John H. (Jack) Hickey - Miami, FL

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, 1980
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 1976
    B.A.
    Honors: magna cum laude

Languages

• Spanish

• English

Classes and Seminars

• Testified Before Congress, Annual Florida Bar Admiralty Committee Seminar, March 27, 2007
  
• Lecturer, American Association for Justice Annual Convention, 2007
  
• Presenter, "Masters of the Courtroom", Dade County Trial Lawyers Association, University of Miami School of Law, 2003
  
• Lecturer, "Alternative Theories of Liability in Slip and Fall Cases", American Association for Justice Annual Convention, 2001
  
• Lecturer, "Cruising in the 90s; Defense of Cruise Lines, Crew and Passenger Claims", The Florida Bar, 1994
  
• Lecturer, "Defending Flood Insurance Claims", National Flood Insurance Conference, Columbus, Ohio, 1991
  
• Lecturer, "Defending Flood Insurance Claims", National Flood Insurance Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1992
  
• Lecturer, "Defending Flood Insurance Claims", National Flood Insurance Conference, Orlando, Florida, 1993
  
• 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", The Florida Bar Bridge the Gap Seminars, 1983 - 1985
  
• Presenter, “The Athens Convention: What Is It and Why Do We Need to Know About It?” American Association for Justice Annual Convention in San Francisco, 2009
  
• Lecturer, "Cruise Ship Injuries and Actions: What You Need to Know", American Association for Justice Winter Convention in Miami at Litigation at Sunrise, 2011 - Present
  
• Lecturer, "Cruise Ship Slip and Falls", American Association for Justice Winter Convention In Phoenix at Litigation at Sunrise, 2012
  
• Lecturer, "Predictable Defenses", American Association for Justice Litigating Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Cases Seminar, 2012
  
• Speaker, “Practicing with Professionalism” seminar hosted by the Young Lawyers Division of The Florida Bar in Miami , 2012
  
• Presenter, Dade County Bar Association (DCBA) Over The Rainbow Judicial Reception & Awards Dinner , 2015 - Present
  
• Moderator, Judicial Ethics Roundtable at the Dade County Bar Association’s Bench and Bar Conference, 2015 - Present
  
• Author and Presenter, “Violent Crime on Cruise Ships” a paper for The National Crime Victims Bar Association Conference in Miami, FL, 2014 - Present
  
• Speaker, Panel for the Torts and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association in Boca Raton, Florida , 2014 - Present
  
• Speaker, Dade Bar’s Annual Bench and Bar Conference “Road to Becoming a Superlawyer” event on panel titled “Initial Case Evaluation.” , 2014 - Present
  
• Interviewed: ABA (American Bar Association) Journal article: “Cruising Toward Calamity” (November 2013)
  
• Speaker, Brandeis National Committee Aventura/Hollywood Chapter “Lunch and Learn” on topics regarding medical malpractice and rape at sea, 2013 - Present
  
• Panel Member: Dade County Bar Association Bench and Bar Conference (February 2013)

Pro Bono Activities

• Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG)
• Dade Legal Aid/Put Something Back
• Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Dade County, Florida, Committee of 100, 1998 - 1999

Representative Clients

• Men, women and companies across the U.S. who have claims in Florida.

Representative Cases

• Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. v. Bakalar
  • Citation: 972 So. 2d 1033 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008)
• Narcissus Shipping Corporation v. Armada Reefers, Ltd.
  • Citation: 950 F.Supp. 1129
  • Court: M.D. Fla.
  • Year: 1997
  • Serial Number: 1997030461
• Prida v. Transamerica Insurance Finance Corp.
  • Citation: 651 So.2d 763
  • Court: Fla.App. 3 Dist.
  • Year: 1995
  • Serial Number: 1995060667
• Shute v. Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc.
  • Citation: 804 F.Supp. 1525
  • Court: S.D. Fla.
  • Year: 1993
  • Serial Number: 1992188193
• Industrial Casualty Insurance Co. v. Consultant Associates, Inc.
  • Citation: 603 So.2d 1355
  • Court: Fla.App. 3 Dist.
  • Year: 1992
  • Serial Number: 1992147451
• Gomez v. Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc.
  • Citation: 595 So.2d 227
  • Court: Fla.App. 3 Dist.
  • Year: 1992
  • Serial Number: 1992050796
• Can Am Investments, Inc. v. Banco Industrial de Venezuela, CA
  • Citation: 521 So.2d 184
  • Court: Fla.App. 3 Dist.
  • Year: 1988
  • Serial Number: 1988020203
• Florida East Coast Properties, Inc. v. Tifco, Inc.
  • Citation: 556 So.2d 750
  • Court: Fla.App. 3 Dist.
  • Year: 1989
  • Serial Number: 1989146939
• Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Co. v. Burdi
  • Citation: 427 So.2d 1048
  • Court: Fla.App. 3 Dist.
  • Year: 1983
  • Serial Number: 1983112525

