John R. Sutton

John R. Sutton

Sutton Law Group, P.A.
7721 SW 62nd Ave, 1st Floor
Miami, FL 33143

Local: (305) 667-4481
Toll Free: (800) 375-5497
Fax: (305) 666-2118

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A Board Certified Florida Bar Civil Trial Attorney, John R. Sutton has spent his career fighting for justice for his clients. Representing clients in personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death and other types of civil and criminal cases, he has earned a reputation in Florida, and beyond, as an accomplished litigator.

Over the span of a career spanning five decades, Sutton has represented those who had been wronged in civil and criminal cases from accident to verdict and appeal. His litigation career began when he was 24 years old when he joined Travelers Insurance Company serving as In-House Counsel. Not long thereafter, he joined a private litigation practice and four years later, he became a sole practitioner.

Sutton goes the distance when representing a client. Licensed by the Florida Bar Association, he often obtains permission to appear as a foreign counsel in other states and United States District Courts to serve his clients in judicial areas where he is not regularly licensed.

In particular, he has represented clients in jury trials in Alabama and Georgia State Courts and in the United States District Courts in Georgia. He has also, with full disclosure and permission of the Courts, represented clients in California, Louisiana, New Hampshire, Iowa, New York, Tennessee, New Jersey, and Arkansas.

In 2004, Sutton became a crime victim himself during an in-home invasion. After recovering from severe injuries and armed with a new dedication to seek redress in our courts of law, he has continued to operate his law firm in the South Miami same location where his office has been since 1981.

Sutton graduated from Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA, with a B.A. in political science and a minor in history. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law and has been a member of the Florida Bar since 1972.

Primary Practice Areas

Civil litigation
Catastrophic personal injury
Medical malpractice with specialization in OB/GYN
Commercial litigation with emphasis on construction accident litigation
Technical criminal/white collar defense

Substantial Cases

Electrical contact injury – Recovery in excess of $4 million
Building material collapse – Settlements and verdicts in excess of $6 million
Banking decisions regarding UCC1 and incorporation of fixture into land
Federal criminal defense

Licensed to Practice

State Courts of Florida
United States District Court for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida
United Stated District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
United States Court of Appeals in the Fifth, Eleventh and Ninth Circuits
United States Tax Court
United States Supreme Court

Restricted licensing, Pro Hac Vice

United States District Courts – Manhattan, Maryland, Middle District of California, and North District of Georgia

International and Foreign Discovery Litigation Experience

Bahamas
Colombia
England
Germany
Italy
Panama

Professional and Community Organizations

Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity
American Trial Lawyers Association
American Justice Administration
Florida Bar Association
Florida Justice Association
Miami Dade County Bar Association