Boyes, Farina & Matwiczyk

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John Farina, Partner
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John Farina, Partner

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, since 1995.  Mr. Farina is a Top Rated Lawyer in Commercial Litigation and Trusts & Estates, both by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell™. In 2019, he was recognized by Lawyers of Distinction for excellence in Wills and Trust Law.

A Florida Super Lawyer since 2006, 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. In 2018, Mr. Farina was named a Top Lawyer by both Palm Beach Illustrated and Daily Business Review. He 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 and currently serves as a member of The Florida Bar’s Wills, Trusts & Estates Certification Committee.

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 father. He is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys clay target and wing shooting. In 2022, John Farina was named a Trap Shooting All American, and is a 2023 Inductee to the Florida Trapshooter’s Association Hall of Fame.

An avid saltwater fly fisher, Mr. Farina also enjoys working his farm in Hobe Sound, Florida.

jfarina@bfmlaw.com

Year Formed Firm

  • 1994

Areas of Practice

  • Estate & Trust Litigation
  • Estates & Trust Planning
  • Guardianship
  • Commercial and Business Litigation

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

Bar Admissions

  • Massachusetts, 1985
  • Florida, 1986
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Tax Court
  • U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

Education

  • Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
  • - J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1985
  • - Honors: With Honors
  • - Law Review: Transnational Law Review, Member, 1984 - 1985
  • Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania
  • - B.A., Bachelor of Arts cum laude - 1981
  • - Major: History
  • - Minor: Philosophy and Religion

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
  • Boyes, Farina & Matwiczyk, 1994 - Present

Awards

  • 2023 AV Preeminent Attorney - Judicial Edition
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