Education:
Harmon Terrell Griffin graduated from Sanford's Seminole High School in 1960. Upon graduation he enlisted in the United States Army and served three years on active duty, stationed for most of that time in Europe. He was released from active duty in May of 1963 and after three years service in the U.S. Army Reserve was honorably discharged in June of 1966.
Mr. Griffin entered Mercer University in 1963 and received the Bachelor of Arts Degree from that institution in 1966. He received the Juris Doctor Degree from the Mercer University School of Law in June of 1968. He has partially completed the course work required for the Master of Arts Degree in History at the University of Central Florida. While at Mercer, in recognition of his outstanding scholarship, Mr. Griffin was appointed Executive Editor of the Mercer Law Review, was a member of the National Moot Court Team, and graduated in the top 10 percent of his law class. He was a member of Blue Key National Honor Fraternity and the Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity. In 1968 he was the recipient of the Delta Theta Phi award for outstanding scholarship.
Professional Associations:
Mr. Griffin was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1968 and entered the practice of law in Orlando. He is a member of The Florida Bar, the Orange County Bar Association, the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the American Board of Trial Advocates, an organization open to membership only by invitation to the most experienced trial lawyers in the United States. He was Vice President of the Central Florida Chapter on 1993 - 1994.
Mr. Griffin is admitted to practice before all courts of Florida, the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, the United States Courts of Appeal for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and the Supreme Court of the United States. He has been rated "AV" by the national publication Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, the highest rating given, since 1980. In 1983, after demonstrating extensive experience in trial law and passing a rigorous written examination, Mr. Griffin was among the first attorneys to be board certified as a civil trial lawyer by The Florida Bar. He was chosen in 1997 as a Leading Florida Attorney, recognizing approximately the top five percent of Florida attorneys. He has published articles in the Mercer Law Review and is the author of a chapter in the second edition of the Florida Civil Trial Practice Manual published by the Florida Bar. He authored the Florida section of the 1990 and 1992 issues of the Defense Research Institute's Summary of Aviation Law and has lectured at Continuing Legal Education Seminars sponsored by various bar associations.
Areas of Practice:
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Automobile Accidents
- Airplane Crashes
- Products Liability
- Medical Malpractice
- Certification/Specialties:
- Civil Trial Law, Florida Bar
Bar Admissions:
Florida, 1968
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia, 1968
Juris Doctor
Honors: Graduated in the Top Ten Percent of Class
Honors: Delta Theta Phi Scholarship Award for Outstanding Scholarship
Honors: Delta Theta Phi
Honors: Blue Key National Honor Fraternity
Honors: Member, National Appellate Moot Court Team
Law Review: Mercer Law Review, Executive Editor
Mercer University, 1966
Bachelor of Arts