William E. Hahn received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio, in Economics and Political Science in 1968. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida College of Law, 1972. At the University of Florida, he was a member of the Editorial Board of Law Review and a Galley Chief. He had published “Speedy Trial in Florida; Has the Defendants Shield Become a Sword?” in the University of Florida Law Review, Volume XXI V. He is a member of the Florida Bar, ATLA and AFTL.

 

Since 1987, he has been a Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer. Since 1998, he has been listed in Who’s Who among American Lawyers and in Florida’s Leading Attorneys in the categories of personal injury law and health law. He has served, by appointment from the Florida Supreme Court, on its Civil Jury Instruction Committee from 1994 to 2000, and was a member of the Judicial Nominating Committee of the 13th Judicial Circuit from 2001 to 2004. He is the president elect of the Florida chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and has served as president of the Hillsborough County Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.

 

He currently serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Trial Lawyers Section of the Florida Bar. Bill is rated AV by Martindale Hubbell. He has lectured frequently for the Hillsborough County Bar Association and at the request of local bar associations throughout the state; he has been the coordinator and the lecturer on the Trial Practice portion of the Florida Bar Board Certification Review Course; he has participated in Masters in Trial programs sponsored by the American Board of Trial Advocates throughout the state, and has been an instructor at the Advanced Trial Advocacy Program sponsored by the Florida Bar.

 

Since his admission to the Bar, his practice has involved civil jury trials, first in the defense of complex civil litigation and now, the representation of injured persons in professional malpractice and personal injury litigation.