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John "Jack" Scarola

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA
  • Recognized Since:
    2003
  • Recognized in:
    Bet-the-Company Litigation
    Commercial Litigation...
  • Website:
    http://www.searcylaw.com
  • Location:
    2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
    West Palm Beach, FL 33409-6601
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JOHN (JACK) SCAROLA graduated with honors from Georgetown University in 1969 and from Georgetown Law Center in 1973. Before joining the firm in 1978, he was Chief Felony Prosecutor in the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s office, where he was lead counsel in the trials of more than 50 major criminal cases, including the nation’s first gavel-to-gavel televised murder trial.

Mr. Scarola is Board Certified in both Civil Trial Practice and Commercial & Business Litigation. While he devotes a substantial portion of his practice to personal injury, wrongful death, and medical negligence cases, he has developed a special interest in representing individuals and small businesses damaged by abuses of corporate power.

A former president of the Palm Beach County Trial Lawyers Association, Mr. Scarola has played an active leadership role in both county and statewide professional associations. He is a recipient of The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award and the Legal Aid Society’s Community Service Award honoring his involvement in giving free legal help to individuals and community groups.

Mr. Scarola is a director of the prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers, whose invitation-only membership is limited to 500 attorneys. He has been listed repeatedly in Best Lawyers in America in five separate practice areas, is a 2019 Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year, and is the 2018 recipient of the Florida Justice Association Lifetime Achievement Award.

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JOHN (JACK) SCAROLA graduated with honors from Georgetown University in 1969 and from Georgetown Law Center in 1973. Before joining the firm in 1978, he was Chief Felony Prosecutor in the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s office, where he was lead counsel in the trials of more than 50 major criminal cases, including the nation’s first gavel-to-gavel televised murder trial.

Mr. Scarola is Board Certified in both Civil Trial Practice and Commercial & Business Litigation. While he devotes a substantial portion of his practice to personal injury, wrongful death, and medical negligence cases, he has developed a special interest in representing individuals and small businesses damaged by abuses of corporate power.

A former president of the Palm Beach County Trial Lawyers Association, Mr. Scarola has played an active leadership role in both county and statewide professional associations. He is a recipient of The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award and the Legal Aid Society’s Community Service Award honoring his involvement in giving free legal help to individuals and community groups.

Mr. Scarola is a director of the prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers, whose invitation-only membership is limited to 500 attorneys. He has been listed repeatedly in Best Lawyers in America in five separate practice areas, is a 2019 Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year, and is the 2018 recipient of the Florida Justice Association Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Education:

  • Georgetown University, B A History, graduated 1969
  • Georgetown University , B A History, graduated 1969

Bar Admissions:

  • Florida, Florida Bar Association
  • Florida, Palm Beach County Bar Association
  • Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District
  • Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, West Palm Beach (2021)
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, West Palm Beach (2019)
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, West Palm Beach (2018)
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, West Palm Beach (2016)
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, West Palm Beach (2014)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, West Palm Beach (2012)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
 

Awards:

  • Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Service Award
  • Guild of Catholic Lawyers Attorney of the Year
  • Florida House of Representatives Commendation for Public Service
  • Palm Beach County Bar Association Community Service Award
  • 2006 Daily Business Review Top Civil Litigator of the Year

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  • Wrongful Death
 

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Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA
http://www.searcylaw.com
 
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2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
West Palm Beach, FL 33409-6601
(561) 285.4356
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Tallahassee, FL

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517 North Calhoun Street

Tallahassee, FL 32301-1231

United States

(850) 253.7813

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