Karl J. Brandes

Karl J. Brandes

Tampa, FL recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2009
Phelps Dunbar LLP

201 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Litigation - Construction Litigation - Land Use and Zoning

Biography

Karl Brandes practices in the areas of civil trial and commercial litigation. His practice includes petroleum marketing litigation; franchise and other trade regulation litigation; class action litigation; environmental litigation; construction litigation for engineer, architect, contractor and developer clients; condominium litigation; professional liability litigation for lawyer and engineer clients; computer litigation; personal injury litigation, including insurance and self-insured defense; toxic tort litigation; product liability litigation; and real property litigation. Mr. Brandes serves as the practice coordinator of the firm's Florida trial group.

He is certified as a state and federal court mediator and has mediated cases in each of the subject areas described above. He also serves as an arbitrator for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Phelps Dunbar LLP

201 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Golden Gate University, J.D., graduated 1981
  • University of California Berkeley, AB, graduated 1977

  • Florida, The Florida Bar

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association - Member
  • The Florida Bar - Member
  • Florida, The Florida Bar
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association - Member
  • The Florida Bar - Member
  • Golden Gate University, J.D., graduated 1981
  • University of California Berkeley, AB, graduated 1977

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Franchise Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Mediation
Special Focus:
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Civil Litigation
  • Class Actions
  • Complex Litigation
  • Construction
  • Environmental
  • FACTA
  • Franchise
  • Land Use and Zoning
  • Marketing
  • Mass Tort
  • Petroleum Industry
  • Product Liability
Awards:
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell
  • Florida Trend Magazine "Legal Elite"
  • Florida Super Lawyers

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