Michael S. Hooker - Lawyer in Tampa, FL

100 South Ashley Drive, Suite 2000,
Tampa, FL 33602-5311

Tel:

+1.813.229.3333

Practice Areas

Litigation Tampa, FL Commercial Litigation Tampa, FL Complex and High Profile Civil and Commercial Litigation Tampa, FL Civil and Commercial Litigation Tampa, FL Business and Commercial Transactions Tampa, FL Complex Commercial Litigation Tampa, FL Commercial and Corporate Litigation Tampa, FL Complex Commercial and Corporate Litigation Tampa, FL Commercial and Residential Real Estate Tampa, FL Business and Commercial Law Tampa, FL

About the lawyer

Michael S. Hooker is an excellent lawyer from Tampa, FL. Attorney Michael S. Hooker works in an office located at 100 South Ashley Drive, Suite 2000, Tampa, FL 33602-5311. Tampa lawyer Jared K. Miller will help you solve all issues in the following areas of law: Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Complex and High Profile Civil and Commercial Litigation, Civil and Commercial Litigation, Business and Commercial Transactions, Complex Commercial Litigation, Commercial and Corporate Litigation, Complex Commercial and Corporate Litigation, Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Business and Commercial Law Tampa, FL. Michael S. Hooker is the best lawyer in Tampa, Florida state!

Mike Hooker concentrates his practice in the area of commercial litigation. During his more than 30-year career, Mr. Hooker has litigated a variety of complex commercial actions, including contract disputes, business torts, products liability claims, shareholder disputes and derivative actions, antitrust and trade regulation issues, disputes between franchisors and franchisees, Section 1983 constitutional claims, real estate disputes, land use issues, unfair trade practice claims, telecommunications disputes, RICO and fraud claims, consumer protection claims, Multi-District Litigation, and banking disputes. Although Mr. Hooker more often has represented defendants during his career, he also has prosecuted claims on behalf of plaintiffs in select cases.

Mr. Hookers clients have relied on him on numerous occasions to guide them through complicated «bet the business» litigation. In addition to his broad commercial litigation expertise, Mr. Hooker has extensive experience defending clients in significant class action cases, and he is currently defending a large qui tam case involving claims of Medicare fraud. His clients have ranged from individuals with substantial claims to large publicly traded companies. Mr. Hooker also has represented franchisors, municipal and county governments, and privately held businesses of all sizes over the years.

In 2014, Mr. Hooker was recognized by Florida Super Lawyers as one of the «Top 100 Lawyers» in the State of Florida. This was the third time in the last five years that he received this recognition from his peers.

Mr. Hooker is also very action in local and state bar activities. He is a Past President of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, the Hillsborough County Bar Foundation, and the Federal Bar Association, Tampa Bay Chapter. He currently serves as a representative of the 13th Judicial Circuit on The Florida Bar Board of Governors.

Prior to joining Phelps Dunbar, Mr. Hooker was a shareholder at Glenn Rasmussen Fogarty Hooker, P.A., and an associate at Holland Knight LLP, in Tampa, Florida.