FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 1, 2012 – Tripp Scott announced today that Ed Pozzuoli, president of the law firm, was recently appointed to the Board of Trustees for Florida Tax Watch.

Florida TaxWatch is a private, non-profit, non-partisan research institute that over its 30 year history has become widely recognized as the watchdog of citizens′ hard-earned tax dollars. Its mission is to provide the citizens of Florida and public officials with high quality, independent research and education on government revenues, expenditures, taxation, public policies and programs and to increase the productivity and accountability of Florida Government.  

Pozzuoli has been president at Tripp Scott since 1999 and focuses his practice on commercial litigation, with particular emphasis on estate and trust litigation, administrative law and government relations.  He also works with municipalities and businesses that are impacted by public-policy issues.

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     Since its inception in 1969, Tripp Scott has served the legal needs of established and growing businesses, as well as individual clients and their families. The multi-disciplinary firm represents a diverse mix of publicly traded corporations and privately held companies with operations in Florida and around the country.

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