Practice Experience

• Dean Morande is a member of the firm’s Appellate Practice and Trial Support Practice Group and has been involved in numerous appeals in all of Florida’s appellate courts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
• In addition to handling appeals in all fields of complex commercial litigation, Mr. Morande also has extensive litigation experience in a number of areas, including real property litigation, class action, telecommunications, and corporate litigation.

Professional and Civic Activities

• The Florida Bar
  Appellate Practice Section
• American Bar Association 
• Palm Beach County Bar Association
  Appellate Practice Committee

Professional Recognition

• 2009 Recipient, Civil Litigation Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award, presented by the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Florida

COURT ADMISSIONS

• Florida State Courts
• United States Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Background

• Judicial Law Clerk, The Honorable Edward E. Carnes, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (August 2004-July 2005)

Education

• Florida State University College of Law (J.D., 2004)
  Graduated with highest honors
  Order of the Coif
  Articles Editor, The Florida State University Law Review
• University of Florida (B.A. in Criminology, 1999)