Halpern Santos & Pinkert, P.A. has received the 2026 ELA Award for Best Personal Injury Firm, presented by Expert Law Attorneys. The award recognizes the Coral Gables, Florida firm for its advocacy for injured people and their families.
About the 2026 ELA Awards
The ELA Awards recognize law firms across the United States for the quality of their work and the way they serve clients. Honorees stand out for focused experience in their practice areas, responsive client service, professional conduct, and commitment to the communities they serve.
Why Halpern Santos & Pinkert, P.A. Earned the Recognition
Halpern Santos & Pinkert, P.A. is a Coral Gables personal injury law firm representing people harmed by negligence, defective products and corporate misconduct from Miami to Fort Lauderdale and in every county in Florida. Partners Jay Halpern, Ernesto L. Santos, Jr. and Ian D. Pinkert lead the firm, which has more than 60 years of combined experience, and Jay Halpern has exclusively represented injured plaintiffs for over 32 years. The firm handles car, truck, rideshare, motorcycle and other motor vehicle accidents, tire defect and rollover cases, premises liability, medical malpractice, cruise ship injuries, wrongful death, and product liability claims involving airbags, lithium batteries and goods sold through Amazon.
The firm has recovered over $200 million for its clients, including a $37,800,000 verdict against Hankook Tire Company, described as the largest compensatory damage award in Virginia history, and an $11,550,000 settlement against an automobile manufacturer, a tire dealership and a van owner. Its attorneys have earned recognition including Super Lawyers, an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and Florida Legal Elite. Consultations are free, and cases are handled on a contingency fee basis.
What the Award Means for Clients
People dealing with an injury claim often have little to go on beyond a website and a few reviews. Recognition in the 2026 ELA Awards gives them one more reason for confidence that Halpern Santos & Pinkert, P.A. takes its work and its clients seriously.