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Scott M. Dimond - Miami, FL
Grand Bay Plaza2665 S. Bayshore DrivePenthouse 2B Miami, FL 33133
Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein, P.A.
Miami Complex Commercial Litigation Lawyer
Overview
Scott M. Dimond was born May 3, 1968 in Falls Church, Virginia. A graduate of Ransom Everglades High School in Coconut Grove, Florida, Mr. Dimond received his B.A. with distinction from the University of Virginia, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Dimond graduated from Columbia University School of Law in 1993, where he received honors in all three years of matriculation.
From 1993 until 1999, Mr. Dimond was employed by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in Miami, Florida, where he was involved in all aspects of a national complex-commercial-litigation practice.
In April 1999, Mr. Dimond joined the firm of Hanzman & Criden, P.A., a well-respected litigation boutique located in Coral Gables, Florida, where he was named a partner in January 2002. At that firm, Mr. Dimond focused his practice on the areas of general commercial litigation, claimant-side securities arbitration, and plaintiff-side class-action litigation.
Mr. Dimond serves as Chair of the Southern District of Florida Local Rules Committee. He has served as Chair of the Florida Bar Rules of Judicial Administration Committee and Chair of the Sealed Docket and Court Records Subcommittee. Mr. Dimond is a past Vice-Chair of the Florida Bar Civil Procedure Rules Committee, a past Chair of the Civil Procedure Rules Drafting Sub-Committee, and past Chair of the Miami-Dade County Federal Court Committee.
About Scott M. Dimond
Practice Areas
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Securities Arbitration and Litigation
- Plaintiff-Side Class Action Litigation
- Debtor and Creditor Rights Litigation
Current Employment Position(s)
- Shareholder, since 2003
Languages
- Spanish
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1993
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1993
Other Affiliations
- Florida Bar: Civil Procedure Rules Committee (Member, 2000 -2006, Chair, Drafting Subcommittee, 2004-2005, Vice Chair, 2005 - 2006)
- Florida Bar: Rules of Judicial Administration Committee (Member, 2006-2010, Sealed Dockets Subcommittee Chair, 2008-2009, Vice Chair, 2007-2008, Chair 2008-2009 )
- Florida Bar: Federal Courts Practice Committee, 2011 - 2014
- Dade County Bar Association: Federal Courts Committee (2008-2011, Vice Chair 2008-2009, Chair 2009 - 2011)
- Dade County Bar Association: Business Outreach Committee (Vice Chair, 2012 - 2013)
- Southern District of Florida Local Rules Committee, 2010 - Present
- Southern District of Florida Bench & Bar Conference Committee, 2008 - Present
- Educate Tomorrow, 2006 - Present (Board of Directors)
- Ransom Everglades Alumni Board, 2002 - 2011 (Member)
- Southern District of Florida Local Rules Committee, 2014 - Present (Chair)
- NAM (National Arbitration & Mediation) Inc. (Arbitrator)
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
Past Positions
- Hanzman & Criden, P.A., Partner, 1999 - 2003
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Associate, 1993 - 1999
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Scott M. Dimond
Included on the 2024 Florida Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2023 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Florida Super Lawyers list
Honors
- "Top Lawyer" by the South Florida Legal Guide every year since 2007
- Florida Trend magazine's "Legal Elite" every year since 2006
- Superlawyer by Law and Politics magazine from 2008-present
- Top 100 Miami Superlawyers, 2011
Office Information
Address
Grand Bay Plaza2665 S. Bayshore DrivePenthouse 2B Miami, FL 33133
Phone
Fax
- 305-374-1961
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
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