Francisco "Frank" Angones, 2007-2008 President of The Florida Bar, is a civil trial lawyer with over 90 jury trials.

Mr. Angones was born in Havana, Cuba and is fully bilingual. He came to the United States from Cuba, as an unaccompanied child in the Peter Pan program in 1961. He obtained his B.A. degree, Magna Cum Laude in 1972 andhisJDdegreein1976andhasanAVratingfromMartindale-Hubbell. He is ranked one of the top lawyers in South Florida by Super Lawyers and Florida Trend magazine. He serves as the founding partner of Angones, McClure and Garcia, P.A. in Miami, Florida.

Mr. Angones has held additional Bar positions, including President of the Dade County Bar Association and the Cuban-American Bar Association. He currently serves on the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association. He is also a member of the Hispanic National Bar Association’s Legal Education Fund and of the American Bar Association’s Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights and Responsibilities.

Mr. Angones is the recipient of several honors including: the 2010 Spirit of Excellence Award by the American Bar Association on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession; the 2008 Jurisprudence Award presented by the Anti-Defamation League; the 2008 Henry Latimer Diversity Award in recognition by the Equal Opportunities Law Section of the Florida Bar, the Florida Association for Women Lawyers and the Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association for outstanding contribution and dedication to the ideals and aspirations of Henry Latimer; the 2007 Silver Medallion for Humanitarianism from the Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews. Lastly, he has been named as one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics in the United States by the Hispanic Business Magazine.

Field of practice: General Civil Litigation

Admitted to practice in:

• Florida (1976)
• U.S. District Court Southern District (including Trial Bar) and Middle District of Florida
• U.S. Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
• U.S. Supreme Court 

Francisco R. Angones is a founding partner of the law firm of Angones, McClure & Garcia, P.A. Mr. Angones' practice areas include commercial and construction litigation; insurance defense cases in personal injury, medical malpractice and products liability, and other general civil litigation.

EDUCATION & ACADEMIC HONORS

• University of Miami Law School, Coral Gables, Florida Awarded J.D. degree in June, 1976 
• University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida Awarded B.A. degree, Magna Cum Laude in June, 1972 
  • Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership Honorary) 
  • Phi Kappa Phi (Scholastic Honorary) 
  • Phi Eta Sigma (Highest Freshman Scholastic Honorary) 
  • Iron Arrow Honor Society (1994) (Highest Leadership Honorary at UM) 
• LaSalle High School, graduated 1968 President Student Council, National Honor Society, The Miami Herald Top Teen 

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

• Recipient of the 2010 Spirit of Excellence Award presented by the American Bar Association’s Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession. 
• Recipient of the 2009 Library Champions by the Miami-Dade Public Library Foundation
• 2008 Chair’s Award presented by The 11th Judicial Circuit Historical Society (given annually by the Chair of the Historical Society in recognition of an individual or group whose contribution has served to promote, improve and advance the quality of the community served by the 11th Judicial Circuit).
• 2008 Jurisprudence Award presented by the Anti-Defamation League (November 2008)
• Recognition by St. Thomas University, School of Law for his Outstanding Service and Commitment to Professionalism in the Legal Community (June 2008)
• Henry Latimer Diversity Award presented by The Florida Bar Equal Opportunities Law Section, The Florida Association for Women Lawyers and The Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter National Bar Association for his wonderful contributions to advancing Diversity In The Legal Profession (June 2008)
• AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Edward T. Foote II Alumnus of Distinction by the University of Miami Alumni Association (April 2008)
• Proclamation presented by the Miami-Dade County Office of the Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners declaring Francisco R. Angones, Esq. Day, March 7, 2008 
• Certificate of Appreciation by Mayor Matti H. Bower for the City of Miami Beach, December 18, 2007
• Golden Gavel Award for outstanding Leadership in advancing the Administration of justice in Florida presented by The Florida Law Related Education
• Annually recognized as one of Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, Florida "Super Lawyer", and South Florida Legal Guide's "Top Lawyers"
• Recognition as one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics in the United States by Hispanic Business Magazine (October, 2007)
• 2007 Hall of Fame Inductee by the Immaculata-LaSalle Alumni Association
• Passing Leadership Award by the Cuban-American Bar Association (April 27, 2007)
• Silver Medallion Award from The Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews [formerly known as the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) formerly known as the National Conference of Christians and Jews (April, 2007)] 
• Medalla Excelencia Nacional Cubana, Instituto San Carlos presented in Key West at the Instituto San Carlos (April 20, 2007)
• Leadership Award from the University of Miami Law School Alumni (December, 2006)
• In Recognition of outstanding achievement and contribution to the legal profession and the Hispanic community by The Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida (October, 2006)
• Leadership Award by the Cuban-American Bar Association (October, 2006)
• Equal Opportunities in The Profession Award by The Florida Bar Equal Opportunities Law Section (June 23, 2006)
• Proclamation presented by the Miami-Dade County Office of the Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners declaring Dr. Francisco R. Angones Day, June 10, 2006
• Proclamation presented by Miami-Dade County Office of the Mayor/Board of County Commissioners and The City of Miami declaring Dr. Francisco R. Angones Day, June 10, 2006
• Ignacio Agramonte Award presented by El Colegio de Abogados de la Habana (en el Exilio) 2006
• Gracias Award (2004/2005) presented by The Broward County Hispanic Bar Association
• Lawyer of The America's Award (2000) presented by the University of Miami Inter- American Law Review and The School of Law
• Voluntary Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award (January, 1996) bestowed upon counsel for Cuban Detainees presented by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Florida
• Humanitarian -10th Annual Excellence Award (1996) bestowed to all Counsel for Cuban Detainees (1996) presented by F.A.C.E. (Facts About Cuban Exiles)
• Boss of the Year (1987-88) presented by the Dade County Legal Secretaries Association
• Presented with the Key to the City of Miami Beach, 1982

