Attorney Profiles
Scott M. Dimond Miami, Florida
| Shareholder, since
2003 | |
| phone | (305) 374-1918 |
| fax | 305-374-1961 |
| Email Me | |
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
- Bar Admissions:
- Florida, 1993
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1993
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Past Employment Positions:
- Hanzman & Criden, P.A., Partner, 1999 - 2003
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Associate, 1993 - 1999
- Languages:
- Spanish
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