Bridget M. Dennis is an attorney in the Tampa office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where she is a member of the Creditors’ Rights/Bankruptcy practice group.
Bridget’s practice focuses on the areas of debtor-creditor matters and bankruptcy litigation.
Prior to joining Shutts, Bridget was a law extern for the Honorable Judge Caryl E. Delano of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District Court of Florida. She also served as a law intern with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, Appellate Division.
Credentials
Education
- Stetson University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2020
- American Bankruptcy Institute Medal Award for Excellence in Bankruptcy Studies, 2020
- William F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award
- Phi Delta Phi International Honor Society
- Stetson Law Review
- Articles & Symposia Editor, 2019-2020
- Stetson Moot Court
- Board Member, 2019-2020
- Spirit of Moot Court Award, 2020
- Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition, 2020
- Cristol Kahn Paskay Cup, 2020
- Best Oral Advocate Runner Up
- Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition, Semifinalist, 2019
- University of Mount Union, B.A., cum laude, Political Science, 2017
- Political Science Award Recipient, 2014
- Vice President of Student Senate
- Executive Board Member of Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society
- Vice President of Pre-Law Society
- Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
Bar Admissions
- Florida
Court Admissions
- U.S District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Professional and Civic
- H. Ferguson M.E. White American Inn of Court, 2018–2019
News & Insights
News & Speaking Engagements
Publications
Publications
- Author, “Displacement: Consideration of Removal and Reinstatement of a Debtor in Possession Under Section 1104 and Section 1185,” Cramdown (Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association), Summer 2021 issue
- Author, “Pa-Rolling Out a New Solution: How Florida Should Address Its Broken Parole System,” Stetson Law Review, 2021
