HACKNEY BUSINESS LAW, P.A.
Who We Are
Founder
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Robert C. Hackney is a lawyer, author, and concerned American. He is a lifelong lover of the ocean as a surfer, fisherman, and boater. He grew up in the Miami, Florida area and lives in Jupiter, Florida, with his wife.
He attended the University of Miami, received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida State University, and a Juris Doctorate degree from Florida’s oldest law school, Stetson University College of Law. Upon graduation from law school, he went to work for a state agency that regulates a number of businesses, primarily in the securities industry. Leaving government service, he joined a large law firm headed by a former United States Senator.
Mr. Hackney is a member of The Florida Bar, the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
He has lectured and authored publications related to business and legal topics. Mr. Hackney has been active in many civic and community organizations, and has served as President of the Marine Industry Education Foundation, President of the Rotary Club of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, President of the Guild of Catholic Lawyers of the Diocese of Palm Beach, founder of the Alternative Energy Association, and is listed in the Who's Who Registry.
Our Firm
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Our firm's experience over the past three decades has been broad. Mr. Hackney has held every position from a managing partner of a large law firm with four offices, to a sole practitioner. He has handled matters ranging from multimillion dollar mergers to murder trials. His broad corporate law experience has ranged from representing “Mom and Pop” type companies to major domestic and international corporations. He has been involved in mergers involving Fortune 500 companies as well as private companies.
During his career he has been involved in historic cases, including the Mel Fisher cases involving the Spanish treasure galleon, the Atocha. He was involved in litigation arising from the Mariel boatlift, and was on the docks at the Navy base in Key West during the boatlift, while boats were streaming into the base and thousands of Cuban refugees were being processed on the docks. He represented treasure salvage companies on Florida’s Treasure Coast, which derived its name from the sinking of a treasure fleet during a hurricane in 1715. He has represented indigent clients and international celebrities, and everyone in between.
You can find some of Mr. Hackney's publications on Amazon.com or read about them at www.facebook/BobHackneyAuthor