Thomas W. Carey is the founding partner of the Clearwater firm of Carey Leisure & Neal.
Following the tragic loss of his wife, Joni, to a drunk driver, Mr. Carey served as the State Chairman for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) in 1986 and was the Pinellas County President from 1984 to 1985.
He continues to be actively involved in the organization and was the co-founder of Remove Intoxicated Drivers (RID) in the Tampa Bay area. Mr. Carey has been an adjunct professor of Trial Practice at Stetson University College of Law and has lectured on funeral home and cemetery malpractice, the Dram Shop Act, and other topics.
Mr. Carey has litigated complex liability and medical issues in courts throughout West Florida and has been lead counsel in a large number of cases involving victims of drunk driving.
Mr. Carey is also a Board Certified Attorney.Litigation Percentage100% of Practice Devoted to LitigationCertified Legal SpecialtiesCivil Trial Law, National Board of Trial AdvocacyCivil Trial Law, The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education Published WorksFlorida Personal Injury Practice Forms, West Publishing Company, 1994Classes/SeminarsAdjunct Professor, Trial Practice, Stetson University College of LawLecturer, Funeral Home and Cemetery Malpractice, The Dram Shop ActHonors and AwardsAV® Preeminent™ Peer Review RatedSM by Martindale-Hubbell®Miami Herald’s Super Lawyers, 2006 – 2010Best Lawyers in America, 2007 – 2010Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers™, 2006 – 2010Tampa Bay’s Best Lawyer Personal Injury, Tampa Bay Magazine, July/August 2008 Edition, 2008Super Lawyers, 2009 – 2010Member, Million Dollar Advocates ForumProfessional Associations and MembershipsClearwater Bar AssociationRhode Island Bar AssociationMassachusetts Bar AssociationThe Florida BarAmerican Association for Justice, Florida State Delegate, ElectedAmerican Association for Justice, Funeral Services and Cemetery Malpractice, Litigation ChairFlorida Justice Association, Member, Board of Directors, 1987 – 1997Pinellas County Trial Lawyers AssociationMothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), State Chairman, 1985 – 1986Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Pinellas County Chapter, President, 1984 – 1985Pinellas/Pasco Boy Scouts of America, Member, Board of Directors, 1992 – 1994Remove Intoxicated Drivers (RID), Tampa Bay area, Founding MemberPast Employment PositionsCarey & Hilbert, 1996 – 2000Carey & Florin, P.A., Founding Partner, 1985 – 1996Perenich & Carroll, P.A., 1980 – 1984Pro Bono ActivitiesMember, Board of Directors, Pinellas/Pasco Boy Scouts of America, 1992 – 1994
