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Overview
Dustin Blumenthal is a Partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP’s Fort Lauderdale office. He is a member of the Insurance Coverage & Extra-Contractual Liability Practice Section. He focuses on litigating complex, high-value insurance coverage matters, including duty to defend and indemnify concerns that arise under environmental, contractors, professional, and commercial general liability policies. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star for his expertise in insurance coverage and litigation matters.
Mr. Blumenthal represents a variety of regional, national and international insurance carriers in both complex personal and commercial lines insurance coverage matters. He frequently counsels Chief Claims Officers and other senior claims leadership on complex claims handling practices and serves as national monitoring counsel.
Mr. Blumenthal is a member of Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) where he volunteers with the insurance law committee, the Defense Research (DRI) Institute and the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS). He has delivered presentations on insurance coverage, claims handling practices and risk management strategies for various insurance companies and claims administrators, providing practical guidance for managing complex claims and changes in insurance law.
Bar Admissions
Florida
- Florida State Courts
New Jersey
- New Jersey State Courts
New York
- New York State Courts
Education
J.D. (cum laude)
Quinnipiac University School of Law
B.A.
State University of New York at Albany
Representative Cases & Clients
- Ryder Truck Rental v. Knight Specialty Ins. Co., 2026 WL 353256 (S.D. Fla., Feb. 9, 2026);
- Caskey v. State Auto Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 673 F. Supp. 3d 1280 (M.D. Fla. 2023);
- Heatsink USA, LLC v. State Auto Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 333 So. 3d 704 (Fla. 2d DCA 2022);
- Dandeneau v. Hanover Ins. Co., 476 F. Supp. 3d 1280 (S.D. Fla. 2020);
- Allied World Nat’l Assur. Co. v. Maryland Cas. Co., 357 F. Supp. 3d 1181 (S.D. Fla. 2019);
- Roberson v. Greco, 191 So. 3d 476 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016);
- Evanston Ins. Co. v. Haven South Beach, LLC, 152 F. Supp. 3d 1370 (S.D. Fla. 2015);
- Maryland Cas. Co. v. Integration Concepts, Inc., 119 F. Supp. 3d 1322 (S.D. Fla. 2015);
- Max Specialty Ins. Co. v. A Clear Title and Escrow Exchange, LLC, 114 F. Supp. 3d 1191 (M.D. Fla. 2013)
Affiliations
- Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
- Defense Research Institute
- Professional Liability Underwriting Society
Awards & Recognition
- Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2016–2020
Classes/Seminars Taught
- “Time Limit Demands – Now What? and You Said What? Managing a Claims File, Best Practices for Insurers, Claims Adjusters and Legal Professionals,” Client Presentation, December 11, 2025
- “Florida Claims Handling and Bad Faith – How to Continue to Avoid Bad Faith and Provide a Better Resolution for Your Insured and Your Company,” (Co-Presenter), Client Presentation, September 18, 2024
- “Good Faith Claims Handling: Recent Cases and Topics,” December 10, 2020
- “Disputes between Primary and Excess Insurers,” CLM Training Session, Alpharetta, GA, August 14, 2019
- “You Said What? How to Maintain a Claims File That Survives the Scrutiny of Extra-Contractual Litigation,” CLM Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, March 13, 2019
- “Use of Extrinsic Evidence in Analyzing the Duty to Defend,” (Co-Presenter), Client Presentation, Wayne, PA, December 7, 2018
- “Navigating The Florida Civil Remedy Notice Statute and the Florida Construction Defect Statute,” Client Presentation, New York, NY (Co-Presenter), October 30, 2018
Practice Sections
Education
J.D. (cum laude)
Quinnipiac University School of Law
B.A.
State University of New York at Albany