James J. Dean

James J. Dean
James J. Dean

Contact Information

Direct Phone: (850) 201-5221
Email Address: jdean@lawfla.com

Practice Areas

  • Labor and Employment
  • Constitutional Law
  • Civil Rights
  • Education Law
  • Americans With Disabilities Act
  • Libel and Slander
  • Insurance Coverage Disputes
  • Civil Litigation and Appeals
  • Arbitration and Mediation

Education

  • Florida State University College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 1989
  • University of South Florida, B.A., summa cum laude, 1985

Public Service

  • Former Law Clerk, Honorable William Terrell Hodges, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (1989 - 1991)

Admitted

  • U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  • United States Supreme Court

Professional Associations

  • The Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section
  • Federal Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Tallahassee Bar Association
  • Delegate to U.S. Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference (2002 and 2004)
  • Christian Legal Society

Professional Certifications

  • Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator

Community Activities

  • Legal Aid Foundation, Inc., Member of Board of Directors (1997 - 2004), President (2000), Secretary (1998, 1999)
  • Calvary Chapel of Tallahassee, Deacon / Elder (1995 - 1999), Member of Board of Directors (2002 - present)

Publications and Lectures

  • Legal Issues for School Principals in 2006 (Employee Personnel Matters, Americans with Disabilities Act, Title IX and Florida Educational Equity Act), Panhandle Area Educational Consortium Principal's Training Seminar (March 2006)
  • Handling Allegations of Teacher-on-Student and Student-on-Student Sexual Harassment, Panhandle Area Educational Consortium Summer Leadership Conference (June 2000)
  • Discipline of Students under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Lorman Educational Services (May 2000)
  • The Employment Process from Beginning to End, Legal Administrator's Association of Tallahassee (July 1999)
  • Managing Religious Practices in the Workplace, Human Resources Association of Tallahassee (March 1998)