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

[email protected] 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 90 professional speaking engagements. Tom has taught appellate practice as an adjunct professor at Stetson University College of Law for over 30 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
• Plaintiffs' Personal Injury
• Eminent Domain

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
• American Bar Association
  • Appellate Practice Committee
  • Committee on Insurance Coverage Litigation
• National Conference of Bar Presidents
• Metropolitan Bar Caucus
  • Executive Committee, 2003-2007
• Honorable Clifford J. Cheatwood American Inn of Court
  • Master
  • President, 2003-2004
• The Florida Justice Association
• The American Association for Justice
• 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