David S. Hendrix Attorney At Law

Shareholder
Banking and Finance Team Leader
Shareholder
Banking and Finance Team Leader
T 813.273.5000
F 813.273.5145
D 813.273.5048
101 East Kennedy Blvd.
Suite 4000
Tampa, Florida 33602
David focuses his practice on commercial litigation in both federal and state courts. This experience includes more than 100 jury trials and hundreds of non-jury trials, mediations, and arbitrations on behalf of large financial institutions, state and local government entities, medium to small businesses, and individuals on matters such as commercial/business litigation, including contract and corporate disputes; land disputes; non-compete disputes; and breach of fiduciary disputes, among others.
In addition to his commercial litigation practice, David is certified as a Florida Supreme Court circuit court mediator. View his mediator profile here.
David also has an impressive background in banking and finance related issues, which spans more than 25 years. David leads the firm’s Banking and Finance Team, which represents over 65 banks in the areas of litigation, transactions, creditors’ rights, special assets, and regulatory compliance. David and his Team have handled excess liability and "Bet the Company" litigation, class action defense, and finance litigation. David routinely handles bank deposit litigation matters, consumer actions against financial institutions, UCC actions and has significant BSA/AML litigation, and consulting experience.
After graduating from Northwestern University with a degree in political science and a minor in history and literature of religions, David entered a financial systems program at Continental Bank in Chicago, Illinois, where he received concentrated training in the fields of audit compliance, cost accounting, financial analysis and banking. After participating in the FDIC workout and recovery of Continental Bank following the Penn Square Bank funding crisis, David entered law school at Case Western Reserve University in 1986. While in law school, he earned the Dean’s Distinguished Advocate Award and represented the school at the regional finals of the National Moot Court Competition.
David served as assistant state attorney with the State of Florida, Hillsborough County, from 1990 to 1993. As assistant state attorney, David held the positions of misdemeanor division chief, felony prosecutor and special prosecutor reporting to the Organized Crime Task Force in Tampa, Florida. He prosecuted hundreds of cases, including white collar fraud matters and murder cases.