EDWARD A. HANNA, Esq. Attorney Profile

(Former Special Attorney, United States Department of Justice)
Washington, D.C.

    Attorney Edward A. Hanna served as a state prosecutor, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and Chief of the D.A.'s "Major Crimes Tactical Unit"; and as a Special Federal Prosecutor, with the U.S. Department of Justice, both in Washington, D.C. and with the Department's Southeast Regional Office, the Miami Strike Force; and in public service for well in excess of twenty (20) years. He is now retired from the United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division/Organized Crime and Racketeering Section. He is the winner of the prestigious United States Attorney General's "Special Achievement Award" for three (3) separate cases while stationed at the Miami Strike Force, and is the recipient of numerous other awards and commendations from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Customs Service, and the United States Secret Service. He is a graduate of the United States Attorney General's Trial Advocate Program (1977/while stationed with the Special Operations Unit, Staff Headquarters, at "Main Justice" in Washington, D.C.). He received his B.A. in History-Archaeology from Ithaca College (1970), including study at the Queen Victoria University of Manchester in Manchester, England (1969-1970). He received his Juris Doctor from Villanova University, Garey Hall School of Law (1973).

During the Gerald Ford Presidency, and during the Jimmy Carter Presidency, Mr. Hanna served with the Criminal Division/Internal Security Section at "Main Justice" Headquarters in Washington, D.C., dealing with various U.S. National Security issues including Espionage, "Terrorism" and Sabotage of Government Installations. He served as an attorney/analyst in the examination and prosecution of organizations subversive to the interests of the United States; administration of the Foreign Agents Registration Act; intelligence/covert operations training, including handling of "Corona" ("spy" satellite) materials, at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Headquarters at Langley, VA. During the Reagan Administration, he served with the Criminal Division/Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, both in Washington, D.C. and in South Florida with the Justice Department's "Miami Strike Force", where he prosecuted a number of cases of great national importance (including international narcotics cases, labor racketeering, and the RICO-prosecution of the International Longshoreman's Association); and where he was the "first (Special Federal Prosecutor) to obtain a jury determination of forfeiture in this district under either the Continuing Criminal Enterprise Statute or the RICO Statute."* [*From: Attorney General's Special Achievement Award].

Since entering private practice, Mr. Hanna has developed a sophisticated practice covering a broad spectrum of state and Federal Civil Litigation issues, (including numerous Contract and Fraud cases, and the Federal Civil RICO Statute), involving corporations and individuals. He has both prosecuted and defended Personal ("PI") Injury claims, on behalf of corporations and individuals; guided business negotiations, employee controversies, and settled "self-insured" issues; and, represented corporations and partnerships of various sizes in assorted business-related matters including Compliance Protocol, Corporate Security, Premises Liability, Civil/Employee Rights policy issues, and the protection of corporate assets and individual rights. His Criminal practice includes spirited and insightful defense and guidance to clients who wish to "cooperate" with the Department of Justice, FBI, or other enforcement agencies. Matters of great concern, such as Predatory Lending, Mortgage Fraud, Bank Fraud, Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, Equity Theft & Equity Skimming, are addressed with insight, as are Real Estate Negotiations and Closings. Since entering private practice, Mr. Hanna has continued to serve as a Special Legal Consultant to various state and Federal Government agencies.

Attorney EdwardHanna's work has been covered in hundreds of magazine and newspaper stories over the years and his appellate work was featured in a Special Bicentennial Edition of Life Magazine. He has represented and provided legal services to such diverse clients as the Seven-Up Bottling Corporation and the internationally-known Saudi Arabian businessman, Adnan Khashoggi.

ATTORNEY EDWARD A. HANNA, Esq.

• 1970   ITHACA COLLEGE
  Ithaca, New York
  Batchelor of Arts, History-Archaeology
• 1969-1970   QUEEN VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
  Manchester, England (1969-1970)
  Archaeology, Master's Work
• 1970-1973   VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, GAREY HALL SCHOOL OF LAW
  Juris Doctor
• 1973-1974   DELAWARE COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE
  Chester, Pennsylvania
  Assistant Public Defender
• 1974-1976   MONTGOMERY COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
  Assistant District Attorney Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
  Norristown, Pennsylvania Chief/Coordinator, "MAJOR CRIMES TACTICAL UNIT"
• 1976-1989   UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
  Internal Security Section, Washington, D.C.
  Detail: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, Langley, Virginia
• 1977   United States Attorney General's Trial Advocate Program
  Promotion-Title: "Special Attorney"
  ORGANIZED CRIME AND RACKETEERING SECTION, Washington, D.C.
  Trial Attorney, SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIT, Main Justice Headquarters
  ORGANIZED CRIME AND RACKETEERING SECTION
  MIAMI STRIKE FORCE, Miami Florida Special Attorney
• 1983   United States Attorney General's "Special Achievement Award"
  Miami Strike Force
• 1989   Formation of: "EDWARD A. HANNA, P.A.", Private Law Offices
  
• 1989 to Present   Consultant Services: "SPECIAL COUNSEL TO STATE & FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES"
  

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Attorney Hanna and his colleagues at the Law Offices of Edward Hanna, P.A. provide legal services in the following areas, among others:

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LAW OFFICES

EDWARD HANNA, Esq.	OFFICE: (954) 893-7030
EMERALD VILLAGE PROFESSIONAL PLAZA	OFFICE: (954) 745-2100
3864 SHERIDAN STREET	FAX:      (954) 963-2227
HOLLYWOOD, FL 33021-3634	CELL:     (954) 980-2677

Call or contact Mr. Hanna directly at: EdHannaLaw@aol.com
Mr. Hanna personally answers all e-mails and phone calls.

ADMITTED: FEDERAL, FLORIDA, PENNSYLVANIA, and WASHINGTON, DC BARS