Cooke, Marie Fischer

William J. Cook, was born in Fairfax, Virginia on June 13, 1968. Mr. Cook has been admitted to the Florida Bar since 1993 and is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and the U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida.

Since 1993, Mr. Cook has represented clients in cases involving commercial and employment disputes, securities litigation, insurance, personal injury, and consumer law. He has been awarded the highest possible rating of "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell, the preeminent national directory of attorneys. Mr. Cook also is listed in Who's Who in American Law.

Mr. Cook graduated from Virginia Tech (B.A., 1990) and Stetson University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993), where he was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Book Award in Business Associations, and a Finalist, Scribes National Note and Comment Competition, 1992-1993. He was also an editor with the Stetson Law Review, and interned for U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich, Middle District of Florida, 1993.

Mr. Cook has written several articles, including "From Insider Trading to Unfair Trading: Chestman II and Rule 14e-3," 22 Stetson L. Rev. 171, 1992 and "Getting Slam-Dunked on Appeal," The Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer, April 1998. He is a co-author of Florida Practice Handbook, Damages, 1995, and current supplement and Florida Practice Handbook, Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law, 1998.

Mr. Cook has lectured for the National Business Institute, "Insurance Law: Third Party Coverage in Florida", November, 1998, "Basic Tort Law for the Florida Paralegal," June, 1999, "Litigating the Class Action Lawsuit in Florida", October, 1999, and "Protecting the Legal Rights of Florida Citizens in Consumer Transactions," March, 2003. He has also lectured for Lorman Business Services, Inc., "Florida Legal Ethics," January, 2001.

Mr. Cook is a member of the Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section; Business Law Section). He is a Barrister with the Tampa Bay Inn of Court.

Mr. Cook is past President of the Rotary Club of Tampa Bay.