John A. Willis
Experience:
31 years
Language(s):
English | Spanish
John Willis | Boca Raton Accident Lawyer
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About John
Attorney John A. Willis founded Willis Law, P.A. in Boca Raton, Florida in 2001 and has focused his law practice on representing personal injury victims and policyholders against insurance companies. His has handled hundreds of personal injury and insurance matters over the last 20 years, including numerous jury trials in Palm Beach and Broward County, Florida. He has obtained multimillion dollar jury verdicts during his career as a civil trial lawyer. Mr. Willis' prior experience working for a large insurance company has given him an invaluable insider view when it comes to litigating, negotiating, and resolving cases with insurance companies.
Attorney Willis was born and raised in New York and received a Bachelor's Degree from S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook. After graduating, Mr. Willis worked for a large insurance company in New York. He moved to Florida in 1991 and received his law degree from Nova Southeastern University Law Center. While attending Nova Law School, Mr. Willis was a member of the Nova Law Review, the Nova Moot Court Society and, in 1993, was the winner of the prestigious Feinrider Moot Court Competition, defeating 85 other competitors. During his last semester of law school Mr. Willis worked full time as a Certified Legal Intern for the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s office and successfully prosecuted several criminal jury trials.
Mr. Willis is admitted to practice law in the State of Florida and the State of New York. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, The United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit and The United States District Courts for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida.
Martindale-Hubbell - an independent, highly regarded rating agency that utilizes peer review to rate members of the legal community - has assigned Mr. Willis an “AV - 5 out of 5 Superb” rating, which is the highest rating for legal ability and ethics awarded. Mr. Willis was recently recognized as the “Best Attorney in Boca Raton, Florida” by the 45,000 readers of the Sun Sentinel’s Boca Raton Forum Magazines.
Mr. Willis has been selected by the online legal magazine Lawdragon.com as one of the top 3000 Plaintiff's Attorneys in the U.S. and has been given the highest rating ("10 out of 10 - Superb") by Avvo.com, a national lawyer rating directory. He is featured in Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals, and in 2001 was honored by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation as one of Boca's Raton's Best. He is also a member of the exclusive Million Dollar Advocates Forum, whose membership is limited to those select attorneys who have obtained jury verdicts in excess of one million dollars.
Mr. Willis has been recognized by Florida Courts as an expert on reasonableness of attorney's fees and has been retained by Florida attorneys on numerous occasions to testify as an expert in this area. In 2012, Mr. Willis was elected as a City Commissioner for the City of Parkland, Florida.
Attorney Willis was born and raised in New York and received a Bachelor's Degree from S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook. After graduating, Mr. Willis worked for a large insurance company in New York. He moved to Florida in 1991 and received his law degree from Nova Southeastern University Law Center. While attending Nova Law School, Mr. Willis was a member of the Nova Law Review, the Nova Moot Court Society and, in 1993, was the winner of the prestigious Feinrider Moot Court Competition, defeating 85 other competitors. During his last semester of law school Mr. Willis worked full time as a Certified Legal Intern for the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s office and successfully prosecuted several criminal jury trials.
Mr. Willis is admitted to practice law in the State of Florida and the State of New York. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, The United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit and The United States District Courts for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida.
Martindale-Hubbell - an independent, highly regarded rating agency that utilizes peer review to rate members of the legal community - has assigned Mr. Willis an “AV - 5 out of 5 Superb” rating, which is the highest rating for legal ability and ethics awarded. Mr. Willis was recently recognized as the “Best Attorney in Boca Raton, Florida” by the 45,000 readers of the Sun Sentinel’s Boca Raton Forum Magazines.
Mr. Willis has been selected by the online legal magazine Lawdragon.com as one of the top 3000 Plaintiff's Attorneys in the U.S. and has been given the highest rating ("10 out of 10 - Superb") by Avvo.com, a national lawyer rating directory. He is featured in Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals, and in 2001 was honored by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation as one of Boca's Raton's Best. He is also a member of the exclusive Million Dollar Advocates Forum, whose membership is limited to those select attorneys who have obtained jury verdicts in excess of one million dollars.
Mr. Willis has been recognized by Florida Courts as an expert on reasonableness of attorney's fees and has been retained by Florida attorneys on numerous occasions to testify as an expert in this area. In 2012, Mr. Willis was elected as a City Commissioner for the City of Parkland, Florida.
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Experience
Owner
Willis Law, P.A.
2010 - Present
Boca Raton, FL
Shareholder
Kogan & DiSalvo, P.A.
2009 - 2010
Owner
Law Offices of John A. Willis, P.A.
2001 - 2009
Associate
David & French, P.A.
1994 - 2001
Certified Legal Intern (CLI)
Palm Beach County State Attorneys Office
1994 - 1994
Admission
Florida State Bar Association
1994
Education
State University of New York
Bachelor of Arts
1989
Recognitions & Achievements
Associations
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Florida Bar, Grievance Committee Member Grievance Committee 15th Judicial Circuit2016 - Present
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City of Parkland Planning and Zoning Board Member2016 - Present
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Parkland Chamber of Commerce Member2007 - Present
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South Palm Beach County Bar Association Small Law Firm Group Member2005 - Present
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South Palm Beach County Bar Association Member1994 - Present
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Broward County Bar Association Member1994 - Present
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Palm Beach County Bar Association Member1994 - Present
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Association of Trial Lawyers of America Member1994 - Present
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Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section Member1994 - Present
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Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Member1993 - Present
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City of Parkland City Commissioner2012 - 2013
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City of Parkland, Florida Education Advisory Board Chairman2008 - 2012
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Florida Bar, Grievance Committee Chairman2004 - 2007
Honors / Awards
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Best Attorney in Boca Raton Sun-Sentinel's Boca Raton and West Boca Forum2011
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Top Plaintiff's Lawyers in the U.S. Lawdragon.com3000 / 2007
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Nominee Man of Achievement Award American Biographical Institute, Inc.2005 / 2005
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Who’s Who in the World Marquis Who's Who2004
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Great Minds of the 21st Century American Biographical Institute, Inc2003
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Who’s Who in American Law Marquis Who's Who2003
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American Registry of Outstanding Professionals American Registry of Outstanding Professionals2003
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AV Rated Martindale-Hubbell2002
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Who’s Who in America Marquis Who's Who2001
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Boca Raton's Best The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation2001
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Invited Member Million Dollar Advocates Forum2000
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Winner Feinrider Memorial Moot Court Competition Nova Southeastern University Law School1993
Notable Work
Publications
Findlaw.com Ten Things You Need to Know If You Are in a Car Accident in Florida
2008
Solo Practitioners Marketing Group My Personal Injury Practice
2008
Additional Info
Willis Law P.A. Highlights
Accident & Injury
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