Tom Scolaro is the founder and senior managing partner at Scolaro Law, P.A., a prominent Miami-based personal injury law firm. With a career spanning over 25 years, Scolaro has established himself as a highly accomplished trial lawyer, securing multi-million-dollar jury verdicts and settlements totaling over $500 million for his clients across Florida.
Renowned for his tireless advocacy and innovative approach, Scolaro focuses on personal injury, traumatic brain injury, defective products, medical malpractice, cruise ship & maritime, and wrongful death cases. He has obtained 13 eight-figure results—a distinction achieved by only a small handful of personal injury lawyers in Florida or anywhere in the United States. He has been a trailblazer in negligent security cases, advocating for crime victims and driving legislative change. Notably, Scolaro played a pivotal role in passing legislation mandating carbon monoxide alarms in new buildings following his successful resolution of numerous poisoning cases in Key West, Florida.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers | 2025 | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers | 2024 | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice |
| The 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers | 2023 | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice |
| The 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers | 2020 | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers | 2019 | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice |
With a robust referral-based practice, Scolaro is frequently sought out by fellow attorneys to bolster their legal strategies and achieve optimal outcomes for their clients. Recent notable cases include securing a $29.8 million settlement in a roadway design defect case out of Central Florida, a $15 million recovery in a negligent security case against an apartment complex in South Florida, a $10 million settlement in an electrocution case against a Florida resort and obtaining a $17.5 million recovery for a client whose toddler died in a furniture tip-over incident. Scolaro also secured a $12.8 million verdict, including both compensatory and punitive damages, in a wrongful death case tried in Jacksonville, Florida.
Over the past decade, Scolaro has also taken on all major cruise lines for their negligent medical treatment of passengers and crew members. Representing clients from Seattle to Miami and Europe, he has been instrumental in holding cruise lines accountable for medical malpractice, securing significant awards, such as a $5,530,000 settlement for the family of a toddler who was misdiagnosed by cruise doctors resulting in catastrophic injuries, a $3,337,500 arbitration award for a crew member who suffered an arm amputation due to inept medical care, and a $4,000,000 settlement for a teenager who was victim of a stroke during her cruise.