Erick M. Salazar

Erick M. Salazar is a personal injury and civil litigation attorney with Morgan & Morgan, based in Orlando, Florida, with an office at 20 North Orange Avenue, Suite 1600, Orlando, FL 32801. He was born in Valencia, Venezuela, and immigrated with his family to South Florida at a young age before relocating to Central Florida for his studies. As a first-generation immigrant, he began advocating for others early in life by helping his parents overcome language barriers, an experience that inspired him to pursue a legal career focused on representing people unable to stand up for themselves. He earned his bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Central Florida and his law degree from Barry University's Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law, where he held leadership roles in various organizations and competed on the school's nationally recognized Trial Team. In late 2018, he represented Barry University at the Hon. E. Earle Zehmer Memorial Mock Trial Competition hosted by the FJA Young Lawyers section, where his team went undefeated among 15 teams to take first place.

He has drawn on experience working for insurance companies and later litigating against them to build effective case strategies for his clients, aiming to secure exceptional service both in and out of the courtroom. He prides himself on being readily accessible to clients and fighting for the best possible outcome, particularly in stressful situations like car accidents. His case results include a $2,486,717 verdict in a car accident case (Thomas v. Rivera, Lake County, 2022), a $700,000 result in a slip and fall case (Bateman v. Double Down Athletics), and a $197,000 result in another auto accident case (Schneider v. Webster). He is a member of the Orange County Bar Association, the Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida, the Florida Justice Association, and the Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association.