James A. Hannon

James Hannon is the founder of the Hannon Legal Group, a statewide law firm with a national reputation. We represent clients throughout the state of Florida in cases involving serious personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death and property insurance claims.

Mr. Hannon holds an AV-preeminent rating – the highest rating for legal skill and ethics – in the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory and has been repeatedly recognized as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” in U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers as voted by his peers, as one of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” by The National Trial Lawyers Association, as a “Top Lawyer” in The South Florida Legal Guide, as one of “Florida’s Legal Elite” in Florida Trend Magazine, as a “Florida Super Lawyer” in Super Lawyers Magazine where he was also repeatedly voted one of the “Top 100 Lawyers in Miami” and as a “Legal Impact Leader” in Business Leader Magazine. Additionally, he was awarded membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum which recognizes the “top trial lawyers in America for their ability to accomplish superior results in large and complex cases.”

Mr. Hanon has achieved numerous multi-million dollar awards for his clients including a recent multi-million dollar jury verdict which was heralded as one of the largest personal injury verdicts in the state of Florida.

Mr. Hannon earned his law degree from the University of Miami School of Law and his bachelors degree from the University of Miami.

JD – 1989 – University of Miami School of Law

BA – 1984 – University of Miami

AV Preeminent Rating in Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory

Repeatedly rated one of the Best Lawyers in America by U.S. News and World Report

Repeatedly recognized as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers Association

Repeatedly recognized as a Super Lawyer and Super Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers in Miami

Repeatedly recognized as one of Florida’s Legal Elite in Florida Trend Magazine

Awarded membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum which recognizes the “top trial lawyers in America for their ability to accomplish superior results in large and complex cases.”

Repeatedly rated a 10 by clients on AVVO.com

Voted a “Legal Impact Leader” in Business Leader Magazine.

Repeatedly rated Top Lawyer in the South Florida Legal Guide.

Miami-Dade County Trial Lawyers Association (former member of their board of directors)

Miami-Dade County Bar Association (former member of their board of directors)

Florida Justice Association (Eagle Member)

American Association for Justice (Leader’s Forum Member)

National Crime Victim Bar Association

The National Center for Victims of Crime

Mr. Hannon has won numerous multi-million dollar awards for his clients including a recent jury verdict which was recognized as one of the largest personal injury jury verdicts in the state of Florida for that year.

Active in many legal and community organizations, Mr. Hannon has served on the boards of directors of the Miami-Dade County Trial Lawyers Association, The Dade county Bar Association, Westminster Christian School and the Miami Science Museum Reclamation Project. He currently serves on the boards of directors for Wellspring Counseling, Inc., a non-profit counseling center in Miami and the Greater Miami Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He is also a member of the Two Hundred Club of Miami and has served as a volunteer for Community Partnership for the Homeless, Alonzo Mourning Charities and for his church.