June, 2009 (Miami, Florida). Law & Politics Publishers named seven attorneys from Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. as Florida Super Lawyers. Four partners were selected under the overall attorney classification which annually bestows recognition to the top five percent of all Florida lawyers as selected by peer nomination and independent research. Additionally, one partner and two associates were selected under the new “Rising Star” classification which recognizes the top two and one half percent of young Florida lawyers.
The partners and their respective categories are: Mercer (Bud) Clarke, Civil Litigation Defense; Spencer H. Silverglate, Employment Litigation Defense; Dennis M. Campbell, Business Litigation; Karen H. Curtis, Appellate Law; Francisco Ramos, Jr., Rising Star, Personal Injury Defense.
The associates and their respective categories are: Jonathan F. Claussen, Rising Star, Business Litigation; Timothy M. Ravich, Rising Star, Business Litigation.

About the firm:

Founded in 1993, Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. represents corporate America in litigated matters throughout Florida. The firm's areas of litigation include product liability, medical liability, professional liability, employment disputes, commercial disputes, banking, premises liability, personal injury, aviation, admiralty, toxic torts, mass torts, class actions, insurance coverage, and intellectual property.

Clarke Silverglate & Campbell — A Firm of Leaders

June 2009 - The Florida Bar recently recognized Timothy M. Ravich of Clarke, Silverglate, & Campbell, P.A. as a Board Certified specialist in Aviation Law. Certification is the highest level of recognition by the Florida Bar of the competency and experience of an attorney in an area of the law.  Only certified attorneys are allowed to identify themselves as “Florida Bar Board Certified,” as a “specialist,” or as an “expert.”

Mr. Ravich’s practice focuses on all facets of aviation litigation, federal aviation regulations and FAA enforcement actions, international treaties and conventions, airline labor law, space law, aircraft finance and registration, and airport operations and land use.

Mr. Ravich is the outgoing President of the Dade County Bar Association, the largest voluntary bar association in the State of Florida.  He earned his Masters in Business Administration in Aviation Policy and Planning from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and law degree, cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law, where he teaches Aviation Law. 

About the firm:

Founded in 1993, Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. represents corporate America in litigated matters throughout Florida. The firm's areas of litigation include product liability, medical liability, professional liability, employment disputes, commercial disputes, banking, premises liability, personal injury, aviation, admiralty, toxic torts, mass torts, class actions, insurance coverage, and intellectual property.

Clarke Silverglate & Campbell — A Firm of Leaders

March 2008 - Matthew K. Cordis has been named a partner of the Brickell law firm of Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A.. Mr. Cordis engages in litigation with an emphasis in creditors’ rights, commercial torts, employment litigation, products liability and securities law. Mr. Cordis received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, magna cum laude, from Washington University in St. Louis, followed by a Juris Doctor degree, with honors, from the law school at Loyola University Chicago.  During the Summer of 2001, Mr. Cordis clerked with Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, and upon graduating from law school in 2002, joined the Firm as an associate.

Spencer H. Silverglate, Managing Shareholder of the firm, said, “We are extremely happy to see Matt achieve this well deserved partnership. Having gone from summer law clerk to now a partner, he reflects our law firm’s commitment to career development of our attorneys and staff.”

Mr. Cordis also serves as a Director on the Board of Directors at Plus International Bank in Miami, served as chief of staff for Miami Beach mayoral candidate Simon Cruz, and was a member of the Miami Beach Community Development Advisory Committee. Lastly, Mr. Cordis is on the Board of The Bay Point Schools Charity.

About the firm:

Founded in 1993, Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. represents corporate America in litigated matters throughout Florida. The firm's areas of litigation include product liability, medical liability, professional liability, employment disputes, commercial disputes, banking, premises liability, personal injury, aviation, admiralty, toxic torts, mass torts, class actions, insurance coverage, and intellectual property.

Clarke Silverglate & Campbell — A Firm of Leaders

December 2008 - Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. Managing Shareholder, Spencer H. Silverglate, has been selected to appear in the December 2008 Corporate Counsel Edition of Super Lawyers.
This publication, by Law & Politics Publishers, features the top attorneys nationwide in the Employment Law, Workers’ Compensation and Immigration fields. Mr. Silverglate was recognized as a Super Lawyer in the Employment Law category. 

About the firm:

Founded in 1993, Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. represents corporate America in litigated matters throughout Florida. The firm's areas of litigation include product liability, medical liability, professional liability, employment disputes, commercial disputes, banking, premises liability, personal injury, aviation, admiralty, toxic torts, mass torts, class actions, insurance coverage, and intellectual property.

Clarke Silverglate & Campbell — A Firm of Leaders

December 2008 - Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A, Partner, Francisco Ramos, Jr., delivered the keynote address at the Fall Commencement of the Florida International University Honors College.
Mr. Ramos is a Florida International University Alumnus and was recently named President of the Florida Defense Lawyers Association.

About the firm:

Founded in 1993, Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. represents corporate America in litigated matters throughout Florida. The firm's areas of litigation include product liability, medical liability, professional liability, employment disputes, commercial disputes, banking, premises liability, personal injury, aviation, admiralty, toxic torts, mass torts, class actions, insurance coverage, and intellectual property.

Clarke Silverglate & Campbell — A Firm of Leaders

Clarke Silverglate & Campbell’s Managing Shareholder, Spencer H. Silverglate, participated as a featured panelist at the Daily Business Review Labor and Employment Law Roundtable held at the Hyatt Regency Miami on October 31, 2008. Mr.Silverglate’s presentation and subsequent topic of discussion for the legal profession participants was “Practical Strategies for Dealing with Retaliation Claims by the Plaintiff-Employee”.
Mr.Silverglate is a founding principal of Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. His practice focuses on complex commercial and employment litigation and class actions and the defense of catastrophic personal injury claims. He is a widely published author and frequent speaker on employment law topics and litigation and trial techniques.

About the firm:

Founded in 1993, Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. represents corporate America in litigated matters throughout Florida. The firm's areas of litigation include product liability, medical liability, professional liability, employment disputes, commercial disputes, banking, premises liability, personal injury, aviation, admiralty, toxic torts, mass torts, class actions, insurance coverage, and intellectual property.

Clarke Silverglate & Campbell — A Firm of Leaders

Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. shareholders Mercer “Bud” Clarke, Spencer H. Silverglate, and Dennis M. Campbell have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.  This publication is one of the most respected guides in the legal profession.  Attorneys are selected for this honor based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey comprising more than 2.5 million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country.  Bud Clarke is the President of Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. and is the founding member of the firm.  He is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Defense Counsel and concentrates his practice on defending product liability, toxic tort, commercial and professional malpractice claims. Spencer H. Silverglate is the Managing Shareholder of Clarke Silverglate Campbell, P.A. and is Vice-Chair of the Trial Tactics Committee of the International Association of Defense Counsel. He focuses on commercial and employment litigation, and the defense of catastrophic personal injury claims. Dennis M. Campbell is the Chair of the Historical Association of Southern Florida and is board certified in business litigation and creditor’s rights.  He concentrates his litigation practice on issues involving securities, banking, real estate, and professional liability. 

About the firm:

Founded in 1993, Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. represents corporate America in litigated matters throughout Florida. The firm's areas of litigation include product liability, medical liability, professional liability, employment disputes, commercial disputes, banking, premises liability, personal injury, aviation, admiralty, toxic torts, mass torts, class actions, insurance coverage, and intellectual property.

Clarke Silverglate & Campbell — A Firm of Leaders

September 2008 (Miami, FL) - Timothy M. Ravich has been invited to speak at the Second Annual “ALTA Conference for Legal and Finance Issues Facing the Aviation Industry,” on September 11, 2008, at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa.  ALTA — the Latin American Air Transport Association — is a private, non-profit organization composed of the major Latin American and Carribean commercial airlines.  Mr. Ravich is an Adjunct Professor of Aviation Law at the University of Miami School of Law, and a lawyer with the law firm Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A., focusing on aviation law commercial litigation, and products liability defense.

About the firm:

Founded in 1993, Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. represents corporate America in litigated matters throughout Florida. The firm's areas of litigation include product liability, medical liability, professional liability, employment disputes, commercial disputes, banking, premises liability, personal injury, aviation, admiralty, toxic torts, mass torts, class actions, insurance coverage, and intellectual property.

Clarke Silverglate & Campbell — A Firm of Leaders

August 2008 (Miami, Florida). - Francisco Ramos, Jr. has assumed the office of President of the Florida Defense Lawyers Association, the statewide organization of civil defense attorneys. Mr. Ramos is the first Hispanic to become president, and at age 36, is the youngest member of the association to attain the position. Mr. Ramos is a partner with the law firm of Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A., in Miami. He practices in the areas of mediation, employment law, commercial litigation, medical malpractice, class actions, and products liability.

About the firm:

Founded in 1993, Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. represents corporate America in litigated matters throughout Florida. The firm's areas of litigation include product liability, medical liability, professional liability, employment disputes, commercial disputes, banking, premises liability, personal injury, aviation, admiralty, toxic torts, mass torts, class actions, insurance coverage, and intellectual property.

Clarke Silverglate & Campbell — A Firm of Leaders

July 2008 - Timothy M. Ravich has been invited to speak at the November 2008 MIU Conference http://www.miuevents.com/programme/vlj-lac-08. Mr. Ravich will address the issue of open skies for very light jets ("VLJs") in Latin America and the Caribbean. With offices in Dubai, London, and Miami, MIU is a general transport events management company and consultancy, covering regional aviation transport infrastructure. Mr. Ravich, who earned his M.B.A. in Aviation Planning and Policy from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and teaches aviation law at the University of Miami School of Law, focuses his law practice in defense of aviation, business, and products liability disputes.

About the firm:

Founded in 1993, Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. represents corporate America in litigated matters throughout Florida. The firm's areas of litigation include product liability, medical liability, professional liability, employment disputes, commercial disputes, banking, premises liability, personal injury, aviation, admiralty, toxic torts, mass torts, class actions, insurance coverage, and intellectual property.

Clarke Silverglate & Campbell — A Firm of Leaders

Miami, Florida July 2008 Timothy Ravich was interviewed by NBC6 News for a segment on the election of judges for a 6/30/08 broadcast. Please click on the link to see his interview.
http://video.nbc6.net/player/?id=271434

About the firm:

Founded in 1993, Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. represents corporate America in litigated matters throughout Florida. The firm's areas of litigation include product liability, medical liability, professional liability, employment disputes, commercial disputes, banking, premises liability, personal injury, aviation, admiralty, toxic torts, mass torts, class actions, insurance coverage, and intellectual property.

Clarke Silverglate & Campbell — A Firm of Leaders

June 2008 (Miami, Florida). Timothy M. Ravich was recently installed as the 92nd President of the Dade County Bar Association ("DCBA"). The DCBA was organized in 1920 and is the largest voluntary bar association in the state of Florida.  (See http://www.dadecountybar.org.)

Mr. Ravich announced several initiatives for his term, including formation of a “Citizens Advisory Council” and a focus on the issue of lawyer professionalism. “Our goal in the year ahead is to empower lawyers to do well in today’s economic climate without also sacrificing the call to serve the community at-large through our Legal Aid and pro bono programs,” Ravich said. “The objective of a Citizens Advisory Council will be to inform the public about the legal and justice systems, to serve as a feedback mechanism for our own organization’s plans and programs, and to gain public understanding and support on significant legal-justice issues,” Ravich added.

Mr. Ravich is an attorney with the law firm of Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A., in Miami. He practices in the areas of aviation law, commercial litigation and products liability.

About the firm:

Founded in 1993, Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. represents corporate America in litigated matters throughout Florida. The firm's areas of litigation include product liability, medical liability, professional liability, employment disputes, commercial disputes, banking, premises liability, personal injury, aviation, admiralty, toxic torts, mass torts, class actions, insurance coverage, and intellectual property.

Clarke Silverglate & Campbell — A Firm of Leaders

June 2008 (Miami, Florida). For the third consecutive year, Law & Politics Publishers named five partners from Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. as Florida Super Lawyers. This annually bestowed recognition represents the top five percent of all Florida lawyers as selected by peer nomination and independent research.

The partners and their respective categories are: Mercer (Bud) Clarke, Civil Litigation Defense; Spencer H. Silverglate, Employment Litigation Defense; Dennis M. Campbell, Business Litigation; Karen H. Curtis, Appellate Law; and Kelly A. Luther, Personal Injury Defense: Products.

About the firm:

Founded in 1993, Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. represents corporate America in litigated matters throughout Florida. The firm's areas of litigation include product liability, medical liability, professional liability, employment disputes, commercial disputes, banking, premises liability, personal injury, aviation, admiralty, toxic torts, mass torts, class actions, insurance coverage, and intellectual property.

Clarke Silverglate & Campbell — A Firm of Leaders

April 28, 2008 (Miami, Florida) - Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A is pleased to announce that Matthew S. Mazzarella has joined the firm as an associate attorney. Mr. Mazzarella received both his B.S. and J.D. degrees from the University of Florida. During his studies at the University of Florida Law School, Mr. Mazzarella excelled in the moot court competition, earning the Best Oralist, Best Brief, and Overall Champion awards. 

About the firm:

Founded in 1993, Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. represents corporate America in litigated matters throughout Florida. The firm's areas of litigation include product liability, medical liability, professional liability, employment disputes, commercial disputes, banking, premises liability, personal injury, aviation, admiralty, toxic torts, mass torts, class actions, insurance coverage, and intellectual property.

Clarke Silverglate & Campbell — A Firm of Leaders

April 15, 2008 (Miami, Florida) - Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A is pleased to announce that Shana Rahavy has joined the firm as an associate attorney. Ms. Rahavy is a graduate of Boston College and received her J.D. in 2003 from Suffolk University Law School, also in Massachusetts. While at Suffolk, Ms. Rahavy was Associate Note Editor on the Journal of High Technology Law. After graduation, she clerked for one year in the Superior Court in Massachusetts. Ms. Rahavy is admitted to practice in Florida and Massachusetts as well as the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. 

About the firm:

Founded in 1993, Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. represents corporate America in litigated matters throughout Florida. The firm's areas of litigation include product liability, medical liability, professional liability, employment disputes, commercial disputes, banking, premises liability, personal injury, aviation, admiralty, toxic torts, mass torts, class actions, insurance coverage, and intellectual property.

Clarke Silverglate & Campbell — A Firm of Leaders

May 8, 2008 (Miami, Florida) – Timothy M. Ravich recently appeared on national television (NBC Universal) to discuss airline passengers’ “Flight Rights.”

Mr. Ravich is the incoming President of the Dade County Bar Association, Florida’s largest voluntary bar association.  He is an attorney with Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. in Miami, and focuses his practice on aviation law, business litigation, and products liability.

About the firm:

Founded in 1993, Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. represents corporate America in litigated matters throughout Florida. The firm's areas of litigation include product liability, medical liability, professional liability, employment disputes, commercial disputes, banking, premises liability, personal injury, aviation, admiralty, toxic torts, mass torts, class actions, insurance coverage, and intellectual property.

Clarke Silverglate & Campbell — A Firm of Leaders

November 28, 2007 (Miami, Florida) – The South Florida Legal Guide has designated Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. as a top law firm in South Florida.

Mercer K. (Bud) Clarke, Spencer H. Silverglate, and Dennis M. Campbell were selected as top lawyers in multiple areas of practice. Francisco Ramos, Jr., also a partner, was named to the Top Up & Comers category.

The South Florida Legal Guide makes these selections by asking attorneys who they would recommend to a friend or family member.

About the firm:

Founded in 1993, Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. represents corporate America in litigated matters throughout Florida. The firm's areas of litigation include product liability, medical liability, professional liability, employment disputes, commercial disputes, banking, premises liability, personal injury, aviation, admiralty, toxic torts, mass torts, class actions, insurance coverage, and intellectual property.

Clarke Silverglate & Campbell — A Firm of Leaders