Honors and Awards:

• Prestigious Jewish Community Leadership Award, in May 2009
• Kevin has been the recipient of several awards related to his legal abilities.  In 2005, Kevin was recognized by his peers as being in the top 10% of attorneys in his practice area in the Best of the Bar survey conducted by the Orlando Business Journal. The 2006 Orlando Business Journal survey honored Kevin with being in the top 5% of attorneys practicing in Central Florida.  In 2007, Kevin was honored as the “Best of the Bar” by the Orlando Business Journal.  The business newspaper featured Kevin on the front page in a story entitled, “Attorney Kevin Weiss known as the go-to guy for appeals.”  In 2009, 2010 and 2011, Kevin was recognized in the Florida Legal Elite edition of Florida Trend magazine as being one of the State’s Legal Leaders.

Bar/Professional Activity:

• In 2011, Kevin was appointed by Governor Scott to serve as a Commissioner on the Ninth Judicial Circuit JNC., 2011
• Member, Central Florida Trial Attorneys, Seminole County Bar Association and Cardozo Law Society
• Member, Florida Justice Association (Appointed to Insurance Committee)
• Member, The Florida Bar Association
• Member, Florida Justice Association
• Member, Orlando PIP Plaintiffs Association
• Member, Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, American Association for Justice

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Immediate Past President (2009-2011) Community Leadership Award, 2009
•  President of the Board of Directors, Orlando Jewish Community
• Student Center Steering Committee for UCF/Hillel
• Windsong Community Association, Inc., Winter Park, FL (2005-2008)
• President, Board of Directors of the Jewish Community Center of Orlando (JCC) (2007-2009)
• Legal Advisor, Hebrew Day School of Central Florida, Maitland, FL

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Lecturer on Attorney’s Fees and First-Party Insurance for PESI, FJA/AFTL, NBI and For Law Firms
• Created 9th Judicial Circuit PIP Committee Together With Judge C. Jeffery Arnold
• Kevin has lectured on attorney’s fees, the court system and first-party insurance for PESI, FJA/AFTL, NBI, UCF and for law firms.

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Kevin has been married to Rona Weiss for 17 years and is the father of Shira (12), Jordan (9), and Ari (4)

Educational Background:

• University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, B.A., Phi Kappa Phi (top 20%), History, Certificate in Jewish Studies, 1991
• University of Florida College of Law, J.D., 1997, Dean’s  List
• Dean’s List, Member, Widener Law Review (Delaware Journal of Corporate Law)
• Book Awards in Criminal Law and Family Law
• Recipient of Judge J. Cullen Ganey Criminal Procedure Award
• Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Bachelors and Masters Courses)
• Lake Brantley High School