Meet Tampa, Florida Trial Lawyer Craig E. Rothburd

320 W. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 700 | Tampa, Florida 33606

CONTACT OUR OFFICE 813-251-8800

Craig E. Rothburd Managing Partner and Founder
Phone: 813-251-8800

Fax: 813-251-5042

Email: Craig E. Rothburd ›

Areas of practice

Complex business litigation
Class actions
Commercial law
Consumer law
Corporate law
Real estate
Litigation
Healthcare law

Admitted to practice

Florida, 1995
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1995
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1996
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1998
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, 2014

Awards

AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
Consumer Protection Lawyer of the Year – Florida Bar, Consumer Protection Law Committee
Florida Trend Magazine – Legal Elite
Florida Super Lawyers – Super Lawyer
Special Recognition Award (advancement of legal services for the poor) – Thirteenth Judicial Circuit , Florida
The National Law Journal – Tampa’s Top Lawyers
Homeless Hero – Advocacy – Hillsborough County Homeless Coalition
Tampa Bay Magazine’s – Top Lawyers

Education

University of Florida, College of Law, J.D., with honors, 1994
University of Florida, B.S., 1990

Professional memberships

Florida Bar Consumer Law Protection Committee Vice Chairperson, Member since 2013
Federal Bar Association – Middle District of Florida Chapter
Hillsborough County Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section
The Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section
National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA)

Professional experience

Partner, Craig E. Rothburd, P.A., 2005 – present
Partner, Eddy & Rothburd, P.A., 2004 – 2005
Associate Attorney, Robert K. Eddy & Associates, P.A., 1995 – 2003
Law Clerk, Hillsborough County Attorney’s Office, 1995
Law Clerk, Ira Weinstein, Esquire, 1991 – 1994

Civic organizations

Member, Development Council, Bay Area Legal Services Inc., 2014 - present
Past Director, Bay Area Legal Services, Inc., 2008 – 2013
Director, Member, Democratic Professionals Council, Tampa Bay Chapter, 2008 – 2011
Member, Schaarai Zedek Temple, 1999 – present
Member, Museum of Art, 1996 – present
Member, Tampa Theatre, 2001 – present
Member, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 2001 – present
Member (Scholarship Club), Gator Boosters, Inc., 2001 – present
Fundraiser, Hillsborough County Education Foundation, 1999 – present
Member, Royal Krewe of Privateers 2011 - present

Reported cases

U.S. Hospitality of Tampa Bay, Inc. v. Alite, Case No. 2D09-3832, COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA, SECOND DISTRICT, 34, Fla. L. Weekly D379, Opinion Filed February 18, 2009.
Santiago v. Sunset Cove Investments, Inc., Case No. 2D07-1598, COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA, SECOND DISTRICT, 33 Fla. L. Weekly D 401, Opinion Filed February 1, 2008.
Liberatore v. 21st Century Satellite Communs., Inc. (In re 21st Century Satellite Communs., Inc.), Chapter 11, Case No. 01-08592-8P1, Adv. Proc. No. 01-335, UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA, TAMPA DIVISION, 278 B.R. 577, 2002 Bankr. LEXIS 559; 15 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 188, May 15, 2002, Decided.
Ryan v. Stalley, Case No. 2D99-5009, COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA, SECOND DISTRICT, 775 So. 2d 296, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 14836, November 15, 2000, Opinion Filed.
Vaughan v. First Union Nat'l Bank, Case No. 98-02889, COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA, SECOND DISTRICT, 740 So. 2d 1216; 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 10907, 24 Fla. L. Weekly D 1894, August 13, 1999, Opinion Filed.
Levine v. Saavedra, Case No. 98-00550, COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA, SECOND DISTRICT, 727 So. 2d 1110, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 2621; 24 Fla. L. Weekly D 668, March 12, 1999, Opinion Filed, Released for Publication April 5, 1999.
Case Credit Corporation v. Furr, Trustee, Case No. 96-5517, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEAL, FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT 136 F.3d 1330, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 3977, February 3, 1998, Decided.
Wilson v. Calfee, Case No. 96-03457, COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA, SECOND DISTRICT, 706 So. 2d 310, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 14449, December 31, 1997, Opinion Filed.
Mandalay Shores Cooperative Housing Association, members v. Mandalay Shores Cooperative Housing Association, Inc. Case No. 95-3142, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEAL, FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT, 107 F.3d 23, 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 1956, January 23, 1997, Decided, January 23, 1997, Filed.

Other significant class action cases:

MRI Associates of St. Pete, Inc. v. Dairyland Insurance Company, et al., Case No.: 8:11-cv-665-JSM-MAP United States District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa Division
MRI Associates of St. Pete, Inc. v. USAA Casualty Insurance Company et al., Case No.: 10-CA-016785 Div. D13th Judicial Circuit, Tampa, Florida
Advantage Open MRI, Inc. v. USAA Casualty Insurance Company, et al. Case No.: 08-11104 Div. F 13th Judicial Circuit, Tampa, Florida
MRI Associates of St. Pete v. Property & Casualty Insurance Company of Hartford, Case No.: 10-03925 Div. B 13th Judicial Circuit, Tampa Florida
AFO Imaging, Inc. v. Peak Property and Casualty Insurance Corp., et al., Case No.: 08-CA-21533 Div. C 13th Judicial Circuit, Tampa Florida
AFO Imaging, Inc. v. Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co., et al., Case No. 08-CA-021531-I Div. C 13th Judicial Circuit, Tampa Florida
Galura, et al. vs. Sonic Automotive, Inc. Case No.: 02-12274, Div. B, 13th Judicial Circuit, Tampa, Florida
Gilley v. Ernie Haire Ford, Inc., Case No. 02-8101 Div. I ., 13th Judicial Circuit, Tampa, Florida
Veal v. Crown Auto Dealerships, Inc., Case No. 8:04-CV-0323-T-27MSS, United States District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa Division
Pope v. Charter Warranty, L.L.C., Case No.: 06-000083, Div. A, 13th Judicial Circuit, Tampa, Florida
Mantzouris, et al. v. Scarritt Motor Group, Inc., Case No.: 03-CV0015-T-30, United States District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa Division
Croxall, et al. v. Asbury Automotive, L.P., Case No.: 03-6201, Div. C, 13th Judicial Circuit, Tampa, Florida
Cotten, et al. v. Ferman Management Services Corporation, et al., Case No.: 02-08115, Div. A, 13th Judicial Circuit, Tampa, Florida