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Debbie Sines Crockett is a member of the firm’s litigation department, and she concentrates in the areas of commercial and construction litigation.  Ms. Crockett is experienced in representing policyholders in litigation against carriers from the trial level through appeal, in both state and federal courts.  She has considerable experience in assisting clients, mainly general contractors and subcontractors, with complex issues such as additional insured status, contractual indemnity, risk management, and other risk transfers mechanisms.  She also reviews and revises construction contracts as to the insurance and indemnity provisions.  Her practice includes all aspects and types of insurance recovery, including insurance denials, claim representation, and both first and third party bad faith/extra-contractual claims.

Ms. Crockett moved from Maryland to Southwest Florida in 2004.  Just prior to joining the firm, she was an equity partner in the law firm of Boyle, Gentile, Leonard and Crockett, P.A. in Fort Myers, Florida.  She began her legal career as a prosecutor in the Baltimore City State Attorney’s Office.  Upon moving to Florida, she continued her commitment to public service by working as a CLI prosecutor in the Office of the State Attorney of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit in Naples.

Ms. Crockett is licensed to practice law in Florida and in Maryland.

Bar Admissions

  • State of Florida, 2007
  • State of Maryland, 2001
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court Of Appeals – Eleventh Circuit
  • United States District Court – Northern District of Florida
  • United States District Court – Middle District of Florida
  • United States District Court – Southern District of Florida

Education

  • Juris Doctorate – University of Baltimore School of Law, January 1999
  • Bachelor of Arts – Political Science, Salisbury University, May 1996

Memberships & Service to the Legal Profession

  • American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Member 2016-current
  • The Florida Bar Standing Committee on the Florida Civil Procedure Rules Member July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2019
  • The Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section Member 2007 to current
  • The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section Member 2014 to current
  • The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section (RPPTL) Member 2016 to current Insurance & Surety Committee Construction Law Committee
  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • National Asian Pacific Bar Association (NAPABA) Insurance Law Substantive Law Committee Co-Chair June 2016-current
  • National Asian Pacific Bar Association (NAPABA)Solo and Small Firm Network (SSF) Member 2015 to current
  • National Asian Pacific Bar Association (NAPABA)Chair of SSF Bootcamp CLE Panel 2016: “The Muscular Side of Arbitration – How Solo and Small Firms Can Leverage the Unique Tools and Flexibility in Arbitration to Manage Cost and Efficiency of Dispute Resolution”
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association (HCBA) Community Service Committee Member 2016 to current
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association (HCBA) Construction Law Section Member 2013 to current
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association (HCBA) Diversity Committee Member 2015 to current
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association (HCBA) Appellate Section Member 2015 to current
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association (HCBA) Trial & Litigation Section Member 2015 to current
  • Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Tampa Bay Board Member 2016 to current
  • Representative to the Florida Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Professionalism Committee 2016 to current
  • Tampa Bay Inn of Court Member 2015 to current
  • Petersburg Bar Association Member 2015 to current
  • Carrollwood Bar Association Member 2016 to current
  • Florida Association for Women Lawyers Member 2013 to current
  • Collier County Association for Women Lawyers Member 2015 to current
  • Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers Member 2014 to current
  • Lee County Bar Association Member 2007 to current
  • Collier County Bar Association Member 2010 to current