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Giovanni W. Stewart 
Jacksonville, Florida
Associate
phone (904) 358-4217
fax (904) 355-0019
email gwstewart@mdwcg.com

Giovanni Stewart focuses his practice primarily in the areas of construction litigation, namely defending owners, architects, engineers, surveyors, general contractors, and subcontractors in a variety of issues and claims. Giovanni also defends personal injury claims resulting from construction site accidents, roadway construction accidents, slip and falls, motor vehicle accidents, crane accidents, and trucking accidents. As well, he has experience representing directors, officers, and homeowners associations.

Significant Representative Matters

  • Trial defense verdict for bi-product manufacturer in premises liability, FELA personal injury matter.

  • Trial defense verdict for subcontractor in crane accident, personal injury matter.

  • Final summary judgment obtained for professional CEI engineering firm in multi-million dollar, roadway construction defect, personal injury matter based upon application of Florida's Sovereign Immunity Doctrine.

  • Final summary judgment obtained for professional architectural firm in multi-million dollar, personal injury design matter based upon application of Slavin Doctrine.

  • Final summary judgment obtained for professional architectural firm in $4.25 million dollar, personal injury design matter based upon application of Slavin Doctrine.

  • Partial summary judgment obtained for professional engineering firm limiting developer claimed damages of $1.5 million dollars to $50,000 per firm's contractual limitation of liability provision.

  • Partial summary judgment obtained for professional engineering firm limiting amount of developer claimed damages for professional negligence to an amount equal to what firm will ultimately recover on their breach of contract action against developer.

  • Final summary judgment obtained for general contractor and their subcontractor in construction defect, personal injury matter.

  • Final summary judgment obtained for professional architectural firm on condominium owner's claims for common law indemnity, tortious interference with business advantage, statutory warranty, implied warranty of fitness, and implied duty to warn in two defective condo building matters.

  • Final summary judgment obtained for construction material hauler on trucking accident, personal injury matter.

  • Partial summary judgment obtained for property owner in premises liability, personal injury action.
  • Year Joined Organization:
    2005
    Areas of Practice:
    Construction Defect Litigation
    Architect/Engineer Liability Litigation
    Professional Liability Litigation
    Premises Liability Litigation
    Motor Vehicle/Trucking Litigation
    Bar Admissions:
    Florida, 2003
    U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 2005
    Education:
    Nova Southeastern Law University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2003
    J.D.
    Law Review: Nova Law Review, Staff Member, 2001 - 2002


    Ohio University, 2000
    B.S. and B.S. in Communication
    Major:  Environmental Pre-Law and Legal Communications


    Professional Associations and Memberships:
    Defense Research Institute, Member, Lawyers' Professionalism and Ethics Committee


    The Florida Bar Association


    Florida Defense Lawyers Association


    Jacksonville Bar Association


    Jacksonville Claims Association


    Past Employment Positions:
    Luks, Santaniello, Perez, Petrillo & Gold, Associate, 2003-2005



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