Dennis M. Morgenstern 

Attorney

Email address: dennism@tampabay.rr.com | Phone: 800-273-4950 or 813-597-3000

Denny Morgenstern concentrates his practice in the area of personal injury litigation, including automobile accidents, product liability, medical malpractice, and general negligence cases.

Mr. Morgenstern also represents railroad employees in claims under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), as well as seamen and longshoremen in claims under the Jones Act and Section 905(b) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (LHWCA), for injuries incurred in the course of their employment.

After 16 years of practice in Pittsburgh, Mr. Morgenstern moved to Tampa in September 1998.  Mr. Morgenstern graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point (New York) in 1973.  After six years on active duty in the Army, serving both in the United States and in Germany, he attended and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Mr. Morgenstern is a consistent supporter of Hillsborough County Bar Association programs, to include Ask-A-Lawyer and the Lawyer Referral Service.  He is also a member of and active in the Tampa Bay Inn of Court, the Florida Justice Association, and the Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association.

Areas of practice

Admitted to practice

• Pennsylvania, 1982
• Florida, 1993
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
• Registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Awards

• AV^® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated^SM by Martindale-Hubbell^®
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Education

• University of Pittsburgh, J.D., 1982
• United States Military Academy, B.S., 1973

Professional membership

• Allegheny County Bar Association
• Hillsborough County Bar Association
• The Florida Bar
• Florida Justice Association
• Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
• Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association—Board of Directors

Military

• Captain, ADA, 1973–1979
• Major, EN/JAGC, USAR, 1980–1995

Biography

• Born in Sharon, Pennsylvania
• Speaks fluent German

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