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    Evan P. Dahdah

    Associate

    Tampa
    813-222-7666
    evan.dahdah@phelps.com
    Areas Of Focus
    Litigation

    Evan Dahdah handles complex civil litigation matters with a focus on general liability and catastrophic personal injury cases. He also has experience in a wide range of commercial disputes including product liability, business torts, insurance coverage, real estate, land use, and regulatory takings claims. Evan is involved in all phases of the litigation process, including pre-suit handling, discovery, mediation, motion practice, and trial. 

    While in law school, Evan served as an articles editor and digest writer for the Stetson Law Review. He was also a member of Stetson’s Moot Court Board, and his team won the 19th Annual Leroy R. Hassell Sr. National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition. He was a teaching assistant for Evidence & Trial Advocacy and earned book awards in Evidence and Sales & Leases.

    Experience

    • Obtained summary judgment for a peer-to-peer car-sharing owner and platform after oral argument on a national issue of first impression involving application of the federal Graves Amendment.
    • Defended an international designer and manufacturer of recreational inflatable airbags in federal court against various product liability claims and obtained favorable pre-trial confidential resolution.
    • Pro hac vice representation of a peer-to-peer car-sharing program and shared vehicle owner in Georgia state court, secured multiple favorable resolutions in cases involving application arguments of first impression prior to a responsive pleading being filed.

    Insights

    • February 14, 2025

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    • October 1, 2024

      OSU Presents “Forensics” in Law: Using Evidence through Experts to Prove a Case…

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    • June 28, 2024

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    • March 31, 2023

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    • March 7, 2023

      Florida’s Proposed Legislation Targets Sweeping Tort Reform in July 2023…

    • January 4, 2022

      Florida’s New Law Could Pave the Way for Growing Peer-to-Peer Car-Sharing Industry…

    • January 1, 2019

      An Attempt To Control What Controls Itself: Unraveling Florida’s Autonomous Vehicle Laws…

    • January 1, 2019

      Local Government Digests…

    Education

    • Stetson University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2020
    • Florida State University, B.S., Political Science, cum laude, 2017
    • Stetson University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2020
    • Florida State University, B.S., Political Science, cum laude, 2017

    Credentials

    • Florida
    • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
    • Florida
    • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

    Memberships and Affiliations

    • The Florida Bar
    • Federal Bar Association, Tampa Chapter
    • Hillsborough County Bar Association
    • Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), Tampa Chapter of the Florida Peninsula Chapter 
    • Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce
    • First Tee of Tampa Bay, Junior Advisory Board (2024)
    • The Florida Bar
    • Federal Bar Association, Tampa Chapter
    • Hillsborough County Bar Association
    • Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), Tampa Chapter of the Florida Peninsula Chapter 
    • Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce
    • First Tee of Tampa Bay, Junior Advisory Board (2024)
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