Raymond T. Elligett, Jr. ("Tom")

Raymond T. Elligett, Jr. — better known as Tom — is an appellate and trial lawyer with extensive experience in appeals, insurance coverage, eminent domain and personal injury litigation. Tom has participated in over 500 appeals since 1978, when he graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School. Tom has chaired the Hillsborough County Bar Association Appellate Practice Section and chaired The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section from 1996 to 1997. He has co-authored the book Florida Appellate Practice and Advocacy, now in its eighth edition, with the late Judge John M. Scheb, and has written over 110 published professional articles and participated in over 95 professional speaking engagements. Tom has taught appellate practice as an adjunct professor at Stetson University College of Law for over 35 years. In addition to teaching as an adjunct law professor, he participated in the Florida Supreme Court Justice Teaching Program at Roosevelt Elementary School in Tampa. Tom has also served on the Development Council for Bay Area Legal Services, which provides legal services to the poor and working poor.

Education

Harvard Law School (1978, cum laude)
University of Florida (1975, Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, with high honors)

Certification

Florida Bar Board Certified Appellate Practice Lawyer

Professional recognition

Justice Harry Lee Anstead Board Certified Lawyer of the Year, 2005
The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section James C. Adkins Award, 2006
Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents Outstanding Voluntary Past Voluntary President's Award, 2000
Hillsborough County Bar Association 2007 Outstanding Lawyer Award
James M. McEwen Memorial Award, 2011
Hillsborough County Bar Association Trial & Litigation Section 2024 Herbert G. Goldburg Award
Martindale Hubbell, AV Rated
The Best Lawyers In America
Tampa's Best Lawyers
Florida Super Lawyers
Florida Trend Legal Elite
Over 115 published professional articles
Over 95 professional speaking engagements

Leadership

President, Hillsborough County Bar Association, 1997-1998
President, Honorable Clifford J. Cheatwood American Inn of Court, 2003-2004
Chair, The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section, 1996 -1997
Chair, The Florida Bar Judicial Administration, Selection & Tenure Committee, 1991 -1992
Chair, Hillsborough County Bar Association Appellate Practice Section, 1991-1992, 1994-1995
Hillsborough Association For Women Lawyers, Board 1998-2001, Treasurer 2000-2001

Practice areas

Appellate Practice
Policyholder Insurance Coverage

Professional memberships

The Florida Bar
- Appellate Practice Section, Chair 1996-1997
- Judicial Administration, Selection & Tenure Committee, Chair 1991-1992
Hillsborough County Bar Association
- President, 1997-1998
- Outstanding Lawyer Award, 2007
National Conference of Bar Presidents 1997-2022
Metropolitan Bar Caucus
- Executive Committee, 2003-2007
Honorable Clifford J. Cheatwood American Inn of Court
- Master
- President, 2003-2004
Bay Area Legal Services Development Council, Endowment Campaign Chair

Court admissions

All State Courts in Florida
United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Supreme Court of the United States