Thomas S. Ward |

Bio

Thomas Ward is a Partner with Rennert Vogel Mandler & Rodriguez, P.A.'s Miami office. His practice focus is in commercial litigation and appeals. Tom's clients include, but are not limited to, Fortune 500 Companies, real estate developers, board members, executives, officers, directors, title insurance companies, condominium associations, commercial landlords, entrepreneurs and municipalities.

Tom's litigation experience is extensive and varied. Some examples include the prosecution of a class action against the Miami-Dade County Tax Collector and the City of Coral Gables' property tax suits against the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser. He also has experience on the defense side, representing real estate developers such as St. Regis and Ritz Carlton in multi-million dollar matters and title insurance companies such as First American Title Insurance Co. and Old Republic Title Insurance Co. on various matters, including issues of first impression.

Tom's appellate experience is just as vast, having authored appellate briefs that have been filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Florida’s Supreme Court and all five of Florida’s District Courts of Appeal. Accordingly, he has performed many oral arguments, which have resulted in many published opinions in his clients’ favor.

Before entering private practice, Tom interned for the former Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court: the Honorable R. Fred Lewis. Tom is in his sixth consecutive year of service on the Florida Bar’s Appellate Court Rules Committee and is serving for the second time as its Vice Chair. Tom also is serving as the Vice President of the Third District Court of Appeal’s Historical Society.

Finally, Tom is also a member of the Florida Bar's Appellate Practice Section. His work with the Section's pro bono committee includes handling appeals in various courts throughout the state of Florida at the request of Jacksonville Legal Aid and Florida’s Guardian Ad Litem Foundation. He encourages all attorneys to take on such work.

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