{"id":2954,"date":"2019-08-31T11:08:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-31T11:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rsconsultingdns.com\/scarritt\/?page_id=2954"},"modified":"2024-08-07T09:01:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T09:01:22","slug":"tom-scarritt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/rsconsultingdns.com\/scarritt\/tom-scarritt\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Scarritt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; content_aligment=&#8221;center&#8221; triangle_shape=&#8221;no&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1447934181234{padding-top: 55px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2959&#8243; img_size=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"title1\">THOMAS P. SCARRITT, JR.<\/h4>\n<h6 class=\"title2\">FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT<br \/>\nSCARRITT LAW GROUP, P.A.<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Phone : (813) &#8211; 258-2300<br \/>\nEmail: info@scarrittlaw.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/profile\/view?id=17962238&amp;authType=NAME_SEARCH&amp;authToken=gtts&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tyah&amp;trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Amynetwork%2Cidx%3A1-2-2%2CtarId%3A1432753714270%2Ctas%3Atom%20scarritt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2975\" src=\"http:\/\/rsconsultingdns.com\/scarritt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/linkedin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rsconsultingdns.com\/scarritt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/linkedin.png 225w, http:\/\/rsconsultingdns.com\/scarritt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/linkedin-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/rsconsultingdns.com\/scarritt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/linkedin-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 20px) 100vw, 20px\" \/><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_zigzag align=&#8221;left&#8221; el_width=&#8221;20&#8243; el_border_width=&#8221;10&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1567256307232{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Practice Areas<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Business Disputes:\u00a0<\/strong>Breach of Contract, Unfair Trade Practices, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Negligent Misrepresentation, Fraud, Conspiracy, Third Party Beneficiary to Contract, Libel, Slander, Ethics Violation, Fee Disputes, Homeowner\/Property Owner Association Disputes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Personal Injury:\u00a0<\/strong>Negligence, Products Liability, \u200bWrongful Death, Police Excessive Force, Negligent Security, Automobile Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Collisions, False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution, Civil Assault, Civil Battery<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Admitted To Practice<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<ul class=\"list_style\">\n<li>United States Supreme Court<\/li>\n<li>Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals<\/li>\n<li>U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida<\/li>\n<li>U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida<\/li>\n<li>Florida Supreme Court<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row triangle_shape=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"mkd-tabs mkd-vertical mkd-tab-text clearfix\">\n\t<ul class=\"mkd-tabs-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tab-education\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEducation\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tab-employment\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEmployment\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tab-publications\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPublications\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tab-speaking-engagements\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSpeaking Engagements\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tab-membership-and-distinctions\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMembership and Distinctions\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul> \n\t<div class=\"mkd-tab-container\"  id=\"tab-education\" data-icon-pack=\"font_awesome\" data-icon-html=\"&lt;i class=&quot;mkd-icon-font-awesome fa  &quot; &gt;&lt;\/i&gt;\">\n[vc_column_text]<strong>Florida State University College of Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"PlainBullets\">\n<li class=\"resp_margin\">J.D. with honors &#8211; 1983<\/li>\n<li class=\"resp_margin\">Chief Justice, Student Supreme Court<\/li>\n<li class=\"resp_margin\">Staff Editor, FSU Law Review<\/li>\n<li class=\"resp_margin\">Student Intern, U.S.D.C. Judge William Stafford (N.D. Fla.