Paul M. Anderson, Esquire

Tallahassee Workers’ Compensation Attorney

Paul M. Anderson is the senior partner in Anderson & Hart, P.A., where he practices in the areas of personal injury, workers' compensation and wrongful death.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts, Florida State University (1979)
• Juris Doctorate with Honors, Florida State University College of Law (1987)

Trial Experience

Paul is admitted to practice in all Florida courts and in the United States District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Florida. Paul has been a board certified workers’ compensation attorney since 1998. He has tried more than two hundred-fifty workers' compensation and personal injury cases, and served as counsel on approximately thirty cases at the appellate court level.

Professional Service

Paul is a Past-President of the Florida Justice Association, Past-Chair of the Executive Council of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Florida Bar and President-Elect of the Florida Workers’ Advocates. He serves on the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Florida Bar and the Workers’ Compensation Rules Advisory Committee. Paul also serves on the Board of Directors of the Florida Association for Insurance Reform (FAIR). He previously served on the Workers’ Compensation Board Certification Committee.

Paul is a member of the Workers Compensation and Trial Law Sections of the Florida Bar, the Tallahassee Bar Association, the Florida Justice Association, the Capital City Justice Association, the Southern Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, and is a Senior Fellow of The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.

Lectures & Seminars

Paul has served as a guest lecturer at the Florida State University College of Law. He regularly lectures at the Conference of the Judges of Compensation Claims, the WCRI Annual Convention, the Florida Bar Workers’ Compensation Forum, the Florida Workers’ Advocates Annual Convention and the Florida Justice Association Annual and Workhorse Conventions.

Awards

Paul has received numerous awards over the course of his legal career including the FJA Presidents Award, the FJA Golden Eagle Award, the FWA Lifetime Achievement Award, and the FJA Staff Award.