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), and Board Certified as an Admiralty & Maritime Lawyer by The Florida Bar...

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About John H. (Jack) Hickey

Languages

Spanish
English

Practice Areas

Personal Injury
Wrongful Death
Maritime or cruise ship accidents
Slip and Falls
Trip and Falls
Car Accidents
Truck Accidents
Product Liability
Sexual Assault
Assault and battery
Negligent Security
Orthopedic injuries which includes broken bones, torn ligaments and tendons
Injuries to the organs
Neurological injuries
Head and brain injuries
Burn Injuries
Psychological injuries from trauma
Scarring and disfigurement

Litigation

100%

Representative Clients

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

Representative Cases

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

Qualifications

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

Honors

Top 5% of all Lawyers, Superlawyer, 2006 - Present
Top 1.7% of all Lawyers, Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine, 2006 - 2012
Top Lawyer in South Florida, South Florida Legal Guide, 2004 - 2007
Who's Who in America
Who's Who in American Law
Who's Who in Emerging Leaders in America
Fellow, The Florida Bar Foundation
Rated A/V by Martindale-Hubbell
"Legal Elite", Florida Trend Magazine (Top 1.7% of Attorneys), 2006 - 2007
Super Lawyer, 2006 - 2008
National Trial Lawyers Association, Journal and Miami Magazine, 2012 - Present
Selected as a member of the Eleventh Circuit, Miami-Dade County, Committee on Professionalism, 2012 - Present
Rated A/V by Martindale-Hubbell, the International Directory of Lawyers, a Rating Achieved by only 5% of Attorneys
Recipient of Certificate “in Recognition and Appreciation of Meritorious Service to the Public and the Legal Profession in Florida”, 1989, 1999, and 2001

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
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, 2015 - Present
Presenter, Dade County Bar Association (DCBA) Over The Rainbow Judicial Reception & Awards Dinner , 2015 - Present
Panel Member, "Winning Edge" panel sponsored by The Florida Bar Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism's Standing Committee on Professionalism and The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division at the Florida International School of Law , 2015 - Present
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 , 2015 - Present
Presenter/Panelist member, “Availability of Punitive Damages in Unseaworthiness Injury, Death, and Zone of Danger Cases” at St. Thomas University School of Law Symposium
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 , 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
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, 2014 - Present
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 - 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

Education

Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, 1980
J.D.
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 1976
B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude

Fraternities and Sororities

Phi Beta Kappa

Fees

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Articles

Published Works

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, “Cruise Ship Accidents: What Are the Rights of the Passenger? An Update.” The New York Bar Association’s Senior Lawyer Magazine , 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, “Cruise Ship Accidents: What are the rights of the passenger” The New York Bar Association’s Senior Lawyer Magazine , 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, “How to Interview the Client to Get the Story on Damages” paper prepared for the American Association for Justice Winter Convention in Miami, 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

Office Information

Address

1401 Brickell AvenueSuite 510 Miami, FL 33131- 3313

Phone

800-301-3471

Fax

305-371-3542

Email

Office Hours

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., M-F

Websites

http://www.hickeylawfirm.com

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