Key Facts
Education
- Florida State University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1976 - Phi Beta Kappa
- Duke University School of Law, J.D., 1980
Legal and Professional Associations
- American Association for Justice
- National Trial Lawyers Top 100
- The National Trial Lawyers’ National Brain Injury Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 25
- National Board of Trial Advocacy
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Honors
- 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
- Legal Luminaries Award in Admiralty and Maritime Law by the Dade County Bar Association by a vote of lawyers and Judges
- 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
Biography
John H. (Jack) Hickey is Board Certified by The Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocates as a Trial Lawyer. He is also Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Admiralty & Maritime Law. Jack is on the AAJ Board of Governors and the Florida Justice Association Board of Directors. Jack is also Chair-Elect of the Premises Liability Section and Past Chair of the Motor Vehicle and the Admiralty Law Sections of AAJ. Jack lectures and writes frequently - and with enthusiasm- on trial technique and preparing cases for trial.
