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Hickey Law Firm, P.A. - Fighting for You - Experience, Quality, Results

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
1401 Brickell Avenue
SUITE 510
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33131-3501

JOHN H (JACK) HICKEY
board certified civil trial lawyer

TELEPHONE: 305.371.8000
TELEPHONE: 305.371.3542
E-MAIL: newcase@hickeylawfirm.com
www.hickeylawfirm.com

BIOGRAPHY
JOHN H. (JACK) HICKEY

• Board of Governors, The Florida Bar (2008-  )
  Past President, Dade County Bar Association (2003-2004)
  Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer by The Florida Bar
  Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer by the National Board of Trial Advocacy   
  Named by his peers as a Superlawyer in the area of Personal Injury in SuperLawyers.com  (2006 to present)(top 5% of all lawyers)
  Named by his peers as a “Legal Elite” in Florida Trend Magazine (2006) (top 1.7% of all lawyers)
  Named by his peers as a “Top Lawyer in South Florida” in the areas of personal injury and maritime in the South Florida Legal Guide (2004 to present)
  Listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who  in American Law, and Who’s Who in Emerging Leaders in America
  Member of The Million Dollar Forum
  Sustaining Member of the American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA)
  Fellow and Lifetime Member of The Florida Bar Foundation
  Lifetime Member of the Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents
  Rated A/V by Martindale-Hubbell, the international directory of lawyers, a rating achieved by only 5% of attorneys.  The rating indicates that the attorney “has reached the height of professional excellence” and is “recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity”.

• Born in Miami, Florida
  B.A., magna cum laude, Florida State University, 1976 (Phi Beta Kappa)
  J.D., Duke University School of Law, 1980
  Admitted to The Florida Bar, 1980

  HICKEY WINS THE FLORIDA BAR BOARD OF GOVERNORS RACE IN MIAMI
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BACKGROUND: Jack Hickey is a trial attorney.  Since 1980, he has been trying personal injury and wrongful death cases in the areas of admiralty and maritime, railroad, medical malpractice, product liability, and general liability.   Hickey is Board Certified as a Civil Trial Lawyer by The Florida Bar and by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA).  The NBTA is the only national certification program for trial attorneys and is accredited by the American Bar Association.

Hickey is rated A/V by Martindale-Hubbell (the international listing of attorneys, a rating achieved by only 5% of attorneys.  The rating indicates that the attorney “has reached the height of professional excellence” and is “recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity”.   He is also listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Emerging Leaders in America.  He has been chosen by other lawyers as a: “Top Lawyer in South Florida” in the areas of personal injury and maritime in the South Florida Legal Guide (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007);  “Legal Elite” in Florida Trend Magazine(top 1.7% of attorneys) (2006, 2007); and Superlawyer in the area of personal injury in Superlawyers.com (2006, 2007).    

He is a Past President of the Dade County Bar Association (DCBA) (2003 – 2004).  The DCBA is the largest voluntary bar association in Florida.  Hickey also is a Lifetime Member of the Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents, a Fellow and Lifetime Member of The Florida Bar Foundation, and a Sustaining Member of the American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America).

Hickey was born in Miami and is conversant in Spanish.  For the first 17 years of his career, he represented cruise lines, railroads, and other self-insured Defendants as well as insurance companies.  11 years ago, he made the transition to representing plaintiffs, and is a member of the Million Dollar Forum based on the cases in which he has obtained settlements or verdicts in excess of $1 Million.  He started his career at Smathers & Thompson and went on to Hornsby & Whisenand, where he became a partner.  In 1988, Hickey and The Honorable Gary R. Jones founded Hickey & Jones, P.A.  In 1999, Judge Jones left and became a Federal Magistrate in the Middle District of Florida, and the firm changed its name to Hickey Law Firm, P.A.

