James T. Armstrong, Esq.
Miami Office

Office Information:
9350 South Dixie Hwy
10th Floor
Miami, FL 33156
Tel: 305-671-1300
Fax: 305-670-7065
jarmstrong@waltonlantaff.com

Area of Practice and Experience

• Jim Armstrong's primary area of practice involves all areas of civil litigation with significant experience in the areas of construction defect litigation defense cases, general business liability litigation, Florida Workers' Compensation cases, Longshoremen cases, Maritime cases, and general civil litigation, including personal injury cases.
• Mr. Armstrong is personal counsel to certain South Florida architects, engineers and contractors.
• Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Armstrong was a Senior Civil Litigator for the CNA Insurance Companies in the South Florida Office.
• In addition to practicing law, Mr. Armstrong was a Coast Guard Officer who retired from the Coast Guard Reserve in 1993 with the rank of Commander (O-5).

Professional and Civic Activities

• Contributing author of Winning Your First Civil Trial in Florida: What They Didn’t Teach You in Law School in 2005 and Evidence: Strategies for Finding, Preserving and Using Evidence to Support Your Case in 2007, both were published by the National Business Institute. One of four contributing authors of the Florida Workers' Compensation Desk Reference Manual published by the National Education Network (1994) and one of six contributing authors to Injuries in the Workplace in Florida published by the National Business Institute. In 1995, co-authored a comprehensive manual, Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation in Florida, for the National Business Institute. In 1996, co-authored, Workers' Compensation Law for Paralegals in Florida, for the Institute for Paralegal Education.
• Mr. Armstrong was certified by the Florida Department of Insurance as an instructor in 1990 for teaching continuing education courses for insurance adjusters and claims professionals.
• Mr. Armstrong provides pro bono representation to abused and abandoned children as a member of Lawyers for Children America, Inc., receiving the John Edward Smith Child Advocacy Award in 2010.
• Mr. Armstrong was elected to the national board of directors of Lawyers for Children America, Inc. in 2009 and was elected as the Board Chairperson in 2010, a position he still holds.
• Mr. Armstrong received the volunteer attorney Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court Guardian Ad Litem Pro Bono Attorney Award in 1987 and in 2002.
• Mr. Armstrong is a life member of the Naval Institute and the Military Officers Association of America.
• Mr. Armstrong has an AV Preeminent Lawyer rating by Lexis Nexis/Martindale-Hubbell.
• Listed in the American Lawyer 2012 Edition of South Florida’s Top Rated Lawyers, page 42.

Bar and Court Admissions

• The Florida Bar 
• Admitted to practice in the Southern and Middle Districts of the United States District Court of Florida
• Admitted to practice before the Federal Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals 

Education

• University of Miami School of Law (J.D. 1980)
• United States Coast Guard Academy  (B.S. 1971)