Coker Law celebrates 45th anniversary
Coker Law is celebrating of 45 years of successful litigation and community leadership on the First Coast.
Founded May 10, 1976, the law firm follows a philosophy of experience, commitment, and integrity in the pursuit of justice. During its tenure, the firm has grown from three founding attorneys to a diverse team of more than 70 experienced attorneys, paralegals, legal assistants, private investigators, and staff members.
Over the years, the firm’s specialties have also expanded to include personal injury, trucking crashes, medical malpractice, and nursing home and long-term living facility abuse.
Over the course of its history, the firm’s attorneys have tried more than 1,400 cases to verdict, and garnered more than $500 million dollars in recoveries for its clients.
The firm’s success is due to practiced and experienced trial litigation skills that have resulted in successful client results, said Howard Coker, founding partner. “I am very proud of our firm in that it is quite diverse, but the common factor remains the superb ability to try lawsuits,” said Coker. “Many of the verdicts we have attained throughout the years have been some of the highest in the state. It is my sincere hope that the future will see us continue to emphasize one thing – being the best at the trial of a lawsuit.”
In one of Coker Law’s most notable cases, the firm represented more than 600 residents in the Hipps Road Landfill class action lawsuit that resulted in a settlement of $18.25 million. Topverdicts.com also recognized two Coker Law cases in its “Top 50 Personal Injury Jury Verdicts in Florida”: A jury verdict of $11,622,673 for a collision on Jacksonville’s Mathews Bridge, and an $11.3 million verdict against two major insurance companies that both denied coverage to their injured client.
The vision for the firm’s future success focuses on its addition of a highly skilled team of younger trial attorneys who are diverse in both their backgrounds and legal specialties. Daniel Iracki, the youngest-named shareholder in Coker Law’s history, is among them. “We have more Florida board-certified trial attorneys than any other Jacksonville-based firm, as well as 14 Super Lawyers, putting us in the top 5% of the state,” said Iracki. “However, we aren’t just looking for the best trial lawyers, but also those who reflect our community, which allows us to better represent our clients. Having attorneys from different walks of life is in the best interest of our clients.”
In addition, Coker Law has contributed more than $1 million to charitable and community organizations across the First Coast. Giving back is part of the firm’s core values. The legal team is firmly focused on organizations and causes where members can be actively involved in addition to providing financial support. Coker Law’s ongoing commitment and care for a wide range of civic organizations is foundational to who they are as a community partner.
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