2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Attorney Profile

Thomas W. Carey

Thomas Carey

Carey & Leisure
622 Bypass Drive, Suite 100
Clearwater, FL 33764

Clearwater

Florida (FL)

T: 727-799-3900
F: 727-799-8181

Practice Areas

Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Selected To

• Florida Super Lawyers 2011
• Florida Super Lawyers 2010
• Florida Super Lawyers 2009
• Florida Super Lawyers 2008
• Florida Super Lawyers 2007
• Florida Super Lawyers 2006

Profile

Lawyer Thomas W. Carey is the founding and senior partner of the Clearwater, Florida, law firm Carey & Leisure. Mr. Carey focuses on personal injury law, representing clients injured in car and other motor vehicle accidents, with a special emphasis on pursuing justice for people injured in accidents with drunk drivers; cemetery malpractice and funeral home malpractice; and slip-and-fall premises liability accidents.

Following the tragic loss of his wife in an accident caused by a drunk driver in 1984, Mr. Carey became a strong and vocal advocate against drunk driving. In the ensuing years attorney Thomas Carey earned recognition as a leader in obtaining jury verdicts, serving as lead counsel in numerous drunk driving personal injury cases, and spearheading legislative efforts and charitable endeavors in the fight against drunk driving and other personal injury concerns.

His awards, recognitions and certifications include:

  • AV-rated* for outstanding legal ability and the ethical practice of the law
  • Miami Herald's Super Lawyers, 2006–2010
  • Best Lawyers in America, 2007–2010
  • Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers™, 2006–2010
  • Tampa Bay's Best Lawyer Personal Injury, Tampa Bay Magazine, July/August 2008 edition
  • Board certified in civil trial law by both the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education
  • Super Lawyers 2009-2010

Tom Carey represents clients throughout Clearwater, Tampa, New Port Richey, Spring Hill, St. Petersburg, Largo, Lutz, Lakeland, Tarpon Springs, Oldsmar and Odessa, Florida.

 

About Thomas Carey

Law School: Suffolk University Law School

Admitted: 1978, Florida

Professional Webpage: careyandleisure.com/attorneys/thomas-w-carey/

Honors and Awards:

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Pinellas County Trial Lawyers Association
  • Member, Board of Directors, 1987–1997, Florida Justice Association
  • Litigation Chair, Funeral Service and Cemetary Malpractice, American Association for Justice
  • Elected, Florida State Delegate, American Association for Justice
  • Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Member, Rhode Island Bar Association
  • Member, Clearwater Bar Association
  • U.S. Tax Court
  • Massachusetts, 1977
  • Rhode Island, 1977
  • Florida, 1978
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1981

Pro bono/Community Service:

  • Founding Member, Remove Intoxicated Drivers (RID), Tampa Bay area
  • Member, Board of Directors, Pinellas/Pasco Boy Scouts of America, 1992–1994
  • President, Pinellas County, 1984 - 1985
  • State Chairman, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), 1986

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Author: Florida Personal Injury Practice Forms, West Publishing, 1994
  • Adjunct Professor of Trial Practice, Stetson University College of Law, 1987

Educational Background:

  • Graduate Law Fellowship, New York University
  • Georgetown University, A.B., 1972
  • New York University Law School, LL.M. in Taxation, 1979
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