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Address
799 Brickell Plaza
Suite 900
Miami, Florida 33131 (Miami-Dade Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
Rating not available
Average Peer Review Rating
5.0
out of 5
(Main Office) Statement of PracticeLitigation and Trial Practice in the Areas of Commercial Law, Product Liability, Drugs and Medical Devices, Employment Law, Business Torts, Insurance Defense, Creditors' Rights, Banking Litigation, and Bankruptcy. Firm Size: 12
Languages: English and Spanish.
Representative Clients:Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Florida, Inc
Chase Home Finance LLC
DHL Express, Inc.
Douglas Elliman of Florida, Inc.
Equifax, Inc.
First Data, Corp., Inc.
Fisher-Price, Inc.
Florida East Coast Industries, Inc.
GlaxoSmithKline, Inc.
Great American Custom Insurance Company, Inc.
Hitachi Koki USA, Inc.
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Inc.
Liggett Group, Inc.
McKesson Corp., Inc.
Medline Industries, Inc.
Merrill Stevens Dry Dock Co.
Parker-Hannifin, Inc.
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
Sentry Insurance Co.
Sony BMG
Turnberry Aventura, Ltd.
Underwriters at Lloyds
Vector Group, Inc.
Walgreen Company, Inc.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
Zurich American Specialties, Inc.
Address799 Brickell Plaza
Suite 900
Miami, FL 33131, (Miami-Dade Co.)
PhonePhone: 305-377-0700
Facsimile: 305-377-3001
Website
http://www.csclawfirm.com
Mercer K. Clarke (Senior Partner) born New York, N.Y., September 27, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Florida, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, Florida Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., Ec., 1966); University of Florida (J.D., 1970). Member, University of Florida College of Law Alumni Association. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Commercial and Personal Injury litigation Designated a Leading Florida Attorney in the specialties of Personal Injury Defense and Product Liability Law by Leading Attorney Network, Inc. Annually selected by the South Florida Legal Guide as one of the top attorneys in South Florida Selected by Florida Trend as one of Florida's Legal Elite for 2004 Listed in Who's Who in America. Member: Dade County, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Dade County Defense Bar Association (President, 1984); The International Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors; IADC Trial Academy Faculty); The Defense Research Institute (Member, Drug and Medical Device Committee); The Drug Information Association; Product Liability Advisory Council; The Maritime Law Association.Email: Mercer K. Clarke
Spencer H. Silverglate (Managing Partner) born Long Island, New York, May 6, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with honors, 1985; J.D., 1988). Senior Editor, Florida Law Review, 1987-1988. Fellowship Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, 1987-1988. President, Florida Defense Lawyers Association (2004/2005). Selected by: his peers as one of the South Florida Legal Guide's Top attorneys in South Florida; South Florida Business Journal as among the Best of the Bar; Florida Trend magazine as among the Legal Elite. Recipient: Joseph P. Metzger Outstanding Achievement Award, Florida Defense Lawyers Association, 2006; President's Award for Outstanding Member of the Florida Defense Lawyers Association, 2002. Member: Dade County and Federal Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Employment Law Committee); Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Dade County Defense Bar Association; Defense Research Institute (Member, Employment Law Committee; Chair, Marketing Subcommittee, 2000-2004, Program Chair, 2006); Florida Association of Managing Partners; Florida Defense Lawyers Association (Past President); Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce (Member, Human Resources Committee); International Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Employment Law Committee); IADC, Chair Southeast Florida Membership Committee; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Employment Law; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Insurance Coverage; Class Actions; Professional Liability.Email: Spencer H. Silverglate
Dennis M. Campbell (Partner) born Pawtucket, Rhode Island, August 14, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Florida and U.S. Tax Court; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Florida (B.S., Banking and Finance, with high honors, 1975; J.D., with honors, 1978). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Hollywood Scholarship Foundation Award; Book Award Ethics; Florida Bar Ethics Award. Member-Historical Association of South Florida (Board of Trustees, 1984-1987 and 2000; Secretary, 2001-2002; Vice Chair, 2003-2005; Chair, 2006). Member: Dade County Bar Association (Chairman of Securities Litigation Committee, 2004; Chairman of Corporate and Banking Litigation Committee, 1993-1994; Vice Chair, 1992-1993); American Bar Association (Commercial and Business Litigation Committee, Program Chair, 2000-2004; Business Torts Litigation Committee, 2005); The Florida Bar (Professional Ethics Committee, 1984-1987; Judicial Nominating Committee, 1987-1988; Business Litigation Certification Committee, 2000-2003; Federal Court Practice Committee, 2004); Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; Bankruptcy Bar Association; American Red Cross (Committee Member). (Certified in Creditor's Rights by the American Board of Certification) (Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights; Commercial Torts; Securities; Bankruptcy.Email: Dennis M. Campbell
Matthew Cordis (Partner) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida. Education: Washington University (B.S.B.A.); Loyola University (J.D.).Email: Matthew Cordis
Karen Haynes Curtis (Partner) born Laurel, Mississippi, September 15, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Florida; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1986, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.S., 1973); Nova University Law Center (J.D., summa cum laude, 1978). Member, Nova University Law Review, 1977-1978. Director and Co-Treasurer, Church by the Sea. Member: The Florida Bar (Member: Appellate Court Rules Committee, 1993-2002; Grievance Committee, 1988-1991; Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section, 1993); Dade County (Member, Federal Court Committee, 1981-1988 and Chair, 1985-1986; Chair, Insurance Law Committee, 1991-1992; Vice Chair, Banking and Corporate Litigation Committee, 1992-1993; Member, Appellate Courts Committee, 1990; Member, Professionalism Committee, 1990-1991; Southern District Digest Board of Editors, 1982-1987), Federal and American Bar Associations; American Judicature Society; Supreme Court Historical Society; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL); ABA (Women Rainmakers Group; Vice Chair Appellate Advocacy Committee of the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS)). (Board Certified Appellate Practice Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Insurance Practice.Email: Karen Haynes Curtis
Francisco Ramos, Jr. (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, October 8, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida and Florida Supreme Court; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida; 2000, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Florida International University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Member, University of Miami Law Review, 1995-1997. Board Member, Parent to Parent of Miami, 2002-2004. Chairperson, Commercial Law Committee, 2002-2003. Board Member, 2003-2006 and Editor, Trial Advocate Quarterly, 2004-2005. Editor Chair, Trial Advocate Quarterly, 2005-2006. Member, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. Board Member, Legal Services of Greater Miami, 2003-2006. Editorial Board, Trial Advocate Quarterly, 2004. Member: Miami-Dade County (Co-Chair and Editor of the Bulletin, 2003-2005; Vice Chair, Bulletin, 2003; Member, Speakers Committee) and Cuban American (Editor, CABA Briefs, 2005; Editor-in-Chief, CABA Briefs 2006) Bar Associations; Dade County Defense Bar Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association (Director, 2003; Secretary/Treasurer, 2006-2007); Defense Research Institute (Editor, Trial Tactics' Newsletter, 2005-2006; Chair, Marketing Subcommittee for Diversity Seminar, 2006); Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel; Eleventh Judicial Circuit Historical Society (Chairperson, 2006). (Certified Circuit and County Court Mediator, Florida Supreme Court). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Medical Malpractice; Product Liability.Email: Francisco Ramos, Jr.
ASSOCIATESCraig Salner (Associate)
Rossana Mena (Associate)
Shana Rahavy (Associate)
Timothy M. Ravich (Associate)
Matthew Mazzarella (Associate)
Sanjiv S. Desai (Associate)
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