Culmo Trial Attorneys is a South Florida-based law firm specializing in civil trial practice and litigation.
Perhaps it’s only fitting that in his spare time, Tom Culmo competes in triathlons. Perseverance, dedication, and discipline are, after all, qualities that Tom has honed in courtrooms all across Florida. The cases he takes on don’t start at trial, but they don’t end there, either: Throughout his decades advocating for individuals and families, Tom’s goal has been to obtain not just a fair recovery, but the right recovery -- the treatment, the care, the assistance that will most improve someone’s life. For just like those triathlons, you need to go the extra mile if you’re truly going to win.
Born and raised in Miami, Tom has spend more than two decades fighting for those who have been harmed through no fault of their own -- sometimes irreversibly. In the process, he’s taken on some of the country’s largest insurers, hospitals, and corporations in virtually every type of personal injury matter, business dispute, and insurance claims. He has also gained a reputation for doing what it takes to make a case -- and a difference. In 2007, Tom was named by the Daily Business Review as one of four “Most Effective Lawyers in South Florida” in products liability law, after unraveling an international corporate shell game and obtaining an unprecedented multimillion-dollar recovery against a Chinese manufacturer that had put its best interests before its customers’.
A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University, Tom has been awarded the “AV” rating from the Martindale Hubbell Directory -- the highest possible designation and one based upon the recommendation of fellow attorneys in the community. He is one of the few trial lawyers in Florida to be board certified as a specialist in civil trial practice by both the Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocates.
Tom has also served as the president of the Miami-Dade County Trial Lawyers Association and on the board of directors for the Florida Justice Association, advocating not just for clients, but for his peers -- and the future of the civil justice system. Because there is always another extra mile to go.
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER...
POWER TO SHAPE A BETTER FUTURE....
"Most people think a lawyer’s job is to help turn a life around. We see our mission as making sure you stay on the safe, healthy, rewarding path you’re already on -- and providing the information and resources that make that possible."
To err, as the saying goes, is human. But many mistakes are not harmless; they impact -- and all too often devastate -- lives. We’ve been trial lawyers long enough to see the consequences of accidents, errors, and bad decisions. We’ve also seen how life-altering results could be prevented; how risks can be minimized.
Over the years of trying cases throughout Florida, we’ve learned that the most important advantage a lawyer brings into a courtroom is preparation: knowing the case, the law, and the facts backwards and forwards. In the same way, information is an advantage for individuals: By understanding your rights, and your risks, you can best prevent harmful outcomes. And by knowing what to do when the unthinkable does happen, you can get the care and help you need.
That’s the mission of this site: to empower you with knowledge; to give you the facts you need to be proactive in protecting yourself, your family -- and your future. On these pages you’ll find information about patients‘ rights, hospitals and other healthcare facilities, informed consent, and how, when necessary, the legal system can work with you, and for you.
