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Practice Areas
- Legal Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Products Liability
- Nursing Home Abuse
Additional Practice Areas
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Bad Faith
- Wrongful Death
- Boating and Cruise Ship Accidents
- Construction Accidents
- Premises Liability
- Brain Damage Accidents
- Negligent Security
- Aviation Accidents
Fees
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Florida
- 1st Circuit
- 3rd Circuit
- 4th Circuit
- 5th Circuit
- 8th Circuit
- 11th Circuit
- Federal District Court for the District of Columbia
- Federal District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- Federal District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. Supreme Court
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Leesfield Scolaro, P.A.
- Current
Education
- University of Florida Levin College of Law
- J.D.
- Honors: Honors
- University of Florida
- B.A.
- Honors: Honors
Awards
- Miracle Maker Award
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters
- Al J. Cone Lifetime Achievement Award
- Florida Justice Association
- Crystal Eagle Award
- Florida Justice Association
- Melvin Belli Award
- Melvin M. Belli Society
- Jurisprudence Award
- Anti-Defamation League’
- Judge Learned Hand Award
- American Jewish Committee
- American ORT Jurisprudence Award
- Florida Region of American ORT
Professional Associations
- Florida State Bar # 140270
- Member
- Current
- Federal Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- American Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- American Judicature Society
- Member
- Current
- Dade County Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Monroe County Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Dade County Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
- Current
- Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, California and New Jersey Trial Lawyers Associations
- Member
- Current
- American Bar Foundation
- Member
- Current
- The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
- Member
- Current
- Western Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
- Current
- Federal Judicial Bar and Community Liaison Committee
- Member
- - Current
- State of New York Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
- National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Board of Directors
- -
Publications
Articles & Publications
- Admissibility of Expert Testimony: What's Next?
- Trial magazine
- Bad Call: Employer Liability for Distracted Driving
- Trial magazine
- Expert Dies on Witness Stand
- Trial magazine
- Litigating Tort Cases (Chapter 20: Sanctions)
- ATLA
- Show that the defense expert doesn't know the facts
- Trial magazine
Speaking Engagements
- Expanding Your Practice to a National and International Platform . . . Bar Rules and Ethical Considerations, 2013 AAJ Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA
- Resort Torts Litigation Group
- Unlimited Opportunities for Resort Recoveries: Everyone has a Case, 2013 AAJ Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA
- Resort Torts Litigation Group
- Cross-examination of Defendant’s Experts, 2013 AAJ Jazz Fest Seminar: Litigating Traumatic Brain Injury Cases, New Orleans, LA
- The Business of Law - Managing the Firm, Advertising & Ethically Handling Conflicts, 2013 Bench and Bar Program, Coral Gables, FL
- Dade County Bar Association
- The Anatomy of a Water Sport-Recreational Tort Case, 2013 Workhorse Seminar, Orlando, FL
- FJA
- How to Build and Expand your Law Firm through a New Practice Area - The Emergence of Resort Torts nationwide, Cutting Edge Trends in Personal Injury Practice Seminar, Boston, MA
- Massachusetts Bar Association
Certifications
- Board Certified
- National Board of Trial Advocates
Websites & Blogs
- Website
- Ira H. Leesfield's Website Profile
- Website
- Leesfield Scolaro, P.A. Website
- Blog
- Cruise Ship Lawyers Blog
- Thomas Scolaro Featured on LawDragon.com
25 November 2019 - Reckless Driver Responsible for Carnival Shore Excursion Crash in the Bahamas
25 June 2019 - Seaplanes collide in mid-air during Alaskan cruise shore excursion resulting in multiple Princess cruise passengers’ fatalities – Did the pilots violate the See and Avoid rule?
14 May 2019 - Leesfield Scolaro files lawsuit against cruise line Holland America on behalf of stroke victim
7 February 2019 - Can I sue a cruise line for personal injury? What you should know!
23 January 2019 - Cruise passenger fatally injured during zip line shore excursion incident in Honduras
12 July 2018 - Sexual Assault remains the most frequently reported crime occurring on cruise ships
29 March 2018 - When Cruise Excursions Go Wrong
29 December 2017 - A History of Tragic Bus Accidents Involving Cruise Passengers
19 December 2017
- Blog
- Florida Injury Lawyer Blawg
- CPSC Warning Issued for Fisher-Price Rock ’n Play sleeper after tenth infant death is not enough
8 April 2019 - The E-bike Epidemic – Op-Ed by Ira H. Leesfield
25 February 2019 - Airbnb’s vicarious liability and failures to vet dangerous hosts and properties
7 December 2018 - Protect children against furniture tipping-over. Anchor it!
6 December 2018 - Florida Supreme Court Settles How to Determine the Reliability of Expert Testimony
16 October 2018 - The family of Zachary Jackson retains Leesfield Scolaro to investigate and potentially file a lawsuit against the Dodd Family Daycare
20 September 2018 - Site Inspections in Premises Liability Cases: Timing is Crucial… Get in Immediately!
27 June 2018 - Leesfield Scolaro – Moving Forward
23 March 2018 - Human Error and Defective Construction Design go largely hand in hand
15 March 2018
- Blog
- Key West Injury Lawyer Blog
- Injuries Rise with Endless Innovation of Watersports and Boating Industries
18 October 2018 - Leesfield Scolaro March events – Supreme Court Justice Fred Lewis and Third DCA Judge Ed Scales will speak at March 28th CLE Luncheon/Conch Fritters at Night
23 March 2018 - 2017 – Watersports & Community Involvement – In Review
11 December 2017 - Trial Lawyers support community and celebrate 44 years in Key West
23 August 2017 - 2016 – In review / 2017 – Off to a good start!
27 February 2017 - Fumes-related Key Largo Fatal Incident, First Responders to be Praised
16 January 2017 - Spearfisherman seriously injured in Key West
13 October 2016 - Legal Tip #5 – How Florida’s Comparative Fault System Affects Your Recovery
12 September 2016 - Leesfield Scolaro – Key West Events
17 March 2016
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