Thomas D. Masterson

Tom Masterson is a native of St. Petersburg, Florida. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of South Florida in 1972 and his Doctorate of Jurisprudence, Magna Cum Laude, from South Texas College of Law in 1975, and is engaged in the representation of clients in personal injury and wrongful death matters with an emphasis on medical malpractice and legal malpractice claims.

Mr. Masterson's professional appointments, honors and offices held include the following:

The Florida Bar

Member, 1975 - present

Member, Young Lawyers Section Board of Governors 1982 - 1986

Member, Executive Council, Trial Section 1996 - 2005; Chairman 2004 - 2005

The Florida Justice Association formerly The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers

Member, 1975 - present

Chairman, Workers Compensation Section 1981 - 1982

St. Petersburg Bar Association

Member, 1975 - present

Member, Executive Committee 1980 - 1982

President, 1999 - 2000

St. Petersburg Bar Foundation

Member, 2002 - Present

Member, Board of Trustees 2005 - Present

President, 2008 - 2009

Pinellas County Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1986)

Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association (Member 2005 - present)

American Inns of Court, B.J. Masterson Inn

Member, 1991 - present

Secretary - Treasurer, 1991

American Board of Trial Advocates, Tampa Bay Chapter

Member, 1993 - present

Treasurer, 1998

President-Elect, 1999

President, 2000

American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow, 1996 - present)

American Justice Association formerly The Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Member, 1977 - present

Chairman, Professional Negligence Section, 2002 - 2003

Honors

Selected for inclusion in Law & Leading Attorneys, Florida

Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (2001 - present)

Faculty Member, Florida Bar Advanced Trial Advocacy Program sponsored by The Trial Lawyers Section of the Florida Bar (2003 - present)

Board Certified Civil Trial Practice by the Florida Bar (1983 - present)

Publications

Defenses and Immunities - The Law in Florida, 1989, The Harrison Company

Opening and Closing Arguments - The Law in Florida (Co-author) 1989, The Harrison Company

Suing the Hospital When Superdoc Falls (Co-author) May 2002, Trial Magazine Challenging Hospitals That Tolerate Incompetent Doctors (Co-author) May 2002, Trial Magazine

Florida Medical Malpractice Handbook, First Edition (Co-author & co-editor) 2006, The Florida Bar and LexisNexis

Florida Medical Malpractice Handbook, 2nd Edition, Chapter 1 “Party Perspectives” (Co-author) , 2009

Florida Civil Trial Practice Manual, Chapter 16 “Summation” (Co-author), 2011