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>University of Grenoble (France) 1980-81<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"PlainBullets\">\n<li class=\"resp_margin\">Rotary Club International Graduate Fellowship\u00a0(Political Science and Civil Code Law)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>University of the South (Sewanee, TN)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"PlainBullets\">\n<li class=\"resp_margin\">B.A. with honors &#8211; 1979<\/li>\n<li class=\"resp_margin\">Wilkins Academic Scholarship<br \/>\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW236174785 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236174785 BCX8\">(English\/American Literature)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW236174785 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559685&quot;:559,&quot;469777462&quot;:&#091;5821&#093;,&quot;469777927&quot;:&#091;0&#093;,&quot;469777928&quot;:&#091;1&#093;}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>London School of Economics, 1977<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"PlainBullets\">\n<li class=\"resp_margin\">Institute of European Studies\u00a0Academic Scholarship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div>\t\n\n<div class=\"mkd-tab-container\"  id=\"tab-employment\" data-icon-pack=\"font_awesome\" data-icon-html=\"&lt;i class=&quot;mkd-icon-font-awesome fa  &quot; &gt;&lt;\/i&gt;\">\n[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"resp_margin\"><strong>Scarritt Law Group, P.A. (Tampa, Florida)<\/strong><br \/>\nFounder, President, Shareholder, Senior Trial Lawyer 2000-Present<\/p>\n<p class=\"resp_margin\"><strong>Davis &amp; Scarritt, P.A. (Tampa, Florida)<\/strong><br \/>\nFounder, President, Shareholder, Senior Trial Lawyer 1998-2000<\/p>\n<p class=\"resp_margin\"><strong>Fowler, White, Boggs, Banker, P.A. (Tampa, Florida)\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nShareholder and Trial Lawyer 1983-1998<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div>\t\n\n<div class=\"mkd-tab-container\"  id=\"tab-publications\" data-icon-pack=\"font_awesome\" data-icon-html=\"&lt;i class=&quot;mkd-icon-font-awesome fa  &quot; &gt;&lt;\/i&gt;\">\n[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul class=\"PlainBullets\">\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW125627688 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125627688 BCX8\">Florida <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125627688 BCX8\">Best Mediation Practices Handbook<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW125627688 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125627688 BCX8\">, Hillsborough County Bar Association Mediation and Arbitration Section, co-editor, 2021.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW125627688 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:540,&quot;335559737&quot;:522,&quot;335559740&quot;:242,&quot;469777462&quot;:&#091;526&#093;,&quot;469777927&quot;:&#091;0&#093;,&quot;469777928&quot;:&#091;1&#093;}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em>The Frye Hearing in Florida: An Attempt to Exclude Scientific Evidence<\/em>, Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2000.<\/li>\n<li><em>U.S. Sup. Ct. Extends Absolute Immunity to Local Legislators,\u201d<\/em>The Agenda, Govt. Law Section, 1998.<\/li>\n<li><em>Abuse and Neglect in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities\u2013The Telltale Signs<\/em>, Pinellas County Guardianship Newsletter, 1998.<\/li>\n<li><em>Lay and Expert Depositions<\/em>, Lorman Seminar on Taking Effective Depositions, 1994 &#8211; 2007.<\/li>\n<li><em>Substantive Florida Law in Premises Liability Cases<\/em>, PESI Seminar on Florida Premises Liability, 1997.<\/li>\n<li><em>Defending Damages in the Substantial Personal Injury Case<\/em>, Florida Bar Seminar, 1996 &#8211; 2000.<\/li>\n<li><em>Florida&#8217;s Law on Apportionment of Fault<\/em>, The Business of Insurance in Florida, 1995.<\/li>\n<li><em>Pre-Trial Litigation Skills<\/em>, Fla. Bar Civil Trial Board Certification Seminar, 1995.<\/li>\n<li><em>Florida&#8217;s Nursing Homes &#8211; Punitive Damages for Displaying Bad Manners?<\/em>, 9 Fla. B.J. 63 (Oct. 1993).<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;You the Jury&#8221; Video Premieres<\/em>, (The Hillsborough County Bar Association Journal) (June 1992).<\/li>\n<li><em>Defending the Sovereign in \u00a71983 Police Misconduct Cases: An Overview<\/em>, 2 Fla.B.J. 61 (Feb. 1992).<\/li>\n<li><em>Domesticating a Foreign State Judgment<\/em>, The Lawyer (printed by Hillsborough County Bar Association) (November 1991).<\/li>\n<li><em>The Practical Considerations of Applying the Seat Belt Defense to a Wrongful Death Claim<\/em>, Trial Advocate Quarterly (printed by Florida Defense Lawyers Association) (July 1990).<\/li>\n<li><em>Florida&#8217;s Seatbelt Defense Since Pasakarnis<\/em>, 9 Fla.B.J. 53 (Oct. 1989).<\/li>\n<li><em>The Last Shot &#8211; Strict Liability for Manufacturers of Nondefective Handguns<\/em>, The Advocate (Florida Bar Trial Lawyer&#8217;s Section Magazine) (Feb. 1986).<\/li>\n<li><em>Handbook on Discovery Practice<\/em>, Florida Bar Trial Lawyer\u2019s Section and Conference of Circuit and County Court Judges, co-editor, 1996 &#8211; 2002.