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Member:

• The Florida Bar 
• Dade County Bar Association 
• American Bar Association 
• Cuban-American Bar Association 
• Defense Research Institute (DRI) 
• Florida Defense Lawyers Association 
• Florida Association for Women Lawyers 
• American Board of Trial Advocates; Advocate 
• International Association of Defense Counsel 
• The Spellman-Hoeveler American Inn of Court 
• Broward County Hispanic Bar Association 
• Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) 
• Southern Conference of Presidents and President Elects 
• The American Law Institute (ALI) 
• Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC) 

BAR ACTIVITIES

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

• Member, House of Delegates (1992-1995) and (2007 - present)
• Member, Host Committee for the Midyear Meeting in Miami, February 1995
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation 

THE FLORIDA BAR

• Chair of the Chief Justice’s Advisory Committee for the 2009 Tobias Simon Pro Bono Awards (2009)
• Character and Fitness Commission of the Florida Board of Bar Examiners (2008)
• President (2007-2008)
• President Elect (2006-2007)
• Executive Committee - Chair-Elect (2006)
• Professionalism Committee (2006)
• Select Committee on Justice Teaching (2006)
• Florida Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services (2006)
• Member Outreach Committee - Chair (2006)
• Strategic Planning Committee, Board of Governors (2004-2005); Chair (2006)
• Legislation Committee, Board of Governors (2002-2004); Vice-Chair (2004-2005); Chair (2005-2006)
• Chairman - Eleventh Judicial Circuit Selection Committee for The Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Service Award 2005
• Chairman - Eleventh Judicial Circuit Selection Committee for The Florida Bar President=s Pro Bono Service Award 2001
• Communications Committee, Board of Governors (2000-2005)
• Disciplinary Review Committee, Board of Governors (2000-2002)
• Board of Governors (June, 2000 to 2008)
• Board of Directors - The Florida Bar Foundation (1999-2000)
• Member, Convention Committee 1981, Florida Bar Young Lawyers Section (Organized Vizcaya Museum Event)
• Vice-President, Florida Council of Bar Presidents (1982)
• Vice-Chairman of the Mid-Year Conference (1982-1983)
• Member, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure Committee (1985-1986)
• Member Executive Council Trial Lawyers Section 

DADE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION

• Member of the Third DCA 50th Anniversary Committee (2005)
• Appointment by the Dade County Bar Association to the Special Commission on Judicial Elections (June 1997)
• President (1994-1995)
• President Elect (1993-1994)
• Vice-President (1992-1993)
• Secretary (1991-1992)
• Treasurer (1989-1991)
• Co-Chairman of Programs Committee (1988-1989)
• Executive Committee (1987-1988)
• Board of Directors (1985-1989)
• Vice-Chairman of the Leadership and Long Range Planning Committee (1981)
• Member of the Long Range Planning Committee (1980-1981)
• Board of Directors of the Young Lawyers Section (1979) 

