William E. Hahn

Helping You with All Your Legal Needs

      * Both fields are required

      Click Here to Search By Practice's Area

      Not Yet Verified Profile

      Claim Your Profile?

      William E. Hahn

      William E. Hahn

      Weston Smith Law, PLLCTotal Records: 1
      100 2nd Avenue North, Suite 311, St. Petersburg, FL, 33701
      Of Counsel

      Phone Number

      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.

      Bar Admission

      Florida, 1972

      U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida

      U.S. Federal Court, 1972

      Other Affiliations

      Hillsborough County Crisis Center, 1978 - Present

      Hillsborough County Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section, 1986 - 1987 (Board of Directors)

      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)

      Achievements

      • Other Sources of Feedback About William E. Hahn
      • Included on the 2023 Florida

      Past Lists

      • 2022 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2021 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2020 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2019 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2018 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2017 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2016 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2015 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2014 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2013 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2012 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2011 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2010 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2009 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2008 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2007 Florida Super Lawyers list
      • 2006 Florida Super Lawyers list

      Education

      • University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1972 J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence Law Review: University of Florida Law Review, Member of Editorial Board

      • Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio B.A., Bachelor of Arts

      Honers

      • 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

      Reviews

      Contact William

        When did the accident occur?
        Are you at fault?
        Have you seen a doctor?
        Already represented by an attorney?

        * indicates required fields