Armando R. Payas
Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney
Bio
For the first ten years of practicing law, I defended insurance companies and medical providers as a partner with the Orlando law firm of Parker & Johnson. In the last 20 years, I joined my family’s firm, Payas, Payas & Payas, LLP, and I have solely focused on justice for those injured.
After completing my undergraduate degree in Political Science and English from the University of Central Florida in 1980, I earned a Doctorate in Jurisprudence from Florida State University. In 1983 I was admitted to the Florida Bar.
Practice areas
- Personal Injury
- Medical Malpractice
- Wrongful Death
- Auto Negligence
- Trucking/Tractor Trailer Accidents
- Brain Injury (Children & Adults)
- Birth Injury
- Delayed Cancer Diagnosis
- Dangerous Drugs
- Missed Heart Attack Cases
- Emergency Room Negligence
Bar admissions
- Florida, 1983
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1984
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
Certification
- Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer
Let Our Family Serve Your Family
Honors & Awards
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Florida Legal Elite 2012 & 2014
- Board Certified Specialist in Civil Trial Law
- Million Dollar Advocate 2013
- 100 Top Florida Medical Malpractice Attorneys
- Super Lawyer 2014-2019
- AVVO Clients’ Choice Award 2019
- AVVO Top Contributor Award 2018
Education
- J.D., Florida State University, 1983
- B.A., University of Central Florida, 1980
- Political Science and English – 1980
- Minor – French
- Magna Cum Laude
Languages additional to English
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- French
Professional Associations
- The Florida Bar
- Orange County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association
- Hispanic Bar Association
- Florida Justice Association
- Adjunct Professor, Law, Barry University of Law
Reported Cases
- Rucks v. Pushman
- Alpha Therapeutic
Classes / Seminars Taught
- “Jury Selection”, CFTLA Raising the Bar Seminar
- “Insurance Law”, Barry Law School
- “Civil Jury Selection”, Practice Ready Institute
- “Building Litigation Skills: Civil Jury Selection”, Practice Ready Institute
- “Identifying New Cases In Your Existing Files”, FJA Workhorse Seminar
- “Closing Argument”, AL J. Cone Trial Advocacy
- “Case Law Update For Jury Selection & Striking Jurors For Cause”, Raising the Bar Seminar
Community Involvement
- Member on Mayor’s Board Selection Committee