Paul M. Anderson, Esquire

Tallahassee Workers’ Compensation Attorney

Paul M. Anderson is a founding partner of Anderson & Hart, P.A. Paul limits his practice to personal injury, wrongful death, and workers' compensation cases.

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. He handles all aspects of courtroom trial work. He has tried more than 250 personal injury and workers' compensation cases. He has also represented plaintiffs in approximately 25 cases at the appellate court level.

Professional Service & Memberships

Paul was the first Tallahassee attorney to serve as president of The Florida Justice Association (2013–14). He currently serves as the immediate past-Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Florida Bar. He also serves as an officer for the Florida Workers’ Advocates. Paul has been a board-certified workers’ compensation attorney since 1998. He has served on the Workers’ Compensation Board Certification Committee and the Workers’ Compensation Rules Advisory Committee. He is a member of the Trial Law and Workers' Compensation Sections of the Florida Bar, the Florida Justice Association, the Florida Workers' Advocates, the Southern Trial Lawyers Association, the Capital City Justice Association, the Tallahassee Bar Association, and the American Association for Justice.

Legislative Experience

Paul serves as the principal lobbyist for Anderson Governmental Solutions, LLC, and as a member lobbyist for the Florida Justice Association. He has lobbied and testified before the Florida Legislature for more than 12 years on a wide range of legislation, including bills impacting automobile insurance, court systems, insurance bad faith, medical malpractice liability, nursing home liability, premises liability, products liability, and workers' compensation.

Lectures & Seminars

Paul has been active in educating school children on the law through the Florida Supreme Court's Justice Teaching Program. He has also served as a guest lecturer at the Florida State University College of Law. Recent seminar lectures include presentations at the Conference of the Judges of Compensation Claims, the FJA Workhorse Seminar, the FJA Annual Convention, the Florida Bar Workers' Compensation Board Certification Forum, the FWCI Workers' Compensation Educational Conference, and the Florida Workers' Advocates Annual Convention.