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Biography
Tom Scolaro is a Partner at the Miami-based personal injury law firm Leesfield Scolaro. For over 20 years, Mr. Scolaro has built a reputation for his incessant "finding a way to hold people responsible" approach to each and every case, and ultimately for always getting top dollar for his clients. Mr. Scolaro has obtained record verdicts and settlements on behalf of his catastrophically injured clients involved in different areas including motor vehicle accidents, accidents on cruise ships or during shore excursions. medical malpractice, product liability, construction site accidents, premises liability and negligent security incidents.
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
Additional Practice Areas
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Bad Faith
- Wrongful Death
- Boating and Cruise Ship Accidents
- Construction Accidents
Fees
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Florida
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- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Partner
- Leesfield Scolaro, P.A.
- Current
Education
- University of Miami School of Law
- J.D.
- Honors: With Honors, Dean's List, Litigation Skills Trial Class Honors
- Activities: Psychology, Public Policy, and Law - Managing Editor
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- Manhattan College
- B.S.
- Honors: With Honors Dean's Honor List, WGA Scholarship
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Awards
- Florida Rising Stars
- Superlawyers
- 2011, 2012
- Top Up-and-Coming Lawyers in South Florida
- South Florida Legal Guide
- 2006, 2007
- Top Up-and-Coming Lawyers in Florida
- Florida Trend Legal Elite
- 2005, 2006
- Nominated as Most Effective Lawyers in Personal Injury
- Daily Business Review
Professional Associations
- Florida State Bar  # 178276
- Member
- Current
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- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Member
- Current
- Activities: Inadequate Security Litigation Group; Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway and Premises Liability Section; Nursing Home Litigation group
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- Florida Justice Association (formerly Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers)
- Member
- Current
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- Dade County Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
- Current
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- Dade County Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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Speaking Engagements
- Misdiagnosis and Mistreatment in the Nursing Home, Nursing Home Negligence in Florida
- January 2006
- Finding Selecting and Handling Expert Witnesses, Litigating Premises and Negligent Security Cases in Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- November 2005
- Apportionment of Fault in Inadequate Security Cases, Litigating Premises and Negligent Security Cases in Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- November 2005
Websites & Blogs
- Website
- Thomas Scolaro's Website Profile
- Website
- Leesfield Scolaro, P.A. Website
- Blog
- Cruise Ship Lawyers Blog
- Was your Jones Act case improperly removed?
December 2, 2021 - Malpractice of cruise ship doctor searching Google for what to do results in $3,337,500 arbitration award against cruise line
October 19, 2021 - Cruise with Care II
June 14, 2021
- Blog
- Florida Injury Lawyer Blawg
- $95 million verdict – Leesfield Scolaro Obtains Largest Motor Vehicle Accident Verdict in Miami-Dade County’s history
June 30, 2022 - Captain in Fatal Parasailing Incident Charged with Manslaughter
May 31, 2022 - Miami Resort Injury Attorney Issues Warnings to Travelers After Recent Tragic Deaths at Sandals Emerald Bay in Bahamas
May 9, 2022
- Blog
- Key West Injury Lawyer Blog
Social Media
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