Jonathan Harris
Miami,FL
Summary
Member in good standing of the Florida Bar for forty years seeks teaching position in the humanities for undergraduate level courses in private colleges.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Attorney at Law
The Law Offices Of Jonathan B. Harris, P.A.
01.2004 - Current
- Since 2007, represented statewide 165 individual smokers in their claims against cigarette manufactures R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Philip Morris USA Inc. for death and disease caused by their addiction to nicotine contained in cigarettes, pursuant to the Engle-progeny laws uniquely created by the Florida Supreme Court available to residents of Florida.
- Since 2016, Represented in Miami-Dade County 1000 individual flight attendants in their claims against cigarette manufactures R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Philip Morris USA Inc. for death and disease caused by their exposure to secondhand environmental smoke during the time when smoking was permitted by U.S. airlines during domestic and international flights, pursuant to the rights created by the Broin class action settlement.
- Collaboratively tried with co-counsel dozens of Engle cases leading to multi-million-dollar verdicts.
- Counseled clients on potential outcomes of legal matters involving their individual smoker's claims, as well as on the complexities of high-stakes litigation.
- Negotiated and closed a year long, multi-million-dollar settlement of the balance of untried Engle and Broin tobacco cases with attorneys for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Philip Morris USA Inc.
Education
Master of Arts - International Relations
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD05.1993
J.D. - Law
Emory University
Atlanta, GA05.1984
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Drew University
Madison, NJ05.1981
Skills
- Legal Writing and Drafting
- Collaboration and Teamwork
- Legal Counseling
- Case Analysis
- Discovery and Document Review
- Case Law and Outcome Analysis
- Dispute Resolution
- Litigation Management
- Client Representation
- Staff Supervision
Accomplishments
- Florida Bar News, Harris wins Bar Journal writing award, Aug 01, 2010. https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/harris-wins-bar-journal-writing-award/
- Article: Annual Reports of Committees of The Florida Bar: Florida Bar Journal and News Editorial Board, 84 Fla. Bar J. 61 par. 5 (2010)("In recognition of superior writing, the annual Excellence in Writing Award is presented to J.B. Harris for his March 2009 article "Riding the Red Rocket: Amendment 7 and the End to Discovery Immunity of Adverse Medical Incidents in the State of Florida." The editorial board makes its decision based on an article's quality, difficulty, and style.")
- J.B. Harris, Riding the Red Rocket: Amendment 7 and the End to Discovery Immunity of Adverse Medical Incidents in the State of Florida, 83 Fla. Bar J. 3 (2009).
- Harris, J.B., South Jersey Commentary: Why is breast cancer still nearly incurable?, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 13, 2004.
- Harris, J.B., Op.Ed., Leasing Trouble, The Washington Post, Aug. 13, 1994.
- Harris, Jonathan B. Review of We Were Soldiers Once and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam. By Lt. Gen. Harold G, Moore (Ret.) and Joseph L. Galloway., 13 SAIS Review 2 (1993).
Harris, Jonathan B., Op.Ed., One Busboy's Corporate Perception, The New York Times, Jan. 25, 1981. - J.B. Harris, Outside the Courtroom: J.B. Harris on a World Beyond the Office, Attorney at Law Magazine, Apr. 17, 2017. https://attorneyatlawmagazine.com/lawyer-life/outside-courtroom.
- Florida Bar News, Harris Reaches Mt. Everest Base Camp, Dec. 5, 2014. https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/harris-reaches-mt-everest-base-camp.
- J.B. Harris, Engle v. Liggett: Has Big Tobacco Finally Met Its Match?, 86 Fla. Bar J. 12 (2012).
Affiliations
- The Florida Bar
- The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- The United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- The United States Supreme Court
Timeline
Attorney at Law
The Law Offices Of Jonathan B. Harris, P.A.
01.2004 - Current
Master of Arts - International Relations
Johns Hopkins University
J.D. - Law
Emory University
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Drew University
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