Skip Pita

Experience

1. Managing Partner

   Pita Weber Del Prado

   Oct 1999 — Present · Miami, TX, US

   Skip Pita is a member of the Millon Dollar Advocates Forum. He has been recognized as a Top Lawyer by the South Florida Legal Guide since 2002. In 2011, the National Institute of Trial Advocacy named Skip as a top 100 trial lawyer in Florida. In 2010, he was recognized state-wide as a top lawyer in Florida’s Legal Elite.In 2003, Skip won a jury verdict of over $10 million for a paralyzed South Florida security officer who was in a contested auto accident with a Hertz rental car. In 2007, Skip won a medical malpractice jury award, and was nominated to the American Board of Trial Advocacy by his opponent, who was the President of the Florida Bar.In 2008, after having juries award more than Skip requested in closing argument, Skip was asked by the National Business Institute to teach at lawyer seminars on persuasive closing argument.Skip has represented numerous other clients against major defense firms and insurance carriers throughout Florida, consistently delivering successful verdicts and settlements.Skip is licensed in both the state and federal courts of Florida. He is on the board of the Florida Justice Association, re-elected to that position in 2015. He is also a member of the American Justice Association and the Miami -Dade Justice Assoc. Skip attended law school at Southern Methodist University, and received a masters in law at George Washington University. He attended undergraduate school at the University of Texas.Skip grew up in both the United States and in Latin America. He is fluent in Spanish and English.

Education

• Univ of Texas - Austin

  Bachelor of Arts - BA (History and Economics)

  1984 — 1989

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  1984 — 1989

• Southern Methodist University

  Doctor of Law (JD)

  1989 — 1992

• The George Washington University

  Master of Laws (LLM)

  1992 — 1993

Skills

• Public Speaking
• Legal Research
• Personal Injury
• Legal Advice
• Torts
• Trial Practice
• Automobile Accidents
• Civil Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Medical Malpractice
• Trials
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Litigation
• Arbitration
• Courts
• Appeals
• Mediation
• Legal Writing