Dennis J. Wall

Background

Wall, Dennis J. was born on September 13, 1951 in Saint Albans, New York, United States.

Education

University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Science, cum laude, 1973). University of Florida (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1977).

Career

Lime Tree Village v. State Farm (11th Circuit 1993) 980 F2d 1402; Edward J. Gerrits, Incorporated. v. United States. Fire Insurance. Company, 609 Southern 2d 668 (Florida 3d DCA 1992); Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company v. Travelers Indemnity Company, 554 Southern 2d 559 (1st DCA 1989), review denied, 564 Southern 2d 1086 (Florida 1990); Cate v. Oldham, 450 Southern 2d 224 (Florida 1984); Safeco Insurance Company of America v. Campbell, 433 Southern 2d 25 (Florida 2d DCA 1983).Worked at Dennis J. Wall Attorney at Law, A Professional Association (Orlando, Florida) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Appellate Practice, Insurance Coverage and Insurance Bad Faith. Expert Witness: Insurance Coverage and Insurance Bad Faith.

Admitted to the bar, 1978, Florida and United States.

District Court, Middle District of Florida. 1979, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

1981, United States. District Court, Northern District of Florida.

1982, United States. District Court, Southern District of Florida, United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and United States.

Supreme Court.

Phi Kappa Phi. Notre Dame Scholar. Recipient, George West. Yancey Memorial Award for Best Publication in 1981, International Association of Insurance Counsel.

Title Standards Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1977.

Author: "Litigation and Prevention of Insurer Bad Faith," Shepard"s/McGraw-Hill, 1994, Second Edition. 1985, First Edition; "Bad Faith, Excess Liability Actions by or Against Insurers," 48 Insurance Counsel Journal 311, 1981. "The Six Parts of a Successful Appeal," 1 Trial Practice Newsletter 1, November 1986.

"Insurer"s Duty of Good Faith Appeals," 2 Trial Practice Newsletter 6, July, 1988.

Planning Chairman and Faculty Leader, Bad Faith Insurance Litigation, American Language Institute -American Bar Association Seminar, Washington, District of Columbia, 1985. Faculty Member: "Bad Faith and Punitive Damages," Defense Research Institute Seminar, 1986.

"Insurance Claims Supervision," Defense Research Institute Seminar, 1991. "Seminar on Insurance, Third Party Liability," Defense Research Institute Seminar, March, 1993.

"Extra Contractual Claims-Bad Faith-Punitive Damages, First and Third Party Claims Seminar," Defense Research Institute Seminar, April, 1994.

"Bad Faith in Florida: Significant Variations on Common Themes," Executive Enterprise Seminar, April, 1995. Assistant Attorney General, Florida Department of Legal Affairs, 1978. Expert Witness: Insurance, Coverage and Insurance, Bad Faith.

Member: Orange County and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law.

Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. Tort and Insurance Practice.

Vice-Chairperson, Appellate Advocacy Committee, 1987-1990) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member: Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section.

Appellate Court Rules Committee, 1987-1990, 1991-1994).

International Association of Defense Counsel. Defense Research Institute. American Judicature Society.

Supreme Court Historical Society.

The firm was founded in 1985 to concentrate on issues of insurance coverage, insurance bad faith and civil appeals in all types of cases. From the beginning, the firm has served the entire state, representing clients in declaratory judgment actions and other insurance-related cases in trial courts and in all appellate courts, both State and Federal.

We Strive in every case to give the most forthright possible opinion. In addition, the firm has extensive experience in pre-litigation counseling including prevention for smaller businesses and for major, medium and small insurance companies.

Our skills and dedication also serve clients in important but less complex matters of insurance and civil appeals in all types of cases, where efficient yet sophisticated legal advice can best meet client needs.

In particular, Mr. Wall has been retained as an Expert Witness who has consulted and testifies in a wide range of Insurance cases. The firm experience includes insurance issues in such areas as auto, Bad Faith, business, commercial, comprehensive, construction, directors and officers, discrimination, employment, environmental and hazardous waste, garage, garagekeepers and physical damage, home, intentional torts, professional liability, property, public entities, specified causes of loss, transactions, trucking, vicarious liability and American Dental Association.

Achievements

• Dennis J. Wall has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• book

  • Litigation and Prevention of Insurer Bad Faith

• Other Work

  • Author: "Litigation and Prevention of Insurer Bad Faith," Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, 1994, Second Edition. 1985, First Edition

  • "Bad Faith, Excess Liability Actions by or Against Insurers," 48 Insurance Counsel Journal 311, 1981. "The Six Parts of a Successful Appeal," 1 Trial Practice Newsletter 1, November 1986.
    
    "Insurer's Duty of Good Faith Appeals," 2 Trial Practice Newsletter 6, July, 1988. Planning Chairman and Faculty Leader, Bad Faith Insurance Litigation, ALI-American Bar Association Seminar, Washington, D.C., 1985.

Membership

Member: Orange County and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law. Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. Tort and Insurance Practice.

Vice-Chairperson, Appellate Advocacy Committee, 1987-1990) Bar Associations.

The Florida Bar (Member: Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section. Appellate Court Rules Committee, 1987-1990, 1991-1994).

International Association of Defense Counsel. Defense Research Institute.

American Judicature Society.

Supreme Court Historical Society.