publishing.
• Relevancy, Roy Fitzgerald and Jennifer Perrone, Florida Evidence Manual (13th edition, 2024; 2th edition, 2022) Albany, NY: LexisNexis Publishing.

Articles

• “Navigating Florida’s Changing Daubert Tide in Business Cases,” Erica Sadowski, et al, The Florida Bar Journal, Volume 93, No. 5, 2019.
• Online Defamation: Do Hyperlinks Constitute Republication to Support a Cause of Action for Defamation and Trade Libel Under Florida Law? Donna Eng, Roy Fitzgerald & Gregory Weiss. The Florida Bar Journal. Volume 90, No. 5., 2016.
• “Reasonable and Realistic” Assessments: Nominal Offers of Judgment in Florida after Eagleman v. Eagleman. Roy E. Fitzgerald and Patricia A. Leonard. The Florida Bar Journal LXXI, No 5:  79-81. 1997.
• “Pay Attention to The Man Behind the Curtain:” Fraud and Justifiable Reliance. Roy E. Fitzgerald and David P. Ackerman. The Quarterly Report of The Florida Bar Business Law Section, VIII, No. 2: 1-4. 1995.
• Should Florida Adopt a Qualified Privilege for Critical Self Analyses? The Florida Bar Journal LXV, No. 10: 32-35. 1991.

Books

• Florida Standard Jury Instructions – Contracts and Business Cases. Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions – Contract and Business Cases (1st Edition, 2014) Albany, NY: LexisNexis Publishing. (Committee member).