Experience
Darryl has been a trial lawyer with the firm since 1982. He has handled many types of cases, including personal injury cases, car crashes, defective product designs, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, land use litigation, non-compete litigation and sophisticated business litigation. He is also a Certified Circuit Court Mediator.
Distinctions & Memberships
- Admitted to The Florida Bar – 1982
- U.S. District Court- Middle, Southern and Northern District of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit – 1985
- Hillsborough County Bar Association Member
- Florida Bar, Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Division – 1986-1994
- The Best Lawyers in America© since 2006, in the fields of Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Real Estate
- Order of the Coif
- Certified Mediator
- AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Florida Legal Elite
- Clearwater Bar President’s Award – 1987
- Past Board Member – Big Brothers Big Sisters, Pinellas County
- Member Service Award – Bayshore Little League – 2010
Education
- Stetson University B.A., cum laude – 1979
- University of Florida J.D., with high honors – 1982
- Law Review – Articles Editor
Articles
News
- 55 Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns LLP Lawyers Recognized by Best Lawyers® 2025
- 48 Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns LLP Lawyers Recognized by Best Lawyers® 2024
- 48 Lawyers from Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023—Four recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” In Their Respective Practice Area
- 46 Lawyers from Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP Recognized In The Best Lawyers In America® 2022—Five Recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” In Their Respective Practice Area
- 47 Lawyers From Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP Recognized By Best Lawyers® 2021 – Four Recognized As “Lawyer of the Year” In Their Respective Practice Area
- Florida Super Lawyers Recognizes 23 Attorneys from Johnson Pope
- 36 Lawyers From Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP Recognized In Best Lawyers In America® 2020 – Three Recognized As “Lawyer Of The Year” In Their Respective Practice Area
- Florida Super Lawyers Recognizes 24 Attorneys From Johnson Pope
- 32 Lawyers from Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP Recognized in “The Best Lawyers in America®” 2019 – Three Recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in Their Respective Practice Areas
- 30 Lawyers from Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP Recognized in “The Best Lawyers in America®” 2018 and Two Partners as “Lawyer of the Year” in Their Areas of Practice
- Best Lawyers 2016
- ‘Florida Super Lawyers’ Recognizes 17 Attorneys from Johnson Pope
- 14 JP Lawyers Listed as “Best Lawyers 2014”
