Thomas Shea

Shea Moxon Shea Moxon is a shareholder at the firm, focusing his practice on personal injury and wrongful death appeals. Shea has been recognized by Florida Trend as among its Legal Elite, and has been named to The Best Lawyers in America list in the area of Personal Injury Litigation. A graduate of Harvard Law, Shea achieved the highest score on the Florida Bar exam in the year he took it. Before joining Brannock Berman & Seider, Shea coordinated the appellate work of a prominent personal injury firm in Tampa. Prior to that, he had his own appellate practice, focusing on criminal defense and termination of parental rights, which stemmed naturally from his early career experience as an Assistant Public Defender in Hillsborough County. In his free time, Shea enjoys playing and listening to music. In a previous life, Shea was the lead guitarist for a popular Tampa-area punk band, and he still comes out of retirement to play the occasional show. Shea and his wife live in St. Petersburg. Education Emory University, B. A. Phi Beta Kappa Harvard Law School, J. D., with honors Line and Technical Editor on the Harvard Journal on Legislation Certifications and Bar Admissions United States Supreme Court United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit United States District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida All Florida Courts Honors and Distinctions Florida Super Lawyers, 2019-2025 The Best Lawyers in America , Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, 2018-2026 The Best Lawyers in America , Appellate Practice, 2024-2026 Florida Trends Legal Elite, 2011 Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating Professional Associations Florida Justice Association EAGLE member Appellate Practice Section Appellate Practice Section of The Florida Bar Florida Supreme Court Historical Society Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Historical Society Hillsborough County Bar Association Appellate Practice Section St. Petersburg Bar Association Appellate Practice Section Second District Court of Appeal Historical Society Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association Lectures Emerging Defense Strategies and How to Combat Them, Panel Discussion, Florida Justice Associations Annual Convention (June 12, 2025) The Perfect Proposal: A Primer on Proposals for Settlement, St. Petersburg Bar Association Civil Trial Webinar (February 23, 2024) The Workers Comp Surprise Attack Statutory Letter Trap (Where the Defense Opts to Try to Represent the Injured Plaintiff)!, Florida Justice Associations Workhorse Seminar (February 22, 2023) Hilson v. Geico: Auto Insurer Liable for Legal Malpractice, Florida Justice Association Case Law Insider Telephonic Seminar (May 8, 2015) Handling the Hospital Lien, Florida Justice Association Collateral Sources Webinar (March 21, 2013) Hospital Liens, Florida Justice Association Collateral Sources Seminar (January 28, 2011) How to Handle a Termination of Parental Rights Appeal from Start to Finish, Hillsborough County Bar Association Seminar (September 22, 2005) Publications 2018 Case Law Update: July 2017-March 2018, Author, Florida Justice Association Case Law Update Webinar Published Materials, April 5, 2018 Another Procedural Trap, 28 Lawyer (Hillsborough County Bar Association) 14, March/April 2018 Dont Just Preserve the Record-Make a GOOD Record, Journal (Florida Justice Association) #599, November/December 2017 Untangling Taxes from Personal Injury Damages, 83 Florida Bar Journal 105, June 2009 Bad Faith Claims, Chapter Author, The Florida Medical Malpractice Handbook, 2d Ed., 2009 Bad Faith Claims, Chapter Author, The Florida Medical Malpractice Handbook, 1st Ed., 2006 Keeping Faith in Bad Faith: Berges v. Infinity Insurance Co., Author, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Published Materials, June 2005 Bad Faith Under the Knife: Dealing with Medical Malpractice Bad Faith Law, Author, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Published Materials, April 2005 Practice and Procedure in Handling an Automobile Case, Chapter Author, Florida Automobile Insurance Law, 6th Ed., 2005