Published Works

Articles

• Author and Presenter: “Why the Corporate Representative May be the Most Neglected Key Witness… and How They Can Make Your Case” for the South Miami-Kendall Bar Association (October 30, 2015)
  
• Author and Presenter: “Typical Liability and Causation Defenses in a Typical Auto Case” presented at the American Association for Justice’s 2015 Annual Convention in Montreal, Canada (July 13, 2015)
  
• Author and Presenter: “Creating a Discovery Plan from Start to Finish” presented at the American Association for Justice’s 2015 Winter Convention in Palm Springs, California (February 22, 2015)
  
• Author and Presenter: “Violent Crime on Cruise Ships” a paper for The National Crime Victims Bar Association Conference in Miami, FL (September 17, 2014)
  
• Author and Presenter: “Why the Corporate Representative May be the Most Neglected Key Witness…and how they can Make your Commercial Motor Vehicle Case” presented at the American Association for Justice annual convention in Baltimore, Maryland (July 2014)
  
• Author and Presenter: “Use of Corporate Representative Depositions in Maritime Cases” to be presented at the American Association for Justice annual Convention in Baltimore, Maryland (2014)
• Author: "Tour Operator Liability” American Bar Association, 2014
• Author: “Death on the High Seas Act: What Is It and When Does It Apply and How to Overcome Obstacles Created Because of the Act” paper prepared for the Florida Justice Association Workhorse Seminar (February 2013)
• Author: “Injuries on Deck” article published in American Association for Justice’s Trial Magazine (August 2012)
• Author: “Statues of Limitations and Venue: When and Where You Have to File a Claim” paper prepared for The Net, an AARP Legal Services Network publication (August 2012)
• Panel Member: Dade County Bar Association Bench and Bar Conference (February 2013)
• Interviewed: ABA (American Bar Association) Journal article: “Cruising Toward Calamity” (November 2013)
• Paper On Passenger Claims Against Cruise Lines, American Association for Justice Annual Convention, July, 2007
• "Evolving Standards of Jones Act Negligence", American Association for Justice Annual Convention, July, 2002
• "Slip and Falls: Alternative Theories of Liability", TRIAL Magazine, April, 2001
• "In Defense of the Stevedore", P & I International, Winter 1996-1997
• "Credit Agreements Required in Writing; the New Statute of Frauds in Florida", The Florida Bar Journal, June, 1990

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1980
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida Trial Bar

Specialties and Certifications

• Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, The Florida Bar, 1990
• Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Other Affiliations

• The Florida Bar, 2008 - Present (Member, Board of Governors )
• Vice Chair, Certification Plan Appeals Committee (CPAC), 2014 - Present
• Served on the JNC Selection Committee of The Florida Bar, 2014 - 2015 (Board of Governors)
• Member, Disciplinary Review Committee of The Florida Bar (Board of Governors)
• Board Liaison for Code & Rules of Evidence Committee of The Florida Bar , 2012 - Present
• Member of the Special Committee to Study the Unethical and Illegal Solicitation of Legal Business, 2015 - Present
• Member, Judicial Nominating Procedures Rules Committee , 2005 - Present
• Designated Reviewer, 11th Circuit UPL Committee ‘A’, 2011 - Present
• Designated Reviewer, 11th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee ‘C’, 2008 - Present
• Designated Reviewer, 11th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee ‘F’, 2008 - 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)
• Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Miami Jurisprudence Award Luncheon Sponsor
• Dade County Bar Association Fund at The Miami Foundation
• Chapman Partnership
• Dade County Bar Association YLS, Bids 4 Kids
• 11th Circuit Committee on Professionalism, 2012 - Present
• Cuban American Bar Association (CABA)
• Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL)
• Duke University Alumni Advisory Committee (Interviewing prospective undergraduates for Duke University), 1984 - Present
• Coral Gables Bar Association
• American Inns of Court – Spellman-Hoeveler Chapter
• Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Dade County, Florida, Committee of 100 (1998-1999)
• Miami Beach Bar Association
• Marine Counsel, 1997 - 1999 (Board of Directors)
• American Bar Association
• The Maritime Law Association of the United States
• The Vizcayans
• Academy of Trial Advocacy
• American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America) (Leaders Forum and Sustaining Member)
• American Association for Justice (AAJ) (Board of Trustees of AAJ PAC)
• The National Crime Victim Bar Association
• North American Brain Injury Society
• Brain Injury Association of America
• Brain Injury Association of Florida
• Florida Justice Association
• Florida Admiralty Trial Lawyers Association
• Dade County Association for Justice (formerly the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers)
• 11th Circuit Ad Hoc Trial Practices Committee, 1993 - 2001

Fraternities and Sororities

• Phi Beta Kappa