From the Tampa Bay Business Journal
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.
Mr. Fogarty was a commercial litigator who practiced with a rare combination of great skill and the highest ethics. Mr. Scarritt joins a small group of recipients of the award, which has been given annually since 1993.
Mr. Scarritt is the founder and senior trial lawyer at Scarritt Law Group, a firm that handles commercial, governmental, and personal injury jury trials involving catastrophic damages.
Below is Mr. Scarritt's acceptance speech from Africa.