Background
Skola, Thomas James was born on November 12, 1943 in Cleveland. Son of Alfred James and Sally Agnes (Ziolkowski) Skola.
Skola, Thomas James was born on November 12, 1943 in Cleveland. Son of Alfred James and Sally Agnes (Ziolkowski) Skola.
Bachelor, U. Rochester, 1965; Juris Doctor, Columbia University, 1970; Diploma Validation, Federal U. Rio de Janeiro, 1979.
Association, Allende & Brea, Buenos Aires, 1970-1971; associate, Curtis, Mallet, Prevost, Colt & Mosle, New York City, 1971-1973; partner, Gerber & Skola, New York City, 1975-1977; counsel, Escritorio Augusto Nobre, Rio de Janeiro, 1977-1981; counsel, Taylor, Brion, Buker & Greene, Miami, 1981-1996; counsel, Becker & Poliakoff, Miami, since 1996. Adjunct Professor U. Miami Law School, since 1988.
Board of directors, founding member, president, treasurer Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida, Inc., since 1981. Co-chairperson, member of advisory committee Florida-Brazil Institute, since 1985. Trustee Caribbean Resources Development Foundation, Inc., since 1986.
Member American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (committee international law 1975-1976, commission on arbitration 1976-1977, commission on Inter-American Affairs class of 1988), Inter-American Bar Association.
Children: Joshua, Zachary.