Damien Granderson is a founder partner of Granderson Des Rochers LLP. He has obtained numerous degrees, including his Juris Doctorate from Howard University School of Law in Washington, DC, a Bachelor of Arts from Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA and an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California Davis.
Damien Granderson holds an outstanding career. After working as a law clerk for Judge Anthony M. Kennedy on the US Supreme Court and practicing law for several years with a large Chicago law firm, he joined Coates & Missner to open their Tampa office, where he became an equity partner before leaving to establish his firm which he has been running since 2004.
Damien is an extremely accomplished and knowledgeable trial lawyer. His legal practice is focused on employment law, personal injury, complex commercial litigation and corporate/business law. Damien Granderson has also worked as a mediator and arbitrator in various civil proceedings. Damien believes that people deserve to be treated with respect regardless of their social or economic status.
He has devoted much of his career to protecting the rights of employees and improving conditions for minorities. The Florida Justice Association awarded him the Advocacy Award for representing over 100 Haitian refugees detained for 2 years on a US Naval vessel while it was docked at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Damien Granderson serves as Chair of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) Diversity Committee.
He also serves as the Chair of the MCCA Black Corporate Counsel Task Force, and Co-Chair of their Housing and Homelessness Campaign. He is also a member of the MCCA Board of Directors and has served as President, Vice President and Chair for several organizational committees. Damien Granderson served on The Florida Bar Association’s Commission on Racial & Ethnic Diversity, Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules Committee and Executive Committee.