Current Employment Position(s)

Shareholder, since 2003

Languages

• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

Scott M. Dimond is an AV-rated lawyer who focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, including expertise in class action litigation and securities arbitration. He has extensive experience practicing before state and federal trial and appellate courts, federal bankruptcy courts, and NASD, NYSE, FINRA, and AAA arbitration panels. Mr. Dimond is admitted to practice in state and federal courts in Florida.

Mr. Dimond currently serves as Chairman of the Florida Bar Rules of Judicial Administration Committee, where he previously has acted as Chairman of the Sealed Docket and Records Subcommittee. He previously served six years on the Florida Bar Civil Procedure Rules Committee, where he acted as a Vice-Chairman of the committee and Chairman of the standing Drafting Subcommittee. He also serves on the Ransom Everglades Alumni Board and on the Board of Directors of the non-profit charity Educate Tomorrow. Mr. Dimond repeatedly has been named to Florida Trend's "Legal Elite," has been named a "Top Lawyer" by the South Florida Legal Guide, and has been named a Florida Super Lawyer. Mr. Dimond lives in Coconut Grove with his wife and two children.

Areas of Practice

• Complex Commercial Litigation
• Debtor and Creditor Rights Litigation
• Plaintiff-Side Class Action Litigation
• Securities Arbitration and Litigation

West Practice Categories

Arbitration, Mediation, Deceptive Trade Practices, Bad Faith Insurance, Business & Commercial Law, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Uniform Commercial Code, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Shareholders' Rights, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Bad Faith, Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance, Errors & Omissions Insurance, Wage & Hour Laws, Litigation & Appeals, Bankruptcy Litigation, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Legal Malpractice, Other Professionals Malpractice, Securities Law, Securities Fraud & Insider Trading

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1993
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1993
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1993

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Florida Bar Rules of Judicial Administration Committee, 2006 - Present (Member, 2006, Chairman 2006-2007)
• Rules of Judicial Administration - Subcommittee Sealed Dockets, 2006 - Present (Chairman, 2008-2009, Vice Chairman, 2007-2008)
• Florida Bar Civil Procedure Rules Committee, 2000 - 2006 (Member)
• Civil Procedure Rules Drafting Subcommittee, 2002 - 2006 (Vice-Chairman)
• Ransom Everglades Alumni Board, 2002 - Present (Member)
• Educate Tomorrow, 2006 - Present (Board of Directors)

Honors and Awards

• "Top Lawyers" List, South Florida Legal Guide, 2007 - Present
• Legal Elite List, Florida Trend Magazine, 2006 - Present
• Florida Superlawyer, 2008 - Present
• "Up & Coming" Lawyers List, South Florida Legal Guide, 2005 - 2006

Past Employment Positions

• Hanzman & Criden, P.A., Partner, 1999 - 2003
• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Associate, 1993 - 1999

Education

• Columbia Law School, New York, New York, May, 1993
  Juris Doctor
  Honors: With Honors
  Honors: Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
  
  Law Journal: Journal of Law and Social Problems
• University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1990
  Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: With Distinction
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
  Honors: Intermediate Honors
  Honors: Raven Society
  Honors: Omicron Delta Kappa
  Honors: Lawn Resident
  Honors: Dean's List (all semesters)
  Major: Government and Foreign Affairs
  Minor: Spanish

Address

Offices at Grand Bay Plaza
2665 South Bayshore Drive
Penthouse Two
Miami, FL 33133

Phones

(305) 374-1918

Faxes

(305) 374-1961

Emails

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Websites

http://www.mystocklosses.com
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