Decades Of Experience In Personal Injury Law

Attorney Bill Hahn

William E. Hahn

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Practice Areas

  • Medical Malpractice
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Personal Injury

Bar Admissions

  • Florida, 1972
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. Federal Court, 1972

Fraternities

  • Alpha Tau Omega

Biography

Bill Hahn has been a Florida civil trial attorney for the entirety of his career. After beginning his career as a defense attorney representing clients in complex civil litigation, Mr. Hahn changed focus and has been representing injured persons in medical malpractice, legal malpractice, and serious personal injury claims for many years. Mr. Hahn is recognized as an expert in the area of civil jury trials and is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, certified by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. In addition to receiving numerous recognitions for his accomplishments in personal injury and medical malpractice cases, Mr. Hahn was influential in formulating Florida's civil jury instructions during his seven years as an appointee on the Florida Supreme Court's Civil Jury Instruction Committee. Mr. Hahn frequently lectures for the Florida State Bar Association and other local bar associations on topics related to jury trials, such as jury selection, and is the author of the chapter on the "Trial of a Medical Malpractice Case" in the Florida Medical Malpractice Handbook, published by the Florida Bar.

Mr. Hahn earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida in 1972 and his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio in1968. He was admitted to practice in Florida in 1972.


Education

  • University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida
    • J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence – 1972
    • Law Review: University of Florida Law Review, Member of Editorial Board
  • Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio
    • B.A., Bachelor of Arts – 1968

 

Professional Associations

  • Hillsborough County Crisis Center, 1978
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section, Board of Directors, 1986 to 1987
  • Florida Supreme Court Civil Jury Instruction Committee, 1994 - 2000, Appointee
  • American Board of Trial Advocates, Member
  • American Board of Trial Advocates, Florida Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates, 2006, President
  • American Board of Trial Advocates, Florida Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates, 2004, Treasurer
  • American Board of Trial Advocates, Tampa Bay Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates, 1999, President
  • Judicial Nominating Committee for 13th Judicial Circuit, 2001 - 2004, Member
  • American Association for Justice, formerly the American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA), Member
  • Florida Justice Association, formerly the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (AFTL), Member
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association, Member
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Steering Committee, Member
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association, Medical/Legal Committee, Member

Published Works

  • Speedy Trial Rule University of Florida Law Review, 1972
  • "Trial of a Medical Malpractice Case", Florida Medical Malpractice Handbook, published by the Florida Bar

Honors

  • AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America
  • Listed in Florida's Leading Attorneys, Hospital Law & Personal Injury Law
  • Selected to Florida's Super Lawyers
  • Tampa Bay Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigator of the Year for 2009, Best Lawyers in America
  • Who's Who Among American Lawyers, since 1998
  • International Society of Barristers, Fellow
  • Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow

Classes & Seminars

  • Lecturer, Hillsborough County Bar Association
  • Lecturer, Masters in Trial Programs, The American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Lecturer, Trial Lawyers Section, Florida Bar
  • Instructor, Advanced Trial Advocacy Program, Florida Bar

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Independent Day School, 1986

Certified Legal Specialties

  • Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education