Thomas Scolaro

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.

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

• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Bad Faith
• Wrongful Death
• Boating and Cruise Ship Accidents
• Construction Accidents

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Florida

Since 1999

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Partner

Leesfield Scolaro, P.A.

Current

University of Miami School of Law

J.D.

1999

Honors: With Honors, Dean's List, Litigation Skills Trial Class Honors

Activities: Psychology, Public Policy, and Law - Managing Editor

Manhattan College

B.S.

1996

Honors: With Honors Dean's Honor List, WGA Scholarship

Florida Rising Stars

Superlawyers

2012

2011, 2012

Top Up-and-Coming Lawyers in South Florida

South Florida Legal Guide

2007

2006, 2007

Top Up-and-Coming Lawyers in Florida

Florida Trend Legal Elite

2006

2005, 2006

Nominated as Most Effective Lawyers in Personal Injury

Daily Business Review

Florida State Bar  # 178276

Member

Current

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

Florida Justice Association (formerly Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers)

Member

Current

Dade County Trial Lawyers Association

Member

Current

Dade County Bar Association

Member

Current

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