Dennis M. McClelland

Dennis M. McClelland

Employment Law - Management

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Tampa, Florida
29+ years experience
Phelps Dunbar LLP
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100 South Ashley Drive, Suite 2000, Tampa, FL 33602-5315
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Bio

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. 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. 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.

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Awards & Recognition

  • Lawyer of the Year: Employment Law - Management, Tampa (2026)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Employment Law - Management, Tampa (2023)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Employment Law - Management, Tampa (2021)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Employment Law - Management, Tampa (2019)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Employment Law - Management, Tampa (2017)
  • Recognized: Employment Law - Management
  • Recognized: Labor Law - Management
  • Recognized: Labor Law - Union
  • Recognized: Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Practice Area: Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Special Focus: Management
  • 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)
  • Special Recognition Award (for Pro Bono Service to the Court), 13th Judicial Circuit of Florida (1997)
  • Outstanding Young Lawyer, Hillsborough County Bar Association (2005)

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008

Education

  • University of Florida, J.D., graduated 1996
  • University of Florida, graduated 1996
  • Florida State University, BS, graduated 1993

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