Born: April 30, 1947 in Jacksonville, Florida
Bar Admissions: Florida, 1972; Courts of the State of Florida, U.S. District Court – Northern District of Florida, U.S. District Court – Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court – Southern District of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals – 11th Circuit; Supreme Court of the United States
 

:: Education

University of Florida (B.S., 1969; J.D., 1971)
 

:: Memberships & Associations

Jacksonville Bar Association
The Florida Bar (President, 1998-1999)
Board of Governors, 1994-1998
All Bar Conference Committee, 1996
Annual Meeting Committee, 1996
Chair, Board Review Committee on Professional Ethics
Chair, Section Leadership Conference
Budget Committee
Chair, Program Evaluation Committee
Executive Council of the Trial Lawyers Section, 1987-1994 (Chair, 1992-1993; Executive Committee, 1989-1992)
Council of Sections, 1991-1994 (Chair, 1993-1994)
Basic Trial Advocacy School of The Florida Bar (Faculty and Workshop Leader, 1981-1992)
Advanced Trial Advocacy School of The Florida Bar (Co-chairman, 1991; Faculty, 1991-1994; Steering Committee, 1992-1994)
The Florida Bar Foundation: Fellow, Life Member
American Bar Association
House of Delegates, 1997-1999
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Roscoe Pound Foundation Association of Trial Lawyers of America
American Board of Trial Advocates
Charter Member, President Jacksonville Chapter, 1988
Diplomat, 1995
Charter Fellow of the American Board of Trial Advocates
Florida Federation of American Board of Trial Advocates (President, 1997)
Jacksonville Chapter Representative, 1989-present
The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (President, 2002-2003)
Board of Directors, 1995-present
First Coast Trial Lawyers Association
Florida Lawyer Association for the Maintenance of Excellence
Board of Directors, 1995-1997
The Chester Bedell Memorial Foundation
Board of Trustees, 1996-2001
The Chester Bedell Inns of Court Master, 1997
Southern Trial Lawyers Association
University of Florida Mock Trial Team Adviser, 1991-1996
University of North Florida-Adjunct Professor
Torts: Personal Injury Litigation; Legal Investigation for Legal Assistant Students
University of Florida
National Alumni Association Charter Life Member
President’s Council, 1992-1994
Florida Supreme Court Historical Society
United States Supreme Court Historical Society
Florida Ducks Unlimited
Life Sponsor
Area Chairman of the Year, 1991 and 1992
Florida DU State Trustee and National Delegate, 1997
Florida Conservation Association (President, 1994)
Board Certified in Civil Trial Practice, The Florida Bar, 1985
Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist by National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1987
 

:: Honors & Achievements

Phi Delta Phi
Florida Blue Key
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
The Best Lawyers in America, 1999-2000
Who’s Who in America, 2001 Edition
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Golden Eagle Award
AV Rated by Martindale-Hubble
 

:: Publications

Coauthor, “Primary and Excess Insurers Responsibilities and Obligations,” Florida Defense Counsel Journal, Spring 1981
Coauthor, “The Peremptory Challenge: Not What it Used to Be,” The Advocate, Vol. XVIII, No. 3 June/July 1992
 

:: Practice Areas

Automobile Negligence
Medical Malpractice
Nursing Home Injuries
Personal Injury
Premises Liability
Products Liability
Professional Malpractice
Toxic Tort
Wrongful Death
 

:: Contact Information

hcoker@cokerlaw.com