CUBAN-AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

• President (1982)
• President-Elect (1981)
• Vice-President (1980)
• Board of Directors (1979-1983) 

SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA

• Appointment by Chief Justice Peggy A. Quince to the Chief Justice’s Advisory Committee for the 2009 Tobias Simon Pro Bono Awards
• Appointment by Chief Justice R. Fred Lewis to the Florida Board of Bar Examiners Character and Fitness Commission (Administrative Order No. AOSC08-21) (2008) 

U. S. SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

• Reappointment of the federal Judicial Bar and Community Liaison Committee by Federico A. Moreno, Chief United States District Judge per Administrative Order 2007-43 (2007)
• Member, U.S. District Court's Grievance Committee for the Southern District of Florida (1995-1997) (Administrative Order 95-06 by designation of the Chief Judge)
• Member, United States District Court's Federal Judicial Bar and Community Liaison Committee for the Southern District of Florida (Administrative Order 95-05 by designation of the Chief Judge) (1995-2000)
• Appointment by U. S. Senator Bob Graham to the Federal Judicial Nominating Commission of Florida, Southern District (June 1997 to 2001) ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (FLORIDA)
• Eleventh Judicial Circuit's Comprehensive Master Plan Committee (Administrative Order No. 94-16) (1995) [Justice in the 21st Century - Planning the future of the 11th Judicial Circuit, Dade County, Florida]
• Eleventh Judicial Circuit/Article V Indigent Services Committee (ISC) Administrative Orders - appointed by the Honorable Joseph P. Farina, Chief Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida (June of 2004 to present) 

CIVIC ACTIVITIES

• Co-Chair of the Hispanic Appointments Project for the Hispanic National Bar Association (2008)
• Member, 2009 Elections Board of the Hispanic National Bar Association (2009)
• Member, South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (2008)
• Board of Directors - The Southern Legal Counsel (SLC) (2006 to present)
• Armando Alejandre Memorial Foundation, Inc. - Board of Directors (2004 to present)
• Board of Directors, Founder - U. S. Century Bank (2002 to present)
• Board of Directors, First Floridian Home & Auto Casualty Insurance Company, a member of the Travelers Group (1996 to 2004)
• Visiting Committee, University of Miami School of Law (2001)
• Board of Advisors, St. Thomas University School of Law (1984, 1997)
• Executive Committee, The Miami Coalition for a Safe and Drug-Free Community (1996 to 1998)
• Convener, Guantanamo Defense Team (1994/1995). A pro-bono effort by scores of attorneys to secure basic legal rights for Cuban detainees at the U. S. Guantanamo Naval Base
• Community Relations Board (1992-1993)
• Board of Directors, YMCA of Greater Miami (1991)
• Victoria Hospital, Institutional Review Committee (1990 - 1993)
• Metro-Dade County Transportation Committee (1989)
• Cuban-American Bar Foundation, Founder and Director (1988)
• F.A.C.E. (Facts about Cuban Exiles) Founding member and its First Secretary. Board of Directors (1981 - 1997)
• S.A.L.A.D. (Spanish American League Against Discrimination), Member
• Board of Directors, United Family and Children's Services (1984)
• Board of Directors, Victoria Hospital (1983-1988); Secretary (1984-1987); Chairman (1988)
• City of Miami District Boundaries Committee (1982)
• City of Miami, City Attorney Selection Committee (1982)
• Reapportionment Committee, Greater Miami United (1981)
• Participant, Leadership Miami (1981)
• Advisory Board, Spanish American League Against Discrimination (S.A.L.A.D.) (1981)
• Latin Advisory Board, American Heart Association (1980-1981)
• Advisory Board, Immaculata-LaSalle High School (1980-1981) 

