PARTNERS OF FIRM
James A. Hannon (Partner) born Miami, Florida, October 3, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.A.); University of Miami School of Law (J.D.). 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 Florida Super Lawyers Magazine. He was named a member of 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" and is listed in the Metropolitan Who's Who Registry which recognizes individuals who have "demonstrated success in their profession." Mr. Hannon has achieved numerous multi-million dollar awards. He has successfully represented clients in cases involving catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, negligent security, tractor-trailer accidents, traumatic brain injury, defective products, boating accidents, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, qui tam litigation under the False Claims Act and business litigation in the state and federal courts of Florida. Member: Dade County Bar Association (Board Member); The Florida Bar; Miami Dade Justice Association (Board Member); Florida Justice Association (Eagle Member); American Association for Justice (Leader's Forum Member). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Wrongful Death; Negligent Security; Products Liability; Maritime Personal Injury; Traumatic Brain Injury; Legal Malpractice; Business Litigation; Premises Liability.Email: James A. Hannon
Robert B. Boyers (Partner) born New York, New York, April 28, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Connecticut; 1991, New York; 1996, Florida; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern District of New York; 1996, U.S. District Court; Southern District of Florida; 2008, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., with honors, 1986); Emory University Law School (J.D., 1990); State University of New York at Albany. Designated, Legal Impact Leader, South Florida, 2008. Listed, Top Lawyer, South Florida Legal Guide, 2004-2008. Named, Florida's Legal Elite Florida Trend Magazine, 2006-2008. Listed, Florida "Super Lawyer," 2007. Author: "Top Up & Comer," South Florida Legal Guide, 2003. Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2006. President, Miami Dade Justice Association (f/k/a "The Dade County Trial Lawyers' Association"), 2007-2008. Vice-President, Miami Dade Justice Association, 2006-2007. Treasurer, Miami Dade Justice Association, 2005-2006. Secretary, Miami Dade Justice Association, 2004-2005. Director, Miami Dade Justice Association, 1999. Director, Florida Justice Association (f/k/a the "Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers"), 2003-2005. With Civil Rights Committee of the Anti-Defamation League of B'Nai Brith, Miami, 2000. Executive Committee and Board Member, Samantha Foundation (devoted to advancing cause of child safety), 2007-2008. Author and Lecturer: Civil Trial Matters. Member: The Florida Bar; American and New York State Bar Associations; American Association of Justice; New York State Trial Lawyers' Association; Florida Justice Association; Miami Dade Justice Association; Dade County and Coral Gables Bar Associations. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Maritime Personal Injury; Tractor-Trailer Crashes; Traumatic Brain Injury; Nursing Home Negligence; Complex Commercial Litigation; Negligence.Email: Robert B. Boyers
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Janpaul Portal, Esq. (Senior Associate) born Miami, Florida, August 26, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.S., 1998; J.D., cum laude, 2001). Mr. Portal is a native of Miami, Florida. He received his B.S. in Microbiology and Immunology in 1998 at the University of Miami. He earned his Juris Doctorate, cum laude, in 2001 from the University of Miami School of Law. Prior to joining Hannon & Boyers, Mr. Portal dedicated his practice to the representation of Plaintiffs in catastrophic personal injury and commercial litigation matters in state and federal courts. He has successfully litigated medical malpractice, wrongful death, maritime negligence, product liability and general business tort disputes. He began his career at a prominent law firm in Boca Raton, Florida where he represented Plaintiffs in medical malpractice and nursing home negligence cases. Mr. Portal also represented business owners in complex commercial disputes. In 2003, he joined a boutique personal injury law firm, in Downtown Miami, where he honed his trial skills while representing Plaintiffs in complex medical malpractice cases. Mr. Portal was a founding member of Portal & Associates in Coral Gables, Florida, where he dedicated his practice to the representation of clients in civil, immigration and criminal litigation matters. Mr. Portal has been a member of the Florida Bar since 2002. He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. He is an active member of the American Association for Justice, where he served on the NLD Board of Governors for Florida from 2005-2006. He is also an active member of the Florida Justice Association, Cuban American Bar Association, Miami-Dade Justice Association and the American Bar Association. Mr. Portal has been named as a "Top Up and Comer' by the South Florida Legal Guide and a "Rising Star" by Law & Politics, Florida Super Lawyers. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Wrongful Death; Catastrophic Injury; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Premises Liability.Email: Janpaul Portal, Esq.