Jack is a trial attorney. Since 1980, he has been trying sexual harassment, sexual assault, rape, and assault cases in the areas of admiralty and maritime. Jack is Board Certified as a Civil Trial Lawyer by The Florida Bar and by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA). The NBTA is the only national certification program for trial attorneys and is accredited by the American Bar Association. Hickey is rated A/V by Martindale-Hubbell (the international listing of attorneys) a rating achieved by only 5% of attorneys. The rating indicates that the attorney “has reached the height of professional excellence” and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity and listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Emerging Leaders in America. He was named as a “Top Lawyer in South Florida” in the area of maritime by the South Florida Legal Guide (2004 and 2005) and as a “Legal Elite” by Florida Trend Magazine (2006).

 

He is a Past President of the Dade County Bar Association (2003 – 2004), a Lifetime Member of the Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents, a Fellow and Lifetime Member of The Florida Bar Foundation, and a Sustaining Member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Jack was born in Miami and is conversant in Spanish. For the first 16 years of his career, he represented cruise lines, railroads, and other self-insured Defendants as well as insurance companies. Seven years ago, Jack made the transition to representing plaintiffs, and is a member of the Million Dollar Forum based on the cases in which he has obtained settlements or verdicts in excess of $1 Million. He started his career at Smathers & Thompson and went on to Hornsby & Whisenand, where he became a partner. In 1988, Jack and The Honorable Gary R. Jones founded Hickey & Jones, P.A. In 1999, Judge Jones left and became a Federal Magistrate in the Middle District of Florida, and the firm changed its name to Hickey Law Firm, P.A.