 Gonzalez also represented U.S. Air Force veteran Robert Meltzer in 2011 in the first medical malpractice trial against a U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) hospital for its improperly sanitizing medical equipment and infecting patients with blood borne diseases.The court found that Meltzer contracted Hepatitis C at the Miami VA hospital, and he and his wife were awarded $1.25 million.Gonzalez is board certified in civil trial law and business litigation by The Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocacy.