Dennis M. Campbell

Shareholder

dcampbell@csclawfirm.com

(305) 347-1541

Areas of Expertise in Litigation

Banking
Bankruptcy/Creditors’ Rights
Class Actions
Commercial Litigation
Product Liability
Securities

Professional Experience

Mr. Campbell is a Shareholder with Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A.  He specializes in complex litigation involving creditor’s rights, securities, commercial torts, product liability, and bankruptcy issues.

Mr. Campbell grew up in South Florida.  He graduated from Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School with high honors in 1972 and went on to attend both college and law school at the University of Florida.  He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Banking and Finance with high honors in 1975, and his Juris Doctor degree with honors in 1978.

Upon graduating from the University of Florida College of Law in 1978, Mr. Campbell joined Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. as Staff Attorney in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale offices.  He joined Mershon, Sawyer, Johnston, Dunwody & Cole in 1980, where he became an Equity Partner in the Litigation Department.  In 1995, he joined the Litigation Department of Thomson Muraro Razook & Hart, P.A. as a Shareholder.  He joined Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A. as a Shareholder in 2001.

Mr. Campbell has substantial experience in representing financial institutions, developers and manufacturers in litigation in state, federal, and bankruptcy courts throughout Florida.  He is Board Certified in Business Litigation and Creditor’s Rights, AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell and is recognized among “The Best Lawyers in America” in Business Litigation.  Mr. Campbell also is ranked among “Florida’s Legal Elite” by Florida Trend Magazine and consistently has been voted by his peers as among “Top Lawyers in South Florida” in the South Florida Legal Guide, as one of “Florida Superlawyers,” as a “Leading Florida Attorney” in litigation and bankruptcy matters by Leading Attorney Network, Inc. and among the “Best of the Bar” by South Florida Business Journal in Business Litigation. 

Bar Admissions

Florida Bar, 1979

Court Admissions

U.S. Supreme Court
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida
United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida

Activities & Memberships

American Bar Association (Commercial and Business Litigation Committee, Program Chair, 2000-2004; Business Torts Litigation Committee, 2005-present)
Board of American Red Cross
American Bankruptcy Institute
Dade County Bar Association (Chairman of Securities Litigation Committee, 2004; Chairman of Corporate and Banking Litigation Committee, 1993-1994, Vice Chair 1992-1993)
Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers
The Florida Bar (Professional Ethics Committee, 1984-1987; Judicial Nominating Committee, 1987-1988; Business Litigation Certification Committee, 2000-2003; Federal Court Practice Committee, 2004-present)
Historical Association of South Florida (Board of Trustees, 1984-1987 and 2000-present; Secretary, 2001-2002; Vice Chair, 2003-2005; Chair, 2006-2008)

Honors & Awards

AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell since 1988
Board Certified in Business Litigation since 1998
Certified in Creditors’ Rights Law by the American Board of Certification since 1994
Voted by peers as among “Best Lawyers in America” in Commercial Litigation
Voted by peers as among “Florida’s Legal Elite” by Florida Trend Magazine in Business Litigation
Voted by peers as among “Top Lawyers in South Florida” in the South Florida Legal Guide in Business Litigation and Bankruptcy Workouts
Voted by peers as one of “Florida Superlawyers” in Business Litigation
Voted by peers as among “Best of the Bar” in South Florida Business Journal
Voted by peers as a “Leading Florida Attorney” in the specialties of Litigation and Bankruptcy by Leading Attorney Network, Inc.

Significant Reported Decisions

Rentclub, Inc. v. Transamerica Rental Finance Corp., 811 F.Supp.651 (M.D. Fla. 1992), aff’d, 43 F.2d 1439 (11th Cir. 1995)
Rentclub, Inc. v. Transamerica Rental Finance Corp., 806 F.Supp. 259 (M.D. Fla. 1992)
John L. Sbarbaro, Jr., et al. v. Yacht Sales International, Inc., et al., 1996 AMC 133 (S.D. Fla. 1995)
Capitol Marketing Communications Industries, Inc. v. Travelhost Magazine, Inc., 570 So.2d 1026 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990)
Eastern National Bank v. Glendale Federal Savings and Loan Assoc., 508 So.2d 1323 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987)
Volker Stevin Construction, Inc. v. Seaboard Surety Company, 673 F.Supp. 1563 (S.D. Fla. 1987)
In re Mandalay Shores Co-Op. Housing Assoc. Inc., 21 F.3d 380 (11th Cir. 1994)
Hurtado v. Stewart Title of Miami, Inc., 664 So.2d 1081 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995)
In re Kaufman & Roberts, Inc., 188 B.R. 309 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1995)
In re Greater Miami Trading, Inc., 177 B.R. 1022 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1995)
Wise v. BCS, 910 So.2d 872 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005)
Cherry v. Chase Manhattan Mortgage, 190 F.Supp.2d 1330 (M.D. Fla. 2002)
Sherleigh Associates LLC v. Windmere Durable Holdings, Inc., 178 F.Supp.2d 1255 (S.D. Fla. 2000)
The Scotts Company v. Hacienda Linda Loma, S.A., 942 So.2d 900 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006)
Scotts Co. v. Hacienda, 2 So.3d 1013 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008)
BCS v. Wise, 989 So.2d 702 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008)
Reese v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, F.Supp.2d, 2009 WL3346783 (S.D. Fla. 2009)
Baptista v. JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.
2010 WL 2342436 (M.D.Fla.,2010)

Education

J.D., University of Florida, with honors, 1978
B.S., University of Florida, with high honors, 1975

Publications

American Bar Association:

• Sexual Harassment—The Rights of the Accused—1995
• The Bankruptcy Reform Act—1996
• The Care and Feeding of Expert Witnesses—1997
• Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Damages But Were Afraid to Ask—Business Damages After Khumo Tire—2000
• Employee Raiding—What To Do When the Pied Piper Pipes—2007

National Marine Bankers Association:

• The Tables Turned—Borrower's Liability

Florida International Bankers Association:

• Totten Trusts—Are They Safe From Foreign Claims?

Dade County Bar Association:

• Covering Your Assets—An Overview of Criminal and Civil Forfeitures
• Mediation—The Alternatives to Litigation
• Foreclosure Made Easy—The New Statute
• SEC Investigations: Parallel Civil and Criminal Proceedings

Lorman Business Centers:

• Collection Law in Florida
• Damages in Commercial Tort Cases

National Business Institute:

• Advanced Real Estate Law

American Corporate Counsel Association:

• Creditor Remedies in Bankruptcy

Florida Land Title Association:

• Recoupment Actions in Bankruptcy to Revoke or Block Discharge and Exceptions to Discharge—"Chasing the Bad Actor"

Attorneys Title Fund:

• Bankruptcy Issues in Real Estate Transactions

The Florida Bar:

• Post Trial Remedies
• Basic Commercial Litigation
• Farside: Real Estate Contracts

Florida Defense Lawyers Association:

• Unchoosing the Forum—Forum Non Conveniens Dismissals