Howard K. "Skip" Pita
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 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 belongs to the Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Miami-Dade County Trial Lawyers Association.
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.
Shannon del Prado
Shannon del Prado is a member of the Millon Dollar Advocate Forum. Since 2004, Shannon has been recognized as a top attorney by the South Florida Legal Guide. From the start, Shannon wasted no time learning how to try cases. In her first trial, she won a $485,000 jury verdict. From there, she has gone on to obtain numerous successful results for her clients.
Shannon is licensed in both the state and federal courts of Florida. She belongs to the Florida Association of Women Lawyers, the American Trial Lawyers Association, and the South Miami Kendall Bar Association.
Prior to becoming a lawyer, Shannon worked for both the U.S. Departments of Justice and State throughout Latin American and the Caribbean. In addition to her law degree from the South Texas College of Law, she holds a masters degree in international business from George Mason University. She is fluent in Spanish and English.
Giving Back to the World Community.
Working with Dedicated People in the Medical Profession.
Pita & Del Prado started Project Peru with the direct participation and support of the Coral Gables Congregational Church. Project Peru is a Miami-based volunteer organization that provides free surgical services to the indigenous of Peru. In 2008, the first Project Peru Team – a plastic surgery team – went to Peru and performed 48 surgeries on the indigenous of Peru. In 2009, the plastics team will return in June and Project Peru's first orthopedic team will arrive in August.
At Pita & Del Prado, we advocate for justice. And for us, Project Peru fulfills many core principles. Among them, three are critically important to our firm. First, Project Peru provides health care in a remote part of the world where people would otherwise have none. Second, Project Peru destroys the notion that Miami lacks volunteerism. And finally, Project Peru improves the image of our country in the world community.
We are proud to be associated with the excellent doctors and nurses in Miami that are involved in Project Peru. The doctors include Dr. Byron "Pat" Pazmino, Dr. Daniel Kalbac, Dr. Michael Diaz, and Dr. James Voglino. Project Peru's volunteer nurses have come from Baptist Hospital and Miami Children's Hospital. We are also proud to be associated with the Coral Gables Congregational Church, whose generous support and stream of non-medical volunteers make Project Peru a reality.
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