Daniel Fleming Bio

Daniel Fleming is a veteran trial lawyer who has been board certified as a specialist in civil trial law by the Florida Bar for over 20 years. During that time, he has enjoyed an AV Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings and has successfully defended clients in both State and Federal courts throughout the state of Florida. Over the last 25 years, Dan has tried cases in Tampa, Orlando, Lakeland, West Palm Beach, and several other rural jurisdictions throughout Florida. He has obtained defense verdicts on behalf of his clients in a variety of cases including those involving train and motor vehicle accidents, repetitive trauma, real estate transactions, breach of contract, and allegedly defective workplace conditions. His practice concentrates on civil defense with particular emphasis on railroad, real estate, construction, contract, amusement park, pharmacy and trucking accident cases. In addition to trying cases, Mr. Fleming has extensive appellate experience and has argued appeals on behalf of his clients before four of the five District Courts of Appeal for the State of Florida, the Florida Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeal for the 11th Circuit. Dan is originally from Chicago, Illinois and was raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Washington & Jefferson College where he was Dean’s List student and a member of the varsity basketball and track teams. He graduated from the University of Florida College of Law and since then has practiced continuously in Florida. Prior to joining Johnson Pope in December of 2019, Dan was a shareholder in the Tampa office of Gray Robinson, was the managing partner of Melkus, Fleming & Gutierrez for 15 years, and before that was with the statewide defense firm of Kubicki, Draper, Gallagher & McGrane in both their Miami and Ft. Lauderdale offices. Dan is a Shareholder in Johnson Pope’s Tampa office.