LECTURES & PUBLICATIONS 

• February 5, 2010 – Participated as a panelist in a workshop panel "Diversity in the Post-Obama ERA: Is our Job Done"? sponsored by the Diversity Committee of the National Conference of Bar Presidents (NCBP) in Orlando, Florida
• October 3, 2008 – Participated as a panelist for the Dade County Bar Association Young Lawyers Section’s seminar on professionalism. Topic: QUALITY OF LIFE: [Balance between personal/profession/extra curricular bar activities]
• September 17, 2008 - Participated as a panelist at the Missouri Bar Association’s Diversity Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri.
• July 25, 2008 - KEYNOTE SPEAKER ** at the Summit Luncheon during the convention of the Florida Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (FLABOTA). TOPIC: "The Rule of Law: Foundation for Communities of Opportunities and Equity"
• June 25-27, 2008 - Panelist at the DuPont Minority Symposium. TOPIC: "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow...10 Years and counting" in Wilmington, Delaware
• June 12-13, 2008 - Panelist at the DRI’s Diversity Committee. TOPIC: Diversity for Success Seminar – Recruiting, Retaining and Rainmaking for Minority Lawyers and Law Firms in Chicago, Illinois
• March 14, 2008 - Participated in the 2008 ABA Bar Leadership Institute’s workshop TOPIC: "VOICE OF EXPERIENCE" in Chicago, Illinois
• March 8, 2008 - Speaker at a Seminar by the Inter-American Bar Association Sponsored by the University of Miami Center for the School of Law. TOPIC: “Doing business under the Rule of Law”
• October 25, 2007 - KEYNOTE SPEAKER at the Jacksonville Bar Associaton Luncheon " TOPIC: DIVERSITY"
• May 18, 2007 - Speaker at a Seminar presented by a joint effort of CABA, The Asian American Bar Association, BCHBA; BCWLA, Caribbean Bar Association; DCBA; Equal Opportunity Section of The Florida Bar, Gwen S. Cherry Black Women Lawyers Association; Minority Corporate Counsel Association; Monroe County Bar Association, Puerto Rican Bar Association of Florida and Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. Bar. Association. TOPIC: “Opening the Doors to Minorities: Increasing Diversity in the Legal Profession” 
• January 21, 2005 - Panelist at the Equal Opportunities Law Section, Minority Bar Summit, sponsored by The Florida Bar
• October 1996 - 21st Annual Convention sponsored by The Hispanic National Bar Association and The Cuban American Bar Association. TOPIC: Personal Injury Litigation Practice
• January 9, 1995 - South Florida Health Care Fraud Symposium sponsored by the Office of the United State Attorney, Southern District of Florida. TOPIC: Medicare/ Medicaid Fraud, What Can You Do To Help? (Panelist)
• May 21, 1993 - Mediation Seminar sponsored by Hurricane Andrew Pro Bono Project on behalf of Dade County Bar Association. TOPIC: The Plaintiff, The Defense and The Mediator
• November 11, 1992 - Trial Notebook Seminar sponsored by the Young Lawyers Section of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. TOPIC: Demonstrative Evidence
• July 19, 1992 - Continuing Education Lecture for physicians sponsored by Victoria Hospital. TOPIC: Risk Management
• February 8, 1992 - Modern Medicine Update sponsored by A.G.U.E. (Asociacion GraduadosUniversidadesEspañolas)MedicalWinterSeminar. TOPIC: Informed Consent (General Applications, Withholding/Withdrawal of Life Support)
• August 1, 1991 - Attorney Seminar on Medical Malpractice, sponsored by Frank B. Hall Health care Risk, Inc. on behalf of the Hospital Liability Risk Retention Group. TOPIC: Attorney's Legal Up-Date 
• June 15, 1991 - Progress with the PRO (Peer Review Organization), Risk Management Conference, sponsored by Hialeah Hospital. TOPIC: Peer Review Organizations 
• September 9, 1988 - CLE Seminar sponsored by National Business Institute, Inc. TOPIC: Personal Injury Litigation (Products Liability, Medical Negligence, Slip-and- Falls and Third Party cases) 
• October 9, 1987 - 12th Annual Convention of the Hispanic National Bar Association TOPIC: Personal Injury and Products Liability
• May 19, 1987 - Foreign Medical Graduate Program, University of Miami Medical School. TOPIC: Lecture on Medical Malpractice  
• November 5, 1985 - Second Inter-American Seminar of Commercial Law for Judges, Sponsored by the University of Miami Center for the School of Law and Economics. TOPIC: Insurance Responsibilities: Liability and Damages
• July 1984 - Fourth Conference for the Lawyers of the Americas Co-Sponsored by the Cuban-American Bar Association and the University of Miami Law School's Inter-American Law Review. TOPIC: Analysis of Civil Trial 

FRANCISCO R. ANGONES

Angones, McClure & Garcia, P. A.

44 West Flagler Street

8th Floor, Courthouse Tower

Miami, FL 33130

(305) 371-5000