Howard Coker
Shareholder
- 54 yrs experience
- Bar admitted 1971
- Jacksonville, FL
- Florida1971
- B.S.
- University of Florida1971
- Undergraduate
- University of Florida1969
- 01Board Certified in Civil Trial Law - The Florida Bar
- 02Lawdragon Hall of Fame (2021)
- 03ABA-TIPS Award for Lifetime Pursuit of Justice (2011)
- 04Al J. Cone Lifetime Achievement Award - Florida Justice Association (2009)
- 05Compassionate Gladiator Award - Florida Justice Association (2016)
- 06Jacksonville Business Journal Ultimate Attorney Lifetime Achievement Award (2017)
- 07FLABOTA Trial Lawyer of the Year (2007)
- 08Best Lawyers Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year (2010, 2014)
- 09Perry Nichols Award - Florida Justice Association (2006)
- 10Golden Eagle Award - Florida Justice Association
- 11Florida Super Lawyers (every year since 2006, Top 100)
- 12Florida Trend Legal Elite
- 13Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- 14Best Lawyers in America
- 15Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Florida Justice Association
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Background
Howard Coker is the founding partner and shareholder of Coker Law Personal Injury Lawyers in Jacksonville, Florida. Over a career spanning more than 45 years, he has tried over 350 jury trials to conclusion and handled thousands of mediated settlements, establishing one of the top records for results among Florida trial attorneys. Coker earned his J.D. from the University of Florida in 1971 and his B.S. from the University of Florida in 1969. He is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by The Florida Bar and holds a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating. His extensive list of accolades includes the Lawdragon Hall of Fame (2021), the Al J. Cone Lifetime Achievement Award from the Florida Justice Association (2009), the ABA-TIPS Award for Lifetime Pursuit of Justice (2011), and the Compassionate Gladiator Award from the Florida Justice Association (2016). He has been named a Florida Super Lawyer every year since the program's inception in 2006, consistently ranking in the Top 100. Outside of law, Coker has served as Chairman of the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens Board and President of the Florida Conservation Association.
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