Craig S. Hudson

Craig S. Hudson: Attorney with Marshall Dennehey
  • Shareholder; Director, Professional Liability Department; Member, Executive Committee at Marshall Dennehey
  • 100 Northeast 3rd Avenue, Suite 1100, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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  • Craig S. Hudson is a shareholder with Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin. He is also the manager of the firm's Ft. Lauderdale, Florida office as well as the Supervisor of the Professional Liability Practice Group in Florida. Craig's practice is devoted largely to defending non-medical professionals, principally lawyers, accountants, architects, engineers, real estate professionals, property managers, and insurance brokers.

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Biography

Craig is the Director Emeritus of the Professional Liability Department. He is also a former member of the firm's three-person Executive Committee, the governing body of our law firm that serves to advance and implement our strategic goals. In his current role, Craig continues to assist with the strategic direction of the department and oversight of over 140 attorneys who focus on defending clients in professional liability claims and suits throughout the firm's 22 distinct areas of professional liability practice.

Craig joined Marshall Dennehey's Philadelphia office in 1993 and has been involved in the firm's management, both in Philadelphia and in Florida, since 1995. Over the years, he has served as the manager of the law clerk program, vice chair and chair of hiring, and as manager of the Philadelphia Professional Liability Group. In 2006, Craig relocated to Florida to manage the firm's Fort Lauderdale office, and more recently, he served as the Regional Managing Attorney for the entire state with responsibility for all four Florida offices and oversight of all their practice groups. In January of 2020, Craig assumed the role of Assistant Director of the Professional Liability Department and was elevated to Department Director in 2021. He works in Philadelphia while maintaining an office in Fort Lauderdale.

A trial attorney for over 30 years, Craig has litigated hundreds of cases in the state and federal courts of Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, obtaining a majority of favorable jury verdicts in all three states. Over the course of his career, he has defended lawyers, accountants, architects, engineers, real estate professionals, property managers, debt collectors, insurance brokers and investment professionals in matters pertaining to malpractice, negligence and fraud. He has also represented law firms, lawyers and employers in all types of employment related litigation at the administrative level and in federal and state court.

Craig is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating for an attorney’s professional competence. He has also been selected numerous times to the South Florida Legal Guide - Top Lawyers in Professional Liability Defense. He is a graduate of Villanova University and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Camden.

Honors & awards

AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell

South Florida Legal Guide - Top Lawyers in Professional Liability Defense
2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021

Year joined

1993

Results

Defense Verdict in Florida Legal Malpractice Case

Miscellaneous Professional Liability
June 8, 2015

Obtained a defense verdict in a legal malpractice case in Florida. Our clients, two board-certified construction lawyers, had unsuccessfully defended the plaintiff, a real estate developer for a project in West Palm Beach, Florida, in a lawsuit brought by the general contractor that ended with an adverse jury verdict of over $1 million. In the underlying lawsuit, the two lawyers pursued a litigation strategy that, upon reflection, had little chance of success. The lawyers never communicated to their client the prospect of an adverse result, at least not in writing.

Thought Leadership

Marshall Dennehey Named a 2026 'Best Law Firm' In Multiple Practice Areas by Best Lawyers

November 10, 2025
Marshall Dennehey has been named a '2026 Best Law Firm' in multiple practice areas, both nationally and across numerous regions of the country, by Best Lawyers .

Liberty Mutual Insurance Names Marshall Dennehey External Law Firm Partner of the Year

October 24, 2025
Marshall Dennehey is honored to accept the External Law Firm Partner of the Year Award from Liberty Mutual Insurance.

Marshall Dennehey Again Named to BTI Consulting’s Client Service A-Team

August 6, 2025
Marshall Dennehey has once again been recognized as a leader in client service, earning a spot on BTI Consulting’s Client Service A-Team 2025, which honors law firms delivering the highest levels of service to corporate clients.

Marshall Dennehey Named an “Innovation Standout” In BTI Report

June 24, 2025
Marshall Dennehey has earned recognition as an “Innovation Standout” in the BTI Law Firm Innovation Icons 2025 report.

Marshall Dennehey Awarded Prestigious Litigation Department of the Year Honors for Professional Liability and Appellate Law at the 2025 Pennsylvania Legal Awards

Appellate Advocacy & Post-Trial Practice
Accountants’ Professional Liability
Lawyers' Professional Liability
Miscellaneous Professional Liability
Securities & Investments Professional Liability
Health Care Liability
Behavioral Health Risk & Liability
Birth & Catastrophic Injury Litigation
Electronic Medical Record & Audit Trail Litigation
Emergency Medical Services
Long-Term Care Liability
Telehealth & Telemedicine
June 13, 2025
Marshall Dennehey was awarded the prestigious Litigation Department of the Year awards for Professional Liability and Appellate Law at The Legal Intelligencer’s 2025 Pennsylvania Legal Awards, held June 12 in Philadelphia.

