Mr. Jake Schickel’s decorated career could be considered the benchmark for success in the legal community. In addition to multiple professional leadership positions, he has been highly active in supporting legal professionalism and the cause of justice. He has been named a Florida Super Lawyer every year since the program’s inception and was honored by The Florida Bar in 2006 with the Justice Harry Lee Anstead Board-Certified Lawyer of the Year. In 2017, the E. Robert Williams American Inn of Court even named their chapter’s professionalism award in his honor.
Mr. Jake Schickel’s passion for justice is matched only by his long-term commitment to his community. He has served the Jacksonville community on several executive, strategic, economic and planning committees, including leadership positions with nonprofit and civic organizations. Prior to becoming a founding partner of Coker Law, Mr. Jake Schickel worked as an Assistant State Attorney and Chief Assistant Attorney for the 4th Judicial Circuit.
Jake can be reached at his email address: jjs@cokerlaw.com
Additional Information
- Personal
- Born: April 18, 1948 in Jacksonville, Florida
- Education
- University of Florida:
- Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (1970)
- Juris Doctor (1972)
- University Honors And Activities
- University of Florida:
- Hall of Fame
- Florida Blue Key
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity President (1968)
- Three-Year Letter – Track & Field
- Who’s Who: American Universities & Colleges
- Certifications
- Board Certified in Civil Trial, The Florida Bar
- Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation, The Florida Bar
- National Board of Trial Advocacy, Certified Civil Trial Attorney
- Florida Supreme Court, Certified Circuit Court Mediator
- Federal Court Mediator, Middle District of Florida
- Bar Admissions
- All Courts of the State of Florida
- United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- United States Court of Appeal, 11th Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Professional Honors, Activities And Affiliations
- The Florida Bar:
- Board of Governors (2005-2011)
- Executive Committee (2008-2011)
- Budget Chair (2009-2010)
- Strategic Planning Committee (2008-2010)
- Board of Legal Specialization and Education (1990-2002)
- Chairman (1995-1997); Vice Chairman (1993-1994)
- Civil Trial Area Certificate Committee
- Workers’ Compensation Area Certification Committee
- Executive Council of Trial Lawyers Section (1994-2000)
- The Florida Bar Foundation Board of Directors (2000-2005)
- American Bar Association
- Jacksonville Defense Lawyers Association, President (1984)
- National Board of Trial Advocacy, Civil Trial Specialist
- Jacksonville Bar Association
- Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
- Adjunct Professor, Florida Coastal School of Law
- American Board of Trial Advocacy (ABOTA):
- Past President, Jacksonville Chapter
- FLABOTA Board of Directors
- E. Robert Williams Inn of Court:
- Master of the Bench
- Founding President (2007-2009)
- "Professionalism Award" named in his honor
- Civic Activities
- Jacksonville Electric Authority:
- Board of Directors (1994-1998)
- Chairman (1995-1996); (1996-1997)
- Alliance for World Class Education, Vice President (2000-2001)
- Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce:
- Board of Governors (1997-2004)
- Executive Committee (1997; 2000-2002)
- Chairman, Business Recruitment (1997)
- Chairman, Education & Work Force Development (2000-2001)
- Strategic Planning Task Force (1999)
- Champion, World Class Education
- President, Jacksonville Chamber Foundation, Inc.
- Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Foundation, Board of Directors
- Jacksonville Sertoma Club President (1982)
- The Community Foundation-Education Forum: “Quality Education for All” (2006-2007)
- Oversight Committee – Real Sense Prosperity Campaign
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon:
- President, Alumni Commission (1995-1998)
- Merit Key Society
- Brother of the Year (1998)
- Florida Ducks Unlimited, Beaches Chapter Area Chairman (1986-1987)
- University of Florida Law School Trustee (1998-2004)
- Search Committee for Superintendent, Duval County Schools
- North Florida Council of Boy Scouts of America, Board of Directors (1996-1998)
- WorkSource:
- Past Chairman (2004-2006); Vice Chairman (2002-2003)
- Board of Directors (2000 to present)
- Center for WorkForce Leadership, Chairman
- Edward Waters College, Trustee (2006-2009)
- Florida Children First, Board of Directors
- Florida Supreme Court Historical Society, Board of Directors
- Florida Coastal School of Law Foundation, Board of Directors, Chairman (2015)
- Recognitions
- AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Who’s Who: American Universities and Colleges
- The Florida Bar 2006 Justice Harry Lee Anstead Award: “Board Certified Lawyer Of The Year”
- 2002 Jacksonville Financial Times and Daily Record “Lawyer of The Year”
- Florida Super Lawyer–consistently selected since 2006 program inception
- Listed in “Leading American Lawyers in Florida”
- Jacksonville Area Legal Aid – “2009 President’s Award”
- 2010 Jacksonville Bar Association “Professionalism Award”
- 2010 “Fran Coker Community Service Award” from FLABOTA
- Florida Trend's Legal Elite
- Florida Bar worker's compensation section, Frierson/Colling Professionalism Award
- Florida Bar President's Aware of Merit (2011)
- Fellow, American College of Workers Compensation Attorneys
- Fellow, International Society of Barristers
- Lawyer of the Year, ABOTA Jacksonville chapter (2014)
- Raymond Ehrlich Trial Advocacy Award by Jacksonville Bar Association (2015)
