James Hannon
James Hannon
Miami
Florida (FL)
Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury Plaintiff: General
Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products
Profile
James Hannon, a native of Miami, Florida and a founding shareholder of Hannon & Boyers, P.A., has achieved numerous multi-million dollar awards for his clients in cases involving catastrophic personal injury, negligent security, medical malpractice, wrongful death and defective products. Mr. Hannon holds an AV Rating - the highest rating for legal skill and ethics - in the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory, has been repeatedly recognized as a "Top Lawyer" in the South Florida Legal Guide, as one of Florida's "Legal Elite" in Florida Trend Magazine, and as a "Florida Super Lawyer" in Super Lawyers Magazine. Mr. Hannon was also named a "Legal Impact Leader" in the October, 2010 issue of the South Florida Business Leader Magazine. He was also named a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum which recognizes the "top trial lawyers in America for their ability accomplish superior results in large and complex cases." Active in many legal and community organizations, Mr. Hannon served on the Boards of Directors of the Dade County Bar Association, the Miami-Dade Justice Association and the Miami Science Museum Reclamation Project. He is a member of the National Crime Victim Bar Association, The National Center for Victim's of Crime, the American Justice Association ("leader's Forum" member), the Florida Justice Association ("Eagle member") and The Florida Bar. He has also volunteered his time for Community Partnership for the Homeless, Alonzo Mourning Charities and his church.
Selected To
Florida Super Lawyers 2011
Florida Super Lawyers 2010
Florida Super Lawyers 2009
Florida Super Lawyers 2008
Florida Super Lawyers 2007
About James Hannon
Admitted: 1989, Florida
Professional Webpage: www.hannonboyers.com/lawyer-attorney-1294766.html
Honors and Awards:
- Listed in the Metropolitan Who's Who Registry which recognizes individuals who have “demonstrated success in their profession.”, Who's Who, Metropolitan Who's Who Registry
- Awarded membership in the Million Dollar Advocate's Forum which recognizes the “top trial lawyers in America for their ability to accomplish superior results in large and complex cases.”, Million Advocate, Million dollar Advocate's Forum
- Repeatedly recognized as a Florida Super Lawyer., Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
- Repeatedly recognized as a "Top Lawyer" in the South Florida Legal Guide., Top Lawyer, South Florida Legal Guide
- Repeatedly named to Florida Trend Magazine's list of "Legal ELite.", Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine
- AV Rated in Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory
- Mr. Hannon was named a "Legal Impact Leader" in the October, 2010 issue of the South Florida Business Leader Magazine. He was also featured in an article in that issue titled "Hannon & Boyers - Protecting Rights, Making Communities Safer." , Legal Impact Leader, South Florida Business Leader Magazine, 2010
Bar/Professional Activity:
- James Hannon serves on the board of directors of the Dade County Bar Association and the Miami-Dade Justice Association. He is also an active member of the American Association for Justice, the National Crime Victim Bar Assocation, The National Center for Victims of Crime, the Florida Justice Association and the Florida Bar.
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Volunteer - University Baptist Church, Community Partnership for the Homeless and Alonzo Mourning Charities.
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Advice for the novice trial lawyer: jurors are usually sympathetic to a young lawyer trying a case for the first time; Prepare, prepare, and then prepare some more; Listen to your client and witnesses during preparation; Construct powerful themes; Review the jury instructions and know the law; Draft a proposed Winning Summation early in your preparation; Listen to witnesses on the stand; Summarize and persuade through demonstrative aids; Care about your client and believe in your case!, Co-Author, Trying Your First Case? Dont Panic, The South Florida Legal Guide, Law
- Lectured on medical malpractice at the National Summit on Quality/Performance Management & Compliance in Healthcare hosted by Comprehensive Health Solutions. The equivalent of 390 jumbo jets full of people are dying each year due to likely preventable, in-hospital medical errors, making this one of the leading killers in the U.S. The most frequent complaint our medical malpractice clients share with us is that their doctors did not listen to them. To avoid lawsuits the number one rule to follow is Listen to your patients. Failing to listen can be harmful or fatal to a patient and can subject doctors and nurses to liability for malpractice. It is often the first mistake in a series that leads to many others. Communication Skills for Patient-Centered Care. Engagement, Empathy, Education & Enlistment. The 6 “R’s” 1.Failing to Review 2.Failing to Reason 3.Failing to Research 4.Failing to Refer 5.Failing to Rush and 6. Failing to Write., Lecturer, Malpractice - The Consequences of Not Listening, National Summit on Quality/Performance Management & Compliance in Healthcare, Medical
Verdicts and Settlements:
- See representative verdicts and settlements listed on Hannon & Boyers firm web site at www.hannonboyers.com
The only way to break the barrier is to compel the jury to live in your client's world. And, the first step is to enter it yourself! Immerse yourself in your client's suffering in order to tell her life's story and convey the full magnitude of her loss. Surely, you cannot make others feel what you do not. Nor can you speak for someone who you do not understand.Next, present evidence that appeals not only to the cerebral but also to the sensory. Use photos, videos, accounts from people who know and love the plaintiff, and a variety of demonstrative aids, as you speak genuinely about your spiritually adopted family so that the jurors will experience the plaintiff's daily pain with all of their senses. In the end, each juror must see the plaintiff as a wrongfully harmed member of his own family. Only then will a jury render a just verdict, and only then should you - the plaintiff's attorney - rest.
You are an experienced trial or personal injury attorney who is approached in the courthouse by a young attorney, Joe Greenie, who will soon be trying his first case. You can actually smell his fear. Greenie asks you for sage advice that he can cling to as his parachute when he begins his harrowing and public free fall. What do you tell him?
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