Joseph Farina

John Farina is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Wills, Trusts and Estates, and Business Litigation. Mr. Farina is Board Certified as a Civil Trial Lawyer and as a Civil Pretrial Practice Attorney by The National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Farina is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer review rating attainable from one of the nation’s most distinguished and oldest lawyer rating services. Mr. Farina is a Top Rated Lawyer in Commercial Litigation and Trusts & Estates, both by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell™.

A Florida Super Lawyer, Mr. Farina assists clients in developing estate plans and administrating complex trusts and estates for more than two decades. Mr. Farina aggressively represents clients in Palm Beach County probate court, trust and guardianship litigation and tax court controversies. Mr. Farina is consistently chosen by other lawyers and law firms throughout Florida and across the nation to serve as co-counsel. Mr. Farina is a frequent lecturer on areas of his law practice.

Mr. Farina earned his Juris Doctor with honors from Suffolk University School of Law in 1985. Mr. Farina is admitted to practice in Florida and Massachusetts, the United States District Courts for the District of Massachusetts and the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, the First and Eleventh United States Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. View Mr. Farina’s qualifications for a complete list of affiliations.

Away from the office, Mr. Farina is a devoted husband and proud father of three young men. He is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys clay target and wing shooting and saltwater fly fishing. Mr. Farina enjoys spending time in the Bahamas and working on his farm in Hobe Sound, Florida.

CERTIFIED LEGAL SPECIALTIES

• Board Certified Wills, Trusts & Estates, State of Florida, 2003 - present

• Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer, State of Florida, 1996 - present

• Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1996 - present

• Board Certified Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2012 - present

• Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, State of Florida, 1995 - 2005

PUBLISHED WORKS

• Summary Judgments in Business Litigation, Business Litigation in Florida

CLASSES/SEMINARS

• National Business Institute, Palm Beach County Bar

PAST EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS

• Hon. Daniel T. K. Hurley, 1985 - 1986

• Winthrop Stimson Putnam & Roberts, 1986 - 1989

• Edwards & Angell, 1989 - 1993