Rachel Wagner Furst
Florida
Maderal Byrne & Furst PLLC
2800 Ponce de Leon Boulevard
Suite 1100
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Tel: 305-520-5690
Email:
rachel@maderalbyrne.com
Web:
www.maderalbyrne.com
Rachel Wagner Furst is a Partner with Maderal Byrne & Furst, a leading South Florida boutique litigation law firm. Rachel litigates class actions and individual claims of personal injury, product liability, wrongful death, professional malpractice, deceptive consumer practices, and breach of fiduciary duty. She represents plaintiffs in state and federal courts and handles appeals.
Rachel has helped to collect over $1 billion on behalf of those killed due to the negligence of corporations.
Rachel received her A.B. degree magna cum laude from Princeton University. She then received her J.D. from the University of Florida, where she served as an editor of the Florida Law Review and graduated magna cum laude, with admission to the Order of the Coif. Before joining Maderal Byrne & Furst PLLC, Rachel clerked for the Honorable Ursula Ungaro, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida. She also practiced for five years in the commercial litigation department of the international law firm, White & Case, where she defended corporations against complex claims, including consumer class actions and professional malpractice.
Rachel has taken a leading role in high-profile class actions and multi-district litigation. She presently serves on the Steering Committee of the Takata Airbag Products Liability Litigation, multi-district litigations pending in the Southern District of Florida. She is also putative class counsel in a case against the City of Miami for the imposition of an unconstitutional taxing scheme and in class action against the manufacturer of a defective stroller. She served as Co-Chair Lead Counsel of the Champlain Towers South Collapse Litigation, in Florida Circuit Court, which resulted in a record-setting $1.2 billion settlement.
Rachel is a respected member of the local and Florida bar, serving on the executive board of the Federal Bar Association and having been appointed to consecutive terms on the federal court practice committee of the Florida Bar by its president. Rachel has also been appointed by the Chief Judge in the Southern District of Florida to serve on numerous Magistrate Judge Selection and Retention Committees for the Miami Division.
The experienced attorneys at Maderal Byrne & Furst understand the complexities of product liability law and are committed to advocating for our clients’ rights and effecting changes in corporate policy.
Product liability cases focus on defects in the design or manufacture of products or company’ failure to warn about a dangerous feature of their product.
The following types of products may feature defects that could give rise to a product liability case:
- Medical devices (replacement parts, implanted surgical materials, cosmetic implants)
- Pharmaceutical products (prescription and over-the-counter drugs)
- Automobiles and automotive parts
- Children’s products (toys, highchairs, strollers)
- Lawn equipment
- Home improvement tools
- Kitchen appliances
- Food products
- Cosmetics and cosmetic tools
- Space heaters
- Pressure cookers
Too often manufacturers prioritize profits over safety and innocent people are injured as a result. The product liability attorneys at Maderal Byrne & Furst seek to hold companies that manufacture and sell dangerous products accountable for their actions.
Maderal Byrne & Furst is a boutique litigation firm based in South Florida with a focused commitment to plaintiffs’ representation. The firm handles personal injury, wrongful death, product liability, mass tort, and class action matters in state and federal courts. It also advises clients in business disputes, serves as receiver in complex matters, and defends individuals and companies involved in white-collar criminal cases and government investigations.
The firm’s partners are seasoned trial lawyers who have secured hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of plaintiffs. Collectively, they bring more than 45 years of experience, including prestigious federal clerkships, formative training at leading South Florida law firms, and significant service as federal prosecutors.
This depth of experience makes the team strategic thinkers and highly skilled written and oral advocates. Because of the firm’s reputation for excellence, Maderal Byrne & Furst regularly receives referrals from law firms throughout Florida and across the United States. State and federal judges have also appointed its attorneys to serve as leadership counsel in class actions, multidistrict litigation (MDL), and other complex civil proceedings.
When experience matters, clients trust Maderal Byrne & Furst to bring the full weight of its expertise to ensure a just result.
Rachel garners significant praise for her sophisticated plaintiff-side practice, spanning product liability, wrongful death and complex consumer litigation. Interviewees report that she is ‘deeply respected across the Florida bar’ and ‘brings unparalleled insight from her federal clerkship and big-firm experience’.