EDUCATION AND BAR ADMISSIONS:

• B.A., Florida State University (1976 magna cum laude), Phi Beta Kappa;
• J.D., Duke University (1980)
• Admitted to The Florida Bar: 1980 
• Board Certified by The Florida Bar as a Civil Trial Lawyer (1990 – present)
• Admissions to Federal Courts: All three Federal District Courts in Florida: Southern (including the trial bar); Middle; and Northern; Federal Circuit Courts for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; Supreme Court of the United States. 

BAR ACTIVITIES AND HONORS:

DADE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION:

• President (2003 - 2004)
• President- Elect (2002 - 2003)
• Vice President (2001 - 2002)
• Secretary (2000 - 2001)
• Treasurer (1999 - 2000)
• Executive Committee (1999 - 2004)
• Executive Committee (1991 - 1992)
• Board of Directors (Elected 1996 - 1999)
• Board of Directors (Elected 1990 - 1993)
• Chair, Membership Committee (2001 - 2002)
• Chair, Professional Arbitration Sub-Committee (1998 - 1999; 1995 - 1997; 1987 - 1990)
• Chair, Civil Litigation Committee (1992 - 1993)
• Chair, Banking and Corporate Litigation Committee (1991 - 1992)
• Chair, Commercial and Financial Transactions Litigation Committee (1990 -1992)
• Chair, Banking Law Committee (1990 - 1991)
• Recipient of Certificate of Merit “in Recognition and Appreciation for Outstanding and Constructive Service to The Bar, The Bench, and The Public” (1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992 [two]; 1993 [two]; 2001 [two]; and 2002 [four])

DADE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION:

• Board of Directors (1984-1986)
• Executive Committee (1985-1986)
• Co-Chair, Luncheon and Speakers Committee (1985-1986)
• Chair, Sports Committee (1984-1985)
• Recipient of Certificate of Merit “In Recognition and Appreciation for Outstanding and Constructive Service to The Bar, The Bench, and The Public” (1985)

THE FLORIDA BAR

• Member, Judicial Nominating Procedures Rules Committee (2005 to present)
• Chair, Admiralty Law Committee (2000-2001)
• Chair, 11th Circuit Fee Arbitration Committee (1991-1993)
• Chair, Grievance Committee 11-L (1986-1989)
• Member, Grievance Committee 11-L (1996-1999)
• Member, Judicial Evaluation Committee (1983-1985)
• Board Certified as a Civil Trial Lawyer (1990-Present)
• Recipient of Certificate “in Recognition and Appreciation of Meritorious Service to the Public and the Legal Profession in Florida” (1989, 1999, and 2001)

FLORIDA COUNCIL OF BAR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS

• Recipient of Certificate “in Recognition of Your Dedicated Leadership to the Members of  Your Legal Community during your service as President” (2004)

OTHER BAR AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES:

• Cuban American Bar Association
• Florida Association for Women Lawyers
• Duke University Alumni Advisory Committee (Interviewing prospective undergraduates for Duke University; 1984-Present)
• Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Dade County, Florida, Committee of 100 (1998-Present)
• Board of Directors of the Marine Counsel (1997-1999)
• American Bar Association
• The Vizcayans
• American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America), Sustaining Member
• Florida Justice Association (formerly the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers)
• Florida Admiralty Trial Lawyers Association
• Dade County Association for Justice (formerly the Dade County Trial Lawyers Association)
• 11th Circuit Ad Hoc Trial Practices Committee (Appointed 1993-2001)

ARTICLES AND LECTURES:

