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Dennis M. McClelland

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2008.
100 South Ashley Drive, Suite 2000 Tampa, Florida 33602-5311
(813) 472-7550
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Firm: Phelps Dunbar LLP
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Phelps Dunbar LLP


Years In Practice


Phone Number (813) 472-7550

Dennis McClelland is a board certified labor and employment Lawyer who has practiced exclusively in the area of labor and employment for over 23 years.

Dennis represents employers in civil court litigation, arbitrations and administrative proceedings regarding claims involving wage and hour, employment discrimination, family and medical leave, union-management relations, employee benefits, and various employment-related torts. In particular, he has extensive experience representing companies in FLSA collective actions, mass individual and multi-plaintiff FLSA actions following decertification, and Department of Labor investigations. He also provides strategic consulting to companies regarding complex wage and hour law compliance matters.

He regularly represents employers in prosecuting and defending cases involving alleged breaches of non-competition agreements, misappropriation of trade secrets claims, and employment or business-related tort claims. He routinely counsels employers regarding compliance with various applicable federal, state, and local labor and employment laws, including the preparation and/or review of employment contracts, severance agreements, and employment handbooks and policies. Dennis represents a broad range of employers in the financial services, retail, hospitality, health care, transportation, construction, engineering, and manufacturing industries.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Business Management
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Labor Law - Union
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Awards
Lawyer of the Year recognition for Dennis M. McClelland
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
Employment Law - Management, Tampa (2023)
Employment Law - Management, Tampa (2021)
Employment Law - Management, Tampa (2019)
Employment Law - Management, Tampa (2017)
  • Special Recognition Award (for Pro Bono Service to the Court), 13th Judicial Circuit of Florida (1997)
  • Outstanding Young Lawyer, Hillsborough County Bar Association (2005)
  • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • Florida Trend Magazine "Legal Elite"
  • The International Who's Who of Management Labor and Employment Lawyers (2013)
Education
Graduated
Florida State University, BS
Graduated 1993
University of Florida
Graduated 1996
Contact Details and Office Locations
Other: (813) 472-7550
100 South Ashley Drive, Suite 2000
Tampa, Florida 33602-5311
Tampa, Florida 33602-5311
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