Manuel A. "Alex" Arteaga-Gomez

Alex Arteaga-Gomez is a Partner at Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen, representing victims in general liability, mass tort, and medical malpractice matters.

Before joining the firm, he acted as an assistant federal public defender at the Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, where he represented clients at trial and on appeal. He has tried cases and argued appeals in both state and federal courts and represented clients before the U.S. Supreme Court.Between his private and public practice, Alex has tried more than 15 jury trials in multiple jurisdictions. He has tried a wide variety of cases, including firearms, controlled substances, currency reporting, immigration, and complex securities and mortgage fraud cases. He has also argued before multiple state and federal appellate courts and represented clients before the U.S. Supreme Court.In recent years, Alex has been involved in representing clients who were injured or lost loved ones in several mass casualty events occurring in the State of Florida. This includes the 2017 Hollywood Hills nursing home mass casualty during Hurricane Irma, the 2018 collapse of the Florida International University pedestrian bridge, the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, and, most recently, the 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium.A High Honors graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and Summa Cum Laude graduate from University of Miami School of Law, Alex began his career by serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Adalberto J. Jordan, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida. He went on to work as an associate for the international law firm White & Case, LLP in Miami, representing clients in the defense of business disputes, legal malpractice cases, and mass tort cases. Following this, he was an associate at the Law Offices of Scott A. Srebnick, P.A., where he focused primarily on representing professionals in complex white-collar cases in both criminal and civil court.Attorney Arteaga-Gomez is a member of the Board of Directors of the Florida Justice Association as well as a member of the American Association for Justice and the Federal Bar Association. He has been recognized twice by the Miami Daily Business Review as a finalist at its annual “Most Effective Lawyers” awards ceremony.Alex has also played an active role in the community throughout his career by providing pro bono legal services to those in need through Legal Services of Greater Miami and the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office. Both offices have honored Alex for his work on behalf of indigent clients. He also regularly coaches law students at his alma mater, the University of Miami, in moot court appellate competitions.