Tripp Scott first opened its doors in 1969 when Fort Lauderdale was a small but growing Florida city. The firm and its partners have since witnessed greater Fort Lauderdale mature into a regional business center of 1.93 million residents.
The firm along the way has played a vital role helping nurture that growth by serving as trusted counsel to clients, government agencies, and most of all, the region’s citizens.
Now in its 55th year, Tripp Scott continues to embrace its founding mission of being a local law firm well-connected from corporate boardrooms to city halls to the state capital. Even as it’s grown to 70 attorneys, it has maintained its small-firm appeal and approachability with a community-centered commitment.
In that sense, Tripp Scott has always served its clients first. This began with entrepreneurs and small businesses, to today handling the corporate, finance, contracts and trademark law needs of the region’s largest employers. That includes greater Fort Lauderdale’s 200 global corporations and the regional headquarters.
The firm has been as much a part of the Fort Lauderdale community as it has courtrooms and boardrooms. Politically prominent and civically engaged, the firm’s attorneys helped plant the city’s flag as a destination for business. They’ve served on Fort Lauderdale’s Planning and Zoning Board, its Board of Adjustment, and the Downtown Development Authority.
The firm’s influence also can be felt across the county’s civic and cultural institutions. Partners and associates serve on and have been recognized for leadership in area philanthropic, cultural, and not-for-profit organizations. Partners were instrumental in opening the award-winning Broward County Main Library in 1984; today they serve key statewide educational posts, including on the Board of Governors of the State University System of Florida.
The firm’s current leadership, including Chairman James Scott, Vice Chairman Dennis Smith, CEO Ed Pozzuoli, and COO Paul Lopez, counsel clients with a stable, steady hand focused on local needs and wider impacts. With other firms, client dollars spent locally often go to national operations. Every client dollar invested in Tripp Scott ultimately is an investment in the greater Fort Lauderdale community.
Even with the 2021 passing of founder Chairman Emeritus Norman Tripp, the firm has stayed true to its original mission: to serve clients and the community we all call home.
Tripp Scott counsels clients in the areas of Aviation Law, Business & Banking, Real Estate, Complex & General Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Environmental, Estate Planning & Probate, Family Law, Finance & Corporate, Governmental Affairs, Healthcare, Insurance, Labor & Employment, Land Use, Maritime Law, Non-Profit, Personal Injury, and Private Client Services.
To learn more about the firm, visit www.trippscott.com or call 954-525-7500