Alan T. Dimond

Alan T. Dimond

Alan Dimond offers more than 35 years of experience in commercial and real estate litigation. His representative clients range from regional real estate developers to multi-national corporations.

Areas of Concentration

· General commercial litigation

· Real estate-related litigation including:

- Ad valorem tax and eminent domain

Significant Representations

· Represented numerous major corporations, individuals and governmental entities in a wide-range of commercial and real estate related litigation.

- Led a trial team that obtained a $25 million embezzlement verdict on behalf of an Aegon subsidiary, a Dutch insurance company against its American managing general agency and that agency's officers.

- Led a trial team that obtained a $30 million settlement for the Estate of Eastern Air Lines from various insurance companies based on damage to the environment at several major U.S. airports.

Professional & Community Involvement

· President, The Florida Bar, 1992-1993

· Board of Governors and Executive Committee, The Florida Bar; Chaired, The Florida Bar's All Bar Conference, Budget Committee and Legislation Committee, 1982-1992

· Member, American Bar Association's House of Delegates representing The Florida Bar 1991-1997; Member, Judicial Selection, Tenure and Compensation Committee 1993-1996; Immigration Advisory Committee 1995-1999; Commission on Multijurisdictional Practice 2001-2003

· Chairman, Judicial Nomination Commission for the Third District Court of Appeal; Participated in the selection of appellate judges for the state's largest appellate District Court

· Board of Directors, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

· Taught trial advocacy for six years as an adjunct professor, University of Miami School of Law

· Board of Advisors, George Washington University Law School, 1997-2005

· Chairman, Jackson Memorial Hospital Foundation Board, 2006-2008

· Board of Directors, Foundation Health Services, Inc.

· Orange Bowl Committee, 1996-present

· Member, The Florida Bar; Miami-Dade County Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, and American Bar Association

Awards & Recognition

· Listed, Best Lawyers in America, 2007 - 2009

· Selected by Super Lawyers magazine, 2006-2009

· Listed, "Top Lawyer," South Florida Legal Guide, 2005

Articles, Publications, & Lectures

Articles

· Featured, "The Dimonds - Focusing on similar litigation at separate firms," South Florida Legal Guide, 2008

· Lectured on jury selection and other trial-related topics

· More than 100 published state and federal appellate opinions

· Immigration policy Op/Ed pieces