Mr. Franklin, a Partner at the firm, has been litigating and trying cases for over 20 years. He started his career handling complex tort litigation, including products liability defense for General Motors and Ford in catastrophic injury actions, in California State and Federal courts. He worked as a Public Defender in the California Bay Area, gaining significant trial experience. He has litigated premises, auto and products liability cases in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He has tried premises, auto and products liability cases in both California and Florida. Mr. Franklin was a Senior Litigation Attorney for CNA Insurance, handling premises, auto, products liability, and employment litigation throughout the State of Florida. He also served as Senior Litigation Attorney for the City of Gainesville, Florida, home of the University of Florida. In that capacity, he handled all tort litigation through trial, and managed a host of municipal and employment claims on behalf of the City.
Prior to joining gartner + bloom PC, Mr. Franklin served as Litigation Counsel with the New York City Office of the Comptroller, Bureau of Law and Adjustment, negotiating and resolving pre-litigation, in litigation, and high exposure tort and employment claims on behalf of the City of New York and its many agencies.
Mr. Franklin graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in Political Science. He obtained his J.D. from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, CA, graduating with distinction.
Bar Admissions
- New York
- California
- Florida
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- Arizona
Court Admissions
- United States District Court: Northern and Eastern Districts of California
- United States District Court: Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida
- United States District Court: Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court: District of New Jersey