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div>\t\n\n<div class=\"mkd-tab-container\"  id=\"tab-speaking-engagements\" data-icon-pack=\"font_awesome\" data-icon-html=\"&lt;i class=&quot;mkd-icon-font-awesome fa  &quot; &gt;&lt;\/i&gt;\">\n[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul class=\"PlainBullets\">\n<li>Co-editor and Panelist, 2020 Florida Best Mediation Practices Handbook, (First Edition) Hillsborough County Bar Association Mediation and Arbitration Section.<\/li>\n<li>Teacher,\u00a0<em>Trial Law and Acting<\/em>, Great American Teach-In, Eisenhower Elementary School (Clearwater, Florida) November 2017<\/li>\n<li>Master of Ceremonies, Fortieth Anniversary Southern Legal Counsel Banquet (Gainesville, Florida) October 2017<\/li>\n<li>Teacher,\u00a0<em>Trial Law and Acting<\/em>, Great American Teach-In, San Jose Elementary School (Dunedin, Florida) November 2015, 2016<\/li>\n<li>Principal Speaker,\u00a0<em>Police Civil Rights Liability<\/em>, Florida Municipal Attorneys&#8217; Assn. State Meeting (Amelia Island) July 2013<\/li>\n<li>Visiting Lecturer,\u00a0<em>Court Procedures<\/em>, Plant High School (Tampa) March 2011<\/li>\n<li>Visiting Lecturer,\u00a0<em>Law Studies<\/em>, Plant High School (Tampa) February 2011<\/li>\n<li>Speaker,\u00a0<em>Opening Statement<\/em>, Hillsborough County Young Lawyer&#8217;s Division Civil Trial Practice Seminar, 2000.<\/li>\n<li>Speaker,\u00a0<em>\u201cThe Application of Frye to Exclude Alcohol Evidence in Civil Cases,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0The American Academy of Forensic Pathologists, Orlando Meeting, 1999.<\/li>\n<li>Speaker,\u00a0<em>Professionalism<\/em>\u00a0(Florida Bar Seminar) 1998.<\/li>\n<li>Speaker,\u00a0<em>Premises Liability\u00a0<\/em>(PESI Seminar) 1997.<\/li>\n<li>Speaker,\u00a0<em>Proving and Defending Damages<\/em>\u00a0(Florida Bar Seminar) 1996 &#8211; 2000.<\/li>\n<li>Speaker,\u00a0<em>Taking Effective Depositions<\/em>\u00a0(Lorman Seminar) 1994 &#8211; 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Speaker,\u00a0<em>Civil Trial Board Certification Review\u00a0<\/em>(Florida Bar Seminar) 1995.<\/li>\n<li>Instructor and Lecturer, Florida Bar Trial Advocacy School (Intermediate and Advanced), Bridge- the-Gap Seminars.<\/li>\n<li>Lecturer, Litigation Skills, Florida State University College of Law, 1989.<\/li>\n<li>Lecturer, International Law, University of South Florida, 1988.<\/li>\n<li>Lecturer, Florida West Coast Claims Association, Boy Scouts of America, Rotary Club, Lorman Business Seminars, ABOTA Speaker&#8217;s Forum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div>\t\n\n<div class=\"mkd-tab-container\"  id=\"tab-membership-and-distinctions\" data-icon-pack=\"font_awesome\" data-icon-html=\"&lt;i class=&quot;mkd-icon-font-awesome fa  &quot; 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17<\/li>\n<li>Member, Board of Directors, Southern Legal Counsel (Public Interest Law Firm) (Gainesville), 2013 &#8211; present<\/li>\n<li>Member, Board of Directors, Oakhurst Square Community Partnership (No\/Low Income Housing), 2012 &#8211; present<\/li>\n<li>Member and Chairman, Valencia Homeowner&#8217;s Association, 2011 &#8211; 2013<\/li>\n<li>Member, Million Dollar Advocate&#8217;s Forum, 2003 &#8211; present<\/li>\n<li>Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocate&#8217;s Forum, 2010 &#8211; present<\/li>\n<li>The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 2004 &#8211; present<\/li>\n<li>Commissioner, Florida Commission on Ethics, 2004 &#8211; 2008; Chairman, 2005 &#8211; 2006<\/li>\n<li>Chairman, Hillsborough County Judicial Campaign Practices Committee, 2004<\/li>\n<li>Strathmore\u2019s and Madison\u2019s Who\u2019s Who, 2002 &#8211; present<\/li>\n<li>Graduate, Leadership Tampa 1994<\/li>\n<li>Highest Rating (A\/V Preeminent) Martindale-Hubbell, 1993 &#8211; present<\/li>\n<li>Big Brothers\/Big Sisters Board Legal Counsel, 1993 &#8211; 2005<\/li>\n<li>Florida Bar Trial Lawyer&#8217;s Section Executive Council, 1993-2003; Chairman, 2001-2002<\/li>\n<li>President, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) Tampa Bay Chapter, 1993<\/li>\n<li>Board-Certified in Civil Litigation by The Florida Bar, 1989 &#8211; present; and the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1991 &#8211; present<\/li>\n<li>Secretary, Legal Network International (international network of law firms), 1988 &#8211; 1998<\/li>\n<li>With spouse Linda, Big Brothers\/Big Sisters Couple of the Year, Hillsborough County, 1987, 1989<\/li>\n<li>Hillsborough County Bar Association, 1983 &#8211; present<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer Attorney, Bay Area Legal Services, 1983 &#8211; present<\/li>\n<li>Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend, 2006, 2012, 2015 &#8211; present<\/li>\n<li>Master, Inns of Court<\/li>\n<li>Master, ABOTA Masters in Trial<\/li>\n<li>Florida Super Lawyers, 2007, 2009 &#8211; present<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div>\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; 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