John H. (Jack) Hickey is an award-winning attorney who was born and raised in Miami, Florida. After graduating magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Florida State University, Jack earned his Juris Doctor from Duke Law School in 1980. He was admitted to The Florida Bar the same year and represented cruise lines, railroads, and other self-insured corporations for the first 17 years of his career, before making the transition to representing plaintiffs.
Attorney Jack Hickey is double board certified by The Florida Bar in Civil Trial and Admiralty and Maritime Law, which are distinctions held by few attorneys in Florida. He is also board certified in Civil Trial by the National... Read More
About John H. Jack Hickey
John H. (Jack) Hickey is an award-winning attorney who was born and raised in Miami, Florida. After graduating magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Florida State University, Jack earned his Juris Doctor from Duke Law School in 1980. He was admitted to The Florida Bar the same year and represented cruise lines, railroads, and other self-insured corporations for the first 17 years of his career, before making the transition to representing plaintiffs.
Attorney Jack Hickey is double board certified by The Florida Bar in Civil Trial and Admiralty and Maritime Law, which are distinctions held by few attorneys in Florida. He is also board certified in Civil Trial by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA). His specialties in personal injury and wrongful death include:
Jack is a Past President of the Dade County Bar Association (DCBA), the largest voluntary bar association in Florida. He is currently on the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and Board of Directors of the Florida Justice Association (FJA). Jack is a former State Delegate of AAJ and is a past member of The Florida Bar Board of Governors, the governing body of all lawyers licensed to practice in Florida.
John H. (Jack) Hickey is also Past Chair of the largest section of AAJ, the Motor Vehicle, Highway Safety, and Premises Liability Section. He is the Past Chair of seven DCBA committees, Past Chair of three Florida Bar Committees, and has received 17 Certificates of Merit from the DCBA "for outstanding and constructive service to the bench, the bar, and the public.,”
He has received three certificates from The Florida Bar "in recognition and appreciation of meritorious service to the public and legal profession in Florida and has received a Certificate of Recognition from the Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents for "dedicated leadership to the members of the legal community during service as President.
Board of Governors, American Association for Justice (AAJ) (2021 - 2023)
Board of Directors, Florida Justice Association (FJA) (2017 - present)
State Delegate, American Association for Justice (AAJ) (2017 - 2021)
Board of Governors of The Florida Bar (2008 - 2020)
Past President, Dade County Bar Association
Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer by The Florida Bar
Board Certified Admiralty & Maritime Lawyer by The Florida Bar
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) Advocate Member (minimum of 50 civil jury trials)
The National Trial Lawyers Top 100
America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators
Recipient, 2017 Ervin Gonzalez Memorial Award (the first ever) by a committee of 20 lawyers and judges in Miami- Dade County, Florida – Awarded to an attorney who achieves excellence in the courtroom as a lawyer, in the classroom as a teacher, and in the bar as a leader
Recipient, 2016 and 2017 Legal Luminaries Award in Admiralty and Maritime Law by the Dade County Bar Association
National Law Journal’s Big Money Wins Top 50 Verdicts and Settlements of 2015, #6 Nationally and #1 in Florida
Top Florida Verdicts & Settlements of 2011 in VerdictSearch
Member of The Multi-Million Dollar Forum
Attorney of the Month in Attorney at Law Magazine, April 2016
“Top Attorneys in Florida” named by his peers, as published in The Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Magazine & Orlando Life (2014)
“Top Attorneys in Florida” named by his peers as published in the Wall Street Journal and Miami Magazine (2012)
“Legal Elite” in Florida Trend Magazine (2006 to present) (top 1.7% of all lawyers)named by his peers
“Top Lawyer in South Florida” in the areas of personal injury and maritime in the South Florida Legal Guide (2004 to present) named by his peers
Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Emerging Leaders in America
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]; 2002 [four]; 2009; and 2014)
Legal Luminary in the Category of Admiralty (2016 & 2017)
Ervin Gonzalez Memorial Award Recipient (2017) - awarded to attorneys who achieve excellence in the courtroom as a lawyer, in the classroom as a teacher, and in the bar as a leader.
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