Classes/Seminars Taught

Understanding the Sub-Prime Credit and Housing Crises, MG, 2008

Sub-Prime Market Collapse and Its Impact on Claims against Professionals involved in Real Estate Transactions, Gen Star, 2008

Defending Construction Defect Litigation Claims in Florida, Liberty International, 2007

Claims Against the Board of Directors of Condominium and Homeowner Associations, USLI, 2006

Media Commentary

'How Daubert Standard Could Impact Florida Industry, Judicial Climate,' Insurance Journal and Carrier Management, June 17, 2019

'Florida Justices Split Attorneys With New Expert Witness Standard,' Law360, June 17, 2019

'Leading the Success of Others,' SunSentinel People on the Move, Aug. 12, 2018

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Areas of Practice (6)

  • Miscellaneous Professional Liability
  • Architectural, Engineering and Construction Defect Litigation
  • Employment Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Premises and Retail Liability
  • Insurance Agents & Brokers Liability

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Villanova University, B.A., 1982
Law School Attended:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law-Camden, J.D., 1985
Year of First Admission:
1985
Admission:
1985, Pennsylvania; 2006, Florida; U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
Memberships:

Broward County Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Florida State Bar Association; Palm Beach County Bar Association.

Reported Cases:
Significant Representative Matters: Defended Florida real estate attorney in a legal malpractice lawsuit arising out of the actions taken by the attorney which led to a default judgment being entered against his client, resulting in his client losing the right to enforce an option to purchase valuable real estate at below market price. After filing a motion for summary judgment asserting that plaintiff could not establish that the option to purchase was enforceable, the case settled for nuisance value.; Defended Florida matrimonial attorney in a lawsuit filed by a dissatisfied client after a very acrimonious divorce proceeding to determine property settlement, child custody, and permanent alimony, which included three trials, two appeals, and dozens of motions. Plaintiff identified multiple errors by the attorney and claimed over $1 million in damages. Eventually was able to undermine each of the claims made by the plaintiff, and eventually the case was able to be settled well below the plaintiffs bottom line figure.; Defended Florida structural engineer in a multi-party binding arbitration arising out of a large condominium project. The case eventually settled without any contribution from the structural engineer.; Defended Florida mechanical engineer in a multi-party pre-suit mediation arising out of a large multi-use complex wherein the case settled with the mechanical engineer making the lowest contribution to the settlement fund.; Defended auto manufacturer in a number of cases claiming defective airbag system in which several of them went to trial and all ended with defense verdicts.; Successfully defended at trial a national amusement park operator in several lawsuits claiming personal injuries caused by the alleged negligence of the amusement park operator by obtaining defense verdict in each of the cases.; Obtained summary judgment on behalf of title agent alleged to have been involved in a fraudulent mortgage scheme.; Obtained summary judgment on behalf of large masonry contractor in claim arising out of the collapse of a large wall during the course of construction.; Defended actuary and benefits expert in a binding AAA arbitration in claims of professional negligence arising out of the termination of a defined benefits. Following twelve days of hearing, the case settled with a payment by the actuary and benefits expert far below the amount claimed at the beginning of the arbitration.; Published Works: Career Spotlight: Leading the Success of Others, South Florida Sun Sentinel, August 12, 2018; Communication With Clients Key to Avoiding Professional Liability Claims, InsuranceJournal.com, April 17, 2017; How Insurance Agents Can Mitigate Malpractice Risk: Do the Right Thing, Property Casualty 360, January 27, 2016; To Reduce Malpractice Risk, Improve Client Communications, Daily Business Review, January 7, 2015; Did the Florida Supreme Court Greatly Expand Tort Law at a Cost to Florida's Contract Law? Defense Digest, Vol. 19, No. 3, September 2013; Fear the Next Hurricane More Than Florida Supreme Court's Ruling on Tiara, Claims Journal, June 2013; Jury Verdict Value of Emotional Damages Caused by Age Discrimination, Defense Digest, Vol. 17, No. 2, June 2011; Third Circuit Confirms That All Claims Concerning Medical Devices, Other Than Breach of Express Warranty Claims, Are Barred, Defense Digest, January, 1996
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