Thomas J. Trask

Managing Partner

Call: (727) 733-0494
Email: Tom@cityattorneys.legal

Practice areas

• Local government law and related litigation

Bar admissions

• United States Supreme Court
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
• Florida State Courts
• Georgia State Courts

Background & Experience

Thomas J. Trask joined the firm in 1988, became a partner in 1993 and is the firm’s managing partner. Tom has achieved an AV® PreeminentTM Peer Review RatedSM attorney by Martindale-Hubbell®—the highest professional and ethical rating awarded. Tom is also Board Certified in City, County and Local Government Law. He is currently the City Attorney for the Cities of Oldsmar, Madeira Beach, Belleair Bluffs and Belleair Beach. He also serves as the Code Enforcement Board attorney for the City of Safety Harbor. Tom is currently a Special Magistrate for the City of Tampa and is the Board Attorney for the City of Clearwater’s Nuisance Abatement Board.

Tom is the past president and has been a board member for the past 37 years of Youth and Family Alternatives, Inc., a charitable organization benefiting troubled and underprivileged youth in Florida. Tom is also a Paul Harris Society member and past president of the Tarpon Springs Rotary Club. He is a member of the Florida Bar, Georgia Bar, Clearwater Bar and Florida Municipal Attorneys Association.

Professional memberships

• Florida Bar Association
  • Local Government Law Section
• Georgia Bar Association
• Clearwater Bar Association
• Florida Municipal Attorneys Association

Education

• Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University, J.D., 1987
• University of South Florida, B.A., History, 1984