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Thomas W. Carey
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Thomas W. Carey is a lawyer, drunk driving awareness activist, and adjunct professor at Stetson University College of Law. He is the founding partner of the law firm of Carey & Leisure in Clearwater, FL and is credited for establishment and leadership of drunk driving awareness organizations in Florida including Mothers Against Drunk Driving and Remove Intoxicated Drivers after his wife was killed in a tragic drunk driving accident in 1983. Carey was the first male chairman for the Florida state chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving from 1984-1985. Carey specializes in personal injury law and has been lead counsel in a large number of cases involving victims of drunk driving. Education Carey received an A.B. from Georgetown University in 1972, a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in 1978, and an LL.M. from New York University in 1979. Drunk Driving Awareness Advocacy. Carey co-founded the chapter of Remove Intoxicated Drivers (RID) in the Tampa Bay area. The firm has represented over 15,000 injured victims in West Florida. In his law practice, Carey often represents claimants in personal injury cases involving DUI accidents. Teaching Carey is adjunct professor of Trial Practice at Stetson University College of Law, where he teaches courses in funeral home and cemetery malpractice, the Dram Shop Act, "Medical School for Lawyers" and "Law School for Physicians". The Carey & Florin courtroom at the Stetson University College of Law was named for Carey in 1994. Carey received the Distinguished Service Award from Stetson in 2011. Awards and Honors * 2011 - Distinguished Service Award, Stetson University College of Law * 2006-2010 - Miami Herald's Super Lawyers * 2006-2010 - Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers™ * AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by MartindaleHubbell® * Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum * 1992-1994 - Pinellas/Pasco Boy Scouts of America, Member, Board of Directors * 1987-1997 - Florida Justice Association, Member, Board of Directors * 1985-1986 - State Chairman, Florida, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) * 1984-1985 - Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Pinellas County Chapter, President * 1981 - Admitted to the Bar for U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida<ref name="lawyers" /> * 1980 - Admitted to the Bar for U.S. Tax Court * 1978 - Admitted to the Bar in Florida<ref name="lawyers" /> * 1977 - Admitted to the Bar in Rhode Island and Massachusetts<ref name="lawyers" /> * Elected Delegate, American Association for Justice, Florida State Delegation * Litigation Chair in Funeral Services and Cemetery Malpractice, American Association for Justice * Pinellas County Trial Lawyers Association * Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), State Chairman, 1985 - 1986<ref name="articles.orlandosentinel_a" /> 
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