Testified before Congress:  March 27, 2007 Hickey was invited to testify before the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation on cruise line issues
Lecturer: July 2007 American Association for Justice Annual Convention in Chicago before the Maritime Section on passenger claims against cruise lines
Author: Paper on passenger claims against cruise lines to be presented at the July 2007 American Association for Justice Annual Convention in Chicago before the Maritime Section  
Presenter: “Masters of the Courtroom”, sponsored by the Dade County Trial Lawyers               Association in conjunction with the University of Miami School of Law (October 2003)
Author: “Evolving Standards of Jones Act Negligence”; paper prepared for lecture to be given at Association of Trial Lawyers of America Annual Convention at Atlanta, Georgia (July 2002)
Lecturer: “Alternative Theories of Liability in Slip and Fall Cases” at the Association of Trial Lawyers of America Annual Convention, Montreal, Canada (August 2001)
Author: “Slip and Falls: Alternative Theories of Liability”, TRIAL Magazine (April 2001)
Author: “In Defense of the Stevedore”, P & I International (Winter 1996-1997)
Lecturer: “Cruising in the 90s; Defense of Cruise Lines, Crew and Passenger Claims” The Florida Bar (1994; and preparation of paper in connection therewith)
Lecturer: “Defending Flood Insurance Claims” at the National Flood Insurance Conferences at the invitation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Columbus, Ohio 1991; Scottsdale, Arizona 1992; Orlando, Florida 1993)
Author: “Credit Agreements Required in Writing; the New Statute of Frauds in Florida”, The Florida Bar Journal (June 1990)
Lecturer: “Securities Litigation” Florida Institute of CPAs (1990)
Lecturer: “Securities Litigation” American Institute of CPAs in Blacksburg, Virginia (1990)
Lecturer: “Securities Litigation” International Association of Financial Planners (1989)
Lecturer: “The Mechanics of Court” at The Florida Bar Bridge the Gap Seminars (1983, 1984, and 1985)

MEDIA APPEARANCES:

Interviewed on national television over 25 times from July, 2005 to present on  subjects related to cruise ships.  This includes shows on MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News 
Quoted in newspaper articles and magazines on subjects related to cruise ships  

Hickey Law Firm, P.A. has a skilled legal team to assist you with your personal injury or maritime law case. Meet them below:

Darby Mitchell

Darby Mitchell is the senior case manager with Hickey Law Firm, P.A. She graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor’s degree in political science. She was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and is fluent in Spanish. Her responsibilities include research, client communications, and case management. She is responsible for all aspects of civil litigation. Her duties also include responding to requests for discoverable information for defendants, scheduling conferences with experts, hearings, depositions, and client contact. She prepares pleadings such as complaints, answers, motions, discovery, and subpoenas. She also helps personal injury lawyer John H. (Jack) Hickey prepare for conferences, depositions, and trials.

Sandy Talavera

Sandy Talavera is a case manager at Hickey Law Firm, P.A. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Central Florida in Orlando and her Masters of Science degree from Fairleigh Dickenson University in New Jersey. She was raised in Panama and fluent in Spanish. She prepares pleadings such as complaints, answers, motions, discovery, and subpoenas. Her duties also include responding to requests for discoverable information for defendants, scheduling conferences with experts, hearings, depositions, and client contact. She also helps personal injury lawyer John H. (Jack) Hickey prepare for conferences, depositions, and trials.

Barbara Hernandez

Barbara Hernandez is an Assistant Case Manager at Hickey Law Firm, P.A. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida International University in political science with a minor in psychology. Barbara was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and is fluent in Spanish. Her responsibilities at Hickey Law Firm include preparing research, transcribing, requesting medical and billing information, conducting intakes, drafting pleadings, communicating with clients, and assisting in case management.

Karla Huertas

Karla Huertas is an Assistant Case Manager at Hickey Law Firm, P.A. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida International University in psychology with a minor in criminal justice. Karla was born Houston, Texas, and is fluent in Spanish. Her responsibilities include preparing research, transcribing, requesting medical and billing information, conducting intakes, drafting pleadings, communicating with clients, and assisting in case management.

Teri Robinson

Teri Robinson has been a controller for Hickey Law Firm, P.A., since January 2001. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. She is responsible for all accounting functions including billing, accounts payable and receivable, trust accounts, journal entries, payroll, bank reconciliations, and general ledger. She is also responsible for closing statements, budget preparation, profitability analyses, strategic planning, financial statements, and medical lien negotiations.

For further information on Florida personal injury lawyer John H. (Jack) Hickey and his LEGAL TEAM, please contact Hickey Law Firm, P.A. in Miami today.

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