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The Record Interviews Lawyer Tom Scarritt on His "In the Trenches" Award

SuperUser Account posted on 8/17/2016 8:06:00 AM

Tom Scarritt possibly should win a separate award for the best locale from which to receive a bar association's civil trial attorney award. "I was in Africa with my wife at the time of the awards banquet," Scarritt, who is founder, president and senior trial lawyer at the Scarritt Law Group in Tampa, said during a Florida Record interview. "So I shot a video from Africa accepting the award. There are elephants playing in the background." It was from that location earlier this year that...

Categories: Articles | Tags: Hillsborough County Bar Association, Michael A. Fogarty, Award, Civil Trial Lawyer | View Count: (2610)

Lawyer Tom Scarritt Weighs in on Tampa Preparatory School Investigation

SuperUser Account posted on 7/27/2016 10:17:00 AM

The head of Tampa Prep has temporarily stepped down over allegations from 25-years ago. Parents and alumni learned about the unsettling news in an e-mail. Kevin Plummer has led Tampa Prep for nine years-- getting nothing but praise. "This does not seem consistent with that behavior," said Tom Scarritt. Two of his three children attended the school.

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Tampa Lawyer Tom Scarritt Named Top Civil Trial Lawyer

SuperUser Account posted on 7/18/2016 9:18:00 AM

The Hillsborough County Bar Association has selected Tom Scarritt as the 2016-2017 recipient of the Michael A. Fogarty “In the Trenches” award, given to the leading civil trial lawyer for professionalism and excellence.

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Total Exoneration for Sinkhole Engineers Accused of Malpractice

SuperUser Account posted on 3/11/2016 5:50:00 AM

Scarritt Law Group won complete victory before an Ocala trial court that agreed that SLG's engineer clients properly conducted the evaluation of a sinkhole despite a 57-page claim to the contrary. The plaintiffs appealed to the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach, and SLG scored another total win...

Categories: Past Law Cases | Tags: Sinkhole, Sinkhole Litigation, Engineer, Engineer Negligence, Engineer Litigation, Litigation Victory, Appellate Victory, Litigation, Appellate | View Count: (2393)

Federal Judge Upholds Plant City Ban of Tattoo Studios in Historic Downtown

SuperUser Account posted on 12/9/2015 6:08:00 AM

Plant City’s ban on tattoo and body-piercing studios in the downtown historic district has survived a legal challenge. Licensed tattoo artist David S. Hudder took the city to court over its denial of his request to open a shop at 109 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. He contended the city’s exclusion of the businesses was unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich sided with the city, which contends tattoo studios are not compatible with downtown’s “family-oriented” image.

Categories: Past Law Cases | Tags: Plant City, Tattoo, Tattoo Parlor, Tattoo Ban, Tattoo Ordinance | View Count: (3023)

Federal officials giving depositions in Jill Kelley privacy suit

SuperUser Account posted on 10/22/2015 12:24:00 PM

Last month, at Justice Department headquarters in Washington, FBI agent Adam Malone underwent hours of questioning in a case so contentious his deposition was halted in a disagreement among the attorneys present. The case arises from the e-mail investigation that revealed the affair behind the resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus. The plaintiffs are Jill Kelley, a former honorary consul who became known to the world as the Bayshore Boulevard socialite and friend of top military leaders,...

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Ethics Complaint Against Jim Norman Gets Bogged Down

SuperUser Account posted on 6/3/2011 9:01:00 AM

Aired on ABC Action News

Categories: Ethics | Tags: Jim Norman, Politics, Ethics | View Count: (2334)

Jim Norman Full Disclosure

SuperUser Account posted on 7/13/2010 8:52:00 AM

Aired on ABC Action News

Categories: Ethics | Tags: Jim Norman, Politics, Ethics, Interview, Hillsborough County | View Count: (3050)

Tom Scarritt Lightning Interview

SuperUser Account posted on 11/26/2007 7:19:00 AM

Aired on Channel 8

Categories: Past Law Cases, Sports | Tags: The Lightning, Interview, Sports, Lawsuit | View Count: (2866)

Judicial Ethics Findings Reversed

SuperUser Account posted on 10/7/2004 6:58:00 AM

A couple months back when Tampa Lawyer Beth Reineke was running to unseat Hillsborough Circuit Judge Charles "Ed" Bergmann, the Hillsborough County Judicial Campaign Practices Committee found both had committed ethical violations on the campaign trail. Their alleged offenses? Bergmann had made the unverifiable claim that a majority of family law attorneys supported his candidacy, while Reineke said Bergmann was "just doing time" on the bench.

Categories: Ethics | Tags: Ethics, Politics, Judicial Branch, Hillsborough County | View Count: (2405)