Eddie Holiday's practice includes various aspects of complex civil litigation in state courts. Recognized as a "Rising Star 40 Under 40" in the Daily Business Review, his practice consists of representing Global 500 clients with a focus on the defense of premises and product liability claims.
Prior to joining the firm, Eddie served as an Assistant State Attorney at the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office, the fourth largest prosecutor's office in the nation. During his tenure, he tried over 50 jury trials to verdict ranging from misdemeanors to life felonies. As a member of the specialized Career Criminal & Robbery Unit, he prosecuted the most violent criminals and handled some of the most serious and complex cases at the State Attorney's Office.
Eddie graduated from the Howard University School of Law. During law school he was a successful competitor with the Charles Hamilton Houston National Moot Court Team. He also participated in Howard's Criminal Justice Clinic, where he represented indigent clients before the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. He interned with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund as an Appellate Law Clerk and the Public Defenders Service for the District of Columbia as a Trial Law Clerk. Eddie graduated magna cum laude from Howard University, where he earned his undergraduate degree in Communication & Culture with a minor in Entrepreneurship.
Eddie continues his commitment to serving the community by volunteering as a guest judge for law school trial advocacy teams and speaking to youth at various forums.
BAR ADMISSIONS
Florida, 2014
EDUCATION
Howard University School of Law, J.D., 2013
Merit Scholarship Recipient
Thurgood Marshall Endowment Fund Scholarship Recipient
Goler Teal Butcher International Law Scholarship Recipient
Oliver White Hill Fellowship Recipient
CALI Award Recipient Criminal Procedure
Charles Hamilton Houston Intramural Moot Court Competition Best Oral Advocate Award
Member - Charles Hamilton Houston National Moot Court Team, 2011 2013
Dean's Fellow - Legal Reasoning, Research and Writing Program, 2012 2013
Student Attorney, Criminal Justice Clinic, 2012 2013
Howard University, B.A., 2010
magna cum laude
Annenberg Honors Program
Most Outstanding Attorney Award, Harvard Crimson Classic Mock Trial Tournament
Presidential Classroom Fellow (Law and Democracy)
Richard D. Parsons Scholarship Recipient
Founder, Men of Honor, 2007 2010
President, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Forensics Society, 2009 2010
President, Howard University Mock Trial Team, 2009 2010
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Dade County Bar Association
Florida Association of Women Lawyers
League of Prosecutors
"Board of Directors, 2019 - 2021
National Association of Black Prosecutors
Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. Bar Association
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
"Beta Beta Lambda Chapter, Miami, FL
DISTINCTIONS
Daily Business Review
"Rising Stars 40 Under 40, 2018
Legal Services of Greater Miami
"Legal Eagle Closing Argument Competition Best Closer in South Florida, 2017 - 2018
