Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Class Action & Mass Torts; view more
Licensed in Florida since: 1997
Education: Stetson University College of Law
Details
Attorney J. Daniel Clark is the managing partner of Clark Martino, P.A., in Tampa, Florida. He is a nationally ranked trial lawyer with more than 25 years of experience. He provides knowledgeable counsel and support to clients across his region who have suffered a serious injury or lost a loved one due to someone else's negligence or wrongdoing.
Board-certified as a civil trial lawyer by The Florida Bar, Mr. Clark has achieved remarkable success advocating on behalf of innocent accident victims and their families, and he has recovered millions of dollars in total compensation for those adversely affected by motor vehicle accidents, slip-and-fall accidents, medical malpractice, defective products and other preventable tragedies.
Honored for his outstanding professionalism and service, Mr. Clark is AV Preeminent* peer-review rated through Martindale-Hubbell and has received consistent recognition from The Best Lawyers in America. He has also received a Legal Elite designation from Florida Trend magazine, along with many other top rankings and endorsements from his peers.
A 1993 graduate of Duke University, Mr. Clark obtained his Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law in 1996, where he was a member of the Stetson Law Review and the Stetson Trial Team. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
Mr. Clark has served as chair of the Hillsborough County Bar Association's Trial & Litigation Section as well as an executive board member from 2003 to 2013. He is also a member of the Federal Bar Association, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the American Association for Justice, the Florida Justice Association and the Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Class Action/Mass Torts: PlaintiffFocus areas
Brain Injury, Class Actions, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 90% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10% Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1997, Florida
Professional Webpage: https://www.clarkmartino.com/clark-j-daniel/
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Member
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member
- Best Lawyer Plaintiff Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
- Florida Trend Legal Elite
- Florida Super Lawyers since 2004
- Martindale-Hubbell™ AV Preeminent Rated Lawyer
- American Bar Association Florida Justice Association (Eagle Member)
- Young Lawyers Division, Co-Chair, Professionalism and Ethics Committee, 1999
- Young Lawyers Division, Treasurer, 2003-04
- Hillsborough County Bar Association, Executive Board Member since 2003
- Hillsborough County Bar Association, Trial & Litigation Section, Section Chair 2011-12
- Tampa Bay Inn of Court (Barrister)
- Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association
- The National Association of Consumer Advocates
- American Association for Justice
- U.S. District Courts, Southern District of Florida
- The Florida Bar
- U.S. District Courts, Middle District of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- Federal Bar Association
- Stetson University College of Law, Stetson Law Review, Member; Stetson Trial Team
- Dan Clark is a Florida native and a graduate of Jesuit High School in Tampa, Florida. He earned his bachelor of arts degree from Duke University where he was an honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference, an athlete.
- Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney: Board Certification is the highest level of evaluation by The Florida Bar of competency and experience within an area of law, and professionalism and ethics in practice. More than 5,010 Florida lawyers are recognized as specialists in one or more of 26 certification areas. Board certification recognizes attorneys’ special knowledge, skills and proficiency in various areas of law and professionalism and ethics in practice.
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2010 - 2024
Certificates and credentials
Civil Trial