John H. (Jack) Hickey, the lead trial attorney at Hickey Law Firm, P.A. and a member of The Florida Bar Board of Governors, has been selected by his peers as a Top Lawyer in the South Florida Legal Guide for 2012.  Hickey appears as a Top Lawyer in two sections, under Personal Injury (Plaintiff) and under Maritime.  According to the South Florida Legal Guide: “This is the original, definitive list of ‘lawyer’s lawyers’ in South Florida, based on a peer nomination procedure.  Our Top Lawyers are well regarded in the legal profession, have many years of experience and a distinguished record of achievement”.

Hickey is a Past President of the Dade County Bar Association.  He is Board Certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by The Florida Bar and by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and has been rated A/V- the highest rating possible—by the international directory of attorneys, Martindale Hubbell, continuously since 1984.  Hickey is the lead trial attorney and founder of Hickey Law Firm, P.A. in Miami, Florida, where he has practiced law for more than 31 years.  He and the other 2 lawyers at the firm practice in the areas of cruise ship accidents, personal injury, wrongful death, premises liability, negligent security, wrongful death, product liability, and complex commercial litigation.  Hickey graduated from Florida State University, Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa, and from Duke University School of Law.

John H. (Jack) Hickey, the lead trial attorney at Hickey Law Firm, P.A., has been elected without opposition for a third term on The Florida Bar Board of Governors.  The Board of Governors is the governing body of the  more than 90,000 members of The Florida Bar.  The Florida Bar is the organization which licenses and regulates lawyers in Florida and which adopts rules for the practice of law and for judicial administration in Florida.  According to The Florida Bar, “The 52-member Board of Governors has exclusive authority to formulate and adopt matters of policy concerning the activities of the Bar, subject to limitations imposed by the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. The Board selects the executive director.”  Each Board member serves without pay and without compensation for any travel, hotel, or meal expenses.

Hickey is a Past President of the Dade County Bar Association.  He is Board Certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by The Florida Bar and by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and has been rated A/V- the highest rating possible—by the international directory of attorneys, Martindale Hubbell, continuously since 1984.  Hickey is the lead trial attorney and founder of Hickey Law Firm, P.A. in Miami, Florida, where he has practiced law for more than 31 years.  He and the other 2 lawyers at the firm practice in the areas of cruise ship accidents, personal injury, wrongful death, premises liability, negligent security, wrongful death, product liability, and complex commercial litigation.  Hickey graduated from Florida State University, Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa, and from Duke University School of Law.