Whitney M. Untiedt

Whitney Untiedt has more than 15 years of legal experience in a wide range of areas, including complex civil litigation and appellate practice. At Freidin Brown, Whitney leads the firm’s national Whistleblower and Qui Tam practice, while also representing victims of defective consumer products and complex injuries throughout the state of Florida. Prior to joining the firm, Whitney served as national pro bono partner at an AmLaw100 firm, a managing attorney at a Florida public defender’s office, and an adjunct professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law and Warrington College of Business.

Whitney has received numerous accolades during the course of her career, including being named to the 2018 National Law Journal Pro Bono Hot List for her LGBT rights work and as the Daily Business Review’s 2016 Attorney of the Year for her leadership in developing statewide protocols and training for attorneys representing imprisoned juvenile offenders in the wake of Miller v. Alabama and Graham v. Florida. She has authored multiple articles and is a frequent speaker on topics of juvenile and criminal justice, pro bono representation, trial advocacy and professionalism, and the False Claims Act.

Whitney is demonstrably committed to serving her community and profession. She is a Trustee for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and a member of the Lawyers Network Commission for the Center for Reproductive Rights, and serves on the Advisory Council for the Southern Juvenile Defender Center. Whitney was recently appointed to the Board of Directors for the Florida Justice Institute and the South Florida chapter of the American Constitution Society. She is a member of the UF Law Board of Trustees and an avid Florida Gator.

Why did you decide to become an attorney? – Whitney M. Untiedt

I decided to become a lawyer because I really wanted to help people, and the work that I’m doing here at Freidin Brown, every single day, I’m helping people. I’m working with clients who have been hurt by someone else, family members who have lost a loved one, and people who are bravely stepping forward to expose fraud against the government. My job is to help them put their best foot forward, to recover what they are entitled to, and protect themselves and all the rest of us from fraud and deceit.

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