Dennis O. Shillen

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Dennis O. Shillen: Attorney with Shillen Mackall Seldon Spicer & Fraas
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
  • Gold Client Champion
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Biography

Dennis O. Shillen was born in Coral Gables, Florida, where he first developed a passion for championing the rights of the underprivileged and those seriously injured by others’ negligent actions. That commitment—shaped by his background, education, and years of practice—has guided his work since he became an attorney in 1980. Concentrating exclusively on personal injury law, Mr. Shillen has advanced the rights of tens of thousands of injured victims and secured millions of dollars in compensation on their behalf. In every case he advocates for maximum recovery and pursues the best possible results for his clients.

Areas of Practice (50)

  • Personal Injury
  • Accidents
  • Animal Attacks
  • Aquatic Injuries
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Automobile Negligence
  • Bicycle Accidents
  • Boating Accidents
  • Bodily Injury
  • Brain Injury
  • Bus Accidents
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Catastrophic Injury
  • Commercial Vehicle Liability
  • Cumulative Trauma
  • Dog Bites
  • Electrical Injury
  • Electromagnetic Field Litigation
  • Head Injury
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents
  • Motorcycle Accidents
  • Neurolaw
  • Pedestrian Injuries
  • Personal Injury Appeals
  • Personal Injury Arbitration
  • Personal Injury Mediation
  • Plaintiffs Personal Injury
  • Power Line Contact Injury
  • Psychological Injury
  • Rental Vehicle Litigation
  • Repetitive Stress Injury
  • School Bus Accidents
  • Severe Burns
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Slip and Fall
  • Spinal Injury
  • Subway Accidents
  • TMJ Dysfunction
  • Third Party Wrongful Death
  • Tourist Injuries
  • Transfusion Associated AIDS
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Unintended Acceleration
  • Whiplash
  • Wrongful Death
  • Workers Compensation
  • Workers Compensation Arbitration
  • Workers Compensation Appeals
  • Industrial Insurance
  • Black Lung
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Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Florida International University, B.A., with honors, 1975
Law School Attended:
Howard University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1980
Year of First Admission:
1980
Admission:
1980, Florida; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, Vermont
Memberships:
American Association for Justice; Florida Bar Association; Vermont Trial Lawyers Association; Vermont and Florida Bar Associations; Vermont Association for Justice
Languages:
English
ISLN:
903766744
Hobbies & interests:
Music - Sailing

Payment Information

Contingency Fee
33% - 40%
Other Information
Free initial consultation

Peer Reviews

4.7/5.0 (27 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.5/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.6/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.7/5.0

  • Communication

    4.7/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.8/5.0

  • 4.4/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 08/13/12 in Personal Injury

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  • 4.2/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 06/04/12 in Litigation

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  • 4.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate on 05/09/16 in Workers Compensation

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  • 4.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate on 05/09/16 in Personal Injury

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  • 4.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 05/06/16 in Personal Injury

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  • 3.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 08/13/12 in Civil Litigation

    Attorney Shillen essentially brokers personal injury claims. At least two of his clients have come to my firm for representation when they felt abandoned by Attorney Shillen or that they were being pressured to accept settlements that were not fair... Read more

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  • 2.6/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 08/13/12 in Civil Litigation

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Avvo Client Review
5.0/5.0 (15 reviews)

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Lawyers Client Review
4.9/5.0 (9 reviews)
Gold Client Champion

I hired Dennis Shillen to represent me in a Vermont auto claim. It was a really hard time for me and my family and the only thing that made it better was Shillen Mackall Seldon & Spicer Law Office. I...

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