Hickey Law Firm

What Hickey Law Firm does

Hickey Law Firm, P.A. is a Miami, Florida-based personal injury and maritime/admiralty trial law firm founded in 1988 (founder Jack Hickey was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1980). The firm represents seriously injured individuals in complex cases involving cruise ship accidents, boating and maritime incidents, motor vehicle accidents (including commercial trucking), product liability, sexual assault, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, and wrongful death. Its core differentiator is a highly specialized admiralty and maritime practice, led by Jack Hickey, who is triple Board Certified (NBTA Civil Trial, Florida Bar Civil Trial, and Florida Bar Admiralty & Maritime) and previously spent 17 years on the defense side representing cruise lines and marine insurance companies.

The firm's business model is contingency-fee only: clients pay no legal fees unless the firm recovers compensation. Cases are sourced primarily through attorney referrals, word-of-mouth, and earned media (the founder has appeared on CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox News, USA Today, and Miami Herald). The firm maintains offices in Miami and Coral Gables, with multilingual staff (English, Spanish, French, Portuguese) supporting a client base across Florida, nationwide, and worldwide. A formal attorney referral network with written co-counsel agreements provides a national channel for complex cases. The reported cumulative client recovery exceeds $250 million, with notable individual verdicts and settlements including a $12M dive boat settlement, $10.5M ship accident settlement, $9M cruise passenger assault settlement, $8.2M boating slip-and-fall settlement, and an $8M commercial vehicle rollover settlement.

The firm has a team of 4 named trial attorneys, a COO, a controller, case managers, medical case managers, paralegals, and intake coordinators. Recent organizational moves include hiring a COO (Andrea Villarnovo) to professionalize operations, adding multiple new trial attorneys, expanding multilingual capabilities, and maintaining an active blog and broadcast presence. The firm is privately held with no external investment, no M&A activity, and no public revenue disclosure.

Name

Hickey Law Firm

Legal name

Hickey Law Firm, P.A.

Website

https://hickeylawfirm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hickey Law Firm is a Miami-based contingency-fee trial law firm representing seriously injured individuals in personal injury, maritime, admiralty, and cruise ship accident cases across Florida, nationwide, and worldwide. It is led by triple Board Certified attorney John H. (Jack) Hickey and has recovered over $250 million for clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury and Admiralty/Maritime Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Maritime legal services
• Cruise ship accidents
• Admiralty law practice
• Wrongful death cases

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee Legal Services: The firm operates exclusively on a contingency fee basis. Clients owe no fees unless and until the firm recovers compensation for them. This means all legal services are funded from case settlements or verdicts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hickey Law Firm provides plaintiff-side legal representation in personal injury, maritime/admiralty, cruise ship injury, product liability, sexual assault, and wrongful death cases. The firm is retained on a contingency fee basis, with clients owing nothing unless and until a settlement or verdict is recovered, and offers free 24/7 consultations from its Miami and Coral Gables offices. Its niche is high-stakes, complex injury litigation against cruise lines, marine insurers, and large corporations, leveraging over 70 years of combined attorney experience and triple Board Certification in admiralty and civil trial law.

