Attorney Bios
Edward H. Zebersky
FOUNDING PARTNER
ezebersky@zpllp.com
New York native and founding partner Edward H. Zebersky received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and obtained his Juris Doctorate (cum laude) from the University of Miami in 1991.
Mr. Zebersky is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States District Courts for the Southern, Northern, and Middle Districts of Florida, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Mr. Zebersky is also an AV rated trial lawyer and has been selected as one of Florida’s Top Lawyers in Florida Elite in the area of Insurance Law and has been selected as a Florida Superlawyer in Class Actions and Mass Torts. He is an active member of the Florida Bar Association, the Broward County Bar Association, and the Association of the Trial Lawyers of America. He has served as the President of the Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers and the Florida Justice Association. He also held the position of a chairman for the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Insurance Committee for five years and is a proud recipient of the Pro Bono Service Award, and was listed in Who’s Who in American law.
For the past ten years Mr. Zebersky has been an active lobbyist on behalf of Florida’s consumers in Tallahassee and has testified on behalf of consumers on most of the important insurance legislation that has been passed in the last decade. He has been recognized with many awards for his activities as an avid advocate against the insurance industry.
Mr. Zebersky's areas of practice include class actions, insurance coverage disputes, torts, products liability, complex commercial litigation, and wrongful death.
Todd S. Payne
FOUNDING PARTNER
tpayne@zpllp.com
As a founding and administrative partner of the firm, Illinois native Todd S. Payne received a Bachelor of Arts in Marine Affairs, as well as his Juris Doctorate, from the University of Miami. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States District Courts for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Mr. Payne is an active member of the Broward County Bar, the Florida Bar Association, the American Bar Association (Business Law Committee), and the Judicial Evaluation Survey Committee. Mr. Payne is also a member of Iron Arrow, the highest honor of the University of Miami. He has held the post of a Director of the Darrell Gwynn Foundation, Inc., and is a licensed pilot, certified scuba diver, and a licensed race car driver.
Mr. Payne's areas of practice include commercial litigation, corporate law, real estate, leases and leasing, and foreclosures.
Mark C. Santi
msanti@zpllp.com
Mark C. Santi received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004 and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami in 2007. He was admitted to the Florida State Bar in 2007. Mr. Santi practices in the area of commercial litigation.
Michael D. Kaplan
mkaplan@zpllp.com
Michael D. Kaplan is currently a member of the Florida Bar. He received his B.A. from Pennsylvania State University in 1993 and his Juris Doctorate from Nova Southeastern University in 1998. He was admitted to 1998, Florida; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Mr. Kaplan focuses on Personal Injury(43%); Commercial Litigation(42%); Insurance Coverage(5%); Appellate Practice(5%); Nursing Home(5%).
