John J. Rahaim II 
Jacksonville, Florida

John Rahaim is the founder and managing partner of Rahaim, Watson, Dearing & Moore. He is an expert in Workers Compensation. He is Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation, which means he has been recognized as an expert in Workers Comp by the Florida Bar.  He has handled thousands of cases in workers compensation, personal injury and social security disability and has taken many Workers Compensation and Social Security cases to trial.

Mr. Rahaim is a statewide Board of Director for the Florida Workers’ Advocates group.  He is a member of the E. Robert Williams Inns of Court, the Jacksonville Bar Association, the Florida Bar and the Federal Bar.  He also serves on the Florida Bar Grievance Committee for the Fourth Judicial Circuit. He is a long time member of the Friends of 440 and is on the Finance Committee for Hendricks Day School.

He was born in New Orleans and grew up in Jacksonville. He graduated from Bishop Kenny High School in 1983. He attended University of Florida and was awarded an Accounting degree in 1987. He then went to the University of Florida College of Law and received his law degree in 1990.

Areas of Practice:

Workers Compensation

Personal Injury

Wrongful Death

Social Security

Litigation Percentage:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Florida, 1990

Education:

University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida
Major:  Accounting

Representative Cases:

Garner v. Clay County Dist. School Bd., 798 So.2d 821 (Fla.App. 1 Dist. 2001)

Professional Associations and Memberships:

The Florida Bar

Member

Florida Workers Advocate

Member

Jacksonville Bar Association

Member

Friends of 440

Member