James Hannon is a native of Miami, Florida and a founding shareholder of the Hannon Legal Group, PA, a law firm with offices in Miami and Orlando. The firm serves clients and co-counsel in cases involving serious personal injury, wrongful death, negligent security, premises liability, products liability, medical malpractice, maritime negligence, legal malpractice and 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 voted one of the Best Lawyers in America by his peers. He has also been repeatedly recognized as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers Association and 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, as a "Florida Super Lawyer" in Super Lawyers Magazine and as a  "Legal Impact Leader" in  Business Leader Magazine 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 for his clients and 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. Hannon's recent jury verdict was recognized as one of the top 20 personal injury verdicts in the state of Florida in that year.

He has successfully represented clients in cases involving negligent security, medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, tractor-trailer crashes, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, defective products, boating accidents, cruise ship negligence, assault, rape, legal malpractice and first party insurance claims in the state and federal courts of Florida and across the United States. 

Active in many legal and community organizations, Mr. Hannon serves on the board of directors of the Miami-Dade Justice Association, the board of directors of the Dade County Bar Association, the board of directors of the Westminster Christian School, the board of directors of Wellspring Counseling, Inc., the board of directors of the Miami Science Museum Reclamation Project and is an active member of the National Crime Victim Bar Association, The National Center for Victims of Crime, the American Association for Justice, the Florida Justice Association andthe Florida Bar. He has also served as a volunteer for Community Partnership for the Homeless, Alonzo Mourning Charities and at his Church.