Bucky Hurt
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- Role
- Managing Partner at Rissman Law
- Location
- Orlando, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Bucky Hurt
Jennings L. “Bucky” Hurt is managing partner of the firm. He is AV-Preeminent 5.0…
Experience
Managing Partner
Mar 1987 — Present · Orlando, FL, US
Jennings L. “Bucky” Hurt is managing partner of the firm. He is AV-Preeminent 5.0 rated by Martindale-Hubbell and oversees the firm’s liability defense business. He is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by The Florida Bar. Bucky is also a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer and a Board Certified Civil Pretrial Practice Lawyer by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is the firm’s most experienced jury trial lawyer, having tried over 185 jury trials. Bucky has focused his practice in the area of medical malpractice for the past 39 years, representing hospitals and physicians in 34 medical specialty areas. His additional areas of practice include automobile litigation, general liability, personal injury claims, premises liability, product liability, uninsured motorist claims and wrongful death claims.Bucky was named “Lawyer of the Year” for Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants (2013 and 2016) for Orlando and “Lawyer of the Year” for Insurance Law (2015) for Orlando by Best Lawyers in America. Additionally, he has been recognized by:Best Lawyers in America (20••••16) in the specialties of Medical Malpractice - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Insurance LawFlorida Super Lawyers (20••••16)Bucky has also been recognized in the following publications: “Orlando’s Best Lawyers”, Orlando Magazine (20••••16)“Orlando’s Best Medical Malpractice Attorneys”, Orlando Magazine (20••••16)“Super Lawyers – Top Attorneys in the Orlando Area”, Orlando Life Magazine (2014)“Orlando’s Top Lawyers – AV Preeminent”, Orlando Life Magazine formerly Orlando Home & Leisure (20••••13)“Spotlight on the Law – Civil Litigation”, Orlando Style Magazine (2012)“Florida’s Top Lawyers”, Florida Monthly Magazine (20••••12)
Education
University of Florida
B.S.B.A.
1972 — 1974
Cumberland School of Law of Samford University in 1977
J.D.
1974 — 1977
Skills
- Westlaw
- Trials
- Trial Practice
- Legal Writing
- Litigation
- Defense
- Legal Research
- Jury Trials
- Civil Litigation
- Product Liability
- Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Appeals
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