Product overview

Hickey Law Firm is a Miami-based personal injury and maritime law firm offering legal services primarily through its core practice areas: Personal Injury Legal Services, Cruise Ship Injury Legal Services, Admiralty and Maritime Law Services, Product Liability Legal Services, Sexual Assault and Abuse Legal Services, and a Referral Network for co-counsel arrangements. The firm specializes in representing seriously injured clients in complex litigation against cruise lines, insurance companies, and corporations. Each client receives a dedicated team of 2 lawyers and 2 paralegals. The firm handles cases throughout Florida, nationwide, and worldwide, with multilingual capabilities in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Injury Legal Representation Comprehensive plaintiff-side legal representation for individuals who have suffered serious or catastrophic injuries due to negligence, covering car, truck, motorcycle, Uber/Lyft, bus, bicycle, and pedestrian accidents, as well as premises liability, negligent security, medical malpractice, and wrongful death claims. Service is rendered on a contingency fee basis with a free initial consultation.
• Cruise Ship Injury Legal Services Specialized legal representation for cruise ship passengers and crew members injured on vessels, including accidents, sexual assault, medical malpractice on ships, food allergy injuries, excursion accidents, slip and falls, and negligent event planning. Matters are handled within the strict one-year statute of limitations applicable to cruise line claims.
• Admiralty and Maritime Law Services Legal representation for individuals injured on navigable waters, including boat accidents, jet ski accidents, diving accidents, parasailing accidents, and other recreational watercraft incidents governed by admiralty and maritime law. The firm is triple Board Certified in admiralty and maritime law, a credential held by less than 1% of Florida lawyers.
• Product Liability Legal Representation Plaintiff-side legal representation for individuals injured by defective consumer products, auto and vehicle defects, and construction defects. Service is rendered on a contingency fee basis alongside the firm's personal injury practice.
• Sexual Assault and Abuse Legal Representation Legal representation for victims of sexual assault and abuse, including cruise ship sexual assault cases and premises liability sexual assault claims against property owners and operators. Cases are handled on a contingency fee basis with a free consultation.
• Attorney Referral and Co-Counsel Program A formal program for plaintiff-side attorneys and law firms to refer complex maritime, cruise ship, and catastrophic personal injury cases to Hickey Law Firm for co-counsel representation. The firm enters written referral agreements with referring attorneys and integrates them via intake calls and Zoom conferences.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $250 Million recovered for clients
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Legal Referral Network (Various Law Firms)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe firm has established formal referral partnerships with lawyers and law firms throughout the country. They enter into written agreements with referring lawyers detailing terms of referral arrangements. Referring attorneys can be involved in intake calls and Zoom conferences with clients.
• External Appeal AttorneysminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAppellate attorneys from the leading appeal law firm in Florida assist with case preparation for trials and appeals.
• Medical Review ExpertsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhysicians and nurses who review medical malpractice cases. The firm works with experts for various case types including event planning, aquatics, life care planning, and economics.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman, P.A. Miami-based personal injury and maritime law firm with a parallel focus on cruise ship injury, sexual assault, and admiralty claims. The closest direct competitor in the Florida cruise-line plaintiff space, competing for the same referral pipeline and case types.
• Gordon & Doner, P.A. Florida-based plaintiff personal injury and maritime firm with offices across the state. Competes directly for auto, truck, premises liability and maritime cases, with similar contingency-fee economics and a multi-attorney team model.
• Leesfield Scolaro: Miami-based trial firm with a strong personal injury, premises liability and maritime practice. Direct peer in catastrophic injury litigation, sharing the South Florida plaintiff-trial market.
• Friedman & Friedman, P.A. Long-standing Florida PI firm (auto, trucking, wrongful death, medical malpractice) with a contingency fee model and trial-ready bench. Direct competitor for non-maritime plaintiff work in the Florida market.

Broad incumbents

• Morgan & Morgan: The largest personal injury firm in Florida, with national reach and a high-spend advertising model. Competes for the same underlying plaintiff population in car, truck, and general PI cases, but operates at a fundamentally different scale and acquisition model.
• Searcy Denney Scarola: Established Florida personal injury firm handling auto, premises liability, medical malpractice and product liability matters. A broader PI competitor that overlaps with Hickey on the non-maritime portion of the practice.
• Rubenstein Law: Florida-based plaintiff PI firm with offices in Miami and statewide coverage of auto, slip and fall, and catastrophic injury cases. Competes for the same Florida-resident plaintiff pool as Hickey on non-maritime matters.
• The Law Offices of Anidjar & Levine: Florida PI firm with strong advertising presence serving car accident, slip and fall, and premises liability plaintiffs. Overlaps with Hickey on general PI but does not pursue the maritime/cruise niche.
• Steinger, Greene & Feiner: Multi-office Florida PI firm (auto, premises, wrongful death) operating on a high-volume marketing model. Competes for the same plaintiff-intake pool as Hickey, though at a different price point and case mix.

Emerging players

• Kantor & Kantor LLP: Personal injury firm with notable cruise line passenger and maritime injury practice, including sexual assault and excursion claims. A niche-adjacent peer overlapping on cruise plaintiff work without Hickey's broader Florida PI footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hickeylawfirm
• Facebookfacebook.com/FloridaInjuryAttorney
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hickey-law-firm-p-a-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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